In the last two games, our beloved Cleveland Cavaliers won by a combined 8 total points.  It's getting to be that time of year.  The playoffs are on the horizon, and the Cavs have already locked up the division.  Speaking of which, the next closest team in our division is 18 games behind.  If that doesn't proclaim dominance, I'm not sure what does.  Regardless, at this point in the season, we can't expect our starters to see their regular minutes.  Mike Brown knows this team is poised for a championship-run, and he doesn't want to take chances.

Wednesday night, the scrappy Milwaukee Bucks were ready to give the Cavs their best shot.  This game came down to the wire, and Mo Williams held us together to grit out a 101-98 victory.  Milwaukee took advantage of our missed free throws, and lack of offensive production.  LeBron's 23 points and 7 assists were solid, but we definitely played down to the competition. 

"We should have won that game," said Bucks coach Scott Skiles. "We gave them that game. Nothing against Cleveland, because they won and they deserved it. But we've got to make plays."

Not so fast Scott.  When you're playing the Cavaliers, you should never say, "We should have won that game."  There's no justifying this blatently ignorant statement.  Cleveland is just better than Milwaukee.  You should have said, "We almost got really lucky and won that game against the Cavs who are clearly a better team than us."

Nice try though.  Maybe instead he also should have focused on the free-throw disparity, which was awesomely one-sided.  The Bucks shot 9 free throws; the Cavs shot 46.  Either the Association loves to see LeBron win in Cleveland, or Milwaukee just commits a ridiculous amount of fouls.  I vote the latter. 

John Salmons was one who didn't overlook the statistic, and he as quoted saying, "9 to 45, that's got to be a record," Salmons said. "I don't want to lose no money, so ... I'm not going to speak about that."  Now there's a guy who values the importance of the all-mighty dollar. 

Milwaukee thought they should have won, but that's just not the case.  Their playoff chances also took a major hit last night as Andrew Bogut was seriously injured in their victory over the Phoenix Suns.  Bogut sustained a dislocated elbow, broken hand, and sprained his wrist.  Obviously, Bogut won't be available for the Bucks futile playoff run.  Not looking good for the brew-crew faithful.

The win over Milwaukee pushed the Cavs' win total to 59 games, one away from that sweet #60. 

The Atlanta Hawks came to town, hoping to delay the Cavaliers achieving this feat back-to-back years.  It wasn't meant to be.  LeBron and company continued the recent trend of allowing opponents to think they have a chance, then actually start playing late in the 4th quarter.  So in summation: Cavs don't take the first 3 quarters very seriously, push the "easy" button (aka giving LeBron the ball) late in the game, and win a close game 93-88. 

Don't get me wrong, Atlanta has a pretty darn good team.  A starting lineup with Jamal Crawford, Joe Johnson, Josh Smith, and Al Horford is a pretty formidable squad.  Their problem arises when they go to their bench, who can't hang with the depth of the Cavaliers' bench.  Another problem is a common one for NBA teams: Having to go against LeBron James. 

LeBron was vintage ridiculous in the 4th quarter, displaying an impressive arsenal of unstoppable drives.  His shooting stroke was also dead-on, and the Hawks had no answer.  LeBron finished with 27 points and 13 rebounds.  There aren't too many other (in fact there are no) small-forwards in the league that have the potential to grab 13 rebounds in a night.  That's part of what makes LeBron James the most dominant force in the league.  His signature hammer-dunk in the 4th quarter got the crowd on their feet, and left the rim in a little bit of pain. 

Also important was the continued clutch play of Mo Williams, who had 24 huge points to help the Cavs seal the deal late.  Maurice Williams is one of the best point guards in the league.  LeBron knows this, and always gives him opportunities to knock down much-needed 3 pointers when the game is on the line. 

Let's just think take a minute, and think about how great our team is.  With this win over Atlanta, the Cavaliers became the 18th team to have back-to-back 60 win seasons.  The Cavaliers also clinched home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference finals, and soon to be throughout the entire playoffs.  This win makes it 10 straight at home.  The Cavaliers are 60-16 on the season.  That means, that if you bet $100,000 on every Cavs game this year, you would have turned your $100,000 into $4.4 million.  That's a pretty good return on your investment.  LeBron is the run-away pick for MVP.  That means he could win the scoring title, regular season MVP, and finals MVP.  When your franchise goes from 17 wins, 65 losses, to 60+ wins and 16 losses, you probably drafted LeBron James.

Today, we head to Boston to embarrass the Celtics, (again) and the win total will climb to 61.  The Celtics are just hoping to not get knocked out of the 1st round this year.  The Cavs are expecting to win at all.  All things are possible when you draft the King.  LeBron James is Underrated