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.

Nuggets even series 1-1!

Yeah! Nuggets even series 1-1 with a 106-103 win over the Lakers. I haven't watch the game but thanks to the official website of the NBA, I was able to look at the recap and boxscore. It was a hard-fought battle that was highlighted with 6 lead changes with 12 ties. This was the first win of the Nuggets over the Lakers during the playoffs dating from 1985, with 11 straight losses to the Lakers prior to the game.

Like Game 1 both teams were lead by their superstars. Carmelo Anthony has 34 points and 9 rebounds while Kobe Bryant has 32 points and 5 rebounds to lead Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers, respectively. Linas Kleiza also had a huge night with 16 points on 5-8 shooting, 4-7 from outside the arc.

Game Leaders

	Denver Nuggets				Los Angeles Lakers
Points	Carmelo Anthony(34)				Kobe Bryant(32)
Assists	Nene(6)				Luke Walton(4)
Rebounds	Nene(9)				Pau Gasol(17)
Steals	Kenyon Martin(3)				Trevor Ariza(4)
Block Shots	Chris Andersen(1)				Lamar Odom(2)
Team FG%	44.3%				45.5%

GO Nuggets! Kudos to both teams! Game 3 will be on the Pepsi Center on May 23, 2009 8:30 pm ET. God bless to both teams!

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.

Ariza helps LAL take 1-0 lead!

Just finished watching game 1 of the Western Conference Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets. Damn it was so close! It was a hard fought battle. Both teams made great plays. Trevor Ariza stole the inbound ball on a bad pass by Anthony Carter with only 30.5 seconds and Lakers leading by 2, 101-99. Bryant then attacked the rim for two free throws to ectend the lead by 4, 103-99, with 10.0 seconds left. "Mr. Big Shot", Chauncey Billups, then shot a 3-pointer to trim the deficit to 1 with 6.1 seconds left. Kobe Bryant was then fouled to stop the clock and sank both free throws to extend the lead by 3. Derek Fisher then fouled J.R. Smith to make them shoot 2 free throws with 3.2 seconds remaining. Smith shot the first and intentionally missed the second to get the rebound and get the second chance shot. But instead, the rebound went to Bryant who then threw the ball up to win the game.

The two Superstars from both teams, Kobe Bryant and Carmelo Anthony, led their teams with 40 and 39 points, respectively. They went to each other, defending each other. But the game boils down to mistakes on Denver's side, a bad pass from Anthony Carter and useless fouls by Martin.

Well, it was a close one. This would be an exciting series. I hope the Denver Nuggets win this series. Kudos to both teams! God bless and play your hearts out!

Celtics Fall!

The Boston Celtics went down hard in Game 7 of the Eastern Semi-finals of the NBA. They just ran out of gas against the Orlando Magic which used a lot of magic in their win. The score is 101-82. The Magic didn't commit their most rampant mistake, wasting big leads in the fourth. Instead they did everything right in the fourth to extend the lead and put the game away for good. The Celtics fans stood up and gave a courtesy applause for the defeated Celtics as well as for the victor.

Hedo Turkoglu lead the Magic with 25 points on 9-12 shooting and 4-5 from long range. The Orlando Magic found their magic from the outside arc shooting a magical 61.9% on 13-21. The Celtcis were lead by Ray Allen with 23. The Celtics were a dismal 39.2% in the field and a poor 25.0% from beyond the arc.

This was a hard fought series with a lot of heart. If only Kevin Garnett were not injured, this series would be more interesting. Kudos to both teams! Good luck to Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference Finals with the Cavs.

Game 7's?!

Whoah?! The long awaited day is already here. Only hours to go until the games.

Lakers - Rockets Game7

The time has come to show the world if the Lakers are good enough to be chapionship-contenders. This should be an easy task for the Lakers because the Rockets are missing Yao. But on the other hand, the Rockets showed that they have the focus and the determination to win the series by grinding it out with hustle plays and rebounds. This would be an interesting game 7 that will highlight a lot of spirit and will to win. Of course I am going for the Rockets. I want them to beat LA and show the world that they have the heart of champions.

