CLEVELAND -- Suddenly, the LeBron puppet was speechless. So were the mortified fans inside a famously raucous arena in a sports-cursed, economy-blighted town, where THIS was not supposed to be happening. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was ticketed as another chapter in a coronation, a poof of resin in the air followed by another romp by the Cavaliers, a prelude to a LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant matchup that already is being overhyped on vitaminwater commercials as "The Great Debate."LeBron James Needs More Help as Magic Cramp Style
CLEVELAND -- Suddenly, the LeBron puppet was speechless. So were the mortified fans inside a famously raucous arena in a sports-cursed, economy-blighted town, where THIS was not supposed to be happening. Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals was ticketed as another chapter in a coronation, a poof of resin in the air followed by another romp by the Cavaliers, a prelude to a LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant matchup that already is being overhyped on vitaminwater commercials as "The Great Debate."



