CLEVELAND -- A year ago this week, there was a big game in San Antonio. The Cleveland Cavaliers were riding an eight-game win streak into San Antonio, where the Spurs had won 10 in a row and were unbeaten on their home floor for the season.
Two hours before the game with the sound systems and scoreboard being checked, LeBron James and Tim Duncan worked silently at opposite ends of the floor. James, headphones in his ears, worked up a sweat while polishing some post moves. Duncan, eyes in that famous thousand-yard stare, worked on bank shots and free throws.