Celtics - Magic Game7

Haha! Another Game7 for the defending champs. One thing I love about the Boston Celtics is their spirit and will to win every game. They are the most banged-up team of the Semi-final teams. They are missing their defensive specialist in the middle in the name of Kevin Garnett and are also missing their best player off the bench, Leon Powe. Aside from that, from the championship team last year they lack another quality player of James Posey and a veteran voice of Sam Cassell. The defending champs is far from last year's team but are still fighting to defend their title. I hope and I know that whatever outcome it results, I know that both teams will give their best. Kudos to my favorite team, The Boston Celtics!

House on fire!

As expected of the defending champs, Boston Celtics took game 2 with a 112-94 over 3rd seed Orlando Magic. Eddie House caught on fire and poured in 31 points on 11-14 shooting and making all 4 3-pointers. Rondo added a triple-double, his 3rd triple-double in the playoffs and is tied with Celtics legend Larry Bird on making 3 triple-doubles in the playoffs in one season, with 15 points, 18 assists and 11 rebounds. Dwight Howard had 12 points and 12 rebounds while Rashard Lewis added 17 points and 10 rebounds.

The Orlando Magic never led in Wednesday's game trailing by 15 at halftime and as much as 26 in the second half. The small guys, Rondo and House, stepped up with Paul Pierce playing only 15:42 minutes because of foul trouble.

Game Leaders

	Orlando Magic	Boston Celtics
Points	Rashard Lewis(17)	Eddie House(31)
Rebounds	Dwight Howard(12)	Rajon Rondo(11)
Assists	Anthony Johnson(7)	Rajon Rondo(18)
Steals	Rafer Alston(1)	Rajon Rondo(2)
Blocks	Rashard Lewis(1)	Kendrik Perkins(2)
Team FG%	44.3%	51.2%

The Boston Celtics showed why they are the defending champs! Nice going Celtics. 3 more games to win! Win the series and defend your title! We can do it!

Boston Celtics fell short!

I couldn't wake up early this morning to watch the game. So i visited the NBA's official site to look at the stat and bocscore of game1 of the Magic-Celtics series. Honestly, even though I am rooting for the Celtics, I expected them to loose game1 by at least 10 points. But, surprisingly, the final score was 95-90 in favor with the Orlando Magic. I was like, "Damn! So close!"

The Orlando Magic used a balanced attack with 5 players in double digit, led by Rashard Lewis with 18 points. Dwight Howard has a double-double with 16 points and 22 rebounds. Paul Pierce led the Celtics with 23 points and Rajon Rondo logging in an almost triple-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds and 8 assists. Game2 will be on May 6, 2009 8:00pm ET.

What disappointed me was that the home crowd were booing the Celtics. Maybe they couldn't help it seeing the Celtics down with 28 points. But what can they do, they didn't have enough rest going to this game that is only 1 day and had a tiring first round series with 4 overtime games with 7 overtimes all in all. But then again, it's no excuse to lose a game. Let's win game 2 Boston! Let's bounce back!

Semi - finals tip-off!

The Semifinals has started with the game1 of the Nuggets-Mavericks series at Pepsi Center. The Denver Nuggets took game1 with a 109-95 win. The Nuggets were led by their bigman Hilario Nene with 24 points whose spectacular plays kept the Nuggets alive in the 1st half before the Carmelo Anthony dominated in the 2nd half. Dirk Nowitzki scored grabbed 28 points to lead the Dallas Mavericks, who were 0-5 against the Denver Nuggets this season. Chris "birdman" Andersen chipped in 11 points and blocked 6 shots to lead the Nuggets in the defensive end.

Next game would be on May 4 where the Orlando Magics battle at Boston, 8:00 pm ET, followed by Houston at Lakers 10:00 pm ET.

Enjoy guys! God bless

Boston Celtics another chance for a repeat!

After a grueling, physical and exciting series, finally, the Boston Celtics ousted the pesky Chicago Bulls in the best of 7 series in Boston. The final score s 109-99 in favor with the Boston Celtics. Ray Allen scored 23 points to lead the Celtics over the Bulls. Ben Gordon leads the Chicago Bulls with 33 points. The Boston Celtics used a 29-11 2nd quarter to take the lead and held-off the Chicago Bulls to proceed to the semi-finals where Orlando Magic is waiting.

