Live broadcast, April 22 -17 years ago today, James staged his first playoff show. He scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in three pairs.
On April 22, 2006, the Cavaliers welcomed G1 of the Eastern first round series with wizards at home, which was also James’s first playoff show in the third grade at that time. As a soldier, James played 48 minutes, made 12 out of 27 shots, and scored 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists. He led the team to defeat the Wizards with Arenas, Butler and Jamison 97-86.
In that series, the Knight finally advanced 4-2. However, they faced the piston in the next round and lost 3-4 after 7 hard battles.