Immediate Postgame Comment Thread: Orlando Magic 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 89
by Evan Dunlap on May 24, 2009 11:44 PM EDT
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PrintThe Orlando Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-89, to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The official recap will appear on this site shortly. Until then, discuss the win (civilly, as always) in this thread. The comments section of the GameThread has been closed, and the comments section on this post will close once the recap is posted.
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Peaches came up big tonight
Gortat saved our bacon as well. Great team win tonight.
Well said, sir.
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dammit
you always close comments the second before I post a reply! Stop reading my mind!!
I'm a girl.
Same thing happened to me. Haha
If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik
LOL .. that was Ben, not I.
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suuuure
that being said, I don’t remember what I was going to say, so now…I have nothing to say.
I'm a girl.
by TheGiantSquid on May 24, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
You sure your brain is ready for grad school TGS? LOL
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Hah.
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Yeah. Hell of a lot better than his FTs in game 2.
If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik
Same thing happened to me. Haha
If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik
TNT sure loves the Cavs. Even when they lose they show a shot of their locker room
If hip hop is dead, then it happened the day that Dilla died.
-Akrobatik
.. they showed a shot of the Magic locker room, too.
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Apparently SBN itself loves the Cavs too.
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by Orlando Rays on May 25, 2009 1:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Give Howard credit as well
14-19 from the free throw line.
really great night for him
considering he started at about 50%, I think
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by TheGiantSquid on May 24, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions
Dwight had a solid game, considering he was in foul trouble.
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and fouled out for the second time
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by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
the last one was all ball though.
dont wanna point any fingers at joey crawford’s crew though. =]
I'll snap yo neck like a twig if you sass me again. . .
Normally I don't hate ref's
But I really hate Joey Crawford. He does have clear biases.
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It was all ball but Dwight shouldn't have gone after the shot, at all.
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what???? that's instinct to go for a block when your guy isn't looking, I can't see any player holding off on that
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions
It shows Dwights head is not in the game
Does a block win you the game right there? No. Let LeBron shoot, and go back down and make your FT’s. Simple; peezy, yep n eazy.
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There isn't a single good defender in the league that passes up a blind side block like that...
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions
If Dwight trys to block that in the 2nd qtr
I applaud it. When the game is in hand, why? That’s what I don’t understand. The name of the game is to win. With 35 secs left and your’e up 8, blocking that shot won’t win you the game.
it doesn’t make a difference, but if Dwight doesn’t learn that distinction, Orlando is going to have a tough time winning a championship.
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If he makes it its a 2 possesion game, and looks like an idiot for not trying.
If he had no shot of blocking the ball, then, ya i’d say it was a dumb play, but it was such an easy swat that no one would pass it up.
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
But in a game where the refs are calling everything, it's not smart.
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Let me know when guys make it to the NBA.....lol
….greta win by the Magic…real team effort!!
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by MagikFanatic on May 25, 2009 4:34 AM EDT up reply actions
great i meant...
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by MagikFanatic on May 25, 2009 4:35 AM EDT up reply actions
The most surprising thing about Dwight's game is his 9 boards
That’s very low, but given how little time he was on the floor, it’s not too surprising. I’m shocked he had 24 pts.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
yeah, the rebounding was wonky tonight
I’m hoping the Magic go back to being dominant on the glass. Not to say that Cleveland didn’t get away with some push offs and loose ball fouls…
I'm a girl.
by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
You could argue that Orlando did as well
Dwight’s mental game was not in full force tonight. Dwight had the type of dominance that comes with a 60 pt game and 30 boards. Seriously TGS.
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oh yeah, ha
like I said, just an unusual, whistle-laden night.
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by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions
Dwight was dominant in his limited minutes.
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I agree
But, Orlando should have won this game going away with how dominating Dwight was. This is the hardest part of Dwight’s development for him I think. Can he make that next step. He’s pretty damn incredible already, and he’s short in a few area’s now. In my opinion, he’s just a taller LeBron James with just as much untapped potential.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Orlando probably would have won going away if Howard played more.
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So it's a slam dunk
We agree.
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9 rebounds in 28 minutes.
