emptythebench.com - 5/27/2009
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Two years ago the Orlando Magic were roundly criticized for signing free-agent Rashard Lewis, then a member of the foundering Seattle SuperSonics, to a wallet-busting 6-year, $110 million contract. It wasn’t so much the signing itself that raised eyebrows, but the fact that the Magic were ...
thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com - 5/27/2009
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The hardest part of being a basketball fan,
or really a fan of any sport is, paradoxically,...
the same thing that makes it so great. The seconds seem like hours, the hours seem like months, and you watch every moment of every game turn from what they are, individual fragments of time, into ...
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When the world is a monster, it swallows you whole
sportingnews.com - 5/27/2009
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LeBron James may be superhuman, but he can
only do so much if the rest of his...
team is lacking. Making impossible shots is a one-man feat; coming back from a 3-1 series deficit just doesn't happen on an individual scale. But then again, how ...
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Magic's ensemble outshines one-man act
myespn.go.com - 5/27/2009
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A huge night for the Magic, after a
pulse-pounding Game 4 win to go up 3-1. The...
Magic can sniff the Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers -- everybody's favorite heading into the playoffs -- are on the ropes. To many, the game was marred by the ...
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Eight Thoughts About Magic vs. Cavaliers Game 4
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2nd Round Reach - NBA and Fantasy Basketball Commentary for the Truly Obsessed —
... The enmitable Brian Spencer of ETB followed up my piece with another today, vaunting the value of Rashard Lewis , while Bethlehem Shoals (he of FreeDarko riches and infamy) reminds us that the 08-09 Magic's random tumble into relevance came in large part to their willingness to do anything and everything to find pieces to surround Dwight Howard. ...
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Game 3: Cleveland heads south to Orlando
howardthedunk.com 5/24/2009 —
Tonight’s Keys to the Game:
Avoid Slow Start: the Magic can’t afford to go down early like they have in each of the first two games of this crucial series. The Magic don’t want the Cavs taking the crowd out of it early on.
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After game three win the Magic just appear to be the better team
onlinesportsfanatic.com 5/25/2009 —
I hate to say it, because Lebron James can take over a series in a split second and change everything about this sentence, but the Orlando Magic look to be better than the Cleveland Cavaliers. At least that’s the way it looks through three ...
Game 5 Magic vs Cavs Lebron Gets Help
nbaplayoffs2009.gearupforsports.com 5/29/2009 — What do you know Mo Williams decided to show up, play and help out. Delonte West and Zydrunas Ilgauskas chipped in as well, but in the end it was all Lebron James just taking over the game and willing his team to victory. Not only did he isolate and break down the one on one coverage the entire ...
Dominant Howard Ends Cleveland's Dream Season, Lifts Orlando into the NBA Finals
20secondtimeout.blogspot.com 5/31/2009 — Dwight Howard had the best game of his young playoff career and as a result his Orlando Magic defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-90, winning the Eastern Conference Finals four games to two. Howard scored a playoff career-high 40 points, shooting 14-21 from the field and 12-16 from the free ...
Orlando Magic 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 89
thirdquartercollapse.com 5/25/2009 —
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In an ugly game marred by poor shooting on both sides, 58 personal fouls, and 86 free throw attempts, the Orlando Magic ...
Orlando Magic Won’t Bow Down to King James 49, Beat Cavs By One with Lewis
binarybasketball.com 5/22/2009 —
The Magic made the King’s 49 points go down the drain when Rashard Lewis took the game away with 14.7 seconds left. Picture provided by Cleveland.com
Oh what a game it was. I never watched because I just fell asleep, not what I typically would do but you know: it was ...
Recap: (6) The Only Statement Is The State Of Being
cavstheblog.com 5/29/2009 —
Overview: After getting and losing yet another gigantic early lead, this one by 22 points, the Cavaliers outlasted the Magic to stay alive due to an absolutely massive performance down the stretch from LeBron James.
Bullets:
Well, the ...
Howard leads Magic to 116-114 OT win over Cavs —
Examiner Sports 5/27/2009
Dwight Howard scored 10 points in overtime and the Orlando Magic, raining down 3-pointers like a Florida thunderstorm, withstood 44 points and a last-second shot by LeBron James for a 116-114 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night to take a ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 5/27/2009
The stench has begun to rise from the bench of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
For six years, Clevelanders thought they had removed the stigma of desperation that surrounded their professional teams. They got the consensus No. one pick, who ...
