Once again the Cavs played to the level of the competition and barely beat the Bobcats. LeBron James had a rough shooting night (6 of 17) but he still wound up with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Drew Gooden played well around the basket with 16 points and 7 rebounds. Larry Hughes returned to the starting line-up and scored 16 points and snatched up 4 steals. Anderson Varejao had a great game off the bench with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Damon Jones added 11 points.

The Cavs improved to 13-8 with this victory.

The Cavs figured that whoever they drafted probably wouldn’t get much playing time, but with the injury to Larry Hughes gave the kids some playing time. Second round pick Daniel Gibson has played well in his minutes on the court. Gibson has played in 10 games and has averaged 17.4 minutes, 7.3 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game so far this season. Gibson is an outstanding shooter as he has hit 15 of 33 3-pointers this season (45.5%). He looks like a steal in the second round.

Shannon Brown was the Cavs 1st round pick and he hasn’t played as well as Gibson. Brown has played in 10 games and has averaged 10.3 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game so far this season.

Danny Ferry and the Cavs had a good and maybe great draft. Only time will tell.

The Cavs played little defense as they allowed the Hornets to hit 54.8% of their shots from the floor. The Hornets just wanted this game more than the Cavs did as they outscored them 23-16 in the 4th quarter.

Anderson Varejao got another start and played well as he scored 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. LeBron James had a rough night shooting (7 of 18) and would up with 15 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a real good game near the basket with 15 points and 12 rebounds. Daniel Gibson added 14 points.

The Cavs fell to 12-8 with this loss.

The Cavs shot 52.7% from the floor and held the Pacers to 32.5% shooting. The Cavs also destroyed the Pacers 57-34 on the boards.

LeBron James only played in the first three quarters and scored 27 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and dished out 6 assists. Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a decent night with 15 points and 7 rebounds. Damon Jones added 15 points. Anderson Varejao got a start (because Drew Gooden hurt himself in warm-ups) and scored 13 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Donyell Marshall had a great game off the bench with 11 points and 17 rebounds.

The Cavs improved to 12-7 with this win.

The Cavs played hard and used their size to bully the Raptors around. The Cavs out-rebounded the Raptors 49-37 and that was a key in the Cavs victory.

LeBron James had a good game with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Donyell Marshall played very well off the bench, as he scored 19 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Daniel Gibson got his first NBA start and he responded with a great game. Gibson scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebounds. Eric Snow continued his fine play of late with 12 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Damon Jones (10 points) and Anderson Varejao (4 points, 11 rebounds) both played well off the bench.

The Cavaliers improved to 11-7 on the season with this win.

Damon Jones has gotten increased playing time due to the injury to Larry Hughes and he’s been playing well. Jones is averaging 9.4 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this year. Jones has been shooting well from everywhere on the court. Jones is hitting 44.5% on FGs, 41.8% on 3-pointers, and 80% on free-throws. Look for Jones to split time behind Hughes and Snow when Hughes returns tomorrow.

The Cavs beat the Hawks in Atlanta 105-96 on Friday Night and then flew to Houston on Saturday and got punished 81-63!

LeBron James was really the only player on the Cavs that put up points in both games as he averaged 26.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game. Eric Snow played pretty well averaging 9.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.

The Cavs are now 10-7 on the season.