CLEVELAND, Ohio - The greatest era in Cavaliers history was at first a product of sheer, dumb lottery luck. From 2003-10, it was symbolized by clouds of rosin, thrown by LeBron James in introductions before each game. It was an imitation both of Michael Jordan and Kevin Garnett.
But really, there was no one like him.
The first era ended in 2010. When the dust cleared, the huge banner on the building across the street from The Q came down, as did the magic cloud hovering above James' head, as he posed in a jersey whose back read "James.