Postgame Quick Hits from the Cavs second home loss of the season, falling short in a tough overtime game with the Sixers:

The Good:

- The Cavs put up a great fight on a night where LeBron, Z, Mo and Joe Smith didn’t play, and Delonte West and Anderson Varejao played very limited minutes. There was no reason for the Cavs to over-exert themselves tonight, but they did.

- Daniel Gibson was very good tonight (with the exception of one major play). Gibson finished with 28 points on 12-24 shooting, while adding 7 assists, none bigger than the one which found Sasha Pavlovic for an open 3 late in overtime. Gibson had a rough season, struggling to find his shot and his role in the offense. But for at least one night, he was able to take advantage of his opportunities, and set a new regular season high in points (his career high is 31 in the Playoffs).

- Wally Szczerbiak was great tonight, scoring 21 points while adding 8 rebounds and 8 assists. He even added a dunk. Wally was showing off a confidence that we’ve only seen a few times since he put on a Cavs uniform. With the laid-back, anything-can-happen vibe of last night, it was fun to let a couple of fan favorites like Wally and Boobie get some shots, and for the most part they came through.

The Bad:

- Not getting a shot off on that last possession was disappointing. After all the good stuff that Daniel Gibson did late in the game, his slip and fall was absolutely deflating.

- Official Joe DeRosa as awful tonight. If a call was going against the Cavaliers, it was being called by #14. At one point it took the two other officials nearly getting into a fist-fight with DeRosa to convince him that he had blown a blocking call that should have been called a charge. I have not complained about the officiating once this season, but DeRosa was butchering last night’s otherwise very entertaining game.

The Questions:

- Are you excited about Saturday’s Game 1 against the Pistons?

More as the day goes on…

Go Cavs

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