Game Notes: Cavaliers at Knicks

by Russ Bengtson Due to a quirk in the scheduling, the Cleveland Cavaliers made their only Madison Square Garden appearance of the season last night. This is probably for the best, as there are only so many ways reporters can ask LeBron James “so are you signing with the Knicks as soon as your contract runs out or not,” and only so many ways he can answer while a) leaving his options open,  b) clearly state that he’s a member in full standing of the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as c) that all that matters is winning, and the money will take care of itself. (Aside: The most striking thing about the continued LeBronstravaganza is how ill-suited the Garden itself is for a star of LeBron’s magnitude. The Knicks haven’t had a national—let alone international—star since Patrick Ewing, and he was about as approachable as a grizzly bear. If LeBron does actually become a Knick, the nightly crush will be beyond ridiculous. Imagine the Rolling Stones playing CBGB for a year (um, presuming it w...