To all the doubters, the Cavs are now only 1 1/2 games out of the NBA playoffs.
LeBron James scored 21 points and fellow rookie Jason Kapono added 19 to help the Cleveland Cavaliers overcome a 25-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Hornets 104-100 in a thriller Monday.
The Cavaliers were down 49-24 with less than seven minutes to go in the second quarter but made one of the best comebacks in franchise history to take the lead for the first time with 7:42 to play.
Cleveland then survived a late charge by the Hornets to win its third straight game. Carlos Boozer (former Duke man) led the Cavaliers with 24 points.
Posted by Ron at February 24, 2004 02:07 PM