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2006-07 SEASON:
Played in 78 games (78 starts)…averaged 27.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.60 steals per game…became just the second player in NBA history to post three consecutive seasons of at least 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (Oscar Robertson)…ranked second in the NBA in points (2132) and field goals made (772), third in minutes per game (40.9), fourth in points per game (27.3), fifth in free throws made (489), 11th in steals per game (1.60) and 15th in assists per game (6.0)…scored a season-high 41 points on 17-31 shooting including 6-8 at the free throw line on March 7 at Detroit…grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds to go along with 24 points and nine assists vs. Utah on March 17…led or tied for the team lead in scoring 65 times, in assists 51 times, in steals 36 times, in blocks 23 times and in rebounds on 10 occasions…scored at least 29 points in 10 straight games from Feb. 15 – March 10, averaging 34.0 points on .536 shooting, 5.8 rebounds and 5.8 assists during that stretch…in team history, currently ranks sixth in points scored (8439), seventh in field goals made (3064), sixth in field goals attempted (6620), fourth in three-point field goals made (397), fourth in three-point field goals attempted (1214), fourth in free-throws made (1914), fourth in free-throws attempted (2611), first in scoring average (26.7), eighth in defensive rebounds (1734), fifth in assists (2033) and fifth in steals (555)…posted 64 games of 20 or more points, 33 games of 30 or more points and one game of 40 or more points…in the month of March, averaged 30.3 points on .484 shooting, 6.7 rebounds and 7.0 assists per game while Cleveland went 11-5 in the month…posted one triple-double on the season with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on Jan. 19 at Denver…put up 16 double-doubles (11 point-rebound double-doubles, four point-assist double-doubles and one triple-double)…missed games and was Inactive for games at Philadelphia on Jan. 26 and versus Golden State on Jan. 30 with a sprained right big toe, versus Sacramento on March 13 with back spasms and at Boston on April 1 with right knee tendonitis.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER:
During the 2005-06 season, played in 79 games (79 starts)…averaged a career-high 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.56 steals per game…became just the fourth player in NBA history to average at least 31.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists for an entire season (Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan and Jerry West)…named First-Team All-NBA, an NBA All-Star and the All-Star Game MVP…ranked third in the league in points per game (31.4), second in field goals made (875), second in triple-doubles (5), second in efficiency ranking (29.4), sixth in free throws made (601), 12th in assists per game (6.6), 15th in steals per game (1.56) and 19th in defensive rebounds (481)…led or tied for the team lead in points 72 times, assists 59 times, steals 35 times, blocks 23 times and rebounds 18 times…posted 70 games of 20 or more points, 49 games of 30 or more points, 10 games of 40 or more points and two games of 50 or more points…set career highs in blocks per game (0.84), field goal percentage (.480), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1,823), three-pointers made (127), three-pointers attempted (379), free throws made (601) and free throws attempted (814)…posted a career-high five triple-doubles which ranked second in the league…put up 21 double-doubles (18 point-rebound double-doubles and three point-assist double-doubles)…shattered his own franchise records in points scored in a single season (2,478) along with setting Cavaliers records for a single season in each of the following categories: scoring average (31.4), field goals made (875), field goals attempted (1,823), free throws made (601) and free throw attempts (814)…on the season, made 19 of 29 field-goal attempts in the last two minutes of a one-possession game (66 percent) which led all players in that statistic…led the league in “and -1” plays; plays in which a player is fouled when making a field goal and then making the subsequent free throw…scored a season-high 52 points on 19-29 shooting including 5-9 from three-point range at Milwaukee on Dec. 10…set career, franchise and NBA season highs in free throws made (24) and free throws attempted (28) on March 12 at Miami on his way to 47 points…became the youngest player to reach 4,000 career points (Nov. 18 vs. Orlando), 5,000 career points (Jan. 21 at Utah) and 6,000 career points (March 29 vs. Dallas)…four-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month (November 2004, January 2005, November 2005, March 2006)…during a seven-game stretch from Dec. 26-Jan. 10, posted at least 30 points, seven rebounds and five assists in each game joining Oscar Robertson during the 1965-66 season and Wilt Chamberlain during the 1963-64 season as the only players to ever accomplish the feat…missed game on April 13 vs. New York with a left ankle sprain…was placed on the Inactive List for three games…during the 2004-05 season, played in a total of 80 games (80 starts)…averaged 27.2 points and career highs of 7.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 2.21 steals per game…became just the fifth player in NBA history to post averages of 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists for an entire season…ranked first in the NBA in minutes per game (42.4), minutes played (3388), and field goals made (795), second in points scored (2,175) and steals (177), third in points per game (27.2), steals per game (2.21) and triple-doubles (four), fifth in assists (577) and sixth in assists per game (7.2)…named All-NBA Second Team becoming the youngest player in league history to be awarded All-NBA honors…scored a career-high and franchise record 56 points on 18-36 FG, 6-12 3FG and 14-15 FT at Toronto on March 20…led or tied for the team lead in scoring 64 times, rebounds 16 times, assists 57 times, steals 46 times and blocks on 12 occasions…posted 25 double-doubles including four triple-doubles (11 point-rebound double-doubles, 10 point-assist double-doubles and four triple-doubles)…became the youngest player and second-fastest player (Oscar Robertson) to reach career numbers of 3,500 points, 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists…selected as a starter to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team becoming the second All-Star starter in team history (Shawn Kemp)…posted 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Eastern Conference in the All-Star Game…set the franchise record for minutes played in a season by posting 3,388 minutes…named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month twice (Nov. and Jan.)