James outduels Bryant
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LeBron James scored 38 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles, 114-108, last night at Staples Center to extend the Lakers' losing streak to five games, matching the longest of coach Phil Jackson's career.
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No surprise, it came down to LeBron vs. Kobe, scorer vs. scorer, superstar vs. superstar. Unexpectedly, it came down to defense, too. LeBron James scored 33 points and shut out Kobe Bryant during a man-to-man matchup of the NBA's top scorers in the final minutes and the Cleveland Cavaliers shook off perhaps their worst loss this season by beating the Los Angeles Lakers 94-90 victory Thursday night.
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Kobe Bryant came back and looked good. The Los Angeles Lakers haven't quite recovered. Bryant returned after missing 14 games with an ankle injury but couldn't reverse Los Angeles's slide as LeBron James scored 25 points -- 21 in the second half -- and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 30 to lead the Cavaliers to a 103-89 victory yesterday in Cleveland.
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Carmelo Anthony got the best of LeBron James, again. Kobe Bryant's win in Miami meant less this time because Shaquille O'Neal no longer plays there.
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After containing Leandro Barbosa, Kobe Bryant still had time to keep up with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers overcame a 36-point performance from Kobe Bryant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 99-90 on Sunday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; LeBron James (23) drives past Minnesota Timberwolves&#39; Wally Szczerbiak in the fourth quarter Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, in Cleveland.
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Zydrunas Ilgauskas picked up 30 points and LeBron James added 25 points, nine assists and eight rebounds to help the Cleveland Cavaliers pound the Los Angeles Lakers 103-89 Sunday.
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Cleveland, OH -- LeBron James scored 22 points and came one rebound shy of his first career triple double, as the Cleveland Cavaliers fought off the pesky New Orleans Hornets, 100-91.
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LeBron James didn't wait for the last play. He did all he needed to do before the clock got anywhere near zero. James had 32 points, nine rebounds and nine assists in the most important game of his young NBA career, helping Cleveland to an 88-82 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night to pull the Cavaliers within 2-1 in the Eastern Conference finals.
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LeBron James scored 28 points after missing a game with a sprained right ankle, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 98-84 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.
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Kobe Bryant wasn't about to look ahead. Not with a groin injury and a showdown with LeBron James approaching.
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Cleveland -- The knock on LeBron James last season was his perimeter shooting. From the Warriors&#39; perspective Monday, James&#39; outside game looked like a strength.
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LeBron James finally doesn't have to do it all &#151; all the time &#151; for the Cavaliers. James deferred to less-heralded teammate Sasha Pavlovic, who scored 13 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter, and Cleveland clamped down on Kobe Bryant when it mattered most in a 99-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday.
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Soon after LeBron James and Kobe Bryant finished up, the surprising Portland Trail Blazers went to work on prolonging their winning streak.
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LeBron James scored 33 points and shut out Kobe Bryant when the two superstars guarded each other in the final 2:23, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 94-90 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
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LeBron James and Kobe Bryant went back and forth throughout an intense fourth quarter. James and his Cleveland Cavaliers won out in the end, even surviving a few raindrops at Staples Center.