LeBron James MVP

It started fast and ended faster for LeBron James and the Cavaliers last night as they beat the Atlanta Hawks 99-72 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi’s at The Q. With the crowd in full throat, and NBA Commish David Stern looking smug, the MVP of the League received his MVP trophy for a second time, this time for the home crowd to enjoy.

It was a special moment, another in many that lead me to believe LeBron will never leave the Cavaliers. It was after, as the game began, with everyone watching how the newly crowned MVP would play in his first game since getting the award, that let me know that any letdown after 10 days off would be nil. LeBron received the ball on the left block, dribbled around Maurice Evans and threw down a nasty 2-hand dunk over Josh Smith to let the Hawks and the 20,500+ in attendance that James was ready to go.