…became the youngest player (20 years, 20 days old) in NBA history to post a triple-double with his 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists at Portland on Jan. 19…posted another triple-double just three days later at Golden State with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists…scored between 20-29 points 41 times, 30-39 points 24 times, 10-19 points on 11 occasions, 40-49 points four times and 50-59 points one time and 0-9 points one time…averaged 33.9 points, 10.9 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 2.5 steals per game during the last eight games of the season…missed two games from Jan. 28-30 with a sprained left ankle…during the 2003-04 season, played in a total of 79 (79 starts) games with the Cavaliers…averaged 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds and 5.9 assists in 39.5 minutes per game…named NBA Rookie of the Year becoming the first Cavalier and youngest player to ever receive the award…one of three rookies in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in one season (O. Robertson, M. Jordan)…led team in scoring, steals and minutes…led the Cavaliers in scoring on 39 occasions, in assists 41 times and in steals on 37 occasions…recorded 12 double-doubles…ranked 10th in the NBA in minutes per game (39.5)…ranked 13th in the league in scoring, assists and steals…finished first among rookies in steals, second in scoring average, third in assists per game and fifth in rebounding average…finished third among rookies in double-doubles with 12…scored over 30 points on 13 occasions…named the NBA Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month every month of the season (Nov. – April) becoming the first Cavalier to accomplish that feat…scored 33 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out six assists in the Rookie Challenge during All-Star Weekend…became the youngest player to score 1,000 points in NBA history on Feb. 9 and the youngest to score 40 points in a game on March 27…scored 41 points versus New Jersey on March 27 while dishing out 13 assists… scored the most points in an NBA debut by any prep-to-pro player with 25 points at Sacramento on Oct. 29, 2003…set a career highs of 55 minutes to go along with 33 points and seven assists versus Memphis on Nov. 29...hit 16 FTM on his way to 37 points against Boston on Dec. 13…posted 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists against Portland on Dec. 28…missed three straight games with a sprained right ankle (Jan. 20 to Jan 24).

NBA PLAYOFF CAREER:
During the 2007 Playoffs, played in 20 games (all starts)…averaged 25.1 points, 8.1 rebounds and 8.0 assists per game…during the NBA Finals, averaged 22.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game…had at least six rebounds in all four games during The Finals…in the conference finals versus Detroit, averaged 25.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game…scored a franchise-record 48 points on 18-33 shooting to go along with nine rebounds and seven assists in Game 5 at Detroit…scored 29 of the Cavaliers final 30 points including the last 25 points overall…over the final four games of the conference finals, averaged 31.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game…set a franchise record for double-doubles in a playoff season with eight (passed Brad Daugherty)…tied his playoff career high with 14 rebounds in Game 6 versus Detroit to go along with 20 points and eight assists…dished out at least seven assists in 15 of the 16 playoff games in the first three rounds…scored 36 points and posted a career-playoff high tying 12 assists in Game 2 versus New Jersey…dished out a career playoff-high tying 12 assists in back-to-back games (Games 2 and 3) versus New Jersey…had at least seven assists in each of the first eight playoff games to become the first Cavalier ever and the first non-guard in NBA history to have at least seven assists in eight straight playoff games…posted four consecutive double-doubles from Game 4 at Washington through Game 3 at New Jersey…averaged 24.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists in the Conference Semifinals versus New Jersey…in the first round against Washington, played in four games (all starts) and averaged 27.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 7.5 assists in 45.5 minutes per game…posted at least 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists in all four games versus Washington…during the 2006 Playoffs, played in 13 games (13 starts)…averaged 30.8 points, 8.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists…scored a Cavaliers playoff record for most points during a playoff season (400 points)…joined Oscar Robertson (1963) as the only two players to average at least 30.0 points, 8.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a single postseason…averaged 35.7 points in the six-game first round series against Washington…his scoring average was the third-highest for a player in their debut playoff series behind only Wilt Chamberlain (38.7 in 1960) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (36.2 in 1970)…his average in the Washington series was the highest scoring playoff series in team history (previously Campy Russell in the 1978 playoffs at 27.5 points per game) while tallying the most total points as well (214)…scored a then franchise playoff record 45 points vs. Washington in Game 5 on May 3…posted 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in game one vs. Washington to become the second youngest player in NBA history to post a playoff triple-double (and only the third player ever to post a triple-double in his playoff debut (Johnny McCarthy and Magic Johnson)…became the first player in NBA history to score more than 40 points in his first playoff road game with 41 points in Game 3 at Washington during the 2006 Playoffs…averaged 26.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists against Detroit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals…entering the second round of the 2007 Playoffs, James ranks third among all NBA players in history (minimum 400 points) in playoff scoring average at 30.1 points per game (Michael Jordan averaged 33.4 points and Allen Iverson has averaged 30.2 points).

