<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Through 66 games, there's only been one constant for the Cavaliers this season. Not LeBron James, not the ownership, not even the head coach. Rather, it's been Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who made another start against the Houston Rockets on Thursday night, his 66th of the season. He's the only Cavalier to have started every game and the only player besides Drew Gooden to appear in all of them. But there is a downside. He's taken a lot of wear and tear, and it might be catching up with him. After playing some of the best basketball of his career just before and in the month after the All-Star Game, recently he's been struggling and it might be due to fatigue. In the five games prior to the game against the Rockets, Ilgauskas was averaging just 12.2 points on 31 percent shooting, markedly below his season averages. ``I think he's tired,'' Cavaliers coach Brendan Malone said. ``It's a long season, a marathon, and it's starting to catch up to him. You can see it in his legs.'' Ilgauskas hasn't been getting lift on his jump shots or around the rim much lately, a telltale sign his legs are tired. Malone has tried to counter it by limiting his practice reps, but Ilgauskas seemed to lose his rhythm after the team had a four-day break earlier this month. Ilgauskas was bothered by bouts of insomnia and some lower back problems earlier in the season, but he has been healthy otherwise. ``Everybody is a little banged up and tired at this point in the year,'' said Ilgauskas, who made his second All-Star team in February. ``I've been pretty healthy, but that means my minutes have piled up.''</div> Source
