Article: Cavaliers' missing link is McInnis.

Byline: Terry Pluto

CLEVELAND _ Jeff McInnis was back for the Cavaliers and suddenly they looked like a playoff basketball team again.

They moved the ball. They defended. They crashed the boards. They ran and ran and ran some more, playing with a purpose and a surprising burst of late-season energy.

And they had fun.

Players gave each other high-fives. Everyone from LeBron James to Tony Battie attacked the rim for power dunks. The usually reserved Battie was nailed with a technical for doing a chin-up on the rim and then slapping the backboard with both hands after his slam.

It was refreshing to see one more glimpse of that ...

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