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James, Cavaliers host Trail Blazers

Mar 10, 2008 - 1:47 PM Portland (33-30) at Cleveland (36-27) 7:00 pm EDT

CLEVELAND (Ticker) - LeBron James has never lost at home to the Portland Trail Blazers in his NBA career. James and the Cleveland Cavaliers look to extend that mark to 5-0 on Monday.

James is averaging 29 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7.0 assists in four career home games against the Trail Blazers. Cleveland has won by an average of 16 points in that span. The Trail Blazers have not lost at home to Portland since February 2, 2003.

King LeBron has been spectacular in March, averaging 41 points in four games. James is shooting 41.2 percent from 3-point range this month.

Cleveland has won seven of its last 10 games, including a 103-95 victory over Indiana on Saturday. When the Cavaliers last faced Portland on January 30, James finished with 37 points and 14 rebounds in Cleveland's 84-83 win. James scored 17 points in the fourth quarter - two more points that the entire Trail Blazers' team - and made a reverse layup with 0.9 seconds to play for the victory.

The Cavaliers have won five straight home games. Portland has won two straight, but has now become a longshot to make the playoffs in the loaded Western Conference.

"We don't feel like we're out of the playoffs yet," Trail Blazers power forward LaMarcus Aldridge said. "I think we're trying to finish this season off good. We know if we don't make the playoffs we still want to finish strong."