--TNT earned a 2.3 rating for the Cavaliers-Lakers game on Monday, which made it the most watched NBA game of the season on cable (3,654,000 viewers) and the most watched NBA telecast on TNT since opening night of the 2003-04 season.
--Lakers coach Phil Jackson has loved watching F LeBron James' development into an all-time great. "The way he's going, he's going to be up there with the top five to 10 (all-time)," Jackson said. QUOTE TO NOTE: "He's turned into a super hero. He was like Superman when he was young. When you have caliber player like LeBron, you have to surround him with some good guys and try to win a championship." -- Grizzlies F Darius Miles, on Cavs F LeBron James.
