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Points in the playoffs count too, bro.
Just checked and it appears playoff points don't count for career point totals. So Lebron would need to average 25 points per game in these last 10 games to break 25K if he wants to do it this season.
 
Was at the game today....

A few of the glares he shot Love in the first half were pretty telling. He also had a few choice words on one occasion, after some of the defensive let downs in the first. In general, he seems to be pretty frustrated with Kevin, which is understandable.

Not sure if LeBron starting to ride him is going to be good or bad but it appears LBJ is starting to really be vocal down the stretch. He was just absolutely stewing on the bench after that first half. When the Cavs got off to a slow start to begin the 3rd, I thought he might punch someone. Will be interesting to see how he acts over these final 10.

Interesting since James' own effort level was low until he subbed back in at the end of the 3rd, at which point he flipped the switch and became MVP Lebron. Also be interesting to see where this leads with Love. It would be good for Kevin and the Cavs chances if he'd respond to it well. He needs to get better if the Cavs are going to hoist the trophy.
 
Interesting since James' own effort level was low until he subbed back in at the end of the 3rd, at which point he flipped the switch and became MVP Lebron. Also be interesting to see where this leads with Love. It would be good for Kevin and the Cavs chances if he'd respond to it well. He needs to get better if the Cavs are going to hoist the trophy.

Yea LeBron's effort in the 1st half was poor. Makes me think he was hoping this would be one of the games Love/Kyrie could carry the team while he doesnt have to exert a lot of energy.

On one hand it sets a poor example by LeBron to do that.

However, there should be times where Love can dominate for us so a guy like LeBron doesnt need go too hard late in the regular season.

If we ever figure out how to use Love we'll win the championship. Its just scary that its so late in the season and we dont know how to get the most out of him.
 
We know LeBron can dominate games and win them when he wants to against majority of the teams in the league. The reason he is conserving himself is because he has an eye on the play-offs and also, he wants to ensure Love and Kyrie play big part in the wins which would help them later. Especially someone like Love whose confidence won't be that high. When they don't fire, he takes his game up a gear and rallies them to a win. He ain't the same physically to carry the work-load for an entire game. This is his way of "resting".
 
The other night Kevin Love was being interviewed after the game. When he finished and was walking off the court who was there waiting for him? LBJ to give their post game handshake.

Lack of presence in instagram photos doesnt truely reflect their relationship as some on the board are concerned about
 
LeBron: Not changing Love's mind

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James might not have received teammate Kevin Love's endorsement for MVP this season when the All-Star forward was asked to choose between James and former UCLA teammate Russell Westbrook, but he isn't going to try to change Love's mind.

"I don't really think too much of it, really," James said after Cleveland Cavaliers practice on Tuesday. "I don't really get involved in that. I think the voters are going to decide who is the MVP. I think what Russ has been doing, his numbers have been pretty crazy keeping those guys afloat in the West in his play. Steph Curry can make a case, for sure, what he's been doing -- James Harden and myself, as well. So, Kevin has his own opinion of who he believes is the MVP. No one should fault him for that."

Love was a guest on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Monday and was put on the spot to pick either Oklahoma City's do-everything guard or Cleveland's captain for the NBA's most prestigious individual award.

"I would just say because of time spent on the court, you know 'Bron took those few games off and those couple of weeks off. ... They're both having MVP-type seasons, but I'm going to go with Russell Westbrook because every single night you're looking at his stat sheet, they're fighting for a playoff spot even with Serge Ibaka going down now, Kevin Durant potentially being out the rest of the year and [Westbrook] still going out there and really fighting for his team and them winning and fighting for that seventh and eighth spot in the playoffs," Love told Patrick. "I think Russ is arguably having the better season."

While James did miss eight games straight to rehab strains to his back and left knee in January and 11 games overall this season, Westbrook has actually missed more games (15) this season because of injury.

Love expanded on his choice on Tuesday when asked if he was surprised all the attention his answer caused.

"If you choose to get the little three or four second clip," Love said, believing his answer was controversial only when taken out of context. "In my whole answer I said LeBron could very well be the MVP. Steph Curry, James Harden -- those are guys that you all talk about. You know very well all of them could be named (MVP).
"

James and Love were on the same page with one thing at least: Neither mentioned New Orleans' Anthony Davis among the top contenders.

Curry, also appearing on "The Dan Patrick Show" recently, said he would vote for himself or James for the award and added that players should have a say in the voting process, which is currently decided by a panel of approximately 120 media members.

"That's a discussion that needs to be had," James said of players voting for the awards as well. "I think as players we see the guys every single game, we play against them, we know what the after season awards (should be), and the coaches (do) as well. So, I don't think it would be a bad thing."
James is a four-time MVP. Winning a fifth would tie him with Michael Jordan and Bill Russell for the second-most in league history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is first with six.

James said he doesn't judge this season for him based on his previous MVP campaigns, but rather on his impact he's made in the games he's played.

"When I'm on the floor, you judge me by when I'm on the floor and my winning and do I win?" James said. "And when I'm on the floor, do I play at a high level? And that's all I care about. When I'm on the floor, is my team winning? Because I think that has a lot to do with it. And, how are my numbers when I'm on the floor? Judge me by that and then when I'm not on the floor."

The Cavs are just 2-9 this season when James is out of the lineup, so despite the fact that he's missed more games than some of his competitors, his value has also been proved in his absence.

When asked if he thought his two-week layoff would affect voters' decisions, James said, "I don't know. I have no idea."


Cavs coach David Blatt, who in January called James an "MVP player in every respect" was asked over the weekend if he feels compelled to continue to lobby for his star forward.

"I don't feel that I need to campaign for LeBron because his abilities and his performance speak for themselves," Blatt said. "I have spoken out on the subject out of a true belief that any conversation regarding an MVP candidate can't even begin if he's not in that select group because of his performance, not just because of his name. That's the most important thing."

