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New York applauds LeBron's big night
New York applauds LeBron's big night
Cavs star scores 50 points and wins standing ovation at Madison Square Garden By Brian Windhorst Beacon Journal sportswriter Published on Thursday, Mar 06, 2008 NEW YORK: His shoes got their attention; his game won their hearts. LeBron James is now officially a Madison Square Garden legend, taking his place among the elite basketball talents of all-time and numerous other athletes and ...
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The Night Rajon Rondo Posed For His Poster
Can't Stop The Bleeding — So LeBron sank a shot from (nearly) half-court while putting up a half century against the hapless Knicks (with Stephon Marbury in attendance). The Nuggets scored 300 points against a Suns squad that continues to struggle with Shaq in the middle, and the Yao-less Rockets continued their improbable winning streak. But amongst all the other offerings from a glittering night in the Association, the above clip of Boston’s Rajon Rondo blowing past Detroit’s Rip Hamilton is the ...

No MSG
And One — ... People are going insane . The new-old Ben Wallace does the Sheed locking of arms with LB. We are told LeBron has 52 points. We are told it's only 50 points. Something wrong about the word "only" in that sentence. Wait - the game's not actually over. There's 23 seconds to get through. Not-the-ref-or-Cindy-Crawford misses a 3. Billy-20-day-Thomas and Kaniel-not-Daniel join the fun. Game officially over. I was so hoping we would win so I could say: Knicks-Knack Paddywhack. See you tonight in Chicago.

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nypost.com 3/6/2008 — March 6, 2008 -- ANNA Wintour was courtside at the Garden last night, but not to see the woeful Knicks. The Vogue editrix was a guest of Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James after dining with him the night before at the Waverly Inn. Her ...
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