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Description: CLEVELAND-- They've got nothing comparable to Boston's rich history, roll call of Hall of Famers or the Celtics' current trifecta of superstars. The Cleveland Cavaliers, though, have one thing all to themselves -- LeBron James. And more often than not, he's enough. James scored 33 points and barely missed a triple-double as the Cavaliers, playing as well as any team in the NBA, beat Boston for the second time this season with a 114-113 victory on Tuesday night. James added 12 assists, nine rebounds and five steals to pace the Cavaliers. According to Elias Sports Bureau, James joined Wilt Chamberlain (1961-62) as the only players to score at least 30 points in nine straight games against the Celtics. "LeBron's just tough. We let him get too comfortable in the first half," Boston coach Doc Rivers said. "When you let a great player get comfortable, you're probably going to lose the game." With their ninth win in 11 games, the Cavaliers improved to 15-4 since Dec. 25 and handed the league's best road team just its fifth loss away from home. Cleveland also beat the Celtics here in overtime on Nov. 27. "It definitely means something," James said. "We know we can play with any team in the NBA." For a change, James, who leads the league in fourth-quarter scoring, didn't have to do it all by himself down the stretch. Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 21 points, Larry Hughes had 18 and seldom-used Ira Newble had 15 for Cleveland. Also, guard Daniel Gibson made a big steal in the final minute to help the Cavs hang on. Ray Allen scored 24 points and Paul Pierce 19 for the Celtics, who were again without Kevin Garnett. The All-Star center missed his fourth straight game with an abdominal strain sustained on Jan. 25, and is likely to sit out Friday's game in Minnesota, his first visit back there since the Timberwolves traded him to Boston last summer. Rivers refused to blame Garnett's absence for the loss. "We're not going to use the Garnett thing as an excuse," Rivers said. "He's not going to be around for the next couple of games. I'm not going to allow them to use that." |
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| NextGenSports ::: Favorites 2008-02-10 00:20:25 Lebron has that passion flowing thru the screen. You can tell he has love for the game,and I do consider that Jordanesque. __________________________________________________ | |
| bankstonian ::: Favorites 2008-02-09 19:09:19 Who is that Rapping Fire!!! __________________________________________________ | |
| bankstonian ::: Favorites 2008-02-09 19:05:55 Yea Ira newble is defintitely Juicing on HGH thats why he is playing so good. Keep it up :0) __________________________________________________ | |
| superstarTVyt ::: Favorites 2008-02-08 23:52:11 Lebust __________________________________________________ | |
| cdbleb2 ::: Favorites 2008-02-08 17:22:29 I think Id like to see them ship Ilgauskas off for a younger guy with more stamina and better defense, maybe like Sam Dalembert from Philly...That would probably be easier said then done though. Maybe they need just a louder guy on the roster, like a "back-up voice" for LeBron. Direction is an obvious problem for them when LeBrons not on the floor. Potential I dont think is the problem anymore, they proved that last year...Now I think they just need one solid transaction to complete the team. __________________________________________________ | |
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