CLEVELAND — LeBron James was willing to do anything necessary to beat close friend Dwyane Wade. Even if it meant filling in at point guard. Forced to start in the backcourt, James scored 36 points — 17 on free throws — and Daniel Gibson added 12 in the second half after rushing back from the hospital as the Cleveland Cavaliers ran their winning streak to 10 with a 102-86 win over Wade and the Miami Heat on Thursday night. James ran Cleveland’s offense in place of Gibson, who had been starting while Mo Williams and Delonte West recover from injuries. In attack mode from the start, James added eight assists, and seven rebounds. The anticipated one-on-one showdown between him and Wade never materialized as the Cavs controlled the game and attempted 36 free throws to 14 for Miami. “This team is just better than us,” said Wade, flattened twice by run-ins with Shaquille O’Neal. “You have to be realistic. I understand this team has NBA championship aspirations. We don’t have that. We’re focusing on trying to get to the playoffs and this team is trying to get to the championship. It’s totally different.” Wade finished with 24 points on 11-of-26 shooting and Michael Beasley had 21 as the Heat dropped their four straight and sixth in seven games. The last time James and Wade hooked up on Jan. 12, they scored a combined 70 points in an anything-you-can-do-I-can-do-better matchup. Both provided their usual jaw-dropping plays again, but James was able to improve to 13-9 against …

January 8 2010 Cleveland Cavaliers @ Denver Nuggets DENVER — Even without Carmelo Anthony on the court, the Pepsi Center is still LeBron James’ personal house of horrors. Anthony had the best seat in the arena for the big visit from James, missing the game but enjoying the result as the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-97 Friday. Anthony’s much-hyped matchup with James will have to wait until Feb. 18 because of a nagging knee injury that kept him out of his fourth straight game. The Nuggets didn’t need ‘Melo to send James to his sixth loss in seven trips to the Pepsi Center. Kenyon Martin filled in nicely for Anthony, scoring 19 points, grabbing 12 boards and playing tough defense on James down the stretch, forcing him to miss a layup and then inducing him to step out of bounds on back-to-back possessions in the final minute. “Those were big stops,” teammate Anthony Carter said. “K-Mart won the challenge.” If only begrudging respect from King James. “I think Kenyon is really good laterally, he’s a physical guy,” James said. “As far as problems, I don’t think he presents any problems. But he definitely did a good job of standing in front of me the last couple of possessions.” Nuggets coach George Karl said he made the right call by not putting Martin on James too early. He stuck with Aaron Afflalo and Joey Graham until the final minute. “I was just trying to make it tough on him,” Martin said. “He’s a great player and of course, the ball was …

LeBron James 43 points triple double vs Carmelo Anthony 40 points February 18, 2010 CLEVELAND — George Karl called being on the court his sanctuary. Carmelo Anthony answered his coach’s prayer. Anthony scored 40 points, including the winning basket, and Denver overcame LeBron James’ monstrous night to end the Cavaliers’ 13-game winning streak with a 118-116 victory in overtime Thursday night in Karl’s first game since revealing he has neck and throat cancer. “I think he’s happy,” Anthony said of his coach. “This boosted his spirit up a lot. In the back of our mind, we know his situation. We’re playing for him.” James had his triple-double by the end of regulation, and became the first NBA player with at least 43 points, 13 rebounds, 15 assists, two steals and four blocks, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. James’ triple-double came in front of Oscar Robertson, who averaged a triple-double during the 1961-62 season. He was honored before the game along with Jerry West, James and Anthony as co-captains of US Olympic gold medal basketball teams. Robertson and West captained the Americans’ gold medal in 1960, while James and Anthony were the co-captains in 2008. James is also the first player to have at least 40 points, 15 assists and 13 rebounds in a game since Robertson had 42 points, 18 assists and 15 rebounds on Feb. 13, 1962. “In that sense, it’s huge because of what he was able to do,” James said. “But in the sense of us losing the ball game, it means nothing …

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