NEW YORK — His first attempt was a set shot from the 3-point line, and naturally, he drilled it.
His toes never completely left the floor on his second shot either, this one another 3-pointer that drained through the bottom of the net.
So, it was immediately clear Tuesday night that LeBron James was quite comfortable with his feet planted squarely on the ground in this, his favorite city, and the King barely had to break a sweat as the Cleveland Cavaliers romped past New York 119-101 in James’ first game at the Garden since he dropped 50 on the Knicks late last season.
This, however, was the first time that James had entered the building with the locals having legitimate reason to believe their future savior was setting foot in his future home. The game came four nights after the Knicks made two major trades that set the course for the future direction of their franchise, clearing $27 million of salary cap room for 2010-11 when they traded away Zach Randolph and Jamal Crawford.
