Nice to get the win right after the all star break, especially against a team that the Cavs should beat.
The only problems I have with the Cavs tonight is that 1st they have to put teams away when they have them down. They seem to always let team get back in games to make the game get closer than it should be. Secondly, the bench has to produce the rest of the season. This mainly means that the 2 vets that were brought in, Marshall and Jones, have to produce consistently. Bench didn't do much until Marshall's late hoops.
Great effort by the starting 5 tonight. Z and LeBron were huge. Despite Lebron struggling with his shot early, he still made some huge contributions and then the shot was falling late.
Real nice to see Sasha come out with a game like he had tonight and an aggressive effort. He had slipped a little before the all star break.
Nice game from Gooden too. Some big rebounds and baskets.
This is a tough next week and 1/2 for the Cavs with 7 games in 10 days so they have to win the winnable games like tonight's.