Can Cleveland beat Orlando in Game 5?
The Cavs may have finally gotten the wakeup call they needed.
For the second time in the 2009 NBA Playoffs, the Orlando Magic outplayed the Cleveland Cavaliers, winning Game 3, 99-89 to take the 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals.
It seems it was only yesterday when the Cleveland Cavaliers were dominating people, marching on to the Conference Finals after sweeping the first two best of seven series wars placed in front of them.
Nobody, at least basketball fans from Cleveland anyway, thought that the Cavaliers will be down 2-1 after the first three games of the 2009 NBA Eastern Conference Finals. Heck, they probably never anticipated that they’ll be down 2-1 to the Magic since they were probably anticipating a Cleveland – Boston match-up in the playoffs all season.
Yes, the Orlando Magic, after all their struggles in the first two rounds of the postseason, have simply been phenomenal against the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Imagine this, after stunning the Cavaliers in Cleveland, winning Game 1, 107-106, to steal homecourt, the Magic could’ve been easily up 3-0 if it wasn’t for that dramatic three-point shot LeBron James made at the buzzer in Game 2. After winning Game 3 by a handful, 99-89, the Magic now has this series under control and the Cavaliers, on the ropes.
So what does Cleveland have to do to tie this series at two games apiece? Easy. The Cavs need to match Orlando’s physicality. If they don’t, they might see Mo Williams busted open again.
Or worse, they might see their chances of returning to the 2009 NBA Finals go down to a 3-1 hole.
Can the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Orlando Magic in Game 4? Bodog sportsbook has the odds.
Cleveland Cavaliers -1.5
Orlando Magic +1.5
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