Well the Cavs are fucked. They are now down 3-1 in the series and if not for a miracle 3 pointer by LeBron James they would have been swept.
The story from last night is how the Cavs interior defense was terrible in overtime. They gave Dwight Howard wide open dunks and if the Magic wanted to do anything interior they could. Even though LeBron had 44 points he had 8 TO, and I can think of two were extremely costly.
Much like the Celtics, the Magic do well when their point guard does well. Rafer Alston had 26 points and really opened the floor for everyone. Howard finished with 27 points and 14 points. Now the series goes back to Cleveland where Cleveland is just hoping to survive through that game. My prediction is that the Cavs will lose at home.
Here are some interesting facts about the game:
In the last 15 years, only Dwight Howard, Shaquille O'Neal and Tim Duncan averaged 20 points and 15 rebounds per game in a single playoffs in which they played at least 10 games. The good news for Howard is that Duncan and Shaq both won NBA titles in the seasons that they pulled that off.
• The Cavs have lost three of four games for the first time all season.
• LeBron James scored 40-plus points in the this postseason for the third time, all Cavs losses.
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