Nov 27, 2013; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers shooting guard Matthew Dellavedova (9) dribbles against Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) during a game at Quicken Loans Arena. Miami won 95-84. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
27. Cleveland Cavaliers (6-12)
Last Week: 2-1
Previous Ranking: 28
A Winning Streak! That’s right. The Cavaliers have won back-to-back games for the first time all season. Baby steps, people, baby steps. They were both at home, but they were both against decent competition.
The Week That Was: Cleveland lost at Boston 103-86 on Friday, but bounced back with a 97-93 win over the Bulls on Saturday and a 98-88 win over the Nuggets on Wednesday, snapping Denver’s seven-game winning streak.
The Numbers: 41.6% FG (29th), 34% 3FG, 75.7 FT, 93.7 PPG (26th)
The Opponents: 45.2% FG, 37.7% 3FG, 64.8% FT, 94.7 PPG
The Leaders: Kyrie Irving 19.7 ppg, Tristan Thompson 14 rpg, Irving 4.3 apg, Anderson Varejao 1.7 spg, Andrew Bynum 2.3 bpg, Varejao 14-for-25 (56%) FG, Matthew Dellavedova 2-for-2 (100%) 3FG (2 games)
Don’t! Shooters: Irving 23-for-57 (40.4%) FG, Irving 3-for-14 (21.4%) 3FG