Top 10 Scoring Performances by LeBron James in a Cavs Uniform

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4. 52 Points in Near-Triple Double at MSG

On February 4, 2009, topping his previous year’s effort by a point, James led the team to a 107-102 victory over the Knicks in Madison Square Garden. He did come up short in one respect: the night before his 52 points, Kobe Bryant slapped 61 on New York in the same building. However, James joined Michael Jordan as the only player ever to have multiple 50-point games at the Garden.

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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.