That’s a good rate for him.
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Dwight is the best post player in the L
There’s no reason to think he couldn’t have had 12 or 13.
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Or the best interior defender and rebounder
I mean.
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He's one of the best defenders and rebounders in the league, no question there.
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This comes back to the superstar point
Is Dwight a superstar? Yeah, he is. Is he the true complete franchise player that Kobe Bryant or LeBron James is? Not yet, no. It’s not the tech’s by themselves. It’s just how he conducts himself sometimes. A dominant Dwight Howard and the Magic win this game by 15.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Hmm, see I think Lebron is just as whiny,
he’s just gets away with it because he is better.
Really. Re: his faces when calls don’t go his way, his pleading. It’s the same stuff Dwight does.
I understand that
But LeBron is also more in control of his emotions. He just simply is.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Dwight is a little immature.
That’s fair to say, but he’ll learn.
I don’t think that should be an indictment on whether or not people should consider Howard as a complete franchise player. Executives have been asked around the league, who would you build a team around?
A number would say LeBron, a number would say Dwight, etc.
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pookeyguru says Dwight too
But what do I know?
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I could expand
But it wouldn’t be anything you didn’t already know.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
C over SF?
I just think the topic has very interesting basketball implications.
And yes, I know why you don’t want to get into detail, ha.
I'd pick LeBron. *ducks*
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What can I say
I’m a different kind of guy.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
There's no wrong answer.
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Actually it's great for Orlando that Dwight is there
And it’s equally great for Cleveland LeBron is there. So in a way, there is no wrong answer, and a lot of right one’s.
One of the unsaid subplot’s of this NBA playoffs is how close 4 or 5 teams are to winning a championship, and how very difficult it is to distinguish one from another right now.
That’s something I think we’ll see a lot more of if the series remain as tight as we all expect them to be.
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parody
and call me crazy but those Portland and (yes) OKC kids are NOT going to make life easy for LBJ, Wade, Dwight, and CP3 as they hit their “prime”
You are not crazy with that projection
Parity doesn’t really hurt this league, but it hurts the NBA snobs who only want an elite class.
Anyway, have a good night. Good chatting fwedo. See yall on Tuesday!
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Don't forget my caveat!
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Not backtracking.
Just stating that I did have a caveat with my prediction. I don’t mind being wrong, especially in this case.
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oh E twas a joke man
I KNOW you are happy, and I think you’ve got some unfair criticism so far from some people.
Hah. My fault, man.
Hard to tell a joke and sarcasm via words. Excuse my stupidity.
It is what it is. Everyone who’s been around here for a while know how I am. I call it like I see it, both ways.
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Absolutely
I’m not holding it against Dwight. It’s an observation that Dwight could learn to improve. Dwight loves to play and that much is obvious. With his physical gifts, just the love of the game alone makes him such a valuable player to have.
But, his mental game, ER, it needs to improve for the Magic to be that deadeye contender they have the potential to be. As is, they’re damn good now. And they’re a legit contender; not a team that got there cuz Boston was hurt, and Philly can’t play offense in the half court etc, etc etc.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I don't disagree.
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You know why I keep bringing it up?
Because it’s so obvious every single game. Dwight needs to improve on his footwork and refine his post moves still, but the natural stuff is already there. He’s going to have to learn to deal with being hit inside sometimes. That’s part of being a dominant NBA player.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I don't disagree with that, either.
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If Lebron wasn't David Starn golden child he would get T'd up all the time...
…the way he overexagerate every time he thinks he’s fouled.
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by MagikFanatic on May 25, 2009 4:38 AM EDT up reply actions
pardon me...David Stern...
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by MagikFanatic on May 25, 2009 4:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but he had to play careful.
.. given that he was in foul trouble throughout the game.
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Dwight was Huge. Half those fouls weren't fouls.
Stepped up and made some big free throws too. I don’t understand why if they can go to a replay to check on the 3point line why can’t they change a bad call when it’s obvious to the world/ ie. Dwight’s block on Lebron. It’s ridiculous there looking right at it on the replay.
The Surfdog
Stern and the NBA are making fools of themselves....
