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 […]

LeBron James Named All-NBA First Team »

May 9, 2008 at 5:54 am | around-the-nbalebron-james

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James was named to the All-NBA First Team today by the NBA. He has been an All-NBA selection in each of the past four seasons (1st team in 2005-06 and 2007-08 and 2nd team in 2004-05 and 2006-07). He joins Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki as the […]

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. […]