Washington 96, Cleveland 85

Holy bench minutes Batman.

Kyrie Irving was doubtful with the stomach flu, but was determined to play in the Cavs last home game, as a way of thanking the fans. He played ten minutes, all in the first quarter. Antawn Jamison -- who likely just played his last game at Quicken Loans Arena as a Cavalier -- played just 17 minutes.

Of the 12 Cavaliers that saw action Wednesday night, only two (Luke Harangody, Manny Harris) played less than the starting five. Is Cleveland resting their players for some reason? I get the limited time for Irving, but the rest is quite confusing to me. Maybe this game was a try-out of sorts for who'll be on the roster moving forward. Who knows, I sure don't.

Appearing in his first game ever in the NBA, D.J. Kennedy led the Cavaliers in minutes and points with 31 and 12 respectively.

This game marked the first truly balanced team shooting performance that I can remember. The only person that shot less than four times was Luke Walton, and the only person who shot more than eight was Alonzo Gee (Not Jamison?!?!). Otherwise there were three players with eight shots, one with seven, five with six shots and one with four.

Since late February, Cleveland is 8-27, and I'm still crossing my fingers that the uni-brow dons the wine and gold. Come on ping-pong balls, bounce in Cleveland's favor just once more.

For Real?

First off, let me go ahead and say, I'm wanting the best chance at Anthony Davis, which means losing games. With that said, 30 first-half points against the Magic without Dwight Howard is embarrassing. 30 points in a half is embarrassing against any NBA team, as a good chunk of the NBA can throw down 30 in a quarter with regularity. As far as the +/- category goes, Cleveland's best was Lester Hudson, who ironically played fewer minutes than everyone except Luke Walton.

In the Cavs final seven games, only two should be winnable, but who knows. They could finish anywhere from the third worst in the league to ninth worst. The Cavs got lucky last year with the Clippers pick, but I doubt lightning strikes twice. As I've said over and over, they need to be in the best position to better this team, and right now, that means losing games. Then draft that wing scorer or center and sign a shooter via free agency.