The CavsHQ Postgame Quick Hits from tonight’s loss to the Pistons in (or somewhat near) Detroit.

Three Corvettes:

1.  Mo Williams was shooting well when he was on the court, scoring 25 points on 9-of-16 shooting.

2.  Anderson Varejao came up with 11 rebounds, and was the only Cavalier with double-digit boards.

3.  LeBron James finished with a still-impressive 25 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals in under 40 minutes.

Three Chevettes:

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1.  The Cavs demonstrated no offensive aggressiveness in the second half.  It started with LeBron, who settled for too many jump shots in the second half, but it extended throughout the team.  Mo Williams chose to walk the ball up the court, often starting the offense with less than 12 seconds on the shot clock, and that was on those rare occasions where he decided to pass the ball at all.  And the rest of the team just stood still while LeBron and Mo dribbled the ball flat.  In short, the Cavaliers made life hard for themselves on the offensive end, which is a killer against a quality defensive team like the Pistons.

2.  The Pistons pulled away by abusing the Cavaliers perimeter defense.  Allen Iverson was leaving Williams in the dust on his drive-and-float jumpers.  Then Rasheed Wallace hit a couple of long 3’s to open up the Piston lead.  Then Rodney Stuckey scored six straight points right over Mo, and that was all she wrote.  The Cavaliers were just a step slow in shifting their feet tonight, and the Pistons took advantage by being aggressive and finding open shots. 

3.  To beat the Pistons on the road on a back-to-back, you have to get something from the bench.  The Cavaliers got next to nothing, with the bench only providing 12 points, with 5 from Varejao, 5 from Sasha Pavlovic, and just 2 from Daniel Gibson in 32 minutes.  The bench has to be able to give more of a spark on nights like this.

Three Questions:

1.  Does this loss say more about the Cavaliers, or the Pistons?  Obviously it’s a little of both, but I think you have to tip your hat to the Pistons tonight.  They tightened up their defense, and they started running more, which put a lot of pressure on the Cavaliers.  The Cavaliers were at an energy disadvantage playing on the back-to-back, and the Pistons capitalized on that.  That’s what good teams do.

2.  Are the Pistons a scarier team with Allen Iverson than they were with Chauncey Billups?  The jury is still out on Iverson as a Piston, but Detroit wasn’t going to win a championship the way they were constructed with Billups.  With Iverson, all bets are off come playoff time.

3.  Now that the win streak is over, are the Cavs going to be more susceptible to the letdown losses?  So far the Cavs have only lost 3 games, all to championship-caliber teams on the road.  Unlike recent seasons, the Cavs have been able to take care of teams like New Jersey and Milwaukee, beating them soundly like a team with championship aspirations should.  But the season is so young, it’s impossible to tell if that’s a trend, or just an early season burst that could fade as the season goes on.  The game against Atlanta on Saturday should go a long way towards answering this question.  

Go Cavs.  Time to regroup and keep that home winning streak going.

What to watch for tonight as the Cavs head into Detroit for a road battle with the Pistons:

1.  How will the team handle the back-to-back?  The toughest situation in the NBA schedule is a road-road back-to-back, which is what the Cavs are facing tonight in Detroit.  The Cavs were lucky to have a relatively easy fourth quarter last night, and should be as rested as possible when they get to the Motor City, but it will still be a struggle.  Hopefully the excitement of the moment and the chance to really assert themselves as a prime contender in the East will be enough to get the Cavaliers through the inevitable energy low tonight.  At least the Pistons are playing their first game off of a long West Coast road trip, and there is often a let-down in that first home game after the trip. 

2.  Will Allen Iverson continue to haunt the Cavaliers?  In his career against Cleveland, Iverson has averaged 28.3 points and 7.1 assists per game in 36 contests.  There was a time, not too long ago, when Iverson received the same kind of treatment in Cleveland that LeBron received in New Jersey last night, with as many fans rooting for him as were rooting against him.  And like LeBron last night, Iverson was often willing to oblige.  Iverson notched his first 50-point game in his rookie season at what was then Gund Arena, and has complemented that night with games of 37, 37, 54, 40, 41 and 38 points in Cleveland during his career.   And those are just the games where he scored more than 35.  Last night the Cavaliers were able to keep Vince Carter in check (though I would argue that Carter was pouting about the reception given to LeBron), and Delonte West and Daniel Gibson will again have their hands full with Iverson tonight.

