Decade of greatness: LeBron James best moments in Cleveland

CLEVELAND — LeBron James’ longest single tenure with a franchise is his current run with the Lakers.And his best seasons may have come during his four years with the Heat.But for James, Cleveland is where it all started and where he’s spent most of his ongoing 23-year NBA career.The Lakers’ eight-game “Grammy” trip continued against the Cavaliers on Wednesday night.It’s the Lakers’ lone regular-season matchup at Rocket Arena, meaning it could be one of the last NBA games James plays at the arena he used to call home for 11 seasons. James holds several Cavaliers career regular-season records, including games played (849), points (23,119), assists (6,228), rebounds (6,190), steals (1,376) and triple-doubles (64).

Every time he comes back to northeast Ohio, he’s showered with adoration from Cavaliers fans – many of whom hope he’ll play for Cleveland one more time before retiring.Here are James’ 11 greatest moments with the Cavaliers: There have not been many NBA debuts as anticipated as James’.How did he respond to the hype? By exceeding expectations – which became a common theme in James’ career after being the No.1 pick in the 2003 draft.James stuffed the stat sheet with 25 points, nine assists, six rebounds and four steals in his debut on Oct.

29, 2003.And even though the Cavaliers lost to the Kings, James provided early glimpses of what he’d become in his legendary career. One of the highlights from James’ second season was his first 50-point game, when he finished with 56 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a loss to the Raptors on March 20, 2005.James made the first of 21 consecutive All-Star and All-NBA teams after his second season. James led the Cavaliers to their first playoff appearance in eight years in his third season. He not only impressed in his playoff debut, recording a triple-double (32 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists), but the Cavaliers also won their first-round series against the Wizards in six games.�...