Cavs-Magic - Game 1

[killa3312]

Orlando went 2-0 against San Antonio (when they were completely healthy), 2-0 against the Lakers, 2-1 against the Cavs (and the game the Cavs won was a nail biter at home), and 2-2 against the Celtics this season. They are a really good team, even without Jameer Nelson. People need to stop underrating them and understand the significant matchup problems the Magic present for the Cavs. There is a reason they've had the Cavs number in recent years.

 

[NFBuck]

so falling apart in the second half at home isnt choking?

Dude, you do this every year. Relax. An eight day layoff caught up. They've played four games in the last three weeks and went up against a hot team. It was bound to catch up eventually.

 

[tsteele316]

This one is on Mike Brown...matchups killed us tonight and he never adjusted..

Why not go small with Sasha (good defender) against one of Hedu or Lewis and put LBJ on the other and then go with Andy on Howard...

If Z is on the court he has to be used on offense to pull Howard out, and why he isn't setting his feet on his jumpers...

Why did we resort to LBJ going one against 5...it is fine down the stretch, but we started it way too early..He was getting guys open looks early in the game, then he stopped...Started off with 4 assists in the first couple minutes and then only ended with 7 or so...He can get anywhere he wants and get anyone looks...Needs to be under control and find the easiest play...

I think we will be fine in the series...Orlando does present mismatches but if Brown can find a way to defend the magic and slow them some, we will be fine...I am thinking this will stretch to 7 tho now, after losing home court tonight...

but a lot of the time, orlando didn't sent howard out to guard Z, they took Lewis or Hedu or whoever was guarding the 4 under the basket and sent them and left howard with their man. if that's what they are going to do, then Z is not going to be worth much.

but in the end, mike brown going with 2 bigs on orlando's final possession was the blunder of the night.

 

[TresselstillownsTSUN]

Not a choke IMO. Orlando is the only elite team LA struggled with this year. I think Cavs win game 2, this was a wake up call to the other players on the Cavs. LBJ needed some help out there in the secound half. If the Cavs lose game 2 I can't wait to see the mass meltdown amongst Cavs fans :tongue2:.

 

[TRON 2.0]

I kept telling all the idiots in Orlando they didn't want any.

 

[Buckeye Nut]

Honestly, this didn't surprise me, what actually surprised me was that the cavs were favored by 8, I was thinking 4 at most. Through the year, the toughest team the Lakers faced was the Magic, and when Nelson went down they just kept on going. I expect the Cavs will win game 2, beyond LBJ the Cavs seemed flat tonight, I doubt that will happen again.

I'm with you, I couldn't believe the spread either. I was hoping Vegas knew something that I didn't.....unfortunately not.

 

[Flocka]

They still don't. If Mike Brown defends that last play correctly the Cavs are up 1-0. You can't win every game.

 

[TRON 2.0]

They still don't. If Mike Brown defends that last play correctly the Cavs are up 1-0. You can't win every game.

I didn't know Mike Brown was playing last night.

 

[jwinslow]

Fuck the haters....

 

[TRON 2.0]

Just a few days late Josh.

 

[brodybuck21]

Lebron sits at the right hand of the father...


If we continue to play like this at home, and maintain energy on the road, no team in the NBA would take us in a series.

I hope L.A is watching this right now, its what we call "Defense".

 

[jwinslow]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' Delonte West follows through on a missed 3-point shot as the Orlando Magic bench watches in the final seconds of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. The Magic won 107-106. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) goes up for a shot against Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. James scored 49 points but the Cavaliers lost to Orlando 107-106. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic's Rashard Lewis (9) shoots inside Cleveland Cavaliers' Zydrunas Ilgauskas, from Lithuania, in the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' Wally Szczerbiak (10) battles Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard for a rebound in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus (20) is grabbed by Cleveland Cavaliers' Mo Williams (2) on a shot attempt in the fourth quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) shoots over Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus (20) in the third quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) defends Orlando Magic's Rafer Alston in the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' Mo Williams (2) gets a hug from LeBron James after Williams hit a long shot as the clock ran out on the second quarter in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic's Hedo Turkoglu (15), from Turkey, Marcin Gortat (13), from Poland, and Rashard Lewis, right, plead their case to referee Ken Mauer during the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers coach Mike Brown complains about a call in the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard, right, and Cleveland Cavaliers' Joe Smith collide in the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic's Anthony Johnson, left, and Cleveland Cavaliers' Delonte West chase a loose ball in the second quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy signals a play in the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard) [/FONT]

[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) soars over Orlando Magic's Mickael Pietrus (20) for a first-quarter dunk in Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) and Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard tangle under the basket in the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' Mo Williams celebrates a play in the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter of Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. Howard's slam knocked the shot clock off the top of the backboard. (AP Photo/David Richard)

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[FONT=arial,helvetica] Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James salutes during player introductions before Game 1 of the NBA Eastern Conference basketball finals against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, May 20, 2009, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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[jwinslow]

Just a few days late Josh.

doesn't appear that way.

 

[Flocka]

I didn't know Mike Brown was playing last night.

 

[buckeyesin07]

Nothing else for Boston fans to do these days, I see.