…the officiating has been atrocious…on both sides!!
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by MagikFanatic on May 25, 2009 4:41 AM EDT up reply actions
Just wondering
What is the most free throws attempted in a playoff game?
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 25, 2009 12:02 AM EDT reply actions
Google it .. I'm not sure the answer.
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There you go.
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In 2000?
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Probably had to be
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
I think Orlando won the game
because Dwight hit their FT’s, and they didn’t turn the ball over at the same rate during the 2nd half that they did in the late 1st/early 2nd qtr.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Hah.
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LOL .. Stan at his best, right now, at the presser.
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I got tired of my bad feed
Hopefully it’s classic.
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I always forget to watch
what’s he saying? (paraphrase)
I'm a girl.
by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
He mad a smart aleck response regarding officiating.
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made*
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made*
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Yahoo front page. ugh.
Cavs deal may affect LeBron
Cleveland’s owners strike a deal with Chinese investors that could impact their superstar. " Billionaire dreams
why would LeBron hate the Chinese?
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by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
lol
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by North of the South on May 25, 2009 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
I doubt .. he hates 'em.
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Oh, my fault.
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Good.
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LOL
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Poke each other with a red hot iron poker
See who wins. :P
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Not me.
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It does sound painful
Besides it’s probably not very nice either.
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Definitely sounds painful.
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I think what it means is that the Chinese might not be as agressive to try to keep him if he wants out.
Or that they wouldn’t be willing to go over luxury tax.
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by North of the South on May 25, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm just taking a wild guess.
Did not read article.
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by North of the South on May 25, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions
I read the article
David Stern has been pushing for minority ownership of a team in the NBA, and that’s partly why this partnership happened. It’s not going to impact LeBron greatly except it’s likely to increase his exposure in China.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Yeah, Stern's been trying to tap into the China base forever, it seems.
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Just China
The world ER. The whole friggn fantastic Earth.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
But since China is 1/6 of the Earth
It does make sense he’d start there. Ha @ me tonight!
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Yeah.
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LEBRON AND YAO 2010???
Oh lord…
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 25, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Won't happen.
.. not sure if you’re being sarcastic, though.
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I guess we'll have to settle for Lebron and Yi
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by Avinash Kunnath on May 25, 2009 12:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Doubt that'll happen either.
.. since Yi has a team option in 2010.
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What if Yi is out of the league
He hasn’t exactly set the world on fire.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That's a possibility.
Doubt it, though.
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if Yao's body doesn't break down by then :|
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by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Hope not.
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hey, the thread ended up over 1500 comments, so that's cool
I’m hoping it’ll get bigger and bigger throughout this series.
No dirty jokes.
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what does that meeeeaaaan?
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by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
never mind, I Googled it
lol
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by TheGiantSquid on May 25, 2009 12:09 AM EDT up reply actions
What did I win?
How much money do I get?
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
It does that occasionally to me
I knew what you mean with that post below now. I was like why is it down there?
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Too easy.
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Hey E, it may be very well possible
that between Depaul and Northwestern we know similar people.
Dan Johnson?
I know a few Dan's .. where does he go?
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Depaul
Tall, mulatto (haha, I can say this, i’m latino, ha), skinny, baldish head, transferred from West Kentucky…
Don't think so.
I may. I know a lot of people at DePaul but that name doesn’t ring a bell.
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Yeah, it is.
I don’t roam around there a lot, yet. But I will.
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Just got home but I was able to listen to the game on the radio
Sounded like Alston finally showed up tonight and Pietrus was huge off the bench. Howard had a pretty good game for limited minutes Orlando just played a sound overall game…never really broke it open, but just applied constant pressure the whole game.
And can the media please stop putting Mo Williams in the same sentence as Scottie Pippen. Pippen was one of the greatest 50 players of all-time and Williams is barely in the top 50 players in the league right now.
Pretty much, yeah.
I’ll add something about the refs, but we won, so I wont.
0:-)
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by North of the South on May 25, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, you pretty much nailed the basic storyline of the game.
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And one reason why too many people slept on Orlando
Orlando has 3 players better than Mo Williams. At least.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Pretty much.
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Yep.
