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Photo from NBA.com The Orlando Magic blew a golden opportunity to win Game 2 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and come home to the Sunshine State with the series knotted at 1. Instead, Orlando's carelessness with the pill and poor free throw shooting led to sabotaged their chance of getting the victory, committing 20 turnovers and missing 5 consecutive free throws down the stretch in the fourth quarter. Orlando now faces a desperate must win tonight or face a perilous 3-0 deficit. Impossible odds no team in NBA history has surmounted. Kobe Bryant and the Lakers know the significance of taking a commanding 3-0 lead and essentially making the finals a snack wrap. Will Orlando make it a series or will LA seal their championship fate tonight? Orlando Magic Howard must be tower of power Dwight Howard was dominant against the Cleveland Cavaliers inferior frontline, averaging 25.8 points and 13 rebounds on 65 percent shooting. However, the Magic's First Team All-NBA center has bee...

I'm back from going to dentist (ughhhhh). Anyway, here are today's headlines: Yeah, I'll talk more about the royal hissy fit Senators Joe Lieberman and Lindsay Graham are having. It was nice when you didn't have to hear from their mouths. Sports Threads will come up on these. And remember, it's one of four days for the newest member of America's soldiers. The headlines today....finally.

Photo from NBA.com Once again, Mr.Durley-Petty aka "I even got Oliver Miller on lockdown at the spot" man with the preview : Cleveland was able to narrowly survive elimination thanks to an imperial, preposterously disgusting fourth quarter performance by LeBron James. However, have they really turned the corner to win in Orlando and force a decisive Game 7 at the Quicken Loans Center or was it just a desperate fleeting mirage? Does Orlando have the killer instinct to bury the Cavs or will they gag under the pressure? Here are the keys it tonight's game. Cleveland Cavaliers MoWill you must be ill Mo Williams finally awoke form his hibernation and delivered the type of performance that typified his all-star season, dropping 24 points connecting on 6-9 treyballs. The Cavs, and especially Born will need a similar production from MoWill in Game 6 in Orlando with more consistency throughout the game. MoWill may have erupted for 24 points, but he 14 came in the first quarter. Cl...

From NBA.com The Sheed man Orlando has shocked the masses and withstood everything the Cavaliers have thrown at them. They've surmounted 20 point leads, second half deficits, sluggish starts and a ridiculously gross personal onslaught from LeBron James. What more can Cleveland do to win a game and get back in the series? Here are the keys to tonight's contest. Cleveland Cavs Can a brotha get some help? LeBron James like Kanye West's anthem for the NBA playoffs has been simply “amazing.” Bron has been the embodiment of a one man band, registering one of the most resplendent series in playoff history. For the East Finals James is averaging 42.3 points, 7.3 boards, 7.3 dimes, 1.5 thefts and 1.25 blocks. What more can the man physically do? The problem is Bron is actually doing to much on the offensive end. In this series Bron is accounting for 41.7 percent of Cleveland's scoring. That's a 13 percent increase from the regular season when Bron's 28.4 points a night m...

Photo from David Maxwell of the EPA Just like in game one, a strong start by Cleveland, up 30-16. So strong, that even the forgotten Sasha Pavlovic closed out the quarter with a three. And just like game two in their last series, the Magic seemed content to just go to Orlando with a 1-1 split. We'll see what outfolds. Comment if you feel like doing so.