The Cavaliers traveled to Philadelphia last night, and went down to the wire needing an impressive 4th quarter run to take this game 108-101. LeBron did yet again (36 points) what was needed to keep the Cavs from losing to a team that they have no business being in a close game with. Philadelphia gave the Cavaliers all they could handle and led late in the fourth quarter until Bron Bron (along with some help from Mo) decided to save the day once again by hitting two crowd-silencing 3 pointers. Mo Williams also came to play, and Shaq dominated in the first quarter making several of his jump-turn hook shots. Boobie Gibson did not miss a single 3 pointer he shot. If Gibson shoots such a high percentage from behind the arc, why does he not get 25 shots a game? Mike Brown may think he may presents a defensive liability since he's really a 2-guard and he's always matched up against taller players, but from what I've seen this season his defense has improved significantly. He only played 26 minutes last night and went 3-3 from behind the line, giving the Cavs 9 points.. let him play 40 and see what happens.

Andre Igoudala led the 76ers with 26 points, and he definitely had a monster throwdown loosely comparable to the tenacity LeBron shows on his own sort of signature dunk. I wonder if Austin Carr said to himself.. "throws the hammer down?" LeBron did have several impressive drive and slams also, and showed Igoudala why he's not even close to his level. The 76ers are a team that runs at every conceivable chance they get, and they won the fastbreak points statistic 30-14, which really never translates to wins for them. They have a lot of young talent with Igoudala, Jrue Holiday, and Thaddeus Young. Once this team can figure out how to score points in a half-court set, and they get a legitimate center, (Brand you suck) they may be able to compete in the Eastern Conference. Igoudala needs a better supporting cast, which brings me to "The Answer."

After watching once city-savior Allen Iverson make one-third of the shots he threw up, it was obvious to all that he does not help this team and most often just gets in the way. His 4 for 12 shooting was far from the answer, and made me question whether he should even be coming off the bench for this team. "Practice? We talking bout practice?" Yeah, we are actually, and you could use some. Allen, do us all a favor by retiring, so we can remember when you were actually good. There's a reason you were traded to Denver, shipped to Detroit, signed with Memphis, and now found yourself back with the 76ers. Your plus-minus was -11, meaning your team played worse with you on the floor. You can't come off the bench? No team worth playing for is going to start you, and your return to Philly was pretty much pointless. LeBron will never leave Cleveland, and if he did he wouldn't return after he clearly lost a step, to take minutes away from players who need all the experience they can get. No team will ever feel bad enough for LeBron that they let him come in and make a bad situation even worse. Iverson is no longer the answer, his new nickname should be "The Unwanted". LeBron James is the answer. LeBron James is underrated