3.  Will the Cavalier guards be able to give the team the same boost they did last night in New Jersey?  Against the Nets, the combination of Mo Williams, Delonte West, and Daniel Gibson managed to score a combined 39 points on 14-of-25 shooting and 9-of-11 from beyond the arc.  That kind of consistent production from the guard spots put a lot of pressure on any defense that is already leaning hard to defend LeBron James.  I don’t expect the guards to be quite so proficient from 3-point range, but if they can make some hay against Iverson, Rip Hamilton and second-year guard Rodney Stuckey, the Cavs will be in a good position to steal one in Detroit.

Just a few extra notes:

In a postgame interview last night, LeBron talked about the Cavaliers limiting themselves to 1 turnover in the second half.  But the most interest part was LeBron talking about how cutting down the turnovers allows the team to set up on the defensive end, where the team has been fantastic in the half-court defense.  Two weeks ago, the Cavs’ transition defense was exposed as the Bulls and the Pacers pushed at every opportunity, and the team looked relatively sloppy at times.  It’s good to see LeBron and the rest of the team recognizing how good decisions on the offensive end lead to an easier time on the defensive end.  That’s the Mike Brown philosophy getting through to the team.  I’m seriously impressed.

The Hawks, who are missing Josh Smith with an ankle injury, have now lost 4 in a row after starting the season with 6 straight wins.

Anthony Morrow, the kid who dropped 37 in his first start on Sunday, followed it up with 25 last night on 8-of-12 (75%) shooting as the Golden State Warriors beat the up-and-coming Portland Trailblazers.  I’m still skeptical, but stories like that are fun to watch.

Finally, Chris Bosh continued his fantastic season last night with 40 points and 18 rebounds.  Unfortunately, those stats are having a Kevin Garnett-in-Minnesota quality, as the Raptors lost by 13 in Orlando.

Go Cavs.

The CavsHQ Postgame Quick Hits from tonight’s solid win over the New Jersey Nets:

Sit Tight, Take Hold, Thunder Road:

 1.  The Cavaliers are beginning to show just how dangerous they can be.  They aren’t blowing teams out just yet, but they have found a way to build in the second half and really put teams away.  Once again the Cavs turned it on in the third and fourth quarters, combining multiple scoring weapons with a renewed dedication on the defensive end.  The Cavaliers allowed only 30 points in the second half tonight, while scoring 28 of their own in the third and 29 in the fourth.  When the team is firing on all cylinders, it’s a thing of beauty.  And if they can start cleaning up the second quarter doldrums, they will start blowing teams out early and often. 

2.  Delonte West exploded in the third quarter after a quiet first half, dropping 4 three-pointers in the quarter on his way to 16 points.  West found the soft spots in the Nets’ perimeter defense and took advantage, giving the Cavaliers that reliable outside shooter that they were lacking at the shooting guard position last season.  With West doing his Michael Redd impression and Mo Williams playing effectively, the Cavaliers have a backcourt that can really put pressure on teams, especially bad defensive teams like the Nets.

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3.  The Cavalier big men started showing hard on the pick-and-roll defense in the second half, and it completely shut down the Nets’ dribble penetration.  In the first half, the bigs looked bad because they were always coming over on help defense, which had them in bad rebounding position and led to a lot of offensive rebounds for the Nets.  In the second half, the Cavaliers extended the defense further from the basket to ward off the penetration earlier, and the Nets never adjusted.    

The Swamps of Jersey:

1.  The Cavs did not start the game ready to play tonight.  The offense was stagnant, they picked up too many cheap fouls and committed too many turnovers, and were lucky to keep the game as close as they did.  The Cavs had 10 turnovers in the first half compared to only 5 assists.  Fortunately the ball movement was much better in the second half, when the Cavs 15 assists while only turning the ball over twice.

2.  The Cavs have gotten a little too comfortable with trailing by a handful early in games.  So far they have been able to keep the games from getting out of hand, but that is dangerous way to play. 

3. No reason for a third bad thing tonight; Cavs win and get ready for tomorrow night.

The Questions:

 1.  How far has Mike Brown come as a head coach?  I’m going with “very far.”  The Cavaliers are making better adjustments than at any time during the Mike Brown era, and it has translated into the strong second-half showings by the team. 

