If its January, theres something wrong in Cleveland.The Cavaliers underwent a rough January that goes beyond the 6-8record (30-20 overall) Brandon Nimmo Jersey they posted. They lost Kevin Love with a hand injury, . Before that, Love mi sed a practice and was . New guard Isaiah Thomas, expected to rescue the team upon his return early in the month, instead has been a dud, averaging 15.4 points on 36.3 percent shooting. And, for good measure, a rumor has popped up suggesting that star forward LeBron James when he hits free agency this summer.MORE: | As a wise cartoon philosopher once said, good grief. With their chemistry problems, defensive problems and problems with competition from Boston and Toronto, things look dire for the Cavs, who have representedthe East for the last three years in the NBA Finals.But history has told us to hold off on the panic button. Cleveland has been here before, undergoing some existential crisis or other that seems to open a pathway for a rival to get past them in the postseason and make their way into the Finals. Yet the Cavs have won out every time, with a daunting 36-5 mark in the East playoffs the last three springs.This season may be different. The problems of this team go much deeper than those of the recent past. But the Cavs have always managed, and theyve now won three of their last four games. Taking a look back at how the Cavs bounced back after each of their low points in the last three years gives some hope, at least, that Cleveland is headed for an upswing. 2014-15 CavsDates: Dec.28-Jan.13Record: 1-9Net rating: minus-14.4 (95.1 offensive, 109.5 defensive)Bounceback: 18-2Net rating: plus-12.3 (112.6 Travis D'Arnaud Jersey offensive, 100.3 defensive)Upshot: This Cavs slump comes with an asterisk because eight of the games came with James sitting out with a foot injury. It was also during this time that Cleveland acquired Iman Shumpert (who was out with a shoulder injury) and J.R. Smith from the Knicks in a three-team trade that sent Dion Waiters, who never really found his place in the rotation, to the Thunder. Shumpert and Smith added depth,and once everyone was healthy, the Cavs hit their stride. 2015-16 CavsDates: Nov.14-Dec.5Record: 5-6Net rating: minus-0.3 (102.5 offensive, 102.8 defensive)Bounceback: 14-2Net rating: plus-10.6 (108.5 offensive, 97.9 defensive)Upshot: There wasnt much that was remarkable about this bad stretch for the Cavs, which started with a double-overtime lo s at Milwaukee in the second half of a back-to-back. It ended after a three-game losing streak, including a lo s at Miami that James skipped New York Mets T-Shirts because of rest. (James created a meaningle s media stir by wearing a "Miami Winners"hat in his postgame interview the previous night.)Cleveland bounced right back to its winning ways after the Miami game, but that was not the end of the intrigue for this season: On Jan.22, after a win over the Clippers brought the Cavs to 30-11, coach David Blatt was fired. Still, the Cavs rallied to win the franchises first championship. 2016-17 CavsDates: Jan.4-Jan.25Record: 4-7Net rating: minus-5.0 (105.4 offensive, 110.4 defensive)Bounceback: 10-2Net rating: plus-10.5 (118.1 offensive, 107.6 defensive)Upshot: This was the most dramatic ofmidseason slumps, because at the tail end of it following a lo s to New Orleans, which was playing without star Anthony Davis James sounded off to the media, complaining that the Gregor Blanco Jersey team was"top-heavy"and lacking enough talent to repeat as champions. He told the teams beat reporters that, This came shortly after the Cavs had wrung out their last few a sets in order to obtain Kyle Korver from Atlanta.The Cavs did play well immediately after their slump, though they continued to struggle into March and April. In the end, they returned Darryl Strawberry Jersey to the Finals and were knocked out by the Warriors in five games. 2017-18 CavsDates: Dec.19-Jan.25Record: 4-11Net rating: minus-8.3 (105.8 offensive, 114.0 defensive)Bounceback: 3-1Net rating: plus-5.3 (106.8 offensive, 101.5 defensive)Upshot: Four games does not quite qualify as a rebound, and the three wins were at home against middling East teams Indiana and Detroit, and a difficult win over the Heat on Wednesday. Cleveland hasa six-game stretch before the All-Star break that should better indicate where the Cavs arebecause theyll have home games against Houston and Minnesota and roadies against Orlando, Atlanta, Boston and Oklahoma City.