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LeBron's new role: Point power forward

By Elena Bergeron
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, January 16, 2009

There's more to the Cavs' league-leading 31-7 record going into tonight's showdown at LA than LeBron's liberal baby-powder regimen. Thanks to an improved shooting core, this year Mike Brown has been able to sprinkle James in more at the power forward spot. There's a lot of reasons why LBJ at the four makes sense: his big body enables him to bang while a three-guard lineup exploits the backcourt match-ups; his improved jumper means the Cavs field four guys that could theoretically hit game-winnin ...

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