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I deem the Denver/LA series must watch t.v. Every game is just so good.

Can Lebron get any help? And can the refs in that series for the love of god be more consistent! The zebras are making the series unwatchable. 80 some free throws last night. That is insane. Great game by the Magic, but why don't they let Pietrus play Lebron more? He clearly frustrates Lebron.

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I gotta agree with you there.

Lame foul calls, all in favor of Cleveland. All ball at the end, and Howard fouls out.

No question in my mind who the better "team" is in the Orlando/Cleveland series.

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Did Melo suddenly "choke up"?? What is wrong with him?

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The officiating has been garbage. VanGundy had a great quote last night when asked about how to contain Lebron the rest of the game. He said 'We have to force him to shoot outside, when he puts in on the floor he gets foul calls everytime.' and he is about right. I am little tired of the "superstars" getting foul calls simply because the league deems it neccessary for them to get their stats. :bh

Throwing up before the game. :pu

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Throwing up before the game = Denvers excuse to media for him playing like CRAP the last two games. The bench pulled this one out tonight.

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J.R Smith finally had a big game and that was the key to the game. He even had some assists which is rare for him..

The thing that bugs me about last nights game is when Dahantay Jones tripped Kobe. That was intentional and I hope he gets suspended. You cannot do stuff like that.

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I agree that JR finally woke up in a game and he did it at a great time. I just hope they can keep their energy going and go beat the Lakers at Staples tomorrow night. I hope JR found his shot and can give them the spark of the bench they need to finish this series and send the Lakers packing till next year.

As for Jones tripping Kobe, I disagree that it was 100% intentional... and if it was, Kobe has thrown quite a few elbows this series that didn't get called and didn't get disciplined later...as for Jones getting suspended, Kobe himself said it wasn't anything expect he tripped over his foot, so Idk how the league would do anything about it.

Now onto Melo... I have to disagree with ya kelmac07... Anthony never plays that bad unless he is legitimately sick... I know I have watched a TON of games and even his bad days are better than he played last night. I doubt it was a media ploy. Is he as consistent as Kobe? No. Is he as good a scorer as Kobe? Yes... but like I said he is a more streaky player. :tu

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Well, Mo Williams has guaranteed that the Cavs will win the series.

He also is betting a 5er that they will crush the Magic from here on out. (writer imbellishment):fu

Should be interesting and anything is possible. Orlando is quite capable of packing up early as they have proven many times in the past.

I'll never forget the 95 finals against Houston. Nick Anderson only needed to sink one free throw and missed 4 consecutive and they never got over it. Made Shaq look like a good free throw shooter.

Speaking of free throws, I am amazed that Lebron can hit a fade away 3 pointer with 1 second left and seems to struggle from the free throw line and missed around 40% in game 3's 4th quarter....

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I think Kobe was being sarcastic. It definitely sounded that way...

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He definitely was being sarcastic. He also said that he's a klutz, tripped over nothing and fell flat on his face. Hmmm........maybe an sweeping foot had something to do with it. :D

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Either way the league has spoken and it is a flagrant 1 not a suspension...:tu So game on and believe me every NBA team plays dirty so phil jackson can suck on my n***!!

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What is happening to the Cav lead? uh oh

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This should have been over with an Orlando sweep tonight.

Mo?

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That was a good game

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Magic move up 3-1 after the overtime win last night. Cleveland just looks lost on defense. They go out to guard the 3-ball and they just feed it inside. Cavs double inside, Dwight finds the open 3. Cavs also are having trouble with the pick and roll. It is hard to beat a team that has been shooting so great from 3-point land.

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Well that should about do it for the Cavs-Magic series... I'm not counting the Cavs out yet... but they are definitely on life support! Someone better come to life on that team or they are toast in the next game or two.

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I still have a glimmer of hope for the Cavs, but I'm starting to lose sleep over these games. You get so caught up in the game, think you may win, and then the rug is pulled out from under you. It's driving me crazy.

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While I'm not ready to put this Magic team up with the all time greats, they do have a few plays that remind me of some of them;

A great pick and roll.
A dominant big man.
Great perimiter shooters.
A good bench.
Fearlessness.
A very motivating coach.


I'm also not putting it past Cleveland to rise up and win the next three games, but I like the Magic's chances as well as their chances against whoever wins the West.

As long as Lebron James is on the court, Cleveland has a good chance.

Of course I am biased as I live in Orlando.

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Stick a fork in the Cavs...Lebron can't beat the Magic by himself!

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My prediction ====> Cavs win in 7! :wo

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If they do, all the "The Commissioner is rigging the NBA games" conspiracy theorists will say they were right. :r

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I wouldn't mind seeing them in the finals... but history isn't on your side. The team that is up 3-1 in a playoff series, has only come back to win the 7 game series 8 times in the history of the NBA. I think that works out to something like 93-96% chance that the Magic will close this thing out and move on.

