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On this May 12 date in 2008, LeBron James threw down one of his best jams as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as NBA TV highlighted.
The Cleveland Cavaliers made an improbable run to the 2007 NBA Finals, and it was evident to me that LeBron James, following that run in which he carried Cleveland, was the best player in the NBA.
That was even after the Cavs themselves were swept by a far superior San Antonio Spurs team in the 2007 NBA Finals.
In the following season, James and the Cavaliers were still a solid team, though, and James, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Anderson Varejao, Delonte West and others formed a nice defensive squad.