In case anyone thought that it was a fluke when the Cleveland Cavaliers pushed around the defending champion L.A. Lakers on Christmas Day, on Thursday night the Cavs proved that not only can they manhandle the Lakers but they can do so shorthanded. The Cavs beat the Lakers 93-87 despite being without the services of […]
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Cavs Surge to the Top of the Eastern Conference
While many fans and some “experts†fretted about the Cavaliers’ slow start and made rash suggestions about potential trades and/or strategy changes, I declared that the first significant test for the Cavs this season would be the nine games that culminated in the Christmas Day showdown with the defending champion, league-leading L.A. Lakers. The Cavs […]
Shaquille O’Neal ready to share the spotlight
At the team’s annual media event that was held at the Cleveland Clinic Courts Monday in Independence, the Cavaliers newest and biggest off season addition, Shaquille O’Neal did his best with the media to put his role in perspective alongside Lebron James. “I’m 37 years old; it isn’t my time anymore,” O’Neal said. “I had […]
Lebron James leads the MVP Polls
With less than a month left, the race to the MVP seems to be favoring Lebron James according to a recent poll by the Cleveland Plain Dealer. A survey conducted this week among a diverse group of MVP voters hints that with three weeks to go, James is leading by a significant margin. The sample […]
Game Winning Shots, Kobe or Lebron
How many times did we hear that when the game is on the line, who would you want on your team to take that last second shot? And often Bryant gets credit for his clutch play. But a new report by the popular NBA stats Web site 82games.com suggests otherwise. According to the Web site, […]
Savor This Sunday’s Matchup Between LeBron and Kobe
This Sunday’s showdown between the Cleveland Cavaliers and L.A. Lakers should be savored for many reasons: the teams only meet twice a year, this may be an NBA Finals preview and the superstar matchup between LeBron James and Kobe Bryant features—to borrow the title of one of my favorite basketball articles ever—“The Best the Game […]
Lebron, Howard top All-Star Votes
For the fifth consecutive season, James was voted to the All-Star Game and got a career-best 2,940,823 to top all forwards in the Eastern Conference. The Magic’s Dwight Howard led all players with a record 3,150,181 votes. James was second overall and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant was third with just over 2.8 million. The game […]
Lebron James was named ECF player of the week
The Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant today were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Dec. 22, through Sunday, Dec. 28. Lebron led the Cavaliers to a 3-0 record with wins over the Rockets, Wizards, and Heat. He averaged 26.0 points […]