Lebron James Blasts New York Knicks

March 6, 2008

(Long Island, N.Y.) A few days after top MVP candidate rival Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers notched a 52-point outing against the Mavericks, Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers responded with his own 50-point game on Wednesday against the lowly Knicks as he led Cleveland to a 119-105 victory on the road at Madison Square Garden in New York.

With the game ticking down to its waning moments, the New York crowd responded to James’s outstanding output which read 50 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds, 4 steals on 16-30 FG shooting, peppered with 7-13 three point shooting accuracy and 11-16 free throws made with a booming standing ovation and chants of MVP which is a rare occurrence in the NBA with a player performing on the road.

“I’ve dreamed about playing well in this building and it’s overtaken of how I could ever dream about,” James said. “To get a standing ovation in the greatest basketball arena in the world, it was a dream come true for me. It’s one of the best things that ever happened to me. It was a great feeling. You get a fan to come down there to express the way he feels about you … told me I was his favorite player, that never happens,” James added. “I respect him, I respect his pride and for him to come out there and tell me something like that face to face, it’s like the [most] unbelievable thing that ever happened to me.”

Jamaal Crawford led the Knicks offense with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists while 5’-7” guard Nate Robinson responded to early criticisms of his struggling mid-season performance in gathering 24 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. Knicks starting center Eddy Curry racked up respectable numbers with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists. The Knicks will play Detroit Pistons on Friday while defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland will face the Bulls tonight in the back end of a 2 game in 2 night’s schedule.

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