Displaced Cleveland Fan

The Orlando Magic was the team that ended the Cavaliers season last year in the Eastern Conference Finals. They gave the Cavs too many match-up problems. So Danny Ferry set out this offseason to add the missing pieces needed to be able to beat the Magic in a 7-game series.

The most notable of these additions was Shaquille O’Neal. The former Magic center’s role would be to cause problems for current Magic center Dwight Howard - make it difficult for him to score, get him into foul trouble.
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There’s really not much good that can be found in the NBA Finals this year. With the Cavaliers failing to live up to the high expectations, I really had no interest in this series. I didn’t want to see the Lakers win. I didn’t want to see the Magic win. It didn’t matter if it was a good series or not. I just did not care.

But I was able to find one good thing about the Finals: Courtney Lee lost.

What’s my problem with Courtney Lee? It may seem strange for me to single out Orlando’s rookie starting guard. He’s not a superstar who led the overthrow of LeBron James and the Cavaliers. He’s not a dirty player. In fact, he might be a decent guy.

So what’s my problem with Courtney Lee? He played college ball at Western Kentucky University.
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2 more wins to get to the Finals.

2 reasons why the Cavs won this game:

• Lebron got some help: Mo Williams (24pts), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (16pts).
• The Magic’s 3 point shooting came back to earth (32%, as opposed to 45% in game 4).

Next stop, Orlando. Let’s see if they can keep this going.

The Cavs lost again tonight to the Magic, going down 3-1 in the series. Sure, it was another close game (116-114 in OT), just like the loss in game 1. But that doesn’t change the fact that Cleveland now has to win 3 straight against a tough Magic team or else they’re done.

How did it come to this?
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