Lebron gets smothered in his first NBA Finals game scoring only 14 points and 6 turnovers, as the Spurs beat the Cavs 85-76. Lebron will need to adjust to the Spurs defense, with outside shooting likely to be the key for Game 2.
Lebron James’ First NBA Finals Game had a record-low TV Rating.
The Cavaliers, once the punch line to jokes, are Eastern Conference champions — and on their way to the NBA finals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers finally reach the NBA finals, beating Detroit 98 to 82 in Game 6 of the East Finals. After a incredible performance by Lebron in Game 5, the Pistons clamped down their defense, but Lebron wisely chose to rely on his teammates, most notably, Daniel Gibson who poured 31 career high points, 19 in the 4th quarter to put away the Pistons. Next challenge is San Antonio, a proven Finals team, that will test the young Cavaliers. Stay Tuned!
The Cleveland Cavaliers are approaching the midway point of their season with the best record in the Eastern Conference. LeBron James doesn’t feel any pressure.
James scored 28 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 20, leading the Cavaliers to a 104-92 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night. Eric Snow finished with 18 points, helping improve Cleveland’s record to 23-13.
“We’ve just got to keep playing like we’ve been playing,” James said. “We can’t let no pressure get to us. We don’t believe in pressure as a team. And me being a leader, I don’t believe in it, so I kind of keep it away from my teammates. We do an excellent job of taking it game by game and not thinking about the future. We try to approach every game like it’s our last.”
Yes! Lebron will stay a Cavalier after signing a 3-year $60 million contract!
(AP) - The Cleveland Cavaliers finally got the autograph they wanted most.
LeBron James signed a three-year contract extension worth about $60 million Tuesday, cementing a deal announced last week.
The All-Star forward signed the contract in Las Vegas, where he was preparing to train with the U.S. team for the world championships.
The deal will keep James with the Cavaliers through the 2009-10 season and includes a player option for a fourth year. The extension is for two fewer years than the deal the Cavs offered, a five-year package worth about $80 million.
But by the summer of 2010, James will be a seven-year veteran with the option of seeking a new contract as an unrestricted free agent, making him eligible to negotiate a maximum contract worth 30 percent of the salary cap. Players with less than seven years experience can earn only 25 percent of the cap.
“We did extensive research and with the way the CBA (collective bargaining agreement) is set up, it makes the most business sense to sign this extension and then look at another new contract in four years,” James said last week, following an announcement that eased Cavs fans’ anxieties that had built up as he deliberated over the offer.
The contract will take effect after the 2006-07 season. The 6-foot-8 superstar will earn $5.8 million next season, the last year of his rookie contract.
Also, check out this exclusive interview with Lebron on Cavs.com
Cleveland can breathe a sigh of relief, as LeBron James has decided to sign a five-year extension with the Cavs.
“I am very excited and happy to be re-signing with the Cavaliers. Staying in Cleveland … provides me with the unique opportunity to continue to play in front of my family, friends and fans,” James said in a statement released by his publicist. “I look forward to working toward bringing a championship to our great fans and the city of Cleveland.”
Less than 24 hours after losing a Game 7 that he has no plans to ever watch on tape, LeBron James stated without a moment’s hesitation his goal for next season.
“Win the championship,” James said Monday. “Simple as that.”
As James learned, he can’t win one by himself.
Posting incredible statistics nearly every time he took the floor, James pushed the Cleveland Cavaliers deeper into the NBA playoffs than they had been since 1992, when he was 7 years old.
With a colorful NBA-logoed towel draped across his shoulders, LeBron James waited for the final horn and bolted for Cleveland’s locker room without shaking hands.
His first postseason as a pro had ended inside Detroit’s defensive dungeon, and James wanted out. He wasn’t going to hang around and watch confetti sprinkle down on the Pistons and their noisy fans.
“We can’t hang our heads,” James said. “We were right there.”
In a single half, the Detroit Pistons taught LeBron James everything he needs to know about defense in the playoffs — and finished off yet another series comeback.
While Detroit moves on to its fourth straight Eastern Conference finals, the 21-year-old Cleveland Cavaliers superstar is left to ponder his dizzying lesson.
“They trapped me, they went under screens, they went over screens,” said James, who was held to one second-half field goal Sunday in the Cavs’ 79-61 Game 7 loss to Detroit. “I’ve seen almost every defense that I could possibly see for the rest of my career in this series.
There’s a river of positive energy flowing through the Cavaliers organization right now and its biggest dividend could come this summer.
Spurred on by limitless playoff potential and the satisfaction of achievement from this breakout season, all signs point to LeBron James quickly and happily signing a five-year contract extension in the offseason.
The team will officially offer the deal, worth around $75 million, on July 1 and James can sign it any time between July 12 and Oct. 31. With Team USA training for the FIBA World Championships set for July 19 in Las Vegas, then an Asian tour and the competition itself set to eat up all of August and some of September, it would be prudent for James to get the deal done.
He said Wednesday he’s almost overwhelmed by how fast the team has developed around him and it has led to a very positive take on the franchise’s future.
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