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2. How high can he go?  LeBron scored his 11,000th NBA point ]tonight, becoming the youngest player to reach that mark.  At this rate, there is every reason to believe that James will end his careers as the NBA’s all-time point leader.  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar currently holds the record with 38387 points, but if LeBron scores another 2000 points this season (which is likely), he will be over one-third of the way to that mark after only his 6th season.  Kareem played 20 season to reach his mark, and if LeBron maintains his current pace, he could break Kareem’s record in his 18th season. 

3.  Still, even as he cruises to the all-time scoring record, what was LeBron doing on the floor late in the 4th Quarter with the game in hand?  I know that LeBron always wants to be on the floor, but there was a chance to get some rest tonight and enjoy the win.  It’s nitpicky, but it’s a concern.

Go Cavs.  Enjoy the night, and lets meet up tomorrow in Detroit.

What to watch for tonight as the Cavs head into the swamps of New Jersey to take on the Nets:

1.  Will the Cavs be able to contain Devin Harris?  I know I’ve been preaching doom and gloom every time the Cavaliers match up against a quality point guard, but I’m sticking to my guns here.  Harris has scored 30 points or more in each of his last 3 games (38, 30, 33), and he is exactly the type of quick guard who can take advantage of the lack of lateral quickness from the Cavalier guards. 

2.  What happens if (when) Vince Carter starts abusing smaller guards like Delonte West and Daniel Gibson?  When the Cavaliers matched up with the Nuggets last week, Mike Brown let Boobie Gibson try to guard J.R. Smith at the end of the first quarter.  That experiment lasted all of four minutes, as Smith lit Gibson up for six points and drew three fouls without even trying.  Brown pulled Gibson and inserted Sasha Pavlovic, who held Smith scoreless for the rest of half.  Even at this stage of his career, Vince Carter is a better player than J.R. Smith, and could abuse the smaller guards if he feels like it (a big if where Carter is concerned).  It will be interesting to see how long Brown sticks with West and Gibson to try to contain Carter, who is averaging 23.1 points per game this season.

3.  Will Ryan Anderson or Chris Douglas-Roberts, two players the Cavs passed on the Draft, have an impact on the game?  Anderson was selected 21st overall and is off to a solid start, scoring 9.1 points a game for the Nets.  Douglas-Roberts is still trying to fight his way onto the court, and has scored only 4 points overall in the young season.  I was disappointed that the Cavaliers did not buy a late first round - early second round pick to take a flyer on one of the players that dropped, from Douglas-Roberts to Mario Chalmers to Darrell Arthur.  Danny Ferry opted instead to save those roster spots for Lorenzen Wright and Tarence Kinsey, which was probably the right decision given the Cavaliers’ championship expectations.  

Go Cavs.  Win tonight and make tomorrow’s game both more and less meaningful.

Lots of Cavs’ Notes today:

Brian Windhorst has a breakdown of LeBron’s current and potential contract situations.  I understand that it sells papers and generates hits (it was the first post on Truehoop today, so mission accomplished), especially from the New York market, but trying to forecast which teams will and won’t be in a position to go after LeBron in two years is still very premature.

Bob Finnan says keep Vince Carter on your list of possible Cavalier acquisitions.  Carter is still very talented, and he fits a position of need at the shooting guard spot - though Delonte West has been superb on the offensive end, shooting 51% from the field and 47% from 3-point range.  But I don’t think there is any way that Vince Cater and Mo Williams can co-exist.  And if LeBron does bolt in 2010, Cavalier fans would be left watching those two fight over the ball nonstop. 

Finnan also mentions Gerald Wallace, a name that has been coming up a lot lately because Wallace has said that he expects to be traded.  Which led to certain news sources to say that a trade was imminent.  Which is why you should always be weary of what you read on the internet.  Wallace may be moved this season, but I expect the Bobcats leaked that information to see what other teams would offer.  Bobcats GM Michael Jordan may not be a great GM, but he saw what happened with the Pau Gasol trade last year, and he doesn’t want to be stuck with making a bad deal just because he didn’t explore all his options.

Joe Tait has agreed in principle to a new deal that will extend his contract through the 2010-2011 season.  Windhorst’s report says the deal has been signed, but Tait refuted that on WTAM’s Wills and Snyder in the Morning on Monday.  Tait will sign the deal when he returns from the Cavaliers road trip this week.

