Scouting report: Cavaliers vs. Pistons
Updated: May 8, 2006, 11:19 AM ET
By | Scouts Inc.
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LeBron James has validated his career in some people's eyes because he has now won a playoff series. The critics said that James can't be Michael Jordan until he wins in the playoffs.
LeBron James has validated his career in some people's eyes because he has now won a playoff series. The critics said that James can't be Michael Jordan until he wins in the playoffs.
How quickly people forget that Jordan went 1-9 in his first 10 playoff games. In a second-round series with the Eastern Conference defending champion Detroit Pistons, expect James to catch up to Jordan's loss totals before he approaches Jordan's ring totals.
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