"It was a long, grueling series. I thought this was one of the most mentally tough series I've ever been in," Pierce said. "Thank goodness we were battle-tested and we were able to pull this out in seven games. ... We still are the champs until somebody knocks us off."

"We had a lot of young guys who went through it for the first time. I think that will help us in the future,'' said Bulls coach Vinny Del Negro, himself a rookie. "Whenever you can go through an experience like this, I think it's only going to make you better. Knowing how the level of physicality goes up, knowing how playoff basketball is played. ... It's a great learning experience for us.''

Good job Boston Celtics! Do a repeat!

Denver Nuggets a threat to Lakers?!

The Denver Nuggets is known for a very offensive minded team with Carmelo Anthony, J.R. Smith, Linas Kleiza, Kenyon Martin and Allen Iverson. But it lacks leadership and a pure point guard. Carmelo can score almost anywhere in the court, wether posting in the paint, shooing 3-pointers and jump shots, there are just few players which is successful in guarding Melo. J.R. Smith also have a shooters touch and can also get hot and athletic enough to get some inside shots and dunks. Linas Kleiza and Kenyon Martin provide back-up mainly in the paint. Allen Iverson is Allen Iverson. But even with a lot of talent, it really lacks leadership and defense. With the Billups-Iverson trade. The Denver Nuggets instantly got what they really needed, leadership in the court and a defensive mentality in the name of Chauncey Billups. "Mr. Big Shot" brings a lot of heart to the Denver Nuggets. And acquiring Chris Andersen gives additional defense in the paint with his ability to soar and block shots.

With a new look Nuggets team, the dominant Lakers squad may have an actual threat to its Championship run. with a combo of Andersen, Nene and Martin in the paint, Gasol, Bynum and Odom will have a hard time getting points inside. That leaves Kobe to score, but with Anthony, Smith and Kleiza, maybe it would slow Kobe down.

This series would be a very good one in the Western Conference Finals given the Rockets and Dallas to fall. Otherwise, it would be a different story. Well, it would be a match-up to look out for. Good luck to both teams. I hope to see this match-up in the West Conf. Finals!

Boston Celtics - Chicago Bulls series!

It's been a month since my last post. Well, anyways, i have a lot going on with my personal life right now. Well, back to the topic. Have you seen the Boston - Chicago 1st round playoff series. It is a very exciting series. Game 5 triple Overtime game belongs to the Chicago bulls. Ray Allen leads the Boston Celtics with 51 points with 9 three-pointers. Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose blocked Rondo's game-winning shot to secure the game. John Salmons has 35 points to lead the Chicago Bulls. Game 7 decision game will be on May 2, 2009 8:00pm ET. This series will go down into history. I am rooting for te Celtics! Hehehe. Whoever wins, they deserve it. And cudos to Celtics and Bulls for giving a spectacular series to the fans.

Cavaliers lost again!

One of the most anticipated match-up of the day is between the1st seed and the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Orlando Magic with a blowout, 87-116. With back-to-back loses of the Cavs, the defending champions, Boston Celtics, which is currently in 2nd seed is only behind by 3 games to the Cavs. The Cavs were hold to 36.9 percent shooting while the Magics shot the lights out with 53.7 percent. Lebron James leads the Cavs with 26 points, 5 assists and 9 rebounds but were just 7 out of 20 from the field. Only 3 Cavalier players has double digit points. The MAgics were lead by their All-Star center in the name of Dwight Howard with 20 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks. The Magics has 7 players with double digit points.

Wizards beat Cavaliers!

Cleveland Cavaliers holds the NBA's best record, at 61-13 this season, and sport a 13-game winning streak. Going into the game versus the weary Washington Wizards would be another sure fire win for the cruising Cavaliers as the Wizards holds the NBA's worst record at 18-59. But it is not the case as the Wizards hold off the Cavs for a 109-101 win. Lebron James leads the Cavaliers with 31 points, 6 assists and 9 rebounds as the Cavaliers ended its franchise-record winning streak at 13. The Wizards were lead by Caron Butler with 25 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds. This is the 2nd time the Cavs fell to the Wizards. HAHA! The team with the best record is beaten by the team weith the worst record! Go Boston!