George Thomas compares the Cavaliers old offense to a Yugo.  I would compare it to one of those NHRA drag racers with a front wheel missing and a parachute that would occasionally deploy prematurely.  With LeBron there’s always plenty under the hood.  The trick is pointing it in the right direction and fully unleashing it.

Like everyone else, the Miami Heat have contacted Antonio McDyess in an effort to sign the free agent forward.  Like everyone else, I would love to see McDyess in a Cavaliers uniform.  Like everyone else, I should resign myself to the fact that McDyess is headed back to Detroit in 30 days, and nothing is going to change that.

Kenyon Martin was fined $20,000 for his antics after his ejection on Thursday against the Cavaliers.

Around the League:

Undrafted rookie Anthony Morrow dropped 37 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against the L.A. Clippers in a 121-103 win.  This is exactly the kind of thing that makes a fan base stupid, and with the way things are going in Oakland at the moment, might make the front office stupid as well.  If Morrow develops into a legitimate NBA star, I’ll eat my hat.

Mark Cuban has been accused of insider trading by the SEC.  But this is a civil case, not a criminal one, so don’t go all Martha Stewart on him.  Stewart was sent to prison for lying during the investigation, not for the insider trading itself.  For all of your college football fans, the SEC stands for Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Detroit Pistons handed the Los Angeles Lakers their first loss of the season on Friday, 106-95.  The Pistons just completed a quality road trip, winning 3 out of 4, and play the Cavaliers and the Boston Celtics back-to-back this week.

The Lakers home loss, combined with Boston’s loss to the Denver Nuggets at home, leaves the Cavaliers as the only Eastern Conference team with an undefeated record at home.  The Utah Jazz (4-0) and Portland Trailblazers (3-0) also remain unbeaten at home.

While the Western Conference has been the stronger of the conferences over the last several seasons, this year one could argue that the 3 worst teams in the league are in the West.  The Minnesota Timberwolves (1-8), Oklahoma City Thunder (1-9) and L.A. Clippers (1-8) have just one win apiece.  The only Eastern Conference team in such dire straits are the Washington Wizards (1-6), who are, admittedly, quite awful.  With teams like the Spurs and Mavericks out to slow starts, this could be the season where the East reasserts itself as equal to the West.

Boston’s Kevin Garnett got into a slap fight with Milwaukee’s Andrew Bogut, something that could lead to a suspension for either player.  Fortunately for the Celtics, if a suspension does come, it will come against the awful New York Knicks.

A heads-up on the season Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors is having.  Coming into Monday, Bosh is averaging 25.1 points and 10.2 rebounds a game.  With the exception of a bad game last week against Boston (9 points, 7 rebounds), Bosh has been the best power forward in the league.

Jon Mladic of Hoopsworld.com thinks that Paul Pierce is the early leader in the MVP race.  Be sure to let him know what you think of that.

Go Cavs.  Big games this week.

The Postgame Quick Hits for the Cavaliers 105-93 victory over the Utah Jazz.

The Miles Davis Trio:

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1.  The Cavs finally remembered that the Jazz didn’t have anyone who could hope to contain LeBron James, and that was the difference.  LeBron ended the game with a plus/minus of +30 on the night, meaning that the Cavs outscored the Jazz by 30 points when LBJ was on the floor.  LeBron scored 38 points, and he was effective with both the drive and the jumper in absolutely confounding the Jazz defense.  In short, the Cavs were at their best with LeBron as the focal point, and at their worst when he was on the bench.  The only drawback was that LeBron had to play all of the second half again, and 42 minutes in all. 

2.  Ben Wallace did a very good job of defending Carlos Boozer (5-12, 18 points), and played his second solid game in a row, grabbing 10 rebounds and coming up with 4 steals.  The Cavalier interior defense has been excellent so far this year, limiting points in the paint by opposing big men (while giving up too many points to penetrating guards). 

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

3.  Mo Williams made two baskets that finished the Cavs final push, dropping a 3-pointer and following it up with a quick drive to the hoop that took the Cavalier lead from six points to eleven.  Williams played a solid game offensively, scoring 18 points and dishing off 4 assists.  He still gets tunnel vision when he starts feeling it offensively, and he’s still a defensive liability, but Williams’ ability to deliver big points at the end of games is something that was missing from the Cavaliers offense last season.  You know, other than LeBron.

