KING JAMES
NBA
• Voted a starting member of the 2007 NBA Eastern Conference All-Star Team. Led all players in votes received with 2,516,049 votes, the second-highest total in history behind Yao Ming’s 2005 total of 2,558,278.
•Recorded an East Team best 28 points and added six rebounds, six assists in 32 minutes of action as the East fell 153-132 to the West.
•Participated in the 2007 PlayStation Skills Challenge that was won by USA teammate Dwyane Wade, and which also featured Kobe Bryant and Chris Paul.
• Completed in 2005-06 his third NBA season, all with Cleveland.
• Helped lead Cleveland to a 50-32 regular season record, a runner-up finish in the Eastern Conference Central Division and the 2006 NBA Playoffs. Cavaliers' 50 wins in 2005-06 were eight more than their 42 in 2004-05, and its advancement to the Playoffs marked Cleveland's first appearance in the playoffs in eight years.
• Named 2005-06 All-NBA First Team, received the most first place votes (116) and the most total points (610).
• Started and played in 79 of Cleveland's 82 regular season games, and finished 2005-06 NBA regular season averaging a career high 31.4 ppg., 7.0 rpg., 6.6 apg., 1.56 spg., .0.84 bpg., while shooting 48.0 percent from the field, 33.5 percent from 3-point and 73.8 percent from the foul line.
• Finished 2005-06 ranked third overall in the NBA in scoring, second in efficiency points (2323.0), second in minutes played, second in field goals made and attempted, third in free throws attempted, sixth in free throws made, 12th in assists, 15th in steals, 19th in 3-point field goals attempted and tied for 25th in double-doubles (21).
• In 2005-06, joined Hall of Famers Oscar Robertson and Jerry West and five-time NBA MVP Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to post averages of at least 31 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
• After scoring 29 points and grabbing six rebounds and leading his East team back from 21 points down, he earned MVP honors at the 2006 NBA All-Star Game.
• In being named the All-Star game MVP, he became the youngest player so named.
• Finished runner-up in the 2006 PlayStation Skills Challenge.
• 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.
• Became in 2004-05 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 2004-05 in minutes per game (42.4), minutes played (3388), and field goals made (795), second in points scored (2175) 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 apg.).
• Named 2004-05 All-NBA Second Team, becoming the youngest player in league history to be awarded All-NBA honors.
• Named to and started in the 2005 NBA All-Star Game and recorded 13 points, eight rebounds, six assists.
• Scored a career-high and franchise record 56 points (18-36 FGs, 6-12 3pt FGs and 14-15 FTs) at Toronto on March 20, 2005.
• Named NBA Player of the Month for November 2004 and January 2005.
• Named 2003-04 NBA Rookie of the Year becoming the youngest player to ever receive the award, also named All-Rookie First Team.
• One of three rookies in NBA history to average at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists in one season (joining Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan).
• Won all six Rookie of the Month awards for the Eastern Conference to join Carmelo Anthony, San Antonio Spurs greats David Robinson (1989-90) and Tim Duncan (1997-98) as the only rookies in NBA history to receive Rookie of the Month honors every month of their inaugural season.
• Averaged an NBA 13th best 20.9 points a game, he also accounted for 5.5 rpg., an NBA 13th best 5.9 apg., and an NBA 13th best 1.65 spg. He started all 79 games he played in and compiled 3,122 minutes, which listed as the ninth most in the NBA. He also ranked fourth in field goals attempted (1492), seventh in field goals made (622), and 15th in free throws attempted (460).
• Was in the top five among rookies in all major statistical categories. Led all rookies in steals (1.65 spg), was second in scoring (20.9 ppg), third in assists (5.9 apg) and fifth in rebounding (5.5 rpg).
• Became the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 or more points when he
recorded 41 on March 27 vs. New Jersey.
• Helped the Cavaliers compile a 35-47 overall mark to more than double previous season's total of 17 wins.
• Selected in the first round (first pick overall) of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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