This comeback falls short....

The Cleveland Cavaliers uncorked another huge late game attempt to pull out a seemingly lost game,but could get no closer than two points to the Boston Celtics before finally losing to the Celtics 93-90 at the Q.
Kyrie Irving led Cleveland in scoring with 21 points with 3 of those coming at the buzzer and Anderson Varejao scoring 20 points and grabbing 20 rebounds for a career high total.
Cleveland will take on Orlando Friday night at seven....

Swashbucklings

1)  Anderson Varejao.
20 points and 20 rebounds.
Those are the type of numbers you expect from Dwight Howard not role players such as Varejao,but role players often are the most popular players and some of the most valuable on the team.
Watching the play of Varejao this season,I can only say this-If you don't like the way Anderson Varejao plays the game,then you cannot be a basketball fan...

2) If Byron Scott is not considering moving Alonzo Gee into the starting lineup over Omri Casspi,then he has made the decision that Gee is going to get the lions share of playing time.
Gee played almost 12 minutes more in the loss than Casspi and deservedly so.Gee finished with 11 points played solid defense and hit the shots that you have to make unlike Casspi,who missed two gimme shots in a row and found himself on the bench for most of the remainder of the game...

3) Mychel Thompson got the start at shooting guard for the injured Anthony Parker and finished with eight points.
Cleveland is battling injury issues at the two guard spot with both Parker and Daniel Gibson unable to play,which explains why a player that spent most of the season inactive is suddenly playing thirty minutes...

4) Tristan Thompson aggravated his injured ankle in the second period and was finished for the night.
Hopefully,the injury is not too serious and the Cavaliers are smart enough this time to take their time in bringing the rookie back to the court..

5) The rumor is that with the injury issues,NBDL player of the week Manny Harris could be called up from Canton.
Harris spent last season with the Cavaliers,but did not make the team due to a injury to his foot from freezer burn..Really,freezer burn....

6) Another rumor has the Lakers interested in trading for Ramon Sessions.
The Lakers have their top pick and the Mavericks (top 20 protected) to offer,Cleveland will likely look for a better one,but Sessions does have value to a contender and his value might be at its peak around the deadline...

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