http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/279476On paper, it’s a mismatch, James against Moon, one of the most hyped players of all-time against a kid who’s been an NBA starter for all of six whole games.

In Moon’s mind, it’s just another job to be done.

“I love the opportunity to be able to guard a guy like that, to be on the same court as a guy like LeBron James,” Moon said yesterday after practice at the Cavaliers’ facility in this suburb of Cleveland.

“I don’t look at it like, `Ah, let me tremble in my shoes because it’s LeBron James,’ I look forward to the opportunity.”

If Moon has shown anything this season it’s that he’s willing to defend anyone coach Sam Mitchell tells him to. He’s had Chicago’s Luol Deng, Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko, Al Harrington of Golden State, Indiana’s Danny Granger, Josh Howard of Dallas and Rudy Gay of Memphis.

That’s a half-dozen highly skilled small forwards – none as good as James, of course – and Moon has acquitted himself well. None have exploded for more than 20 points and Moon hasn’t been given an extraordinary amount of defensive help from his teammates.