All-Star Weekend has come and gone and the NBA's unofficial second half tips off for the Cavaliers on Wednesday night north of the border. As they continue to get healthy, here's a quick look at a few second stanza storylines that could begin developing as early as this week. 

Home Run - After getting crushed to start last season - an eight-day trip to China followed by a six-game West Coast trip - the schedule-makers at the NBA made it up to the Cavaliers on the back end of the 2008-09 schedule. The Wine and Gold close out the month of March with eight of their final nine at The Q. All in all, as the Cavaliers make their final tune-up for the postseason - and likely make their push for the No. 1 overall seed - they'll play 12 of their last 17 games at home.

Deadline - At last year's deadline, the Cavaliers were major players, pulling off the huge 11-player trade that brought Ben Wallace, Delonte West, Joe Smith and Wally Szczerbiak to Cleveland. But this year, the Cavaliers enter the trade deadline as the East's second-best team, are 23-1 at home, and feature the league's top defense. Will it be a case of if-it-ain't-broke-don't-fix-it? Or will the Wine and Gold use a pair of its movable pieces to add a big to an aging frontcourt that was called on the carpet by the Lakers twice in the first half?

Getting Healthy - The Cavaliers headed to the Break banged up. But Delonte West is back on the practice court, set to return any day, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas looks like his former self. Wally Szczerbiak's expiring contract has been the gem of the Deadline rumor mill, but with Sasha Pavlovic and Tarence Kinsey on the shelf - and with Wally averaging 12.0 over his last five games (with just a single turnover in that span) - the Cavaliers could head into the home stretch with the team that started Training Camp together.

MVP Push - There aren't many pieces of NBA hardware that LeBron James hasn't taken home during the course of his career. He's been the All-Star MVP twice, has won the scoring title and leads the league heading into the break. He's been Eastern Conference Player of the Week five times this season - and 18 times over the course of his career. And in 2008-09, if his head coach has anything to say about it, he'll be on the All-Defense Team. All these numbers - combined with the Cavaliers record, if they keep pace - could add up to James' first MVP award.

Ever-Changing East - The Cavaliers may or may not be active before the Trade Deadline, but the Eastern Conference has already drawn first blood - essentially Shawn Marion for Jermaine O'Neal - a move Cleveland will witness first-hand on Wednesday night in Toronto. (And the Raptors might not be done dealing.) The rumors are still flying hot and heavy, although the coaching change in Phoenix could calm the Amare Stoudemire situation. In Motown, the Pistons will make a lineup change with Antonio McDyess return to the starting lineup as Detroit tries to move up the ladder with Orlando trying to regroup without an injured Jameer Nelson.

On the Road - The Cavaliers have been almost unbeatable at The Q this year, and are an impressive 16-10 on the road. They went 3-1 on the first leg of their West Coast trip and have a three-gamer remaining in early March - all against teams (LAC, PHX, SAC) they've already beaten this year. Before they head for the Left Coast, however, Cleveland has a tough four-games-in-five-nights excursion featuring a tough Texas twosome (at Houston and San Antonio on Feb. 26, 27) before closing out the longest trip remaining with a back-to-back against Atlanta and Miami to start the month of March.