First MVP tenure (2008–2010) LeBron James
james , deshawn stevenson in april 2008. 2 had short feud after stevenson called james overrated .
at conclusion of 2008–09 season, james finished second in nba defensive player of year voting , made first nba all-defensive team, posting 23 chase-down blocks , career-high 93 total blocks. became fourth postmerger player lead team in points, rebounds, assists, steals, , blocks in single season. behind play , acquisition of all-star guard mo williams, cleveland went franchise record 66–16 , fell 1 game short of matching best home record in league history. final averages of 28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 1.7 steals, , 1.2 blocks per game, james became first cavalier win mvp award. reflecting on james s performance espn, john hollinger later wrote, s having arguably greatest individual season in history, , s time gave him due it.
in playoffs, cleveland swept pistons , atlanta hawks earn matchup orlando magic in conference finals. in game 1 of series, james scored 49 points on 66 percent shooting in losing effort cavaliers. in game 2, hit game-winner tie series @ 1–1. cleveland lose series in 6 games, , following loss in game 6, james left floor without shaking hands opponents, act many media members viewed unsportsmanlike. series, averaged 38.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, , 8 assists per game, finishing postseason career playoff-high 35.3 points per game.
in february of 2009–10 season, james forced temporary point guard role following series of injuries cavaliers backcourt. behind leadership, cleveland lost no momentum, finishing year best record in league second consecutive season. due in part increased minutes cavaliers primary ball handler, james increased statistical production, averaging 29.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, 8.6 assists, 1.6 steals, , 1 block per game on 50 percent shooting en route mvp award. open playoffs, cleveland advanced past bulls earn matchup celtics in second round. james heavily criticized not playing in game 5 of series, shooting 20 percent on 14 shots , scoring 15 points. team suffered worst loss in franchise history, , @ conclusion of game, james walked off court smattering of boos cleveland s home crowd. cavaliers officially eliminated postseason in game 6, james posting 27 points, 19 rebounds, 10 assists, , 9 turnovers in losing effort.
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