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Cleveland's backup plan

By Chris Broussard
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the NBA's only true title contender lacking an elite big man. The Los Angeles Lakers have Pau Gasol, the Orlando Magic have Dwight Howard and the Houston Rockets have Yao Ming. The Boston Celtics' title hopes vanished with the knee injury to their own interior All-Star, Kevin Garnett. Yet the Cavs have managed to overcome the absence of a bona fide 20-10 guy in their pursuit of a championship. The brilliance of LeBron James obviously makes up for much of that problem ...

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