But the Pacers have pushed four-time MVP LeBron James and his high-scoring, high-profile teammates to the brink of elimination by punching back, and Game 6 followed a familiar story line.
Commissioner David Stern will have his high profile New York Knicks, Boston Celtics and LeBron James-led Miami Heat to kick things off on Christmas day.
For the actively inclined, try the Ferrari driving school, the Ralph Lauren weekend in Paris, the bike ride with Lance Armstrong, the lunch with Martha Stewart, the Lebron James-hosted Miami Heat game, the cooking class with Jacques Pepin or the Julien Schnabel studio tour.
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An hour-long film spoof featured a pasty Buffett going one-on-one with LeBron James, the basketball superstar, in what was at bottom a sales pitch for Coca-Cola, one of Buffett's biggest holdings and his favorite drink.
An hour-long film spoof featured a pasty Buffett going one-on-one with LeBron James, the basketball superstar, in what was at bottom a sales pitch for Coca-Cola (nyse: KO - news - people ), one of Buffett's biggest holdings and his favorite drink.
Anthony has won the conference's last two player of the week awards and seems likely to end LeBron James' season-long run as East player of the month, but only a title will get Anthony into his Olympic teammate's class.
Woods remains a lightning rod for controversy, much like our second highest-ranked athlete, LeBron James.
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He was followed closely by the Miami Heat's LeBron James, the three-time NBA MVP who chipped in with 18 points, seven assists and seven rebounds.
Like most of the country, I dutifully tuned my TV to ESPN at 9 p.m. last night to watch the much-anticipated decision of LeBron James.
Ever since the formation three years ago of a Miami threesome known as "The Heatles, " the public has been fascinated by the on- and off-court doings of LeBron James, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.
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She will deliver scores and stats, and as seen in an onstage demo can even tell you which basketball player is taller -- Kobe Bryant or LeBron James (it's LeBron, in case you're wondering).
One round later, Miami lost a home Game 5 of the East finals to Boston, then went on the road for Game 6 and got a virtuoso 45-point night from LeBron James to stave off elimination before coming home and winning a nailbiter of a Game 7 to advance.
Anthony received the one first-place vote that kept LeBron James from being the NBA's first unanimous selection as MVP.
Unlike other sports, where game-changing talents such as LeBron James and Albert Pujols find their way into the open market, NFL teams typically keep their stars under contract.
But the Knicks' dominance wore down even the most spirited supporters, just the way LeBron James did in his 45-point performance in Game 6 of last year's Eastern Conference finals in the last playoff game here.
However, the Heat brought the game to within three by the half and never looked back -- thanks mainly to the influential LeBron James.
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The Warriors were clobbered by the Miami Heat, 92-75, on Wednesday and LeBron James became the youngest player to reach 20, 000 career points with 25 and 10 assists.
With a potential NBA lockout looming in the distance, these video game deals ensure that hoops fans will have some form of new basketball featuring NBA All-Stars like Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.
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The Cavaliers haven't won four games in a row since March 17-24, 2010, which was LeBron James' final season with the franchise.
By my unofficial count, NBA superstar LeBron James (age 27) is the hands-down U.S. Team leader in Twitterdom, with slightly more than 5.5 million followers.
More than half of all Americans know who Armstrong is, according to E-Poll data, more than Peyton Manning or LeBron James.
Friendly with LeBron James and a number of sports superstars, Jay-Z could quickly make Roc Nation a force in the agency field.
Anthony, who finished as the second-highest vote-getter in the East behind Miami's LeBron James, was chosen to by fans to start the game.
The anticipation of the WNBA superstars, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi, and Tamika Catchings, competing for a record fifth consecutive gold medal and NBA all-stars, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and LeBron James, playing on one unified team did not disappoint basketball fans.
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The Cavs will play their final home game on Monday against LeBron James and the Heat, who rallied from a 27-point deficit to win in Cleveland on March 20.
He was also whistled for a flagrant for awkwardly barreling into LeBron James, who in turn went on a frenzied nine-point run that opened the game up and led to him finishing with 32 points.
Led by 30 points, six rebounds, and four steals from LeBron James, the Americans forced 23 turnovers to capture an 80-69 win.
While Kroes, Rhoda and Vodianova remain popular on Vogue's inside pages, no model except Gisele Bundchen has had a cover this year--and she had to share her space with basketball phenom LeBron James.
Yeah, the defending-champ Miami Heat are the runaway Eastern Conference favorites, and LeBron James and company looked ridiculous during that winning streak.
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