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give C.Lee another year and it will be 5
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Maybe.
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Alston was big in getting usa going early...he was attacking the rim aggrresively.....Pietrus was big late..
…driving the lane on offense,making Ft’s and helping cut off the lane to Lebron making him chose to shoot jumpers…which will always be the best case scenario for the Magic
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by MagikFanatic on May 25, 2009 4:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Totally agree with Ben
This series whould be 3-0 if it weren’t for shady officiating. It’s whatever, lets go 3-1 on Tuesday
One Freaken Second
Sigh...shady officiating...
That implies nebulous conspiracy. Let’s just say the refs blow and move on.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 25, 2009 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Ben said that?
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from twitter
I hate referees. Magic up 2-1 and shouldve been up 3-0. That’s all I’m saying about the Playoffs
One Freaken Second
by magic fanatic on May 25, 2009 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah, interesting.
Thanks for telling me.
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Actually, you were mistaken.
Ben didn’t say that .. he was re-tweeting Chris Douglas-Roberts saying that.
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either way it's true
One Freaken Second
by magic fanatic on May 25, 2009 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions
*shrugs*
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u almost lost your faith in Ben didn't u
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Just didn't sound like something he'd say.
.. that’s why I asked.
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exhausted now
time to relax. Have a great holiday tomorrow, everyone! I’m sure it’ll rain here.
Night, all :)
I'm a girl.
Nite TGS
Congrats on the win.
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Peace.
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You see, playoff basketball is completely different.
In the playoffs, the Cavs actually hang around for most of the game before losing by double digits in Orlando.
Yeah, and we broke your damn shot clock too.
Word.
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I told my dad Orlando was winning by at least 10 tonight.
Too bad I got no proof of it. lol
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by North of the South on May 25, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions
And one bright point...
Given that we’ve already had a game where Dwight was plagued by foul trouble, might the refs be less inclined to get him into foul trouble again?
Yeah, and we broke your damn shot clock too.
Eh, I wouldn't test fate.
Also, depends on who’s officiating.
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Someone falls to pieces
sleepin all alone
someone kills the pain
spinning in the silence
to finally drift away
someone gets excited
in a chapel yard
catches a bouquet
another lays a dozen
white roses on a grave
to be yourself is all that you can do
to be yourself is all that you can do
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
by pookeyguru on May 25, 2009 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
One of my favorite Audioslave songs
Just came on the radio station I’m listening to. Sorry. But, it reminds me a bit of the game tonight.
Evil Cowtown Inc: Screwin' Suckaz over since Nineteen Eighty-Five.....
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Congrats on another win guys!
Nice production in the paint and good games from Peaches, Rafer, Gortat, and Dwight!
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets...
by AtkinsandTulofan on May 25, 2009 12:21 AM EDT reply actions
Thanks for the kind words.
Just have to take ’em one at a time.
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Exactly...
I’m really hoping the Nuggets will watch and follow the Magic’s example of good play while dealing with a lebron/kobe situation and against a bigger market team.
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets...
by AtkinsandTulofan on May 25, 2009 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions
Denver will be okay.
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Thank you...
they just make me crazy sometimes as I am sure the Magic do to you at times.
I live and die with the Colorado Rockies and the Denver Nuggets...
by AtkinsandTulofan on May 25, 2009 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, no doubt.
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Someone needs to get an animated gif
Of that old dude yelling at Joey Crawford.
Bork bork bork!
by Avinash Kunnath on May 25, 2009 12:23 AM EDT reply actions
Hah.
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Just a couple quick questions from stuff I missed
I basically heard what turned out to be AJ’s flagrant foul. They hand’t called a flagrant when they got into the commecial break. I stepped away from the computer, came back a minute or two after it picked up and heard the flagrant was called. So:
Did AJ get ejected? He didn’t play again after that, but I know when Skip slapped House, he wasn’t ejected but Stan sat him the rest of the way anyway.
Did they review it and then assess the flagrant, because that’s only a secondary review (they can only review something like that if they are also reviewing something else). So I missed something there and I was just wondering how that sequence went down.
No, he didn't get ejected.
