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LeBron James hopped on his right foot, sparing his sprained left ankle, and the Cleveland Cavaliers gasped a week before their first playoff appearance since 1998.
The Detroit Pistons were routing the Cavs when their star was hurt and they went on finish them off with a 96-73 victory Wednesday night, moving within a game of earning home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
"It was just another game for us to work toward our goal," point guard Chauncey Billups said.
James landed awkwardly while being guarded by Tayshaun Prince on a three-point play late in the third quarter, and the MVP candidate knew he was injured right away.
"I just wanted to lie down and see how bad it was," he said.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/04/12/cavs.pistons.lebron.ap/index.html
The Detroit Pistons were routing the Cavs when their star was hurt and they went on finish them off with a 96-73 victory Wednesday night, moving within a game of earning home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
"It was just another game for us to work toward our goal," point guard Chauncey Billups said.
James landed awkwardly while being guarded by Tayshaun Prince on a three-point play late in the third quarter, and the MVP candidate knew he was injured right away.
"I just wanted to lie down and see how bad it was," he said.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/basketball/nba/04/12/cavs.pistons.lebron.ap/index.html