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James, Cavaliers look to continue strong play

Mar 5, 2008 - 2:15 PM Cleveland (34-26) at New York (18-42) 7:30 pm EST

NEW YORK (Ticker) - LeBron James continues to pile up the accolades and the Cleveland Cavaliers keep on winning.

James and the Cavaliers go for their third straight win on Wednesday when they visit the lowly New York Knicks.

The 23-year-old phenom, James picked up his second consecutive NBA Player of the Month award on Monday after averaging 30.2 points, 8.9 rebounds and 8.5 assists in 14 games during February. It is the seventh time in his career that James has won a Player of the Month award.

James carried his strong play into March, scoring 37 points to lead Cleveland to a 95-86 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday - their fifth victory in their last seven games overall.

The Knicks suffered their third straight loss on Monday, enduring a 100-88 drubbing against the New Orleans Hornets. Jamal Crawford scored 20 points while David Lee pulled down 16 rebounds.

Crawford and Lee have played well despite the losing streak. Crawford is averaging 21 points over the last three games while Lee has grabbed at least 14 boards in three of the previous four contests.