<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CLEVELAND - When LeBron James watches film and sees No. 23 make a mistake he usually loudly and profanely criticizes himself. Stands to reason his living room wasn't a friendly place to be the past several days as he's repeatedly watched a DVD of the Cavaliers' Game 2 loss to the Washington Wizards. His study of perhaps his worst performance of the season -- 7-of-25 shooting with 10 turnovers -- left him defiant before heading to Washington for Game 3, which is tonight at the Verizon Center. ``I've watched the game over and over,'' James said after the Cavs' workout Thursday. ``You'll see a different performance out of me. I'll be ready, I promise you.'' The last time James had such a bad night, in January at Golden State when he went 5-for-22 shooting for just 14 points, he came back with 51 points in the next game at the Utah Jazz. That type of result isn't expected, but if the Cavs are to realize the obvious goal of re-taking homecourt advantage by winning one of the next two games in Washington, he's got to be closer to the James of Game 1 when he had a triple double that included 32 points. ``It's how you react after a loss,'' James said. ``I've had bad games before. I can't let it affect me being the leader of the team.'' James thought he kept making two general mistakes in the 89-84 loss: he didn't take what the Wizards were giving him and he didn't react to their defensive rotations. As a result, he was constantly bulling into bodies and throwing passes ripe to be plucked. He was hit with two offensive fouls, missed seven shots in the paint and became frustrated. Nothing was more shocking than his missed dunk in transition, something never before seen since he entered the NBA. ``I had to rewind it four or five times and chuckle a little bit,'' Cavs coach Mike Brown said. ``You may never see that again. It was just one of those games. Hopefully it doesn't carry over.'' Buoyed by their ability to limit James the last time out, it lends itself to reason that the Wizards will continue to be physical with him around the basket. With the Cavs ahead by 15 points in the first quarter Tuesday, Wizards center Brendan Haywood clotheslined James on a drive to the basket. A few moments later, the Wizards started an 18-0 run that changed the course of the game and they jostled James the rest of the way. It has been suggested that Haywood's hit changed the course of the series, but James begs to differ. ``Roughhousing never has an affect on my game,'' he said. ``I can play finesse, I can play physical. Whatever type of game it is, I'm up for it. It was a hard foul and it was a message they weren't going to let me get to the hole without contact. As far as how it was taken, I don't think it mattered.'' James wasn't the only one making promises Thursday. The Cavs swore to make Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who has scored a combined 19 points in the first two games, more of a factor in Game 3. ``It has been a struggle,'' Ilgauskas said. ``They've been doubling me or sinking to the middle. I was never able to get any rhythm.''</div> Source
