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quote: Originally posted by TreyTime:Shaq shot worse at the line than Dwight and the Lakers had NO problem giving him the ball down the stretch. Notice they won three titles. Probably the most solid Point I read so far.

quote: Originally posted by Nell2ThaIzzay: quote: Originally posted by PEC:Another stupid thread since Howard admitted that he talked trash at the Cleveland bench after being called for a foul and the ref was right their. Howard just needs to keep his mouth shut after a foul and he knows it. His teammates and coach's have all been telling him this, but too many times thinking with his mouth instead of his brain. BTW only a total collapse sends the Magic to game 7 we win this series in either game 5 or 6. And if you believe that everything is rigged why are you here, because it makes more sense that you wouldn't be following the NBA instead the WWE because you think that isn't rigged ROFLMAO Technically, WWE isn't rigged, because it's -NOT- a sport. It's a TV show, the equivelent of a soap opera. Don't let the subject matter of wrestling confuse you to what WWE really is. Its a redneck soap opera.

Perkins Passes the ball to a ref...

Paul Pierce and West...

Ehhh you guys were right, his vocabulary is very limited. He sounds very redneck.

quote: Originally posted by MagicFan4Hire: quote: Originally posted by sportsfanatic:holy crap...do u hear delonte talking??? he sounds like mike tyson on crack i just said the same thing...dude sounds like he quit 2nd grade... Who cares how Delonte West sounds like. What if you both sound a bit redneck and don't know it?

One of the reasons why the Magic lost to the Cavs is simply Michael Pietrus playing about 10 minutes the whole game. Stan refused to put him in and then he just put a struggling lee that is just struggling with those circus passes that are creating nothing but turnovers.

Is there anything better to talk about other than the refs horrible calls? Come on guys, enjoy the win.

I would like to note that Michael Pietrus played a lot more today. Stan Van Gundy played Mike Piet for a few minutes on the lost.

I don't think the magic played well today; however, they managed to come big with a win. The magic not playing to their potential and still coming in by a double digit win will tell you how good the Cavs are. Matter of fact, the magic could have been 3-0 on their way out to the finals.

quote: Originally posted by O-dub:This must be a failure to flop. The elbow is too low to flop from. Perfect theme for a movie! FAILURE TO FLOP

Lets Blame gortat for the technical. The game could have been tied!

quote: Originally posted by 135BPM+:As a Magic fan I have listened to the whiners on this board complain about the refs and continuously preach of the NBA's conspricy to have a KOBE-LEBRON Final. Well the refs called 2 charges and a walk on LeBron in the final minutes and he had to hit a fadeaway 30 footer at the buzzer to keep the CAVS in the series. Will you please stop now with your theory. The best team will win the series in the end. They always do. The MAGIC have played great and that was one of the best playoff games that I have watched this season. I can't wait until Sunday Night. Go Magic!!! Why don't you get yourself a lady. You sound like a very lonely man.

I think Stan Van Gundy went into the "I think we won this game" and forgot about Lebron James having a good height and enough reach to take a good jump shot. Giving up the game with 1 second left is totally unacceptable for the orlando magic.

I think we can rest now and say to ourselves that we really enjoyed a well played game. A loss is not complete failure as long as you did your best to put yourself in a position to win. Calls from the refs that should have gone our way. Michael Pietrus not playing enough by Stan. Courtney Lee's horrible passes today. Free throw misses.

This was a heart breaker for us. I think they should have put Michael Pietrus against James. Matter of fact, Lee did not play that well today and made a lot of horrible passes that turned into turned overs. Why dd Pietrus play for a limited time? Do not ask me because i don't have that answer. This is a 7 game series so it goes back to Orlando. They will need to win both of those games.

quote: Originally posted by Skywise316: quote: Originally posted by MagicFanBen:The thing is we have not played our best game against Cleveland yet. We played good in game one, but a ton of issues to correct. If we come out on fire and stay up for the entire 48 minutes we could easily crush the will of the cavs players. We already have them on the breaking point after the last game. Well, we did play our best game against the Cavs. It was in the last month of the regular season. However! It can be repeated. I totally think you're right about a Cavs breaking point... and it's because of their pride and arrogance. If you think you're that high in the clouds, even if you're actually not.. then you can think you can fall that same distance too. People (not us) should honestly be worrying about the Cavs panicking and getting down on themselves. Not the Magic. Our team needs to focus on getting to the free-throw line a bit more. The only guy who is able to take it to the house has been Michael Pietrus. The man has played his best basketball in the last couple of games. We must really hope he shows up today, and if he does then you will be glad.

One thing that we can definately see and accept is that Cleveland is having a hard time getting everyone involved except James. We almost lost the game in that fashion so we need to actually play better than we did in game 1. I truly believe that we should start either Lee or Pietrus. Those two guys are athletic enough to slow down James. Other than that, we need a solid contribution from Hedo, Howard, and Lewis. They truly have an advantage over the Cavs less stronger forward centers if they are able to play consistently through the game. As for Lebron, I think we should stay to the strategy in Game 1 and force him to pass the ball. Denying him of his dunks and layups is something that we should keep on doing. The magic can't afford to have the crowd turn against them at this moment. Lebron is stoppable; however, we have to force him to miss his shots and keep denying him. He is also a threat from an assists stand point. His team just basically needs to step it up a notch however.

I remember this game.

I would like to thank Rashard Lewis for keeping the dream alive. It takes determination and a great ability to take the shot that Rashard took with the game coming down the wire. If you watch the game then you would know that Rashard played a very good game and managed to help the team put some points on the board. I would appreciate if you guys can share your appreciation toward Rashard.

Hedo played amazing in this game. I think he has been playing at this level for the last 3 games. There is no denying that Hedo has been consistent. His 14 assists is an amazing feat.

I would like to thank Rashard Lewis for keeping the dream alive. It takes determination and a great ability to take the shot that Rashard took with the game coming down the wire. If you watch the game then you would know that Rashard played a very good game and managed to help the team put some points on the board. I would appreciate if you guys can share your appreciation toward Rashard.

quote: Originally posted by Peter Griffin: quote: Originally posted by HowardDaMan:I live in an apartment and I was jumping up and down. What a great freakin night! I had a feeling we would mount a comeback...but never fully expected it. Some great Magic basketball tonight...no doubt. I had my doubts but I was hopeful. Kudos to Rashard Lewis for winning this game for us with his clutch shooting.

I hope you don't have a male roomate. If that is the case then you don't have to worry about your neighbors knocking on your door. They might just think "something" is already going on.

I am really excited but it still kinda creeps me out that we could have lost the game if we would have missed that 3 point by Rashard. After the Cavs missed the 3 pointer, our players fumbled that rebound like nothing. Bottomline, we came back from behind and we fought back hard.