Bodog Beat

The Cleveland Cavaliers visit Madison Square Garden tonight to take on the New York Knicks and it is the only chance this season for LeBron James to put on a show at the arena he adores.

NBA betting lines have the Cavs listed as 8-point road favorites.

This is probably the Knicks’ most anticipated game of the season, their first nationally televised one at home since March 19, 2006. They risk being embarrassed in front of ESPN’s audience if James is as good as he’s been in recent visits.

He had 50 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds in his last 2007-08 trip, then finished with 52 points and 11 assists in February. James scored only 26 in the first matchup last season, but that was only because he sat out the fourth quarter.

James averages 30.1 points at the Garden, just slightly behind Kobe Bryant's 30.5 for most by an active player.

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