Where were Cavs hiding it?

It's hard to believe when you look at the final score and remember how the fourth quarter went, but the Cavaliers were at one point losing last night's game by 21 points. Supposedly the NBA's best team, down by 21 to about the 19th- or 20th-best team in the league.

The last quarter and a half, they showed who the better team was, making quite an impressive comeback that fell just short. But it should never have come to that. The Cavs played weak defense most of the evening, and that's just got to get better if they hope to get far in this postseason. Particularly weak was Mo Williams' defense on Derrick Rose, who poured in 31 points. Williams has never been known for his defense anyway, but he's just got to do better.

LeBron James was his usual bad (in a good way) self, leading all scorers with 39 to go with 10 rebounds and eight assists. He did make some key turnovers down the stretch, but he continues to play like the best player on the planet, which he is.

Oh, and of course I must mention the officiating, which was terrible at the end. I hate to be the guy who blames the officials for my team losing — and again, the Cavs have nobody to blame but themselves for digging such a hole to climb out of — but LeBron was the victim of two fouls that weren't called in the closing moments, including one that actually went the other way. LeBron was driving to the hoop, and Luol Deng stepped in his way as he put up a shot that went in. Deng's feet were clearly moving, and should have been called for a foul that would have given LeBron an and-one opportunity that could have cut the lead to 102-99. Instead, LeBron got called for a charge. What that official was watching, I have no idea. And later on, your favorite Bull and mine, Joakim Noah, clotheslined LeBron as he went for a rebound. That one was a little bit less obvious since neither player had the ball, but it should have been called.

Regardless, the Cavs are still up 2-1 in the series, and still figure to close it out early. I originally predicted a sweep; now I'm predicting five games. I still say these Bulls are no match for this Cleveland team.