"Baron Davis is still smiling.

Playing in his first game with the Cavaliers after being jettisoned from his hometown Clippers, the 11-year veteran did not allow his career obituary to start being written, as many had predicted. He didn't mail it in. He didn't start gorging on food.

He wore his eyesore of a No. 85 and played as if he still had something to play for, despite playing for the NBA-worst Cavaliers. The 32-year-old guard put up 18 points and five assists coming off the bench in last night's 119-115 victory over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden. It was the Cavs' third win of the season over the Knicks, accounting for 25 percent of this season's wins."