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Ever wonder what it feels like to play in your first game in the NBA? Let Danny Green tell you about the 31 seconds he played at the end of the first quarter in Miami on Nov.

Shaquille O'Neal asked for a shot. The Cavaliers gave him 10 days off instead. The team wouldn't comply when O'Neal asked for a cortisone injection to make his ailing shoulder feel better, choosing to treat it with rest and rehab.

The Cavaliers went back to their tried-and-true formula a ' LeBron, LeBron and more LeBron a ' and it got the usual result.

When LeBron James pops up off the bench about midway through the fourth quarter and heads to the scorer's table for admission, teammates Jawad Williams and Danny Green give the signal.

"I know what I can do as a player and I've never been afraid," said Earl Boykins after helping the Wizards beat Delonte West and the Cavaliers on Tuesday.

Cleveland center Shaquille O'Neal has missed his fourth straight game with a strained right shoulder.

LeBron James was stymied down the stretch by DeShawn Stevenson, Antawn Jamison delivered 31 points and 10 rebounds in his season debut, and the Washington Wizards beat the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 108-91, last night to end a six-game losing streak.

Cleveland superstar LeBron James was nursing a sore left wrist Wednesday after banging it on the rim of the basket in the Cavsa 108-91 National Basketball Association loss to Washington.

Shaquille O'Neal could miss the Cleveland Cavaliers' next couple of games with a strained shoulder.

LeBron James had 31 points and 12 assists, while J.J. Hickson added a career-high 21 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers held off a gutsy effort by the short-handed Golden State Warriors, winning 114-108 Tuesday night.

Given a chance to make an impression as a starter against the Knicks, J.J. Hickson will remain in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Orlando.

Every so often, a moment in sports occurs which transcends life and enters the halls of immortality.

Robbins native and Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade threw down what has to be one of the better dunks in recent memory last night during last night's loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Having them on the same court was enough of a treat for now. The two All-Stars put on a show in their first showdown of the season, and James scored 34 points to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Miami Heat 111-104. Wade scored 36 points but couldn't rally the Heat from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter.

Both consciously and subconsciously, the Cavaliers seem to be preparing themselves for life without Delonte West .

Daniel Gibson's willingness to accept the contact of this drive by Washington's DeShawn Stevenson led to an offensive foul being called on the Wizards' guard.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have thus far been one of the more disappointing teams in the NBA.

People watching the Cleveland Cavaliers at home may have more comfortable seats for a cheaper price, but it's what goes on when the cameras are off that makes the game at The Q such a memorable experience.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks When: 8:00 PM Where: TV/Radio: ESPN, WTAM 1100 Lineups Knicks: Cavaliers: Injuries Knicks: Eddy Curry , Nate Robinson Cavaliers: Leon Powe Game Notes * Tonight, the Cavaliers will take on the Knicks in Madison Square Garden.

Chicago Bulls' Joakim Noah passes the ball past Cleveland Cavaliers' Delonte West and Cleveland Cavaliers' Zydrunas Ilgauskas in the third quarter.