Three Dry Counties:

1.  The Cavs got complacent in the second quarter, letting the Jazz turn an 11-point Cavalier lead into an 8-point lead of their own.  The Cavaliers clearly had an advantage with the starters, but the Cavalier reserves walked onto the court and expect similar success.  The bench has been solid all season long, scoring a season-high 35 combined points against the Nuggets on Thursday, but they dropped the ball tonight.  The Jazz bench is very good, and Jazz coach Jerry Sloan knows all the right buttons to press to get the most out of his reserves.

2.  The Cavaliers got jumpshot-happy in the second quarter, settling for outside shots after they had built a lead.  Three of the best Jazz defenders were out of the game, but instead of exploiting that advantage, the Cavs chose to shoot over the defense.  Those missed shots turned into long rebounds, which turned into easier baskets for the Jazz.

3.  The Cavs had 9 turnovers in the first half and it cost them 14 points.  It was one of the reasons the Jazz were able to crawl back into the game in the second quarter.  The Cavs have been a little careless early in games, but they have been excellent in the second half, losing only 4 more turnovers after the break. 

Three Questions:

1.  How were the Jazz able to stay in the game?  Given how many starters didn’t even dress tonight, the Jazz did a tremendous job just keeping the game competitive.  I’m going to give a majority of the credit to former-Cavalier Brevin Knight.  Knight exposed the Cavalier perimeter defense, creating all sorts of havoc on his way to 9 points and 6 assists in 24 minutes.  Though Ronnie Price’s 3’s were a close second.

(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

2.  Does J.J. Hickson realize that his best chance to become a player in the league is to work as hard as Utah’s Paul Millsap?  Millsap is a very good player, and he is exactly the type of hard-worker that all young players should emulate.  Tonight, Hickson was on the floor when the Jazz made their big run,  ended the game with a plus/minus of -18, and went 0-for-3 with three of his shots being blocked.

3.  How long can these streaks last?  The Cavaliers have now won seven games in a row, and they have won all six of their home games.  With seven games left in the month of November, only two are against good teams - the Allen Iverson-led Pistons in Detroit next week, and the surprising Atlanta Hawks at home next Saturday.  If the Cavs survive those games, it could be the second week of December before the team loses again.  I realize that’s being very optimistic, but we’ve seen the Cavs take care of inferior teams so far this season, something they weren’t able to do consistently last season.  The Cavaliers were dealt a rather easy first month of the schedule, and so far they are taking full advantage.  

Go Cavs.

What to Watch For when Carlos Boozer and the Jazz invade the Q tonight.

1. Will the Cavs take advantage of the Jazz’s recent schedule? The Jazz are playing their fourth road game in five nights, and they have lost two straight to bad Eastern Conference teams in the Washington Wizards and Charlotte Bobcats. Utah is clearly coming into this game worn out and a little down, and the Cavs have been sitting at home all week. That should translate into a quick start for the Cavs, and should also lead to more energy for the home squad in the fourth quarter.

2. Will the Cavaliers take advantage of the Jazz being shorthanded? The Jazz were severely shorthanded last night, playing without Deron Williams (ankle), Andre Kirilenko (finger) and Memet Okur (family issues), and the Deseret News is reporting that all three will also miss tonight’s game. The Cavaliers faced a similarly shorthanded New Orleans Hornets team two weeks ago, and were not able to put them away.

3. Will Ben Wallace play? Wallace had an MRI yesterday which confirmed that his knee injury was just a bruise and not something more severe. While Anderson Varejao has been fantastic lately, the Cavaliers work best with Wallace, Varejao, Ilgauskas and LeBron each rotating minutes at the big man spots. And whoever is playing the power forward position is going to have their hands full with former Cavalier Carlos Boozer, who is averaging 20.9 points, 11.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.

The Cavaliers are fortunate to be getting the Jazz shorthanded and at the end of a long week. But as the Pistons showed last night in beating the previously-unbeaten Lakers in Los Angeles, good teams are always dangerous, and the Cavs will need to bring their A-game to stretch this win streak to seven.

Go Cavs.