It was an inadvertent elbow that caught Williams in the eye.
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Yeah definitely pretty crazy
but I don’t think any Cavs fans are complaining Dwight went to the line 19 times…the fact that he made 14 of them was what hurt them/helped us.
by Lee for three on May 25, 2009 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
74% from the line for Dwight is something Orlando would be thrilled with if he did that over the course of the season
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
That number is skewed because the Cavs fouled Dwight on purpose.
.. that’s why the Magic had a lot of free-throws.
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The Magic have been my team in the East all year
Please o please keep playing the same way and take it all the way
by southern oregon on May 25, 2009 12:40 AM EDT reply actions
Alright, I'm peacing out .. take it easy. Enjoy the win, peeps.
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Good night
I’m out as well. Thanks for the good conversation everyone!
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No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Via the Basketblog:
“Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams said the elbow he took to the face from Anthony Johnson was “most definitely” a cheap shot."
Wooooowwwww.
He has to agree, that's his teammate.
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Well Williams also claimed that they are giving the Magic "too much respect"
this coming from a guy who has completely disappeared when his team has needed him the most. But I don’t know if that’s entirely his fault…Cleveland brought him in to be the second option when he is at best a borderline second-third option player
by Lee for three on May 25, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Another win for the hoodie...
The lucky post season hoodie has been worn for:
Game 6 in Orlando
Game 7 in Boston
Game 1 in Cleveland
I was in Boston at a baseball game in 90 degree weather for Game 2 in Cleveland so I was unable to wear the hoodie — I also wanted to test if it was really legit and we lost.
Game 3 in Orlando, watched it in a house, very hot. Didn’t put on the hoodie until halftime, never took it off in the second half and we won.
Hoodie postseason record, 3-0.
The question remains, it is a must-win hoodie, I don’t know if I should continue to wear it in non must-win games as it may wear out it’s lucky luster.
Do I wear it for game 4 in Orlando? Yay or Nay?
"Shoot first, ask questions last" Rafer Alston
by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 12:48 AM EDT reply actions
Yes. Wear it.
.. and don’t stop wearing it.
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.. until the team stops losing, that is.
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Will do. When & IF they lose with me wearing it, I will look for a new good luck piece of apparel.
"Shoot first, ask questions last" Rafer Alston
by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I might have to disagree...
You don’t want to overuse it…save it for when we really need it and have faith in the team to get the job done without it.
by Lee for three on May 25, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions
haha.........King James said that Anthonly's elbow on williams was a cheap shot.......pleeeez
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Saw that, he's definitely going to get suspended for game 4 now, if LBJ is on the horn with Stern vouching for it, forget about it.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 12:58 AM EDT up reply actions
That was my thinking too... haha what a debate over a superstition, gotta love sports.
I will make my decision before game 4 for sure. I might do the half & half type deal that I did tonight and throw it on if it looks like we need a spark, haha.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 12:56 AM EDT up reply actions
Normally, I'd agree.
But not with an NBA Finals appearance at stake. Wear the hoodie.
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I'm sure you guys are already aware, but Dwight has 5 technicals.
2 more technicals in the post-season and he’s suspended a game. This is ridiculous that he can’t get his temper under control. If he ends up getting suspended in the ECF or Finals because he wants to mouth off to the referees or lose his cool with the defenders, he’s going to lose A LOT of respect.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 1:05 AM EDT reply actions
Kobe has 5 techs, too.
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I'd be happy if we play the lakers in the finals and both kobe and howard are simultaneously suspended for one of the games
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 1:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Really? Pau Gasol would drop 30-15 on Gortat/Battie.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 1:18 AM EDT up reply actions
And Ariza has been picking his game up, kid looks legit.
"Shoot first, ask questions last" Rafer Alston
by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 1:19 AM EDT up reply actions
us losing howard wouldn't be as bad as them losing kobe
I cringe every time ariza makes a 3 pointer, it pains me to see him develop and know we let him go for NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by AB's triple double on May 25, 2009 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
We seriously didn't give him enough playing time.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on May 25, 2009 1:22 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, the shuffling of players eventually got Rafer so it's not that bad.
