Special K

Hey Beerball, since you have the power, could you go ahead and "ordain" the Magic winning in 5 games? That would be great!

Do the Lakers really have anyone who can consistently guard Dwight without a double team? If Bynum and Gasol get into foul trouble guarding Dwight, then what do they do? The Lakers are much better talent-wise than the Cavs, but I think they will have some of the same matchup problems vs. Orlando.

GO MAGIC!!!! What a great night!!!! I certainly did not expect a blowout, but it sure made for a fun evening at the arena!! I'm surprised to hear that LeBron blew off the media after the game...but I can understand his frustration. There was nothing the Cavs could do to stop Dwight and his 3-point assassins tonight!!! Starting a series on the road is nothing new for the Magic...they have won Game 1 on the road in the last 2 series and I hope they can make that 3 series in a row on Thursday. This is going to be one hell of a series, and I'm sure everyone will be counting out the Magic once again, but I hope they can continue to shock the world.....I can't wait!!!!

Cool....it will be a fun matchup for sure. I can't wait either.............looking foward to tomorrow.....i'll be at the game, and I want to see my Magic move on to the finals for the first time since 1995!! GO MAGIC!!!!

Congrats to you and the Lakers, but please tell me you didn't say "Go Orlando" because you think it will be an easier series for the Lakers.

Me too........I hate to pass up an opportunity to see me some Ana Ivanovic..... I'm more interested in the Nadal/Federer matchup at Wimbledon rather than at the French.

And I can't change it back now, because it would have the same effect as when I changed it the first time!

I kind of went into the game expecting Cleveland would win it. The 30 point swing, from 22 down to up 8 even with the Cavs playing their best game is what gives me confidence in the Magic in Game 6. Plus, can Cleveland really shoot that well from 3 point range on the road? It would have been sweet to close it out tonight, but the Cavs showed some heart and are making it interesting. GO MAGIC ON SATURDAY NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!

What happened to your "weak East" comment from a few days ago??? I see you are finally coming around to my side......

I couldn't agree more......what kind of a call was that at the end of regulation??? And the tech on Howard...give me a break!! Hey Mo Williams.........gaurantee this SHUT YOUR LOSER MOUTH!!!!! I love LeBron, but these officials are just making me hate him. By the way, this series is just punching his ticket to New York City in a couple years. Take LeBron off this team, and they would be lucky to win 20. I knew the Magic would shock the world in this series.......and it sure helped that Rafer Alston had a Jameer Nelson-type game tonight! Show no mercy in Cleveland boys.......finish the series on Thursday, baby!!!! GO MAGIC!!!!!!!!

Good points on both teams......the Lakers are too inconsistent, and the Nugg's are too immature. This is a good sound effect to describe the Lakers' effort tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

i'd hate to be a Cleveland coroner tomorrow Seriously, is the panic starting to set in up there or what? The officials tried to bail out the Cavs tonight, but even that wasn't enough. Keep up the good work, guys.....lets get another win on Tuesday!!! GO MAGIC!!!

WTF is with the officiating in the first half????? Could they make it a bit less obvious who they are favoring...the officials limit Dwight to 10 first half minutes....are you kidding me???? And the flagrant on Johnson......what???? All that and the Magic are still in the lead....finish strong Magic, don't let them take it from you.

Getting pumped for tonight's game!! I don't have tickets to a game until Game 6, so I'll be watching from home. By the way, the tickets to the games sold out in 6 minutes down here. I hope the Magic took a lesson from last night's Lakers game...just because you are at home doesn't make it an automatic win...you still have to earn it. Here's to hoping the Magic earn a big victory tonight!

If that's what it takes to win a game after leading by 23, so be it. The Magic have lost games like this in the playoffs already....it won't affect them. Good luck Cavs winning a game in Orlando....the bad matchups in this series aren't going away.... GO MAGIC!!!!!!!!!!

Are ya getting nervous yet????

If Kobe and LeBron don't make the Finals, do you think they would stop showing those ridiculously stupid "Muppet" commercials?

Yeah baby!!!! If ya didn't know, now you know!! It is so nice to be on the other end of a comeback for a change! I said before that the Magic match up well with the Cavs.....IMO the only team that can beat them. Plus, LeBron was Super-human tonight, and they still lost...I mean he shot 20/30, is he going to do that every game?, I doubt it. Buftex, thanks for the kind words.........i've left a seat for you here on the Magic bandwagon!

I agree.....thats why I left them off the list.

Weak East???? Are you kidding me? The winner of the Eastern Conference is winning the Chamionship. The West is not as strong a conference as it used to be (Suns, Spurs, Mavs, Hornets, Jazz not as strong as previous years, plus the really bad teams all reside in the West), and the Lakers' record is therefore a tad inflated. They would be a 3 or 4 seed in the East, IMO. Also, may I remind you that the Magic beat the Lakers both times this year....if you think they would be a cake-walk you're kidding yourself.

YES!!!! What a great series....that game was a lot like Game 5, thankfully without the collapse Hats off to the Celtics The three's were falling for the Magic tonight(13/21)....that's about how they shot the 3 during the regular season, but by far the best they have shot it in the post-season. Bring on the Cavs!!.......I heard the Chuckster picked the Magic to win the series, and I believe the Magic match up well with the Cavs, so it should be exciting. This is the mathcup I wanted to see.....I'm so glad the Magic got there!

I couldn't agree with you more..(look at my sig's). I still laugh as hard as I did the first time whenever I watch one of his HBO Specials....counterculture humor at its finest. Also a big fan of Rock and Chapelle.

Good luck, my friend...time to plop myself in front of the HDTV......GO MAGIC!!!!!!!

The Lakers are making their Game 7 uninteresting. Bring on the Magic/Celts game!!!

I'm glad about the win, but I'm happier that Dwight got back to playing the way he's supposed to play. Its not about "touches" in the post....as I said earlier that has been mainly ineffective the whole series. Its about moving without the ball, running the floor, working for better position, and crashing the boards. That's what has made him so successful all year, and he got away from it in this series. I'm also impressed that they were able to put the debacles that were Game 4 and 5 behind them--I wasn't sure if they could do that. The crowd(including me) did our job in the 4th.....man was it loud...I hope you could tell how loud it was on TV. The Magic have won one in Boston(should have been 2!!), so its anybody's game. I can't wait for Sunday.....