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Article: Wizards' Physical Play Doesn't Rattle James
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- April 20, 2008
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-- LeBron James was knocked to the floor in the first period
after Andray Blatche hit him in the mouth. He was knocked to the
floor in the second period after Brendan Haywood fouled him while
attempting to set a screen. Haywood then stood over him. He drove to
the basket so many times and absorbed so much contact that Cavaliers
Coach Mike Brown said James "could've played for the Browns."
That never stopped him from going at the basket. And it didn't
stop James from taking control of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference
quarterfinals with three aggressive drives to the basket that
resulted in six consecutive points and a 93-86 win on Saturday.
"I was built for this," James said after tallying ...