Hey, Cavalier fans! It's AC - what's happening?

Every win is nice, but getting the franchise-record 60^th win Sunday was a huge milestone for the Cavaliers.

I think after being here for so many years, it shows that the franchise is in an upward mobility. Our Miracle team of the mid-70s kind of leveled off after our time, then it was Lenny's team that took it to another level, and they stayed there for a while. And now LeBron's era has taken the organization to the next level. And I think some of the records that are being created now will never be broken.

These records are nice, but of course, the Cavaliers main goal is the Playoffs. And if you've noticed, their energy level has picked up lately because they can see the light at the end of the tunnel. The dog days are over. The Cavs can see the end, and they know what the end means after all they've put into this season.

The biggest difference between last year and this year is that when the team went through the dog days last year, that's when they had their problems. This year, they went through the dog days at 15-2. There's a huge, HUGE advantage this year that the team has. They've been able to keep their focus through tough times. And now they see the light at the end of the tunnel - and they're getting geared up for what's at the end of it.

You could tell that they're getting focused just by looking at Sunday's game. They came out in that second half and played like they had in the first part of the year - just steamrolling teams and taking the life out of them. And it was just good to see on Sunday. Individually, Joe Smith was phenomenal - he changed the whole complexion of the game.

What I saw yesterday was a Playoff-like game. They didn't shoot the ball well and got into a hole early. And then they methodically worked their way back into the game in the second quarter. Then they destroyed Dallas in the third quarter and rested in the fourth.

The point is that they went in at halftime and made adjustments. That's the key to Playoff basketball.

In the postseason, teams are going to sacrifice their defensive principals to defend LeBron. They'll say: 'Let's stop LeBron James and let everyone else beat us.' Well, that's the beauty of LeBron's game: Whichever way he has to beat you, he'll beat you. He doesn't have to score 50 to beat you. But if he has to, he can. But if teams are going to let the rest of the Cavaliers beat them, LeBron will let them.

That's why we're 60-13. Either way, we're going to beat you.

A lot of the pundits have been talking about resting guys for the Playoffs down the stretch. I don't think you do that right now. The best way to rest the team is the way we did it on Sunday - by beating a team down.

If you're going to rest a guy, rest him after the first half. You don't rest a guy by sitting him on the bench and not playing him. You have to keep this momentum. You don't want to stop and have to rebuild. If you lose a game, you have to rebuild that momentum and rediscover your good habits. We don't want to do that at this point of the year.

This is really the first time that this team has gone through this type of situation - so we're going to have to feel our way through it. The media has no clue, and they keep coming up with these suggestions for resting the team. All they're doing is speculating about "what if's." It's all about second-guessing, but Coach Brown isn't going to second guess himself. He's going to rest the guys he thinks needs it.

Besides, we haven't locked up the Eastern Conference yet. We want to continue to push - at least probably until after the first week of April. By the time only five games remain in the season, it should be settled. But it's not settled now. You don't want to go into the Playoffs with negative momentum; you don't want to let up now.

The way this season has gone - blowing teams out for much of the year - there's been a lot of rest.

Not that you don't want to be fresh for the Playoffs. It's going to be a war. Everyone's gunning for us because we've got the top record. We're the team that everybody wants, and we're going to have to be ready for that.

There's going to be physical play - like what Jason Collins did the other night. That's the way it's going to go in the Playoffs, and it's going to happen to more guys than LeBron, too. They're going to go after Mo a little bit. They're going to go after Delonte and Andy and Z. They're going to go after everybody. There's going to be a confrontation sometime, somewhere - especially if we open up against the Pistons.

The Pistons and Cavaliers have switched roles this year - the hunter has become the hunted and vice versa. The Pistons were on their roll when they went through their six straight Eastern Conference Finals run. And now they're on the down-tick. (They brought Iverson in to try to stay level.) And now the Cavaliers - after they beat the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals in 2007 - are on the up-tick. So, right now, the franchises have just reversed roles.

I don't look at the Pistons as a No. 8 seed if they're playing against us in the first round. Because it's a rivalry, they will play above their heads against us. Now, maybe they might not play like that against the Bulls or the Heat. But against us, they will be ready to play.

That's how they're going to look at it. And we're going to have to take care of our business. Because the homecourt advantage means you have to win your home games - but you still have to play those games, and you have to win them. You have to take care of your business.

And this game on Tuesday against Detroit, you want to send a message to let them know: If we meet you in the first round, it's not going to be easy coming here to Cleveland.

I don't imagine the team will say Tuesday's game is a "message game."

But it is.