Cavs beat Lakers 93-87

Lebron is just too strong. His 'and one' plays against the Lakers were great. That layup he put in right above Ron Artest's outstretched hand was amazing. He can consistently take three Lakers to the cup and score over them no matter who they are. I think the Lakers are still definitely the favorite in the playoffs but they are older than they were last year and not just by one year because of the Trevor Ariza/Ron Artest swap. I'm not sure that they peaked last year, but some of the other top teams (Cavs, Magic, Nuggets) that have better young star players might be improving faster than them at this point. Lebron is a better scorer than he was last year. You can see it in his jumper, which looks more confident. It is borne out in the numbers too. His shooting percentage is up. So is his three point percentage. I know it was just a regular season game, but I can't wait for the playoffs.