INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Byron Scott’s emotions run the gamut these days. Cleveland’s coach is alternately mad, disappointed and frustrated with his historically awful team.

However, he’s not worried.

“Not one bit,” he said.

Despite the Cavaliers being in the grips of a 26-game losing streak that has turned them into a late-night TV punchline and punching bag for any NBA team that takes the court with them, Scott said he’s not concerned about being fired during a troublesome first season in Cleveland.

“I just have a lot of confidence in what I do,” Scott said Thursday after practice. “I know I’m the right man for the job. We obviously need to keep improving, but I know I’m the right guy for the job.”

He’s got a tough gig right now.

Scott’s security, and his performance with a young roster, have come under greater scrutiny now that the Cavaliers have matched the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-77) for the longest losing streak in professional sports history.

Cleveland hasn’t won since Dec. 18, and unless the Cavaliers, who have dropped 36 of 37, can beat either the Los Angeles Clippers tonight or Washington Wizards Sunday, they’ll likely head into next week’s All-Star break riding a losing streak stretching across two months.

But as bad as things are, Scott, who was part of turnarounds in New Jersey and New Orleans, believes he’s doing all he can to improve. And the Cavaliers have faith in him.

“Byron has the complete and total support of myself and our entire organization,” general manager Chris Grant said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.