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November 2007
- Paul's Last Second Layup Beats Nets
  
  newser | Associated Press | Nov 13, 07 12:18 AM CST
  
  In a battle of premier U.S.-born point guards, Chris Paul prevailed over Jason Kidd and the Nets with 27 points, including the game-winner for the Hornets, a layup with 2.6 ticks left on the clock. With Vince Carter out indefinitely, the Nets' Richard Jefferson had a monster 32-point game through three quarters, but fell completely silent for the fourth. In other NBA action: More »
June 2007
- Spurs Win Fourth in Decade
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 15, 07 5:18 AM CDT
  
  The spurs won their fourth NBA title since 1999 with a sweep of the bumblingly outclassed Cavs—spurring talk of a San Antontio dynasty. In Cleveland for game four, the Spurs eeked out an 83-82 victory to clinch. Speedy Frenchman Tony Parker got the series MVP award, which teammate Tim Duncan had won three times. More »
- San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping
  
  newser | Akron Beacon Journal | Jun 13, 07 6:34 AM CDT
  
  The Cavaliers have a great angle on the NBA Finals: courtside seats for an overwhelming performance by the Spurs. San Antonio staked out a historically insurmountable 3-0 series lead with a 75-72 victory last night as LeBron James scored 25 points but couldn't quite make it 28, missing a 3-pointer from the top of the key at the buzzer. More »
- Spurs Take Second Game
  
  newser | ESPN | Jun 11, 07 11:30 AM CDT
  
  San Antonio is two for two in the NBA finals, after a mind-numbing 103-92 rout over an apparently outmatched Cleveland last night. The Spurs entered the fourth quarter up by 27, a lead pruned but not uprooted by a workmanlike 15 minutes from LeBron James and the Cavs. More »
- Spurs Stifle Cavs in Opener
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 8, 07 3:29 AM CDT
  
  LeBron James went just 4-for-16 in the first NBA Finals of his career, while Spurs stars Tony Parker and Tim Duncan dominated, asserting the consistent, unflashy game that has won them two championships in the past four years while underwhelming casual basketball fans the nation over. Parker scored 27 points, largely from cutting into the paint. More »
- The New Breed of Subtle Superstar
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 6, 07 4:51 AM CDT
  
  LeBron James, the Cavaliers' mediagenic leader and swingman, lived up to all the hype he's generated in leading Cleveland to the NBA finals for the first time in their 37 years. But it has become clear that he is a different breed than scorers like Michael Jordan or his would-be clones. James' more subtle focus is on becoming the ultimate team component. More »
- "Boobie" Makes Name for Himself
  
  newser | CBS | Jun 4, 07 4:24 AM CDT
  
  After a superhuman 48-point Game 5 against the Pistons, Cavaliers star Lebron James had a subdued Game 6; instead, it was baby-faced rookie Daniel Gibson who caught fire and hit five of five three-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the game away. Gibson, 21, is nicknamed "Boobie." More »
- Cleveland Makes NBA Finals
  
  newser | Sports Illustrated | Jun 3, 07 2:25 PM CDT
  
  The Cleveland Cavaliers dug deep to beat Detroit in the conference finals, sending uberstar LeBron James to his first NBA Finals. "This is probably the best feeling that I've ever had in my life," James gushed. The longtime punchline Cavs found rare energy to come back from 0-2 in the best-of-seven series. More »
April 2007
- NBA's Least Interesting Series Ends
  
  newser | Associated Press | Apr 30, 07 11:17 PM CDT
  
  Minus All-Stars Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler, who kept things competitive in 2006, the Wizards succumbed in four games to the Cavaliers. Cleveland, nevertheless, looked vulnerable in sweeping the playoffs' most hapless team. Doughty young LeBron had a poor shooting night, going 8-22, but he hit 14 of 17 from the line to help win it. More »
- LeBron Tepid On Team USA
  
  newser | ESPN | Apr 3, 07 10:23 PM CDT
  
  In Beijing next year, basketball's Team USA may be missing one of the sport's most familiar faces. For flaky-sounding reasons, LeBron James has let it be known that he is "50-50" for the upcoming Tournament of the Americas, an Olympic qualifier, and Jerry Colangelo, the man putting the team together, is not thrilled. More »