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Ladies and gentlemen: WITNESS Sasha Pavlovic.

The bench player that the Cavs have been waiting for to pop off the bench a la Flip Murray and provide a much-needed offensive spark while LeBron is on the bench MAY have arrived.

This is Cleveland, so I'll be damned if I'm just going to start hailing Sasha Pavlovic as the next Manu Ginobli, because we all know how quickly he can turn into Reuben Boumtje-Boumtje. Remember him? That has got to be the best name in the 30,000 episode run of SportsCenter.

But, 21 points against the Lakers cannot be ignored. He even outscored the other Sasha on the floor, the Lakers' Sasha Vujacic. What a feat.

Not only did Sasha show that his offensive attack can come from anywhere--three-pointers, drives to the bucket, slam dunks, mid-range game, and free throw line--he showed that he can now do it more consistently and do it in the clutch.

Of his 21 points, 13 of those came in the fourth quarter, and he never sat in the fourth. His and-one layup with 1:24 left served as the capper to a big Cavs W. All of this came while LeBron chewed on his nails and did...not much else the entire second half until his grand finale Boomshakalaka dunk.

Coach Brown, give Pavs consistent playing time, and he could be that scorer off the bench with us. Of course, if the Cavs make a trade, Sasha has turned into a hot trade item. Either way, his play will benefit our team.