Though the Cavaliers were able to hold off the Pacers during a snowy weekend game, we’re still looking at a team that desperately needs to get healthy for the home stretch.  Thankfully, good news has come across the wire as Sasha Pavlovic is slated to return this week.  

Fans may hardly have any recollection of anything that Pavlovic has done this season, as a contract issue turned quickly into a mid-foot injury towards the end of January.  It seems like agest since we’ve seen the #3 running the floor, but his return – albeit with a rough season thus far – will be very welcomed. 

This leaves Zydrunas Ilgauskas (back) and Daniel Gibson (ankle) as the final pieces to the puzzle.  Speaking of Ilgauskas, he has recently received an injection in his back and is feeling better.  A mid-March return is still the target, meaning that we’ll need more big games out of Anderson Varejao in the near future.  Gibson, on the other hand, will likely miss the remainder of the March month, making Pavlovic’s return that much more important.

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