2008 NBA Playoffs R2G7: An Epic Battle, But Cavaliers Come Out on the Loosing End »

May 19, 2008 at 5:26 pm | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

LeBron James and Paul Pierce guarded each other up and down the court in a historic duel on Sunday. James won the individual matchup with a game-high 45 points, but the coronation is still on hold as the Celtics eliminated the defending Eastern Conference Champions, 97-92. Though his scoring increased throughout the series, James struggled […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R2G6: Win or Go Home, Game 7 on Sunday »

May 17, 2008 at 8:00 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

The Boston Celtics are going home for another Game 7. They handled the Atlanta Hawks. LeBron James may not be as easy. And luckily for the Celtics, Game 7 is on their home floor. Boston is now 7-0 at home 0-6 on the road this postseason following Friday’s 74-69 loss in Cleveland, which won despite […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R2G5: Homecourt Advantage Is The Key »

May 15, 2008 at 8:41 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

Three times, previous to Wednesday night, LeBron James had played in a Game 5 that would break a 2-2 series tie, and in those three games, he had scored an average of 41.7 points. His Cavs, of course, won all three games. So, basically: whenever he had the chance in a 2-2 series, even if […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R2G4: And It’s All Even Again. »

May 13, 2008 at 3:53 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

We know LeBron James hasn’t exactly lit it up in the conference semifinals. In fact, his 7-of-20 showing Monday actually raised his shooting percentage for the series to .256. But The King filled in elsewhere quite nicely with 13 assists, six rebounds, three steals and a pair of blocks as Cleveland pulled into a 2-2 […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R2G3: LeBron and the Cavs Get One Back »

May 11, 2008 at 4:50 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

It wasn’t one of his best statistical nights, but LeBron James did a little of everything to help the Cavs beat the road-weary Celtics. James posted 21 points, eight assists, five rebounds, four steals and three blocks as Cleveland got its first win against Boston, which has yet to win a road game in this […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R2G2: Cavaliers Fall Short in Game 2 »

May 9, 2008 at 5:55 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

Paul Pierce and Ray Allen found their shooting touch. LeBron James can only hope he left his in Cleveland. One night can be written of as a fluke, but now Cleveland fans have to be worried. Armed with amazing team defense, the Celtics have cut off LeBron James from the lane and successfully forced him […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R2G1: An Ugly Loss in an Ugly Game »

May 7, 2008 at 2:33 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

LeBron James probably didn’t pick the best time to have his worst shooting night percentage-wise. He couldn’t make a basket down the stretch — or at virtually any other time — and the Boston Celtics eked out a 76-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals. […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R1G6: Three is a Lucky Number »

May 3, 2008 at 2:51 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

The Cleveland Cavaliers did it again, eliminating the Washington Wizards in the first round of the NBA playoffs for the third straight year and for the third time they closed out on Wizards’s home court. LeBron James posted his third career playoff triple-double, and helped contain Caron Butler as the Cavaliers routed the Wizards, 105-88, […]