Cavaliers try to break Cleveland's curse
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Strange things are happening to the pro teams in this city. The Cavaliers are in the NBA finals. The Indians are tied for first place. And the Browns drafted an offensive lineman &#151; in the first round.
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The slogan for the Cleveland Cavaliers is "Rise Up!" They better know how to rise up from the dead, because after last night's demoralizing 75-72 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, LeBron's team is looking at LeBroom.
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The comebacks come too late for many of their young fans to see, and certainly too late to do much good against the San Antonio Spurs. Once the fourth quarter rolls around, the Cleveland Cavaliers begin playing NBA finals-worthy basketball.
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LeBron James had 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers avenge a 92-74 season-opening loss by beating the Mavericks, 88-81, last night in Dallas.
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Without a sports title in the last 43 years, Clevelanders are putting their faith in Lebron & Co.
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CLEVELAND -- Mike Brown, the coach of the Cavaliers, called the performance "LeBron-esque." He paused for a second and then added, "if that makes sense." Given what he and everyone else had just witnessed Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena, it made perfect sense.
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LeBron Jamesâs supporting cast was helpless without his playmaking and scoring Thursday night. Now the Cavaliers are facing nagging doubt about their chances of defeating the Spurs.
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Despite being down 2-0 in the series, the Cavaliers feel confident as they head back home to Cleveland to host the Detroit Pistons.
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Maybe LeBron James should take a night off more often. Sasha Pavlovic scored a career-high 25 points and Larry Hughes added 25 to lead the Cavaliers to a season-high sixth straight victory, 124-100, over the Sacramento Kings last night in Cleveland.
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LeBron James scored a team record 24 of  his 39 points in the fourth quarter when the Cleveland  Cavaliers rallied for a 93-90 road victory over the Toronto  Raptors on Sunday.
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LeBron James watched another open shot clang off the rim, then screamed as he turned and trotted down the court. It was that kind of night for the Cleveland Cavaliers &#151; so bad, it almost ended up in the record books.
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LeBron James scored a team record 24 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter to lead a Cleveland Cavaliers rally for a 93-90 road victory over the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.
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LeBron James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Anderson Varejao had 16 points apiece, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rolled to a 103-77 NBA exhibition victory Wednesday night over the expansion Charlotte Bobcats.
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Crown them one and all, the kid called King and the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the first time, they're Eastern Conference champions &#151; and on their way to the NBA finals. Lugging an entire region's hopes with him on every trip to the basket, LeBron James had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and unflappable rookie Daniel Gibson added 31 points &#151; 19 in the fourth quarter &#151; to give the Cavaliers a 98-82 victory in Game 6 against the Detroit Pistons.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers are just one defeat away from losing the NBA finals, yet star forward LeBron James is refusing to throw in the towel.
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CLEVELAND - Sprawled across the Gund Arena floor, LeBron James held his head. Cavaliers fans held their breath. In a split second, James crashed to the court and a season filled with playoff promise and possibilities
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Chauncey Billups scored 18 points, Chris Webber and Rasheed Wallace had 15 apiece, and the Detroit Pistons reminded the Cavaliers who's the boss in the NBA Central with a 90-78 win yesterday in Cleveland.