The Cleveland Cavaliers have something to cheer for once again. Point guard Kyrie Irving, who went down with a broken finger, is expected to return to action tomorrow against the Los Angeles Lakers. He was previously expected to make a return next week. Jason Lloyd, a Cavaliers beat writer, tweeted the following.

Kyrie returned to practice today, expected to play tmrw vs Lakers. #Cavs
— Jason Lloyd (@JasonLloydABJ) December 10, 2012

Former Rookie of the Year Irving has been phenomenal is his two years in the league. After making his mark last season, Irving has improved in several facets of his game. His points per game has risen to 22.9. He is averaging 5.6 assists, 3.7 rebounds to go with 1.1 steals per game. However, his efficiency has taken a slight dip, as he now shooting 46.3% for the season as opposed to 46.9% from last season. Not a huge drop, and it could be a result of the lack of talent surrounding Irving.

To show just how talent-less the team appears to be without Irving, ProBasketballTalk from NBC has brought up some statistics.

Without Irving the Cavaliers offense has been a mess — they have shot 40 percent as a team their last 10 games and scored an average of 97 points per 100 possessions. That’s been worse in the last 5 games, where it fell to 92.1 on 38.3 percent shooting. For some comparison, the Wizards have the worst offense in the NBA this season at 94.7.

Oh, and the team is 1-9 in Irving's absence. To make matters worse, promising rookie Dion Waiters is also injured, and as far as the public knows, he will not make his return with Kyrie.
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