7:39PM Thursday
March 21, 2013

Last week, I went over some winning plays on the defensive end against the Jazz in a come from behind victory. This week, I'm getting to a topic that's long overdue. Sure, I talked about Marreese Speights's energy and scoring a while back, but that's just really scratching the surface of a larger theme. Today, I'll give a round of applause to the entire Cavs' second five-man (now four with Livingston in the starting lineup) unit of Speights, Wayne Ellington, Shaun Livingston, Luke Walton, and C.J. Miles. There's no doubt that this group's new blood and veteran play have sparked the Cavaliers as Coach Scott can now rest his starting five without the fear of a game getting out of reach. The bench's greatest asset may be that the veteran group functions as a unit, making the right passes, hitting timely shots, and playing stretches of fundamental defenses. Without anymore stalling, let's get to it.

Let's go to Wednesday night's game against the Wizards. The starting five (or four, with Li