Top 10 Scoring Performances by LeBron James in a Cavs Uniform

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9. 50 at Madison Square Garden

James has always spoke of his reverence for Madison Square Garden and on March 5, 2008, he broke the 50-point barrier in the building for the first of two times with Cleveland. Adding 10 assists and eight rebounds, he led the Cavs to a 119-105 victory over the New York Knicks, becoming the first NBA player in 33 years to reach those minimums in the same game since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it in 1975.

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Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.