The King James Chronicles By Donnie Burton

In the first quarter the Cavs and Hornets traded blows like two prize fighters, leading to a 9-9 tie with 7:42 seconds left in the first. Then to the surprise of the Hornets and the 20, 562 fans in the "Q," Cavs stand in starter, Sasha Pavlovic and hired shooter Wally Szczerbiak caught fire from behind the arc, nailing a total of 5 threes and one more long range bomb, but a toe on the line from Sasha made it worth two. This gave the Cavs a 25-17 lead before Daniel "Boobie" Gibson, hit a three pointer at the buzzer that bounced high off the front of the rim, before bouncing in (ala Lou Deng in the Chicago game vs. the Cavs on Thursday and the non-call of goal tending when Lebron's 3 at the fourth quarter bounced high and was snatched from inside the rim by a Bulls defender which both resulted in a unlikely Bulls' victory.) Tonight though, the ball is bouncing in Cavalier's favor. The Cavs led 28-17 at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter saw much of the same as the Cavs dominated the Hornets with tough defense, rebounding and long range shooting. A monster dunk by "King" James followed by a long bomb from Wally set the tone for the rest of the game as a frustrated David West picked up what would be the first of two Hornets technical fouls with 1:37 left in the half. The Cavs took a 15 point lead in to halftime, and an equally frustrated Chris Paul picked up his first technical foul on the way to the tunnel.

I won't waste time and act like the second half of the game was any different than the first. So, I will sum up the half by saying, more points by the Cavs, and more technical fouls by the frustrated Hornets. Chris Paul finished the game early with 18 points 6 assists 7 rebounds and was ejected from the game. The Hornets other All Star David West also cut his night short and finished with 23 points 5 rebounds and a late game ejection. In a word, the Hornets, FRUSTRATED! Once again, Lebron "King" James would reign supreme, finishing the game with 29 points, 14 rebounds 7 assist and 3 steals in the Cavaliers 14 point win over the Hornets. Can I also add Lebron James for Defensive Player of the Year, to go along with his MVP award. So, still wishful thinking? You tell me. Sasha Pavlovic and Mo Williams finished with 19 points and 17 points respectively.

After the game, BlackSportsOnline.com caught up with the King, to watch the postgame report click this link.