There's really no secret to the Cavaliers' winning formula. They're off to one of their best starts in team history at 10-3, a place they haven't been since the opening of the 1988-89 season - a year they went on to win 57 games. Cleveland is one of three undefeated teams at home and has won nine of their last ten, overall.

On the surface, it's easiest to point to LeBron James - the two-time reigning Eastern Conference Player of the Week. The young King leads the league in scoring at an even 30.0 points per game. He had what some would consider an "off-game" in Saturday night's win over Atlanta and still finished with 24 points, eight dimes, seven boards and a pair of steals. He was a perfect 7-of-7 from the stripe.

But anyone who's paid any attention to the Wine and Gold knows that it's more than James (who's also logging a career-low in minutes). The Cavaliers formula for success has been their frequency and consistency at the line, their ability to protect the basketball and, of course, their commitment to defense.

All or most of this can be credited to the Cavaliers' guards, who have been as good as advertised. Mo Williams has averaged 21.6 ppg over his last five outings, simultaneously running the team to perfection. In those games, he's averaged less than two turnovers per contest and didn't record a single miscue in 37 minutes of action on Saturday.

Delonte West has been just as strong at the two-guard spot. Over his last five games, West is shooting an even 50 percent from beyond the arc and an eye-opening .529 from the floor overall. (Pretty amazing considering Zydrunas Ilgauskas - who's having a nice season shooting the ball himself - is at .507.) In that five-game span, West is averaging 35 minutes per game and averaging 1.6 turnovers per contest in that time.

Over their last six games, the Cavaliers are turning the ball over less than 12 times per contest and have given it away in single figures twice during that stretch. They only had three at the half in Detroit, before unraveling and finishing with 14.

"(Limiting turnovers) the key to success," said West following Saturday's win. "In this league, you can't turn the ball over. Guys are too talented and quick - it's like a wide receiver getting two steps on you. Once you turn the ball over, you put your defense in a bind and it leads to easy buckets and momentum swinging in the opposite direction."

"That's our goal: to keep our turnovers down and to get a quality shot on every possession."

For as good as West has been on the offensive end, he's been just as solid defensively - especially against bigger guards. On Tuesday, he held Vince Carter to 3-for-12 shooting. On Saturday, Joe Johnson was a first-quarter layup from taking the collar - finishing 1-for-8 for four points in 32 minutes.

As far as the Cavaliers killing it from the line, on Saturday night they shot .913 (21-23) from the stripe - the best mark since going .917 (22-24) three years ago in a loss to Minnesota. They've shot 80 percent or better on free throws in seven of their 13 contests - all victories. As a team they're shooting .786 from the stripe. Last season they shot .717.

Mo Williams has missed just a single free throw all season (and it cost fans their Chalupa, aggravating them and LeBron James) and even Big Ben Wallace is at .556 - almost .140 better than his career average.

Speaking of LeBron getting aggravated, the Cavaliers travel to the New York this week, where the Chosen One will undoubtedly be barraged by questions about his free agent year of 2010. It's unclear how many different ways pundits can ask the same question and still receive the same answer, but we'll find out tomorrow night at the Garden.

Luckily for LeBron, some of the New York media will actually be focused on the new-look Knicks, who are purging their roster rapidly and will have Al Harrington, Cuttino Mobley and Tim Thomas making their Big Apple debut on Tuesday.

The Wine and Gold's matchup with the high-octane Knicks tips off a brutal Thanksgiving week that will see them play four games in five days. Following their trip to New York, the Cavaliers welcome OK City to The Q on Wednesday. On Friday, Golden State rolls into Cleveland and Mike Brown's men travel to Milwaukee for a rematch with the Bucks on Saturday night.