Nuggets 117, Cavs 103: (...........19 and counting)

Still winless in 2011, the Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their 19th straight, 117 to 103, against the Denver Nuggets.

The Cavaliers have dropped 29 of their last 30 games and are in serious jeopardy of breaking the NBA record for longest losing streak, which is 23 from the expansion team of Vancouver (1995-1996) and the Nuggets (1996-1997).

JJ Hickson continued his strong play, scoring 24 points and 14 rebounds. JJ is averaging just over 13 rebounds in his last six games for the Cavaliers. Antawn Jamison again provided his strong leadership he has given all year long, scoring 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds as well, and Ramon Sessions continues to shine scoring 14 rebounds and dishing out 13 assists.

The Cavaliers gave up 70 first half points against the league's best offensive team, who average 108 a game. Denver was led by Carmelo Anthony, scoring 33 points. Denver also got a great effort from Aaron Afflalo, scoring 23 points.

The game seemed out of reach in the second half when Denver pushed its lead to 20 points. However, Cleveland showed pride and battled back. Joey Graham gave a late push, knocking down jumper after jumper finishing with 14 points and 6 rebounds and Boobie contributed with 15 of his own.

Cleveland cut the lead to just six points midway through the 4th. However, Denver had an answer for everything the Cavaliers threw at them. Chauncey "Big Shot" Billups made a couple big shots as Denver pushed its lead back up to ten late in the 4th.

Cleveland heads to Florida for battles against Orlando and then the much hated Miami Heat. With the streak at 19, things can only go up from here.

Wouldn't it be nice to see the losing streak snap against the Heat?

Key Notes: Ironically Byron Scott was on that Vancouver team that lost 23 in a row. Byron knows what the team is going through right now and he is the man for the job, because he has been there.

Nets 103, Cavs 101: One Gibson 3-ball away from a win

Ahh.. New Jersey.  Just what the doctor ordered.  Or so we thought.

In all reality, we really should have won this game.

There were some positives to take away from this one; almost every Cavalier played effectively. 

Antawn Jamison led the way for the Cavaliers, finishing with 26 points.

J.J. Hickson also played well.

He seems to be committed to rebounding, which this team desperately needs minus Anderson Varejao.

"Right now I'd rather get 20 rebounds than 20 points."

I'ts definitely good to hear that coming from him.

Ramon Sessions went anti-Jay Cutler, and decided to play through an injury to his hamstring.  It's nice to see a player sacrifice for his team.

Daniel Gibson looked for his shot, and played pretty well.  Although his game-winning attempt failed to drop, he still had a good game.

As Austin Carr kept saying during the broadcast, "The Cavaliers finally started playing their style of game." 

Let's not forget who our competition was, but even in defeat this game still felt like progress.

Joey Graham's 3-pointer to tie the game with 7 seconds made you think we had a chance.

When New Jersey posted up Brooks Lopez for what would be the game-winner, the Cavaliers still had a foul to give.  Ryan Hollins attempted to foul but the referees allowed play to go on.

At some point soon, this streak will come to an end.

With Hickson playing more effectively and rebounding consistently, this team looks better.

There were even two dunks that made the ESPN highlight, who seem to have caught on to the Cavaliers lack of success in the last couple months.

Ryan Hollins' fastbreak throwdown was a thing of beauty.  He jumped from what seemed like the free throw line, and threw down a two-handed dunk that would have made Darius Miles proud.

Ramon Sessions' dunk over Brooks Lopez late in the 4th quarter was arguably even more impressive.

Dunks are great, but the losses are piling up.  Can the Cavaliers regain their confidence and will start consistently winning games?

I wouldn't bank on it, but the last few games have showed promise.

The Cavaliers controlled the tempo of the game for about 42 minutes, and really should have beaten New Jersey.

We came close to beating the Bulls in Chicago; the effort has seemed to pick up.

The defensive intensity has also improved, and maybe this team can start building some momentum as we look to the future.