Hey, a win's a win

The Cavaliers sleepwalked a bit through last night's 104-97 win against the NBA's worst team, the 4-47 New Jersey Nets. The Cavs have the association's best record, at 42-11, and Tuesday's win was their 12th straight. The Nets have a chance to put up the worst record in NBA history, a record currently held by the '72-73 76ers, who went 9-73. You'd hope the NBA's best team would beat what could be the NBA's all-time worst team by more than seven at home. But hey, they came out with a W, and broke 100 to get everybody in attendance a free chalupa from Taco Bell. As the kids say (or at least did 10 years or so ago), it's all good. But if they hope to win their 13th straight on Thursday against the Orlando Magic, they'll have to play better than they did last night.

It's worth noting that the Cavaliers' winning streak has been achieved mostly without Mo Williams, who has missed the last nine games; or Delonte West, who has missed the last eight. Their absence has given Boobie Gibson a chance to start for a while, and he's done pretty well in that role. We've also seen more playing time for Cleveland native Jawad Williams, who hasn't disappointed. His 17 points off the bench last night were a career-high. If he can keep that kind of performance going, he'll be a key contributor to what could be Cleveland's first championship in my lifetime.