NBA ROUNDUP Mutombo Knocks James Out of Game
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By The Associated Press. Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Yao Ming added 20 and the Houston Rockets did not have to contend with LeBron James after halftime in a 98-87 victory over the Cavaliers last night in Cleveland.
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The NBA issued indefinite suspensions yesterday for Indiana Pacers Ron Artest, Stephen Jackson, and Jermaine O&#39;Neal, as well as Detroit Pistons center Ben
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(12/17/04)-- The Detroit Pistons must have learned something after allowing LeBron James to score a career-high 43 points in their last game against Cleveland.
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David James: Long periods of inactivity. Did well to hold onto a Shevchenko shot and beat away a Rotan effort in the second half. Had the odd dodgy moment early on, when his kicking looked a bit dicey.
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LeBron James already had zipped down the baseline and thrown down a dunk so impressive that his teammates &#151; who've certainly seem him do some amazing things &#151; were awed by it. He'd already twisted his way around fellow All-Star Josh Howard during a one-on-one breakaway. And he'd made 15 of his other 23 shots. That's why it was so hard to believe how cold he turned in the final 13.7 seconds against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
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The LeBron-Carmelo matchup wasn&#39;t much of a contest, and neither was the one between the Cavaliers and Nuggets. LeBron James had 17 points, eight rebounds and nine assists Thursday night to help Cleveland
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Cleveland Cavaliers&#39; LeBron James (23) skies over Phoenix Suns&#39; Joe Johnson for a second quarter shot Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004 at America West Arena in Phoenix.
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LeBron James scored 26 points and had  12 assists while Zydrunas Ilgauskas added 25 points as the  Cavaliers downed the Minnesota Timberwolves 107-97 in Cleveland  Tuesday.
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Once again, LeBron James and the Cavaliers have a chance to win in the final seconds only to come up empty as Detroit escapes with a 79-76 win and a 2-0 series lead over Cleveland.
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LeBron James won his personal matchup with Kobe Bryant in a duel of the N.B.A.âs leading scorers Sunday, tallying 14 of his 41 points in the fourth quarter.
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The box score showed LeBron James with 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists. What it didn&#39;t show were the litany of mistakes he made in the final 2 minutes -- the last of which helped cost the Cleveland Cavaliers a game.
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LeBron James had 40 points, nine rebounds and seven assists to help the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Atlanta Hawks 111-102 Tuesday night for their third victory in four games.
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Ray Allen scored 28 points and LeBron James added 27 to lead the Eastern Conference to a 134-128 victory over the Western Conference in the All-Star game.
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LeBron James scored a season-high 51 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 132-124 victory over the host Memphis Grizzlies last night.
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NEW YORK: LeBron James scored a career-high 43 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to their seventh win in eight games, a 92-76 home victory over the stuttering Detroit Pistons on Wednesday.
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Cleveland Cavaliers guard LeBron James left Wednesday night's game against Houston after a collision with Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo late in the first half.
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LeBron James will wear a mask to protect a broken bone in his face, but Cavaliers coach Paul Silas said yesterday he hopes the star forward won't miss any games. James fractured his left cheekbone and got a mild concussion after he was accidentally elbowed by Houston center Dikembe Mutombo in the Rockets' 98-87 victory Wednesday. James will be fitted ...