CLEVELAND: Twenty-three thoughts for 23 points (and 23 ripped stitches?) from No. 23 in a 96-86 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday…
1. LeBron James has the power to make things a story or a non-story. In this case, he did both. He made the sleeved jerseys a story by tearing his away in the second quarter, then smoothly defused the situation when he blamed himself for his shooting trouble.
2. “I was just frustrated with myself,” he said. “The jersey was the only thing I could go to. I couldn’t do nothing to my face.