May 21, 2009 (Part 2); Finally, a loss for Cleveland

Yes guys, the ever "invincible" Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their first loss in this year's Playoffs, at the hands of the Orlando Magic.

The Cavs were a super team during the first half, making shots from every angle. LeBron James even had some dunks to show the people inside the Q. But his teammate Mo Williams doesn't want to be left behind, as he did something good as well, making a buzzer-beating three-point shot from way beyond the midcourt line.

The game was pretty much the same as yesterday's from Los Angeles, in which the team was so close up until the very end. But the only difference is that this game was decided with a three-point basket courtesy of the 10-year veteran, Rashard Lewis.

With 25.4 seconds left in the game, the Magic called for time after LeBron made a three-point play on the other end, putting the Cavs on a precarious two-point lead, 106-104. Coach Stan van Gundy called a play which was designed for a long shot.

And the Magic delivered.

The ball was perfectly circulated by the Magic until Hedo Turkoglu found the cutting Lewis for a perfect 25-footer from the right wing, putting the Magic back in the lead, 107-106, with 14.7 seconds left in the game.

After the Cleveland timeout, of course, who other player from the Cavs would receive the inbound but LeBron. He handled the ball, kicked it out to Mo Williams, then to the open Delonte West from the corner for a three-ball, but he missed.

Then the ball was tangled between Marcin Gortat and LeBron, with a second left.

The ball was tipped to Williams, who tried to heave it, but no dice, as the Magic held on to win Game 1, spoiling the homecourt advantage that the Cavs had.

Dwight Howard even fouled out on the 25 second mark of the fourth, but he still led the Magic in scoring and rebounding. He finished the game with 30 points and 13 rebounds on 14 out of 20 from the field.

Rashard Lewis, who hit the game-winner, scored 22 points, grabbed 7 rebounds and had 3 assists. Hedo Turkoglu had another double-double night with 15 points and 14 assists. Mickael Pietrus added 13 points and 2 boards off the bench, while Rafer Alston had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Cavs were led by James with his new career playoff-high of 49 points, on 20 out of 30 from the field, along with 6 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. Mo Williams finished with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Anderson Varejao had 14 points and 6 boards. Delonte West contributed with 11 points and 6 assists, while Zydrunas Ilgauskas had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The Cavs are now, including the Playoffs, 43-3 in the homefloor. Game 2 will be on Saturday at 8:30 AM, still from Cleveland.

Game 1
East Finals
Orlando 107
Cleveland 106
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
ORL: Dwight Howard- 30 pts, 13 rebs, 1 asst, 2 stls.
CLE: LeBron James- 49 pts, 6 rebs, 8 assts, 2 stls.
Magic lead series 1-0
Game 2 on Saturday, May 23 at 8:30 AM from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.

The game will be shown LIVE on BTV and C/S 9.

And in other news, the WWE has announced that this Monday night, instead of going to Denver for a show, which coincided with Game 4 of the West Finals between the Nuggets and the Lakers, they will roll their trucks to the home of the Lakers, at the STAPLES Center to hold Monday Night Raw. The show will start at 8:30 AM Manila time.

And due to the overwhelming support by the STAPLES Center, Los Angeles and the California WWE fans, WWE will hold back-to-back nights of action from the STAPLES Center, with the second event on Wednesday, May 27 at 9:30 AM.

The WWE and Kroenke Sports had a debacle about this for the past weeks, with WWE giving in to the demands of Stan Kroenke and his organization, but was labelled by WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as a "bad businessman".

There you have it! You guys have just been fed!

Have a great day you guys!

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