LEBRON JAMES TO BE NAMED NBA MVP

Lebron James is going to be named the NBA MVP this afternoon. This news comes from Cavs beat writer Brian Windhorst of the Plain Dealer. I'm not a Cavs fan, but I like Windhorst's work for sure. Windhorst is a great writer and definitely a reliable source. Congrats to Lebron on getting the MVP. It's well deserved...

James has chosen to have the announcement at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. All his Cavs teammates are expected to be there as well as representatives from Kia, which will give him a new car as part of the honor.

He will be the first Cav to win the honor in history and the second youngest ever to win the award behind Wes Unseld in 1969. James averaged 28.4 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists this season, his sixth in the NBA.

Also check out this awesome WITNESS video sent to me by a huge Cavs/ Lebron fan, Suman...



Also, here are some of the numbers LBJ put up this year. Pretty sick...

LeBron James' sixth NBA season with the Cleveland Cavaliers resulted in his first Most Valuable Player award. Here is a capsule look at the numbers:

• Played 81 games, a career high (previous: 80 in 2004-2005). Missed zero games because of injury.

• Cavaliers went 66-15 with him in lineup, 0-1 without. The 66-16 overall record is best -- by plenty -- in franchise history.

• Played 3,054 minutes, for an average of 37.7 per game. The average is lowest of his career (previous: 39.5 in 2003-2004). LBJ treated himself to rest by orchestrating numerous victories by large margins.

• The minutes total is second-lowest of his career (lowest: 3,027 in 2007-2008). He played 334 fewer minutes than in 80 games of 2004-2005.

• Went 789-of-1,613 from the field. The .489 percentage is best of his career (previous: .484 in 2007-2008). It improved his career percentage to .471.

• Went 132-of-384 from 3-point range. The total makes are a career high (previous: 127 in 2005-2006). The .344 percentage is second-best of his career (best: .351 in 2004-2005).

• Went 594-of-762 from the line. The .780 percentage is best of his career (previous: .754 in 2003-2004). It improved his career percentage to .738.

• Scored 2,304 points, for an average of 28.4. He is averaging 27.5 through six seasons. He continued to extend his franchise record for points (12,993).

• Grabbed 613 rebounds, the highest total of his career (previous: 592 in 2007-2008). The average of 7.6 ranks second (best: 7.9 in 2007-2008).

• Had 587 assists, the highest total of his career (previous: 577 in 2004-2005). The average of 7.2 ties a career-high (2004-2005, 2007-2008).

• Made 137 steals, for an average of 1.69.

• Blocked 93 shots, the highest total of his career (previous: 81 in 2007-2008). The average of 1.15 is highest of his career (previous: 1.1 in 2007-2008).

• Committed 241 turnovers. The average of 3.0 is lowest of his career (previous: 3.2 in 2006-2007).

• Did not foul out. LBJ has been disqualified three times in 472 career games.

• Scored season-high 55 on Feb. 20 at Milwaukee. Went 16-of-29 from field, including 8-of-11 from 3-point range, and 15-of-22 from line.

• Scored 50-plus three times. Cavaliers were 3-0. All three occurred on road. LBJ has eight career 50-point games, all on road.

• Scored at least 10 points in 81 games. Leads all active players with 202 consecutive games in double figures. Has not scored below 10 since Jan. 5, 2007, at Milwaukee (eight).

• Notched 29 double-doubles, giving him 134 in his career.

• Notched seven triple-doubles, giving him 24 in his career.

• Averaged 30.7 points in 12 February games.

• Scored 40-plus nine times. Cavaliers were 8-1.

• Scored 30-plus 34 times. Cavaliers were 29-5.

• According to the NBA official game books, LBJ had 125 dunks this season. He had 45 in the first quarter, 19 in the second, 38 in the third and 23 in the fourth. He had 38 dunks in the first 20 games, 32 in the next 20, 32 in the next 20 and 23 in the final 21.

Here is Joe Smith's jam for the Cavs...



And here is another tight jam for for you Cavs fans...