Cavs Play Tight, Fall Hard to  Miami
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After winning nine of its last 10, Virginia unravels in the waning minutes and loses to a Miami team that has been struggling in every possible way.
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LeBron James scored 24 points, 15 of them in the first half, and added eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past Dallas 88-81 here Thursday in an NBA showdown.
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MiamiÂ· Nothing came easy for Heat guard Dwyane Wade Friday night, so of course the basket spit the ball out before it bounced on the back of the rim and teetered a bit before falling through the net.
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Shaquille O&#39;Neal helped Miami improved to 4-0 for the first time in team history, but he was concerned about the Heat&#39;s defensive effort in Tuesday night&#39;s 103-93 win over the Washington Wizards in Miami.
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Instead of taking the last shot, LeBron James fooled the Milwaukee Bucks. James had 32 points, eight rebounds and nine assists, the last one to Anderson Varejao for the winning layup, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Bucks 94-92 Saturday night.
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Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; LeBron James grimaces in pain after an injury in the second quarter of Cleveland&#39;s 98-87 loss to the Houston Rockets Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, in Cleveland.
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LeBron James scored 24 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers post a scrappy 88-81 road victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday.
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CLEVELAND LeBron James got knocked out of the game by an elbow to the eye as the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Houston Rockets, 98-to-87.
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Shooting or passing, LeBron James is having a hard time beating the Detroit Pistons. James missed a shot with 7.9 seconds left, allowing Detroit to escape again with a 79-76 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night and a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.
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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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The Cavaliers fell for only the third time at home this season but they may have received an even bigger loss. A few hours shy of his 20th birthday, LeBron James collided with Dikembe Mutombo&#39;s elbow late in the second quarter.
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LeBron James' helpers showed up on Christmas. James scored 25 points, Drew Gooden 18, Daniel Gibson 16 and Cleveland's defense arrived in time for the holiday, sparking the struggling Cavaliers to a 96-82 win over the Miami Heat on Tuesday.
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Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones and  Dwyane Wade teamed up to overcome a 31-point performance from  LeBron James on Thursday, leading the Miami Heat to a 100-88  home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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(Sports Network) - The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Detroit Pistons, 81-69, at The Palace on Thursday. LeBron James struggled on the night for Cleveland, scoring a season-low 11 points on 4-of-21 shooting.
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Hold off on those thoughts of winning Cleveland's first title since 1964. For now the Cavaliers have a much smaller goal. "More than anything we just want to win one game," center Zydrunas Ilgauskas said Wednesday. "Obviously the chances are against us in a big way but we worked so hard for nine months to get to this point so we have to fight."
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LeBron James continues his second-half tear Saturday night, scoring 36 points -- teammate Larry Hughes addes 27 -- to carry the Cavaliers to a 120-97 rout of the Raptors.
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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 Carolina Bobcats.