Cavaliers center Chris Mihm heads to his native Texas playing some of the
worst basketball of his two-year NBA career. In the past two games, Mihm has shot 3-of-20 and hasn't gotten to the free-throw line. It's not good timing for Mihm considering the Cavs play tomorrow at Houston and Thursday at Dallas. Mihm, an Austin native who played at the University of Texas, figures to have plenty of fans at each game. ``My focus (this) week is getting Chris Mihm going,'' Cavs coach John Lucas said. ``I've got to get him back to where he was before (center Zydrunas Ilgauskas) came back and to doing the things that he can do.'' Ilgauskas has played three games since missing the first 17 games to recover from off-season foot surgery. Mihm has continued to start at center, but he played just 20 minutes Saturday, a combination of Ilgauskas playing well and Mihm struggling. ``I really haven't had the moves,'' said Mihm, whose field-goal percentage has dropped to a woeful 37.4. ``I've been real slow. I just need to watch some film and see what I'm doing wrong.''
MURRAY IS GOING -- Lucas hasn't had any recent problems getting forward Lamond Murray going. Murray had a season-high 33 points in Saturday's 109-99 win over Denver. He has averaged 23 points the past five games to raise his average to a team-high 17.1. ``He had 19 at halftime (when finished with 24 Friday at New Jersey) and he had (18 at the half Saturday),'' Lucas said. ``That's sound basketball. I've challenged him. I've said, `You can't let anybody get up and guard you and think they can guard you.' We're beginning to see what Lamond Murray can do. I don't run that many plays for him.'' Murray said the key is that he's ``going to the basket'' and he's making sure he hits his ``wide-open looks.'' Murray gets a lot of open shots when he and Ilgauskas are both on the floor.

NOTABLE -- Lucas said he's just trying to ``get through the year'' with Ilgauskas. Next season, though, Lucas predicts Ilgauskas will ``average 23-to-25 points a game and 10-to-12 rebounds because we'll play through him.'' . . . Lucas was a Denver assistant the previous three seasons, the last two in which he tutored guard James Posey, a Chamberlin High School graduate. ``We're real close,'' Posey said. ``He helped me out a lot.'' Lucas calls Posey a ``son.'' . . . One of Lucas' real sons, Baylor freshman point guard John Lucas Jr., scored 27 points Saturday against North Texas. ``That's really good news,'' said the proud father.