A day after outplaying Michael Jordan, Cavaliers guard Ricky Davis
got a lot of attention. He participated yesterday in an online chat with ESPN.com. ``It was great playing against (Jordan),'' said Davis, who had 18 points on 9-of-14 shooting to Jordan's 18 points on 9-of-24 shooting as the Cavs beat Washington 94-75. When it was pointed out he needed 10 fewer field-goal attempts to score the same amount of points as Jordan, Davis said: ``He had to ice his arm down after that. Like Randy Johnson.'' The Cavs acquired Davis from Miami on Oct. 26. In a three-team deal, the Cavs also got forward Brian Skinner from Toronto while sending Chris Gatling to the Heat in a sign-and-trade. ``It was a steal,'' Cavs guard Bimbo Coles said.
COLES' COMEBACK -- When Coles walked into the locker room Tuesday, he saw a note written on the blackboard by Cavs coach John Lucas. It read, ``Will the real Bimbo Coles please show up.'' In his previous three games, Coles shot 1-of-7 and had 4 points in 27 minutes. He came back against the Wizards to score six points on 3-of-5 shooting and hand out five assists in 20 minutes. Coles, who missed 29 games last season with a bad left knee, said he was bothered by swelling in the same knee. But Coles, 33, said he felt better this week after asking out of some drills in practice. ``The key is not killing myself in practice,'' he said. ``I basically was going too hard in practice and not getting any breaks and that's being a little stupid.''

DOLEAC TO THE DOCTOR -- What looked to be a routine sprained ankle could be something worse. That's the fear the Cavs have regarding center Michael Doleac, who has missed the past three games with a left ankle problem. Doleac had a bone scan and an MRI yesterday, and results are due back today. ``I'm concerned,'' Cavs general manager Jim Paxson said. ``Over four or five days, the ankle really hasn't been getting better.'' Lucas, who called Doleac ``doubtful'' for tonight's game against Atlanta, did not rule out the possibility that Doleac could end up on the injured list.

NOTABLE -- Paxson said it will be decided after tomorrow's practice whether center DeSagana Diop will be cleared to play Saturday against Charlotte. Diop hasn't played since suffering a sprained knee in the Oct. 30 opener. Paxson said he and Lucas want to see how Diop looks while wearing a new knee brace. . . . Guard Bryant Stith, on the injured list since Nov. 7 with a hip injury, could be activated by the weekend. Part of the decision, though, will hinge on whether Doleac will have to be shelved. . . . Jordan attempted no free throws Tuesday for the first time since March 15, 1997, when he played for Chicago against Atlanta. That's a span of 111 games.