Orlando Magic burned the Miami Heat

The big three of the Miami Heat was burned by the three-ball of the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic came back from a 24-point deficit in the third quarter with the help of their crazy shooting from outside the arc, 55.2% on 16-29.

Lebron James and Dwyane Wade dismantled the Magic in the first half with 47 points combined but could only muster 10 points after intermission.

And then Jason Richardson caught fire and was key to a 38-9 run that shifted the momentum back to the Magic and overcame the deficit. Richardson finished 9 of 14 from the field, including 6 of 8 on 3-pointers.

With the Heat down 99-96 with 8.0 seconds left, Chris Bosh had a chance to tie the game with a 3-pointer at the top of the key but missed. Mike Miller got the rebound and quickly kicked it out to an open Lebron James which missed the shot and Mike Bibby couldn't get the shot off in time.

The Miami Heat is now 14-16 against teams with a record of above 0.500 which signified that they are not yet one of the elite teams.

"It's a trend. We've had leads and we've let it go away. I'm not used to being on teams like that. So it's mind boggling." - Heat guard Dwyane Wade

	ORL	MIA
P	Richardson 24	James 29
RB	Howard 18	James, Miller 6
A	Nelson 7	Wade 5
S	Richardson 2	Wade 4
B	Howard 5	James, Dampier 2

Lebron's Game-winning Shot! Even series 1-1

With 1.0 second left in the game, Lebron ran towards the center of the court, received the ball, jumped up, releases the ball and evened the series 1-1. Damn, I thought that the Orlando Magic sealed the game with a jump shot by Hedo Turkoglu with 1 second left to take the lead, 95-93. Well, that's the NBA for you. It isn't over until the buzzer sounds. Whew?! That's Lebron James! Another buzzer-beater for the Cavaliers' star.

Lebron James led the Cleveland Cavaliers with 35 points, including the biggest three points in his carreer. The Orlando Magic was led by their two stars, Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu, with 23 and 21 points respectively.

Game Leaders

		Orlando Magic	Cleveland Cavaliers
Points		Rashard Lewis(23)	Lebron James(35)
Assists		Hedo Turkoglu(4)	Lebron James(5)
Rebounds		Dwight Howard(18)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas(15)
Steals		Rashard Lewis(2)	Delonte West(1)
Blocked Shots		Dwight Howard(2)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas(2)
Team FG%		47.9%	45.5%

The game was hard-fought for the Magic where they overcame a 23-point deficit to make the game very interesting and take the lead with 1 second left. But they celebrated too early and had their hopes drained by the big game-winning shot by Lebron. Well, it was a great shot which they can't do anything about it. They did well but it all boils down on the last play.

Kudos to both teams! God bless to all! Game 3 is on May 24, 2009 8:30pm ET.

Cavs first loss!

The Cleveland Cavaliers may have swept the Detroit Pistons in the first round, Atlanta Hawks in the second round but not the Orlando Magic. The Orlando Magic proved that they can play at par with the Cleveland Cavaliers and even took a win, 107-106, on the Cleveland Cavalier's Home court where only few teams this season won. With only 14.7 seconds left and Orlando down by 2 points, 106-104, Lewis took a pass from Turkoglu squared up and took the 3-pointer and made the bucket to take a 1-point lead. Williams missed a 3-pointer on the other end. The lose is not the only bad news for the Cavs when James limped off the floor and had blood flowing in his left knee and also apparently injured his right leg.

The Magic used a strong 3rd quarter, 30-19, to storm back after trailing 63-48 at the half time. Dwight Howard had a monster game with 30 points and 13 rebounds but fouled out with only 25.6 seconds left in the game. Lebron James led the Cavs with 49 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game Leaders

	Orlando Magic	Cleveland Cavaliers
Points	Dwight Howard(30)	Lebron James(49)
Assists	Hedo Turkoglu(14)	Lebron james(8)
Rebounds	Dwight Howard(13)	Zydrunas Ilgauskas(10)
Steals	Dwight Howard(2)	Delonte West(4)
Block Shots	Courtney Lee(1)	Lebron James(3)
Team FG%	55.1%	48.9%

Lebron James had a monster night but what is daunting is that their defense was not there and allowed the Magic to shoot a sizzling 55.1%, 45.0% outside the arc. If they want to win against the Orland Magic, they got to turn their defense up a notch and protect the perimeter as well as harras Dwight Howard.

Well, Kudos to both teams! God bless! Next game will be on May 22, 2009 8:00 ET.