What to watch for tonight as the Cavs take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a warmup for their rough four-game road trip:

What does Delonte West have in store for an encore?  West’s 25 points on Sunday were fantastic, but that was an adrenaline game.  Tonight he’ll probably fall back to Earth a little bit, and he faces an interesting challenge in rookie shooting guard (and LeBron crony) O.J. Mayo.  The last time West and Mayo squared off, Mayo found himself in early foul trouble which limited him to just 6 points, while West dropped 19/4/6 on the flavor of the month while shooting 78%.  And the 3ShadesofBlue guy is still giving the edge to Mayo?  I think Mayo will have a better game tonight, but West will be a matchup problem for him, and the home crowd is falling in love with Red.

Remember when Rudy Gay was a poor man’s LeBron James, tearing up the Rookie-Sophomore game and looking like he might take that Brandon Roy leap to second-tier star status?  No?  Gay has regressed at bit this season, and while his numbers are solid (18.9 ppg, 5.8 rpg), he seems to be stuck as the third ballhandler on a team that is more interested in seeing what they have in Mayo and point guard Mike Conley than trying to let Gay be the man.  Gay might get a few more opportunities with the ball his hands now that the Grizzlies have shipped out backup point guards Kyle Lowry and Javaris Crittendon, but his unwillingness to pass (1.6 apg) is a major problem.  He’s filling the role of the ball-hogging gunner, rather than the overall talent that he was on his way to becoming last season.

Speaking of Gay and Mayo, ESPN.com’s Streak for the Cash has an interesting one today: Who scores more points, LeBron James by himself, or Mayo and Gay combined?  I’m going with LeBron because Mayo and Gay are matched up against the Cavs’ two best defenders, but I don’t feel great about it.

It appears that Grizzlies benchwarmer Marko Jaric finally made it official, marrying long-time girlfriend and Victoria’s Secret model Adriana Lima over the All-Star Break.  I’m sure that the ABJ’s own Patrick McManamon will be crushed, along with the rest of the red-blooded male population of the world.  The only explanation is that Adriana just can’t get enough of guys whose eyes are waaay too close together, and wear their clothes backwards.  But I guess it’s okay, we can’t have Lima’s offspring conquering the world with genetic perfection.

Go Cavs.

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