Hey...a Wrong made Wright!!!

The Cavs had it going in the 4th quarter against the Jazz, the Q was vibrating, and when Mo Williams finished off a break, 20,562 came to their feet...make it, 20,563.  Lorenzen Wright came on to the floor to celebrate the bucket, as the Jazz called timeout to try and stop the momentum.  During the celebration, Wright was ruled to be a 6th man on the floor and thus a technical foul...the technical free throw was missed and Lorenzen was off the hook.    

But after the game, further vindication!!! Lorenzen was told by officials they made a mistake, that he walked on to the court AFTER Jazz had a called the timeout...so, the tech was in error.  Lorenzen laughed, saying he was off the hook for the $1,000 fine that goes with T's.  He was Wright!!!!

Great test for the Wine and Gold tonight…facing a team with championship aspirations as well…Deron Williams, Mehmet Okur and Andrei Kirilenko missed the game in Charlotte last night, as the Jazz fell to 6-3…and all three are out for tonight, along with ex-Cav, Matt Harping...but this team of course runs its half court offense as well as any team in basketball, because of Jerry Sloan, even when shorthanded...

This will be the 3rd game back at the Q for Carlos Boozer, with both the previous trips winding up with losses...

Shoot around days include shooting games at the end of practice, and recently, the white team has gotten the best of the red team....but today, a turnabout, as LeBron and Mo's gang prevailed, meaning a reenactment of Thursday's high flying midcourt chest bump between the two..this one didn't quite have the hang time, but after all, it's a shoot around...


The rookies have learned quickly...the birthday cake presentations continue for the guys who had birthdays during the summer...Z's was the first...some of the rooks sang, "Happy Birthday dear Z", someone else included Zydrunas, a 3rd had big fella", so they had to sing in unison or go again...Now, JJ, Darnell and Jawaad must be game planning, because they all serenaded Ben with "Happy Birthday dear Body..Happy Birthday to you".

Doesn't take long for rooks to catch on...see you on the broadcast on Fox Sports Ohio...

4 in a row and counting as the Cavs get a well deserved day off before going back to practice before the Bucks come to town.

Mike Brown and LeBron said something that spoke volumes after the Bulls game...the ability to give LBJ a few precious extra minutes rest because of the way everyone else has picked it up.

In this game, LeBron actually pointed to himself to come out for a battery recharger with 9 and a half minutes left, and the Cavs up 5. He was able to sit for over 4 minutes with the lead built to 9 and before he returned to help close it out.

He admits in the past he might have felt compelled to stay on the floor, but he believes in this group so much, he's able to get a few extra minutes of rest, and it has made a difference, as it did in this one...LBJ still has not played 40:00 in a game yet.

Z for 3! That was the topic at practice today, the first triple for Zydrunas in nearly 4 years, coming against the Bulls. That was a designed play by the way, an open look from the corner, off a LeBron/Mo pick and roll. Z felt it was ironic that he drilled the 22 footer when he couldn't buy one of his patented face up J's. Drew Gooden, who was guarding Z for the first time ever, asked Z, "hey, where was that play when I was here?"

Z joked he's the best shooting 3 man on the team right now, based on percentage. He's 1 for 2 at 50% (actually he's 2^nd, Delonte's at 54%). Mike Brown says Z has the green light to shoot it if he's open, but looked into one of the TV cameras today and said, "Ben, I love, you, but that shot is not for you, or you, Andy". Boobie says Z has that shot in his arsenal, but when asked if the big fella could hold his own with Daniel in a 3 point shooting contest, the answer, with a smile..."nah...no way!"

Z joked he might now get an invite to the All-Star shootout in Phoenix this February, but since his teammates rode him more about his 2 point air ball instead of marveling at his triple stroke, the NBA might skip that phone call.

See you in Cavaliers Live, at 7pm, prior to the Cavs and Pacers.

That Drew Gooden smile is back in town, the man with the infectious personality, and a strong rebounding game to boot comes back to The Q for the 2^nd time since the trade. He says he misses his teammates, and Cleveland in general, and playing at The Q feels like home. That being said, he will try his best to beat his old team tonight, as Ben Wallace will want to do the same against the Bulls.

Drew is playing center these days...yep, the "5" spot. He had 20 rebounds over the weekend against Memphis. He finally gets to go against Z. He joked since he is a captain now, he will warn referees about Z going over his back to try and tip in shots. Drew says this is the first time he'll get to go against Zydrunas head-to-head, and that includes practice.

You'll also notice #90 has inserted dread locks into his beard, because, as he says he can't do it on top. He calls it "Johnny" after Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean character.

Speaking of follicles, Daniel Gibson's latest barber shop creation has the #51 in a star on the side of his head. You see, Monday night in Dallas, when Byron Gibson and the clan drove in to see the Cavs play, he mentioned no one in the family was wishing him a happy birthday, which was yesterday, but, at the same time, he didn't want any mention of his age. So, I guess you can't have it both ways...thus, Boobie has a 51 in a star for TV tonight, wishing his pop a Happy Birthday, but telling the world Dad is 51. Daniel gets to have the final word on this one!

See you tonight in the broadcast on Fox Sports Ohio, starting with Cavaliers Live at 7:30.