An off-night?

LeBron James feels he didn't play that well in last night's 88-80 win over Portland. The man got his seventh triple-double of the year, with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and he doesn't think he played that well. Of course, it did break his 21-game streak of scoring at least 25 points. But still, this tells you how high he's set the bar for himself.

Wally Szczxzqzerbiak (shown in that flattering photo above) thinks LeBron was being hard on himself. Szczerbiak said, “It’s scary, it really is. It’s pretty special being on this team and seeing him day in and day out. Being able to watch it, the fans are probably watching the best basketball player in the world. It’s arguable between him and Kobe (Bryant), and I’m going to argue for him every day.”

Amen, brother. It's true, LeBron didn't quite play up to his usual standards, but he still was the main reason we won that game.

The Cavs didn't get their first lead until there were nine seconds left in the third quarter, and they came from behind despite losing Ben Wallace in the first half with back spasms. Let's hope that's not too serious, because with Z, Boobie and Sasha out, we can't afford to lose another body.