Feb 2, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots over Philadelphia 76ers forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute (12) during the second half at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 97-84. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Cleveland Cavaliers
Record: 31-20
First Half Highlight: 12 game winning streak
Analysis: After a rough start to the season, which included a two-week vacation taken by LeBron James in January, the Cleveland Cavaliers have rebounded very nicely. Cleveland is currently on an 12-game winning streak, and doesn’t appear to be slowing down any time soon.
LeBron James finally looks healthy, Kyrie Irving is an assassin on the offensive end and with every passing game Kevin Love is beginning to come into his own under David Blatt.
The in-season trades of Timofey Mozgov, J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert couldn’t have been working out any better, and the dissection of Dion Waiters is looking like a slam dunk move.
Cleveland is beginning to look like the team we all expected them to be prior to the season, and that should scare the heck out of all the top-tier teams in the Eastern Conference.
Safe to say that after an up-and-down start to the season, this team has recovered nicely.
Grade: B-
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