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November 2007
- Kobe's 32 Carries Lakers to Drubbing of Pacers
  
  Associated Press | Nov 21, 07 12:28 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Kobe Bryant had reached his season average 26 points before the end of the first half, finishing with 32 as the Lakers blew out the Pacers at Indiana, 134-114. LA is on a four game tear after handing the Pacers their worst loss at home since March 2001. Elsewhere in the NBA last night: More »
September 2007
- James Revives Dream Team
  
  Associated Press | Sep 3, 07 1:34 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Basketball phenom LeBron James made a team-record 31 points during the 118-81 victory against Argentina in the FIBA Americas championship last night. Argentina, the defending Olympic champion, was missing key players including Manu Ginobili, but still secured a place in Beijing. The American team won 10 games in 12 days, echoing early Dream Team successes. More »
July 2007
- LeBron Will Host SNL Premier
  
  Associated Press | Jul 19, 07 5:16 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - NBA superstar LeBron James will host this September's premier of Saturday Night Live , NBC said yesterday. The 22-year-old, who took the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise-first NBA Finals last season, got good reviews recently for co-hosting the ESPYs with comedian Jimmy Kimmel. More »
June 2007
- San Antonio Goes Broom Shopping
  
  Akron Beacon Journal | Jun 13, 07 6:34 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  ESPN | Jun 11, 07 11:30 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Associated Press | Jun 8, 07 3:29 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  New York Times | Jun 6, 07 4:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  CBS | Jun 4, 07 4:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Sports Illustrated | Jun 3, 07 2:25 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  Associated Press | Apr 30, 07 11:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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
  
  ESPN | Apr 3, 07 10:23 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »