By Will

 

We’re BACK baby!!!! Season’s back on! Kyrie setting records and getting locker room ice baths, LeBron is dancing, JR Smith killing the Instagram game day in, day out, Mike Miller jumping out of his seat every game like a god damn maniac, Mozgov blocking shots left and right…MOZEL-GOV everyone!!!

So we left off last time with the Cavs playing the Clippers in their last game of a 5 game west coast trip. We got a huge night from LeBron who looked like the old LeBron after sitting out 8 games. Kyrie went off for 37 and played solid defense, and Tristan stepped up in a big way going for 24 and 12 while Kevin Love was out with back spasms.  CAVS 126, CLIPPERS 121

LeBron came back playing like this LeBron

Using the momentum from two straight road wins and LeBron’s return, we beat the Bulls convincingly at home (less Joakim Noah but I’ll take it).  This game started to make David Griffin look like pretty good as we got 15 and 15 from Mozgov and 20 points from JR (6 triples). We also held the Bulls to 37.5% shooting. Kyrie had a season high 12 assists. CAVS 108, BULLS 94

The win streak reached 5 after we plowed both Utah and Charlotte.  That Charlotte game was basketball heaven.  75 first half points and everyone had the time of their life. We sat LeBron in the 4th quarter and still won by 39.  JR Swish hit 7 more threes. CAVS 106, JAZZ 92; CAVS 129(!!), HORNETS 90 (LOL)

Then came a real test.  OKC with Durant and Westbrook healthy.  LeBron outdueled Durant going for 34 to Durant’s 32 and we got a hard fought W in a game that was probably closer than the 108-98 score. Defensive stalwart Kyrie Irving held fashion icon Russell Westbrook to 7-26 shooting.  I laugh so hard every time RW takes more shots in a game than the Durantula.  So dumb. CAVS 108, THUNDER 98

Next we paid back the Pistons for the beatdown they put on us during our losing streak and knocked them off 103-95.  Scary moment with LeBron going down hard on his wrists but he finished the game.  Turns out he would miss the next game against Portland but honestly I’m cool even if he misses 5 more games now that I see how much that two weeks of rest helped him. CAVS 103, PISTONS 95

That brings us to Wednesday. HOLY SHIT! Kyrie put da team on his back doe….. 55 points, 11 threes, 10-10 from the foul line, and the game winner….BANG BANG!!! No LeBron, no problem (yeah…2-8 without him on the year so we’ll see). I was a little concerned that Love went 3-15 and didn’t score after the 1Q but hey he still pulled down 12 boards. CAVS 99, BLAZERS 94

Friday night’s game was over before it started once it was announced LeBron was back in the lineup.  The Kings did their best to put up a fight with Boogie Cousins going for 21 and 13 and Rudy Gay 20 but our big three did more than enough to get the easy win.  Love broke out of his slump to drop 23 (16 in the first quarter).  The other thing that stood out to me was Mozgov’s defense on Cousins.  Boogie got his numbers but Timo really made him work for every bucket and forced him to miss a lot of shots in the process. CAVS 101, KINGS 90

 

The Look Ahead –

The Cleveland fan in me says we have to come back down to earth soon.  But on paper things look promising.  Tonight we head to the land of 1000 lakes (and nothing else) to play the Timberwolves in the return of…..Mike Miller?  If you guys didn’t see it, the TWolves put out a video about the return of a former player. And yes, they really made it about Mike Miller.  Throwing all kinds of shade at Kevin Love.  I hope he gets 40 and 20.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_XhQPasGqk

After, Minnesota we play the Sixers at home.  We have a tough one against the Clippers Thursday, go on the road to face the Pacers Friday and are back at the Q Sunday against the Lakers.  Even if we drop the Clippers game we should win the other four which would put us at 32-21. If we do win out through next week the win streak will be at 14.  Full steam ahead!!