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this is what mj said in '97 when pip got hurt but james aint no jordan and the cavs sure aint no '97 chicago buLLs
LeBron: Get your wins now
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Thank you LeBron for saying what I've been saying to people around here. Getting all hyped over beating our bench
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Arent they 9-6 WITH LeBron? <.<
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the hate is thick in here
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Best player in the league acting AND talking like the best player in the league. I like it...
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Ive had finals this week and was locked in a dorm for 7 days, did Kobe Bryant retire in the past week?
This cat is demanding wins while sitting on the bench with a SPRAINED FINGER! This dudes swagger is out of control.
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"We Back Now": LeBron Leads The Dance Party
By Brian Windhorst
ESPN.com
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CLEVELAND -- With the game well in hand, LeBron James spent a timeout late in the fourth quarter Tuesday bouncing as "Soulja Boy" blasted over Quicken Loans Arena's sound system.
It's been awhile since there's been a reason for the Cavs to dance.
They blew out the Indiana Pacers 118-105, ending a six-game losing streak. But this was more than a victory, it was a get-well game.
The Cavs famously did virtually nothing to upgrade their roster in the offseason. After missing James for five games, Anderson Varejao for 21 and Larry Hughes for 12, getting them all back together made it feel like the team had just pulled a blockbuster trade.
Just to make the point, the Cavs ceremoniously brought them all in together.
For the first time in his NBA career -- and the first time in his life, save for the 2004 Olympics -- James did not start. He said he asked coach Mike Brown to bring him off the bench.
That's what Brown did, along with Hughes and Varejao midway through the first quarter. The 20,000 fans on hand came to their feet. It was the first time they'd seen James play in two weeks, Hughes in a month, and Varejao since the NBA Finals.
"I thought it would raise the intensity of the fans, having me, Larry and Andy come in at the same time and it worked," James said. "I thought by coming in with Andy it might stop some of the boos Andy might get. Andy is one of my favorite players, I was just protecting my teammate."
That's a charming story and it did work. Varejao, who drew the ire of Cavs fans when he told ESPN.com that he no longer wanted to be in Cleveland over two weeks ago, didn't hear jeers.
But it's not 100 percent true. Brown didn't discuss his substitution pattern with James; he was the one who made the move. Not that Brown wanted to get in the way of James' poetic statements.
Nonetheless, it certainly worked on the court. As soon as the trio hit the floor the Cavs tore off a 22-5 run. When they entered as a group again in the third quarter, the Cavs immediately went on a 15-0 run to build their lead to 25 points.
James had 17 points in just 23 minutes. If his sprained left index finger was bothering him under a protective glove, he didn't let it show, especially on a two-handed alley-oop dunk in the second half.
Varejao had a typical night, buzzing everywhere to grab nine rebounds and score six points in 24 minutes.
Hughes, who is back to playing shooting guard after being forced to fill in at point guard from last March until now, hit 13-of-17 shots to score 36 points. It was the most points he's scored in a game in more than two years and he did it in just 26 minutes, the first NBA player to score 36 points in 26 minutes since Tracy McGrady did it as a member of the Orlando Magic in 2004.
"I thought they had two LeBron Jameses out there," Pacers coach Jim O'Brien said.
All of it overshadowed Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley's first game since he was involved in a shooting outside an Indianapolis hotel early Sunday morning. Tinsley had 10 points and very little to say after the game.
"We've got another game tomorrow," Tinsley said.
This night was really about the Cavs getting close to whole. Starting point guard Daniel Gibson missed the game after getting a wisdom tooth pulled and Donyell Marshall is out at least another month with a wrist injury, but the Cavs still had the most talent they've had on the floor all season. The results and the good feeling gave them reason to think it could be a turning point.
"You go through a stretch when you're losing games and people were looking at us like we're not a good team," James said. "We knew once we got our guys back that it would be a totally different story. We back now."
Brian Windhorst, a regular ESPN.com contributor, covers the NBA and the Cavs for the Akron Beacon Journal
@ the blockbuster trade feeling.
Also, being as angry as most of us Cavs fans were @ Andy, you know you couldn't help but cheer for him once he got out there defending and grabbingrebounds.
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Lebron to NBA: Im a big pansy that has to sit out 5 games with a sprained finger on my non-dominant hand
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They blew out the Indiana Pacers
And the folks in Cleveland are ready to celebrate?
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Take Larry Hughes down to the DNA lab to find out whose DNA he injected into his ragged body to produce 36 points.
Where the heck has this production been for the last two seasons?
Where the heck has this production been for the last two seasons?
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Fede DPT wrote:
Ive had finals this week and was locked in a dorm for 7 days, did Kobe Bryant retire in the past week?
This cat is demanding wins while sitting on the bench with a SPRAINED FINGER! This dudes swagger is out of control.
The Cavs are out of control. They aren't even a threat in the East anymore.
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On nba.com yesterday it says Lebron's return sparked win...totally ignore Hughes 35 or so hah
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Lebron can come off the bench with Andersen all he wants the Cleveland fans are still gonna hate him if they want 2 and if Lebron doesn't get them achampionship they will hate him 2
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didnt the bucks beat the cavs too?
I am a bucks fan btw...
Lebron isnt going to see a championship until they get 1-2 more solid all-stars on their team
with that being said,I am All in with Boston
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"When we get our guys back, it's going to be a different story."
Um, hey Bron - newsflash.....you couldn't win when you DID have everyone healthy....
Um, hey Bron - newsflash.....you couldn't win when you DID have everyone healthy....
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The Cavs are 10-7 with Lebron meaning they are winning .588 basketball, Cavs are a D+ with Bron Bron.
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First Cleveland needs to get their wins, then worry about the others.
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i believe he did sprain his ankle last year in the playoffs against the wizards and played though it every game
Yeah, I'm sure KingofVA is familiar with that.
