Hey, everyone back in chilly Cleveland! It's AC -what's happening?

Well, it's good to be back in C-town, and even better to be back after going 3-1 on the road.

When we first started the trip, I said 2-2 would be a good barometer of where we were at this time. And especially because the last two teams on the trip, Atlanta and Miami, were two teams that beat us on their home floor. I figured we could split the first two against Houston and San Antonio.  (And really didn't think Tim Duncan would miss Friday night in San Antonio, so that was sort of a "gimme game.")

But what we did Sunday and Monday was perfect - because we beat teams that we had lost to on their floor and basically what that tells me is that we're a much better team than we were earlier in the year.

We didn't play our best game, especially against Atlanta, and we were still able to win the game. We played solid in the first half against Miami, but at the end of the third quarter and beginning of the fourth, they pretty much dominated us. But it's a team game. And that fourth quarter was exactly what "team" is all about.

The coaching staff came up with a little adjustment in that fourth quarter - with the double-team on Dwyane Wade - and that changed everything. That changed the complexion of the ballgame. The Heat were ready to win that game, because everything was going their way and Dwyane Wade was having a ball. And all of a sudden, he couldn't penetrate anymore and that changed the course of the ballgame.

This last win shows you where the Cavaliers are mentally, because they could have folded - and it would have been acceptable. They're on the road, it's a back-to-back, they got into Miami at 6:30 in the morning. But they weren't going to go for that. And to me, once they sensed they could win the game, that's when they turned it up.

Once the coaching staff made that change and they realized defensively that they had a chance, that's when everything changed. There was blood in the water and the Cavaliers were on the attack. And I can't say enough about Anderson and Z around the basket. They were superb in that fourth quarter.  And then offensively, LeBron and Mo were off the charts.

Mo has been excellent on the trip and all season long. Everything that we needed in a point guard to make our team whole, Mo has been the answer. And I don't care what you say - he deserved to be a starter in the All-Star Game. And he's proving it every night.

The Cavaliers now have one thing that all good teams have, and that's the will to win. And, to me, that's how you win on the road. That's what we were like in the Miracle year and the year after. When we stepped on the court, if you let us have a chance to win in the fourth quarter, the will to win is what put us over the top. You can see it. You can feel it.

On Monday, we had the will to win. And they didn't. And a lot of it came down to the Heat are so used to having Dwyane Wade control the action at the end of the game - especially after the performance he had on Saturday night against New York - they're used to sitting back and watching him. All of sudden, our defense adjusts and he has to give the ball up. Now, he's giving it to guys who aren't used to the pressure at that time of the game. They lost their focus.

These road wins against two teams that we might face in the postseason is huge because of what we've developed at home. Every team in the league knows that when they come to Cleveland, it's going to be extremely tough to leave with a win. Now, they also know they're going to have a tough time beating us on their floor. So instead of it being a six- or seven-game series, it could be a five-game series. That's a big, big difference.

You get a sense about this team. It's the same sensation I felt during the Miracle year, I can feel it now. The team is together. Management is all focused in the same direction. They never get complacent; always trying to improve the team. You can just feel the confidence building as we move through the season.

Now, again, the rough patches are not over - we're still going to have some tough times. By the same token, we still have the mental and physical resolve to get through it, because - and people might think I'm crazy for saying this - this team is still in a developmental stage. Mike Brown's teams don't get where they want to be until the middle of April, heading into the playoffs. It's what he learned during his time in San Antonio.

He coaches them to be mentally and physically ready at that time. He wants the team to be into an upward tick - not downward or leveling off - because they still have another gear to get to. And I think the players understand that.

As good as the trip was, we have to get focused for the week ahead, including Friday's game at Boston. It's a huge game. We have a lead on Boston - now they have to climb back. Garnett might even be back for that game. But we don't want to stumble against Milwaukee. The first game back after a long road trip is always a tough one. So I want the crowd to get involved and give the team that extra push.

I'm pumped up for that game, but Coach Brown has me in that same mode of one game, one day at a time. I don't want to get ahead of myself. But I'm telling you right now - I'm going to be off the hook doing that game on Friday night in Beantown.