The Cleveland Cavaliers got back on track tonight with a rather easy win in Minnesota. LeBron James led the way for the Cavs in this game with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists. Mo Williams had his best game of the year for the Cavaliers with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists tonight. Big Z also had by far his best game of the year tonight for the Cavs as he finished with 15 points and 5 rebounds in 29 minutes off the bench. Daniel “Booby” Gibson was electric off the bench in this game with 14 points, 2 assists and 3 steals in 29 minutes. Anderson Varejao was a hustling demon on the court tonight as he finished up with 13 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals. The Cavaliers are now 1-2 on the season and they will play a tired Charlotte Bobcats team that won in double O.T. in Cleveland tomorrow night.

The Cavaliers only shot 34.9% tonight from the floor and it’s hard to win that way. The Cavaliers outscored the Raptors 32-21 in the third quarter using a small lineup and then head coach Mike Brown pulled a dingbat move and went back to a big lineup in the 4th quarter. I’m beginning to dislike Mike Brown more every single day. LeBron James led the way for the Cavs in this game with 23 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals but he only shot 7 of 19 from the floor. Mo Williams was also tossing up a bunch of bricks going 4 for 14 from the floor with 16 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Daniel Gibson was the one Cavs’ player who really played hard in this game. He played 34 minutes tonight finishing with 12 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. When Gibson was on the court the Cavaliers were +12 points so maybe they should start giving him more playing time. The Cavaliers are off to a shocking 0-2 start to the season.

With the exception of LeBron James the Cavs looked flat after the first quarter. James led the way for the Cavs with 38 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocked shots. Late in the game James almost willed the Cavs to come back before they feel short. Mo Williams had a so-so night finishing with 12 points and 3 assists. Shaq Daddy was solid when he was on the court finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds in only 29 minutes. Anthony Parker filled up the stat sheet in his first game with the Cavs as he finished with 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocked shots. The Cavaliers are now 0-1 and they have to travel to Toronto to play the Raptors and that won’t be a easy task.

The Cavaliers are a very deep and talented basketball team. 61.5 wins is a big number but I think the team will be very focused this season as they want to again have home court advantage in the playoffs. With that in mind look for the Cavaliers to win more than 62 games next season. I just wouldn’t bet my house on it.

The Cavaliers’ biggest acquisition over the off season may wind up being shooting guard Anthony Parker. Parker played in 8 games (all starts) this pre-season for the Cavaliers and he averaged 23.4 minutes, 7.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.0 steal per game. Parker also is in a groove shooting wise as he nailed 56.5% of his shots from the floor and 40% from three point range in the pre-season. The Cavs will likely need Parker to play a lot of minutes early this season until Delonte West gets his head on straight.