Blatt also said that the MVP award was not nearly as much as a focal point in the leagues he coached in overseas.

"In the European game, there's a lot less talk about it," Blatt said. "It's not something that's constantly gauged and written about or spoken about. First and always it's what the teams are doing in the various competitions that they're playing and then at the end of the day, they decide who the MVP. But it's almost never talked about."

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...te-kevin-love-endorsing-russell-westbrook-mvp
 
LeBron: Not changing Love's mind

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- LeBron James might not have received teammate Kevin Love's endorsement for MVP this season when the All-Star forward was asked to choose between James and former UCLA teammate Russell Westbrook, but he isn't going to try to change Love's mind.

"I don't really think too much of it, really," James said after Cleveland Cavaliers practice on Tuesday. "I don't really get involved in that. I think the voters are going to decide who is the MVP. I think what Russ has been doing, his numbers have been pretty crazy keeping those guys afloat in the West in his play. Steph Curry can make a case, for sure, what he's been doing -- James Harden and myself, as well. So, Kevin has his own opinion of who he believes is the MVP. No one should fault him for that."

Love was a guest on "The Dan Patrick Show" on Monday and was put on the spot to pick either Oklahoma City's do-everything guard or Cleveland's captain for the NBA's most prestigious individual award.

"I would just say because of time spent on the court, you know 'Bron took those few games off and those couple of weeks off. ... They're both having MVP-type seasons, but I'm going to go with Russell Westbrook because every single night you're looking at his stat sheet, they're fighting for a playoff spot even with Serge Ibaka going down now, Kevin Durant potentially being out the rest of the year and [Westbrook] still going out there and really fighting for his team and them winning and fighting for that seventh and eighth spot in the playoffs," Love told Patrick. "I think Russ is arguably having the better season."

While James did miss eight games straight to rehab strains to his back and left knee in January and 11 games overall this season, Westbrook has actually missed more games (15) this season because of injury.

Love expanded on his choice on Tuesday when asked if he was surprised all the attention his answer caused.

"If you choose to get the little three or four second clip," Love said, believing his answer was controversial only when taken out of context. "In my whole answer I said LeBron could very well be the MVP. Steph Curry, James Harden -- those are guys that you all talk about. You know very well all of them could be named (MVP).
"

James and Love were on the same page with one thing at least: Neither mentioned New Orleans' Anthony Davis among the top contenders.

Curry, also appearing on "The Dan Patrick Show" recently, said he would vote for himself or James for the award and added that players should have a say in the voting process, which is currently decided by a panel of approximately 120 media members.

"That's a discussion that needs to be had," James said of players voting for the awards as well. "I think as players we see the guys every single game, we play against them, we know what the after season awards (should be), and the coaches (do) as well. So, I don't think it would be a bad thing."
James is a four-time MVP. Winning a fifth would tie him with Michael Jordan and Bill Russell for the second-most in league history. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is first with six.

James said he doesn't judge this season for him based on his previous MVP campaigns, but rather on his impact he's made in the games he's played.

"When I'm on the floor, you judge me by when I'm on the floor and my winning and do I win?" James said. "And when I'm on the floor, do I play at a high level? And that's all I care about. When I'm on the floor, is my team winning? Because I think that has a lot to do with it. And, how are my numbers when I'm on the floor? Judge me by that and then when I'm not on the floor."

The Cavs are just 2-9 this season when James is out of the lineup, so despite the fact that he's missed more games than some of his competitors, his value has also been proved in his absence.

When asked if he thought his two-week layoff would affect voters' decisions, James said, "I don't know. I have no idea."


Cavs coach David Blatt, who in January called James an "MVP player in every respect" was asked over the weekend if he feels compelled to continue to lobby for his star forward.

"I don't feel that I need to campaign for LeBron because his abilities and his performance speak for themselves," Blatt said. "I have spoken out on the subject out of a true belief that any conversation regarding an MVP candidate can't even begin if he's not in that select group because of his performance, not just because of his name. That's the most important thing."

Blatt also said that the MVP award was not nearly as much as a focal point in the leagues he coached in overseas.

"In the European game, there's a lot less talk about it," Blatt said. "It's not something that's constantly gauged and written about or spoken about. First and always it's what the teams are doing in the various competitions that they're playing and then at the end of the day, they decide who the MVP. But it's almost never talked about."

http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/1...te-kevin-love-endorsing-russell-westbrook-mvp

I don't care if the two weeks off cost him. The team got what it needed to be successful in that time span for the next couple of years.

Sure LeBron loses an MVP. But our roster is better. He is healthier because of the break.

This thing of ours falls apart if they kept Waiters and run LeBron into the ground.
 
LeBron doesn't deserve the MVP this year. It's as simple as that. This isn't 2011 when they gave the MVP to someone else to spite LeBron for choosing to team up with superstars. LeBron spent the first third of the year playing like a lazy fucker and trying to get his coach fired. He only started actually trying in January.

To be fair, he also tried to get his coach fired in 2011, but 2011 lazy LeBron was still significantly better than 2014 lazy LeBron.
 
This isn't 2011 when they gave the MVP to someone else to spite LeBron for choosing to team up with superstars.
OR is it 2015, the year in which they potentially commemorate LeBron with the MVP for choosing to return to his home team!?

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LeBron doesn't deserve the MVP this year. It's as simple as that. This isn't 2011 when they gave the MVP to someone else to spite LeBron for choosing to team up with superstars. LeBron spent the first third of the year playing like a lazy fucker and trying to get his coach fired. He only started actually trying in January.

To be fair, he also tried to get his coach fired in 2011, but 2011 lazy LeBron was still significantly better than 2014 lazy LeBron.
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