12.04.08 LEBRON-KNICKS STORY CONTINUES; KNICKS LOSE

If only they put the kind of effort into their signs that they dedicate to their facial hair

There’s still talk of LeBron James leaving for New York via free agency in 2010, but in the meantime, King James is busy kicking ass in Cleveland, where last night he led the Cavs to a 118-82 thrashing of his future team. James scored 21 points in less than three quarters of play, and no Cleveland starter played more than 28 minutes as the team improved to 15-3 and maintained its perfect record at home (10-0).

The Knicks, depleted by injuries and distracted by the Stephon Marbury three-ring circus and traveling minstrel faire, could only flail helplessly as the Cavs built a 26-point lead by halftime.  They also turned the ball over a season-high 26 times.  But hey!  Only 146 more regular season games until LeBron’s on the team!

Elsewhere in the NBA: Celtics and Lakers continue their annoying dominance: Rondo’s first career triple-double leads C’s past Pacers; Kobe kills 76ers in Philly… Blazers drop Wizards in DC, win sixth straight thanks to Brandon Roy’s late surge.  Greg Oden added 13 points and ten rebounds in 31 minutes… Shaq and Steve Nash both sat out against the Hornets, and Chris Paul (24 points, 15 dimes) did his thing.  Guess who won.