Six high school students from Alaska picked Cleveland for their senior trip and fulfilled a dream when they met All-Star LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers. via MansfieldNewsJournal.com
Power Rankings: Dreaming of Lakers-Celtics? Curb your enthusiasm The Lakers and Celtics enter the playoffs as the No. via CBS SportsLine.com
“He’s been saying that business since he got here. “We’re here to say his destiny is to have a long summer thinking about what he should have or could have done.”
Charles Barkley calls the Wash ington Wizards the dumbest team he’s ever seen for riling up the Cavs and LeBron James. via The Plain Dealer
Can we end all this now, please? Stop pretending, or demanding, there’s some great debate here? What there is, is a clear and obvious choice. via LA Daily News
LeBron James ended his season as the NBA’s scoring champion. Cleveland’s All-Star forward did not play Tuesday night in the Cavaliers’ final regular-season game against the Detroit Pistons so he could get some … via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
The Detroit Pistons will try to enter the postseason on a four-game winning streak, as they pay a visit to the Cleveland Cavaliers this evening at Quicken Loans Arena. via Miami Herald
“The good thing is we know who we’re playing.”
Toronto’s Magic moment arrived when Devin Brown buried two clutch free throws to cap a controversial ending in Philadelphia. via Slam Sports
“You know you’ve got four days to get your books together and your scouting reports together. I’m not saying we’re glad to be playing Cleveland but we’re glad to know that we’re playing that opponent.”
For the third straight season, the Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers will meet in a first-round playoff series, and although there are few secrets remaining between the rivals, Coach Eddie Jordan said he likes the advance notice.
The Wizards are 2-2 against the Cavaliers this season but the teams have met only once since the Cavaliers shook up their roster with a trade that acquired Ben Wallace, Delonte West and Wally Szczerbiak.
The Wizards beat the Cavaliers, 101-99, at Verizon Center on March 13. Read more
Devin Brown sank two free throws with 0.2 seconds after Philadelphia was brought back from the locker room and the game seemingly over to lift the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 91-90 win over the 76ers on Monday … via Slam Sports
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to stay in the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference when they take on the lowly Miami Heat this evening at Quicken Loans Arena. via SanLuisObispo.com
Kicking back near the rear of a charter bus, a sleepy LeBron James pulled up his sweatshirt’s hood and contemplated a cat nap on a rainy afternoon in New Orleans. via The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND: LeBron James played with an aching back and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a much-needed win over the New Jersey Nets 104-83 in the NBA on Wednesday. via People’s Daily
The Cleveland Cavaliers have picked a bad time to start slumping, as they close out a three-game homestand tonight versus the New Jersey Nets at Quicken Loans Arena. via Sports Network
“He did a lot of good things on the floor”
While his teammates practiced their free throws, LeBron James worked on a trick shot where he stands under the basket and heaves a ball off a nearby wall, trying to ricochet it back through the hoop. via Fredericksburg.com
“We have to. We need some kind of momentum going into the postseason. Last year, we won four straight games that we needed to win going into the postseason. You have to have some kind of confidence going into the postseason.”
While his teammates practiced their free throws, LeBron James worked on a trick shot where he stands under the basket and heaves a ball off a nearby wall, trying to ricochet it back through the hoop. via The Topeka Capital-Journal
Hedo Turkoglu scored 23 points, Rashard Lewis added 21 and the Orlando Magic locked up the Eastern Conference’s No. via Kansas City Star
“I thought I could go to (West), but as the game went on, I decided there was no reason to risk it”
Although the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched a spot in the playoffs Saturday night, LeBron James wasn’t in the mood to celebrate. via Detroit Free Press
“And if I did, we were probably up by 70 (points).”
Ben Gordon made five clutch free throws down the stretch and Larry Hughes scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half against his former team, rallying the Chicago Bulls to a 101-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.
The Bulls, with nothing to play for in the season’s final weeks, came back from 17 points down in the second half to snap a six-game road losing streak.
Hughes, traded by the Cavaliers to Chicago at the Feb. 21 deadline, added nine assists and eight rebounds. Gordon scored 24 points and Luol Deng and Andres Nocioni had 15 each. Read more
The Cleveland Cavaliers will open a three-game homestand tonight, when the Chicago Bulls pay a visit to Quicken Loans Arena. via KIRO TV
The Cleveland Cavaliers will try to stop a six-game slide on the road when they pay a visit to the Charlotte Bobcats this evening. via KIRO TV
