Wait, what?

Remember this?

That was about a month ago. Virtually the exact same team took the floor tonight in the much anticipated (ha) rematch between the Lakers and Cavs, and the Cavs won by 9. The only real difference in the Cavs lineup between the two games was that Mo Williams was back in the rotation...yet he only played 3 minutes and scored 0 points.

Yea, I really don't know how the hell the Cavs won either.

Nonetheless, at least the Cavs have two jewels in their crown from this 'season from hell' in beating both the Celtics and Lakers so far. We'll just disregard the fact that they set an NBA record with 26 straight losses during one point between those two wins.

So the obvious question: Is there actually a tiny bit of hope for the Cavs? Who knows. Considering they're still from Cleveland, highly unlikely. But J.J. Hickson has played great, Ramon Sessions has played pretty solid, and Christian Eyenga has shown ridiculous athleticism and a good chunk of potential. Add a healthy Varejao next year along with (hopefully) a #1 draft pick, and maybe you do have a few pieces to build around.

It's gonna be a long time before the Cavs are contenders again, but a win over the Lakers proves that there are at least a few decent pieces already on the roster. Now it's up to the front office to do a good job and slowly start to build up a respectable roster.