Of course this is the playoffs and statistics mean nothing. Only wins/losses matter!

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My prediction; Magic win it all game 6 back home in Orlando without Dwight Howard, who picks up his 7th technical foul for blowing a kiss in pregame warmups.:r

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It's 95.5%, for those keeping score.

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I got a 5'er that says they don't :tu

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Can I play too?

I really wish Greekgod would have taken my offer when he predicted "Cavs crush Orlando in 4 games"

Someone forgot to remind them to "witness" and bow to the king it seems.

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Lakers go up 3-2!! We all saw a different more assertive Lakers team last night. They were able to win with 1. Defense 2. Without Kobe scoring 30-40+ points. Great team effort by the Lakers last night. Pau Gasol also showed up in ways that aren't recorded on the stat sheet. Making good hustle plays and altering shots at the basket. Now let's see what happens in the next game. See how Denver responds.

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:wo Go Lakers!

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I'm rooting for Denver strictly due to the fact that so many writers already had Kobe/Lebron meeting in an epic finals and I love an underdog.

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Lakers won because Lamar Odom decided to show up tonight...maybe it was all that candy.

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Wasnt the amount he consumes daily ridiculous? :r

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It was crazy...how the hell does he stay so slim? His assistant paid like $ 76 for that..and he said he goes shopping every three days...WOW!!!

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Maybe that's why Lamar Odom sweats like crazy. Seriously did you guys see one of the closeups of him before he shot free throws?? He was drenched in sweat liked I've never seen anyone. He had to wipe his head on his shorts because his jersey was so saturated.

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I did see that...next time he might use his socks...LOL!!

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Wow another huge first half lead blown by the Cavs! 22 point lead down to 1 at halftime.

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Wow, what a game.

I have never seen a performance like Lebron put on tonight.

I really hope there isn't a game 7 in Cleveland or the Magic will rip Orlando's heart out for another year.

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Well at least the Magic have played in the NBA finals...:r

My damn Nuggets have never even been there... :rolleyes:

Great game tonight by the Cavs... they seemed to be playing much better, but can they keep it up for 2 more games?

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Great game tonight. Hopefully the Cavs get some momentum out of this game.

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Never seen a performance like Lebron's tonight? Try against the Pistons the season the Cavs played in the NBA finals. Lebron scored 20+ straight points and there was nothing the Pistons could do to stop him. That game against the Pistons in the Playoffs was the best performance I've ever seen from Lebron.

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I guess if the Cavs come back and take the series, we can console ourselves by saying we gave 'em hell.;)

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Looks like the fix is in, I can not believe Lebron commits less then two fouls a game?

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Our local news sure feels that the fix is in, but we're all very aware that nobody is rooting for Orlando except for the people who live here.

Once Lebron gets rolling, puts his shoulder down, a foul is on the way.

And Verejao is a freakin joke with his flopping act.

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Yeah I'm hoping the Nuggets can win tonight and at least force a game 7... I mean winning 2 games in the Conf finals is our best performance ever in the post season LOL... So if we win 3, I can say we set a new personal best and maybe in another 30+ years we will actually make the finals! :r (of course I am still hoping the Nuggs can pull back and beat the Lakers cuz we need a finals berth more than they do!)

Seriously though, I am rooting for Orlando... I would love to see a Nuggets/Magic matchup to ruin all the media hype of Lebron v Kobe... although I think Denver would have an easier time with the cavs than with the Magic...

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I'd also love to see an Orlando/Denver finals.

Whatever happens, happens, but I don't like Orlando's chances if they don't wrap it up tommorow in Orlando.

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The networks don't want to see Orlando -Denver.
It's all about the ratings = dollars.

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Just another reason I want the Orlando-Denver match up... screw them and their damn ratings...:r

I think Orlando definitely needs to wrap it up tomorrow though... if they go back to Cleveland that could be trouble...

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Something that I noticed last night was how much trouble Cleveland has with guarding Dwight. I mean it has been happening all series, but Orlando seems to go to him then move away from him at times. I would say Orlando needs to just feed Dwight in the next game and ride him to a W. Just like Cavs rode Lebron last night, do the same with Dwight.

In 2010 look for Rasheed Wallace to be in a Cavs uniform. He can definitely guard Dwight in a 7 game series and take him out of the game. The Pistons always did a great job guarding Dwight and Rasheed was a huge reason. Although Sheed can disappear at times, Cleveland could use his post defense against Dwight. You all heard it here first, Sheed to Cavs, Cavs 2010 NBA Champs.

Well its looking like I'm either gonna become a Cavs or Magic fan in about a quarter...the nuggets just can't seem to hit anything...shooting under 40% and wtf is carmelo doing? Looks like he doesn't even care and wants the season to be over...
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:wo Go Lakers!

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Denver will be back in the hunt next year for sure. Very good team.

Lakers really played great.

Plenty of room on the Orlando bandwagon, come aboard!:tu