Pumped-up LeBron James leads Cavaliers over Celtics

For days, LeBron James insisted that facing the NBA champions in January was no ordinary regular-season game. He and the Cleveland Cavaliers proved it Friday night, beating the Boston Celtics, 98-83, in a game filled with playoff-like intensity. James scored 38 points, harassed Paul Pierce all over the floor and continued to make his case for the league's most valuable player as the Cavaliers improved to 19-0. James scored 23 in the second half. He added seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks. After the Cavaliers had built their lead to...read full article

James inspires Cavs to big win over slumping Celtics

An inspirational LeBron James scored 38 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to an emphatic 98-83 home victory over the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics on Friday. The All-Star forward filled out the stat-sheet with seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks as Cleveland improved their league-best record to 29-6. The struggling Celtics (29-9) were led by Kevin Garnett, who had 18 points and 15 rebounds, but could not prevent his team from losing for a fourth straight game and for the seventh time in the last nine contests. Last...read full article

LeBron James scores 38 points as Cavaliers rock Celtics 98-83

They circled this game on their calendar months ago. On Friday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers checked it off as another win. Their biggest in a season getting special. LeBron James scored 38 points, harassed Paul Pierce all over the floor and strengthened his case to be the league's MVP front-runner as the Cavaliers, playing with a bottled-up intensity reserved for the playoffs, improved to 19-0 at home by beating the staggering Boston Celtics 98-83 on Friday night.
James scored 23 in the second half. He added seven rebounds, six assists, four...read full article

LeBron James scores 38 as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics

No, officially the contest Friday night at The Q does not count for the postseason. Psychologically? Emotionally? Physically? Yes, yes and yes. To a man, the Cavaliers treated their matchup with the world champion Celtics like a playoff game. For weeks they'd been eyeing Jan. 9 on the schedule. And as soon as it was acceptable -- about five minutes after their win Wednesday night -- they started focusing on it. They didn't feel like they gave Boston their best shot in last season's playoffs or in this season's opener. It had to wait until Friday, when the frustration was...read full article

MVP Statement: LeBron, Cavs rock Celtics 98-83

For days, LeBron James insisted facing the NBA champions in January was no ordinary regular-season game. He and his teammates proved it. James scored 38 points, harassed Paul Pierce all over the floor and strengthened his case to be the league's MVP front-runner as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 19-0 at home by beating the staggering Boston Celtics 98-83 Friday night in a game oozing with postseason intensity. James scored 23 in the second half. He added seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks. After the Cavs had built their...read full article

What we learned: Celtics-Cavaliers

With a little over four minutes remaining in the fourth quarter and the game no longer in doubt, a demonstrative Kevin Garnett huddled with Ray Allen, Paul Pierce and Sam Cassell on The Celtics bench. The topic: how to get the team out of the worst funk The Big Three have experienced in their 1½ years together. "We were trying to work things out," Cassell said. "Trying to regroup. We're tired of talking about it. This [(expletive] is getting old now. We're tired of excuses. This is what we have in our locker room right here. Hakeem Olajuwon ain't coming...read full article

Quote of the Day

"It's still in the back of our mind, but you've got to move on. You can't harp on last year in this league." -Lebron James

Cavaliers vs Celtics Highlights

Cavaliers cruise past slumping Celtics

The Cleveland Cavaliers claimed the momentum in the NBA's Eastern Conference race with a 98-83 win over a slumping Boston Celtics on Friday, in a game foreshadowing their potential playoff showdown. LeBron James scored 38 points, harassed Paul Pierce all over the floor and strengthened his case to be the league's MVP front-runner as the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 19-0 at home. James scored 23 in the second half. He added seven rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks as the Cavaliers surged to a 20-point lead in the second...read full article