LeBron James showed off some hops last night that make it seem like the knee and back issues that ostensibly kept him out of their last eight games are a thing of the past. The Cavs still fell, 107-100, dropping below .500 on the year at 19-20, but James was back to his old self when he rose to throw down a dunk after missing a free throw right before the half.
First, here he is throwing a reverse down in Alex Len‘s mug earlier in the first half.
Then, he misses a free throw and flushes the carom after Shawn Marion‘s own putback miss:
James finished with 33 points on 11-of-18 shooting including 3-of-8 from deep, seven rebounds, five assists and five turnovers.
But the Cavs fell for the ninth time in ten games and the roiling tension that comes with being a preseason favorite who fails to take the league by storm, has begun to creep to the surface.
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