The CavsHQ Postgame Quickhits from last night’s solid win over the Denver Nuggets

Three Gold Nuggets:

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1.  30 assists on 47 made baskets, and a 57% shooting percentage.  That’s what the Cavs did last night, and that’s incredible.  The Cavaliers were moving the ball effectively, but last night’s assist total had more to do with the fact that the shooters were making shots than anything else.  LeBron James led the way with 11 assists, but Mo Williams added 6, Delonte West had 4, and even Big Ben Wallace tossed 3 helpers on his way to his first good performance in a week.  The Cavaliers couldn’t manage this type of efficiency last year, which is why they were run out of the building the last time the Nuggets invaded The Q.  Midway through the game, with the Cavs trailing by three, I thought there was no way the team could continue that type of offensive output.  But they did, scoring 52 second-half points to go with their 58 first-half points.  Just an impressive offensive effort all around.

2.  Mo Williams found his groove a little bit, leading the Cavaliers in scoring with 24 points.  Williams started the game with some sweet shooting that kept the Cavaliers close, then finished it with nice drives to the hoop, taking advantage of Chauncey Billups when the Nuggets started shifting all their attention to James.  He still does some things that are incredibly frustrating (his defense in the first half was atrocious), and he starts to hog the ball when he feels he’s heating up, but last night he gave the Cavaliers the extra offensive firepower they needed to stay with the hot-shooting Nuggets.

3.  Lots of options for the third gold nugget today, but I’m going to give it to Ben Wallace for somehow going perfect from the floor (4-for-4) and the line (3-for-3, including bank shots) while corralling 6 boards, dishing off 3 assists, and grabbing 1 steal.  But Wallace and Williams were just parts of the excellent performance offensively that included contributions from Z (5-8, 10 points), Wally (4-6, 10 points) and Daniel Gibson (7-11, 15 points).

Three Fumbles:

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1.  The perimeter defense was scorched yet again, with Chauncey Billups, J.R. Smith and Dahntay Jones (honestly, I had to look him up too) combining to score 50 points on 19-for-29 (65%) shooting.  In the first half, Mo Williams and Daniel Gibson were causing as many problems for the Cavaliers defense as they were for the Nuggets defense, with regular breakdowns allowing Nuggets guards to get to the hoop.  Williams was regularly burned by Chauncey Billups inside and out, completely blowing up the Cavalier defensive schemes.  Worse, Mike Brown set Gibson up to fail, matching the diminutive guard against the 6′6″ Smith.  Smith scored 6 points and drew 3 defensive fouls on Gibson in just five minutes from the end of the first quarter through the beginning of the second.  Brown was then forced to go to Sasha Pavlovic, who held Smith scoreless for the rest of the half.  I don’t know if Brown is testing his small guards on purpose right now, or if he’s just afraid of losing their offense, but so far the perimeter defense is being routinely exposed.  Fortunately, the defense really took it up a notch in the second half, holding the Nuggets to just 38 points after the break.

2.  The Cavs only got to the line 12 times on the night.  Now obviously the Nuggets weren’t exerting too much effort on the defensive end, especially near the rim, so the lack of foul shots isn’t absurd.  But I thought the Cavs could have brought the pace down in the first half by being more aggressive going to the hoop even when the jumpers were falling.  When the Cavs did miss from outside, the Nuggets were at their best, pushing the ball and keeping the Cavaliers in their shaky transition defense.

3.  Ben Wallace sat out the fourth quarter with a bruised left knee.  He’s being examined today.  Injuries to the big men are a constant fear for this team with their lack of quality depth up front.

Three Questions:

1.  Did Mike Brown write down what he said at halftime?  With the third quarter blahs seemingly behind this team for the moment, the Cavaliers came out of halftime with a commitment to the defensive end that was completely lacking in the first half.  Every Cavalier fan watching was afraid of a third quarter malaise turning into a 15-point deficit.  Instead, the Cavs came out strong in the third.  If they can keep that up, they’re going to win a lot of games this season?

2.  How much does Mo Williams have to score to overcome his defensive inadequacies?  I don’t know the answer to this, but if Williams ever becomes even average defensively, he’ll be an All-Star.  Last night proved that he still has long way to go.  His plus/minus was an even 0 for the night, the only Cavalier starter who didn’t end with a plus number.  Of note, only J.J. Hickson (-7) finished in the negative.

3.  How long will the winning streak last?  With six in a row, the Cavs are feeling really good about themselves.  But a win against Utah on Saturday would make the entire league take notice.  The team is looking very good.

Go Cavs.  Looking forward to Saturday’s game.