It's gotten this bad for Chris Mihm. After shooting 3-of-9 and scoring eight points, he talked about having a good game.

``Offensively, I felt good,'' Mihm said. ``I got my confidence back.''

Everything is relative. The Cavs' center at least did better Saturday against Philadelphia than he did in the previous four games, when he shot 7-of-28 (25 percent) and averaged four points.

Maybe it's too early to send the bloodhounds out in search of Mihm's game. But there is reason for concern.

The return of center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who missed the first 17 games while recovering from off-season surgery, has coincided with a severe decline in Mihm's performance. Mihm denies he's looking over his shoulder, wondering when it will be time for Ilgauskas, who is coming off the bench as he rounds into shape, to take off his warmups.

Mihm does admit that going back and forth from power forward to center has messed with his game. Mihm started the first 12 games at power forward before moving to center when Michael Doleac went down with a fractured ankle. Even with Ilgauskas back, he's played center almost exclusively of late.

``It's been a little bit tough moving around (from power forward to center),'' Mihm said.