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dude getting rid of bogans was worse because it hurt us this year. does anyone really think he has the same slumps as JJ redick against the celts or that he defends less effectively?
by Thomas Whigham on May 25, 2009 2:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope you're not serious.
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I love the look C-Lee gives LeBron after the dunk like "ohhh"
We Are All Believers
by Stan in a Van (Down by the River) on May 25, 2009 1:40 AM EDT reply actions
Yeah, that was dope.
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ESPN is going to look stupid replaying "the shot" ad nauseum when the Cavs lose this series in 5
AC/DC + Tampa Bay Rays = Big Balls on a Budget
I highly doubt the Cavaliers will lose in 5.
This series is far from over ..
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From Henry at Truehoop:
Cavalier Coach Mike Brown did something pretty slick in the second quarter: Just when Stan Van Gundy was resting the Magic regulars, Brown inserted LeBron James. And the Cavaliers ripped off an 11-0 run. It was the only stretch of the game when Cleveland clearly outclassed Orlando. Hedo Turkoglu’s agent (he’ll be a free agent soon!) would like to point out that the run started when Turkoglu was benched, and ended only when he returned. That’s a big part of the reason why, despite shooting 1-11 from the floor with three turnovers, Turkoglu ended the game an impressive +20, to go with his 11-12 from the free throw line, 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
I actually missed that part of the game, but if it’s accurate, that’s surprising and impressive. When I watched, I thought Turk was having a miserable game, and making some poor decisions. But from that quote, it sounds like he’s one of the rare players that can control a game without putting up big offensive numbers.
Did Dwight have McDonald’s before the game again tonight?
WHYYYYY
why does it say please discuss the LOSS civilly?
im pretty sure we won, unless this is a cleveland cite…someone cut and paste wrong or am i missing some inside joke about the sight from when the magic used to suck and I was one of their only fans :p
I saw the magic get away with three clear reach ins, but then again I saw lebron get some more goofy calls on dwight. all in all id rather the reach ins get called and lebron get penalized for going full speed in the post and dwight only being able to go 50% or else its a foul.
Fixed.
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No problem. I got you.
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and i said
sight, instead of cite, or site, lol. so wtf do i know. good game anyways, even if im getting really sick of the way the games are called. im feeling like let the players play. if lebron was limited to only 28 minutes how well does his team do? its gross. and mo williams deserved the face busting for the way he grabbed courtney lee and tried to act like lee was holding him. that was bush league and a veteran took it to him for that bs.
It's in the past, just have to move on.
Enjoy the win.
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Howard's BLOCK of James shot=THE worst call...EVER!
I’ve said it and I’ll say it again, and again: The Magic are on the short end of the WORST officiating I’ve ever seen; and I have been following Basketball for over 40 years. Since this has been going on for the past TEN games, there is NO excuse; it can only be only two explanations: It’s either, blatant incompetence, or even worse; downright game tampering!
EVERY camera angle SHOWED CLEARLY Howard make a squeaky clean BLOCK on James 3-point shot. his hand being more than 4 inches from ANY part of his body!
As for the rest of the game; the commentators from TNT said that the Cavs had “allowed” Alston to score at ease and he made up for Turk’s points. First, the Cavs don’t “GIVE” us NOTHING… ok?
Second, let them TRY to focus on Alston… PLEASE, MAKE MY DAY! What… they’re going to stop Howard, Turk, Lewis AND Alston? Try it… PLEASE, try it: Courtney Lee will then score 25!
Besides… WHO’s going to carry the scoring load for the Cavs, besides James? Mo Williams is scoring his 15 to 20 points per game. That’s IT; he CAN’T do NOTHING more! As for the REST; they belong in ANY other teams’ BENCH! They can’t do NOTHING either.
Let LeBron score his 40 points, grab 6 rebounds and dish out 7 assists: The Train has left the station, and there’s NOTHING he can do about it!
Can't say Orlando was on the worse end of officiating when the team earned 16 more FT attempts.
Granted, Cleveland hacking on Dwight Howard on purpose to put him on the free-throw line skews that stat, but I think the refereeing goes both ways. Can’t just pinpoint the advantage to either team tonight.
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