NOTABLE:
First-Team All-NBA (2005-06)…Second Team All-NBA (2004-05 and 2006-07)…three-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007)…NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006)...The Sporting News NBA Co-MVP (2006)…All-Rookie First Team (2003-04)…10-time Eastern Conference Player of the Week…five-time Eastern Conference Player of the Month (November 2004, January 2005, November 2005, March 2006 and March 2007)…is the youngest player to be: selected #1 overall (June 26, 2003), be named All-NBA (2004-05), score 30 points in a game (Nov. 29, 2003 vs. Memphis), score 40 points in a game (March 27, 2004 vs. New Jersey), score 50 points in a game (March 20, 2005 at Toronto), lead his team in points per game (2003-04), win NBA Rookie of the Year (2003-04), score 1,000 career points (Feb. 9, 2004 vs. Boston), score 2,000 career points (Nov. 27, 2004 vs. Chicago), score 3,000 career points (March 2, 2005 vs. Seattle), score 4,000 career points (Nov. 18, 2005 vs. Orlando), score 5,000 career points (Jan. 21 2005 at Utah), score 6,000 career points (March 29, 2006 vs. Dallas), score 7,000 career points (Dec. 23, 2006 vs. Orlando), score career 8,000 points (March 14, 2007 at Memphis), record a triple-double (Jan. 19, 2005 at Portland; 20 years, 20 days old), score 2,000 points in a single season (2004-05), win All-Star Game MVP (Feb. 19, 2006 at Houston at 21 years, 55 days old), be selected First-Team All-NBA (21 years, 138 days old) and average at least 30 points per game in a season (2005-06)…is one of only three players in NBA history to average at least 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in his rookie season…one of only five players in NBA history to average over 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in a season (2004-05)…is one of only four players in NBA history to average at least 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists in a single season (2005-06)…one of only three players since 1970 to record nine straight games of scoring 35 or more points (March 22 – April 2, 2006).

HIGH SCHOOL CAREER:
Named the consensus 2003 National High School Player of the Year…named the PARADE High School Boys Basketball Player of the Year as a junior and senior, becoming the first repeat winner in the 47-year history of the award…named the USA Today and Gatorade Player of the Year as both a junior and senior…led St. Vincent-St. Mary (SVSM) to three state championships in four seasons…named Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio by the Associated Press (AP) for three straight seasons beginning with his sophomore year…named to USA Today All-USA First Team for three consecutive seasons beginning with his sophomore season…totaled 2,657 points, 892 rebounds and 523 assists in four seasons at SVSM…named the MVP of McDonald’s High School All-American Game, the EA Sports Roundball Classic and the Jordan Capital Classic…in the McDonalds Game, led the East to a 122-107 victory with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists…in the Round Ball Classic, led West to 120-119 victory with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and hit the game-winning jump shot with 25 seconds remaining…in the Capital Classic, scored 34 points and added 12 rebounds and 6 assists as his team dropped a 107-102 decision…as a senior in 2002-03, led the team to a 25-1 record and the national high school championship as selected by USA Today…averaged 31.6 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 4.6 apg and 3.4 spg on the season…scored 25 points and added 11 rebounds as SVSM defeated Kettering Alter 40-36 in Columbus, Ohio on March 22 to capture their third state title in four seasons…scored a career-high 52 points on 21-35 FG against Westchester High School of Los Angeles…as a junior in 2001-02, led the team to a runner-up finish for the state championship…averaged 29.0 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.7 apg and 3.3 spg on the season…during his sophomore season in 2000-01, led SVSM to the Division III state title for the second straight season by defeating Miami East (Casstown)…team finished fifth in USA Today Super 25 rankings…became the first sophomore player ever chosen for USA Today All-USA First Team…averaged 25.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 5.8 apg and 3.8 spg for the year…led team to 27-0 record and the Division III state title as freshman in 1999-00…averaged 18.0 ppg and 6.2 rpg.