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LeBron James 'in awe' of 'Hamilton' musical spoof about his career Author: Joe Vardon Publication: Cleveland.com
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James has not seen “Hamilton” on Broadway yet, but he did see the mashup of his career set to Lin-Manuel Miranda's music.
This week, the online media company Dose released a four-minute clip it called “LeBron: The Musical,” a spoof on “Hamilton” that charts James' course from exploding on the NBA scene with the Cavs, to jolting Cleveland by joining the Heat, to his return and defeat of Stephen Curry and the Warriors in the Finals.
And?
“It's great. It's unbelievable, actually,” James said. “Obviously they've done their homework and they were pretty much spot on. And the visuals were pretty cool too. You know, all the different characters and different uniforms and different jerseys and things of that nature. I've done something right up until this point with my career to see someone be able to take the time out of their days to do something like that. It's pretty cool. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
Kevin Love sets Cavaliers single-quarter scoring mark, hits six straight 3-point shots vs. Portland Author: Joe Noga Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Kevin Love set an NBA record for points in the first quarter of a game with 34, connecting on an absurd 11-of-14 shots and eight 3-pointers against Portland.
Love's eight 3s tied a career high and his 34 points also set the Cavaliers franchise record for points in a single quarter.
The NBA record for individual 3-point shots made in a game is 13, set earlier this year by Stephen Curry. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cleveland Cavaliers set NBA regular season record with 16 3-pointers in first half Wednesday against Blazers Author: Chris Fedor Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA regular season record for made 3-pointers in a first half on Wednesday night, draining 16 against the Portland Trail Blazers.
Fueled by Kevin Love, who made 8-of-11 from beyond the arc en route to a 34-point first half, all in the first 12 minutes, the Cavs finished 16-of-22 (72.7 percent). Channing Frye went 4-of-5 from 3-point range while Kyrie Irving and J.R. Smith each made a pair.
The Golden State Warriors held the previous mark of 15 in a first half, accomplishing it twice in the last two seasons and most recently on March 18, 2016, against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Cavs scored 81 points in the first half, falling two shy of a franchise record. – CLICK HERE to read full story.
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