2008 NBA Playoffs R1G5: Wizards Escape Elimination »

May 1, 2008 at 5:05 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

So far the Cavaliers-Wizards series has had it all: Trash talk, villains, heroes, rap stars and, of course, the Stevenson vs. James feud that seems personal and professional. And now, it will continue as Cleveland failed to close out Washington on their home floor. Despite back-to-back blowouts, no first round series has been more fiercely […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R1G4: Winning is Never Over-rated »

Apr 27, 2008 at 11:58 pm | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

The DeShawn Stevenson-LeBron James feud has reached a new level. After Stevenson called on Soulja Boy to bring a Superman-sized lift to the home crowd in Game 3 on Friday, LeBron got a little boost from his good friend Jay-Z before Game 4. The story goes that Hova recorded a track rapping new DeShawn-inspired lyrics […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R1G3: 66 Points Turnaround! »

Apr 25, 2008 at 7:42 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

The Cavaliers won the Game 2 of the series by a 30-point margin, which marked a new franchise playoff record. Yesterday they did set another team postseason mark by losing by 36. Thirty-six points is absolutely embarrassing, but a loss is a loss, and the Cavs need to focus on winning the key Game 4 […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R1G2: A near Triple-Double and a 2-0 lead »

Apr 22, 2008 at 1:09 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ extreme makeover is complete. For more than two months since a colossal trade dismantled the defending Eastern Conference champions, Cleveland has waited for the game where its team of mixed parts and new faces finally molded into a legitimate NBA title contender. It happened. Maybe Gilbert Arenas was talking about some other […]

2008 NBA Playoffs R1G1: Nike Zoom Soldier II Debut »

Apr 19, 2008 at 5:24 pm | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

Determined to make the Wizards swallow their words, LeBron James scored 32 points, making two tough shots in traffic down the stretch as the Cleveland Cavaliers opened the NBA playoffs with an intense 93-86 win over Washington on Saturday. Called “overrated” by Washington’s DeShawn Stevenson in the final weeks of the season, James scored 20 […]

LeBron sits out the last game. Wins NBA scoring title! »

Apr 17, 2008 at 5:19 pm | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

James, bothered by back spasms in recent weeks, finished with a 30.0 scoring average and became the first Cavaliers player to lead the league in scoring. For the finale, LeBron James rested his back — and sat on his scoring title. Cleveland’s All-Star forward spent the game in street clothes, resting up for a first-round […]

James and the Cavs trying to lock No. 4 seed in the Playoffs »

Apr 5, 2008 at 3:51 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

This has been a two steps forward, one step back sort of season for the Cavaliers. Thursday’s events fit right into that file, a night after breaking their road losing streak with a quality win in Charlotte without LeBron James for the stretch run, the Cavs came home and coughed up a 17-point lead in […]

LeBron James is Cavaliers’ top scorer in franchise history »

Mar 27, 2008 at 3:47 am | lebron-jamesnba-basketball

Yesterday the Cavs lost a heartbreaker against the New Orleans Hornets – a game in which the lead changed 30 times and 36 times the score was tied. However, from the games played during the last seven days there was one more worth mentioning. On March 21st, in a home game versus the Toronto Raptors […]