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| EC Finals: Magic vs. Cavs (Gm 1); 5/20, 8:30 PM, Quicken Loans Arena | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 19 2009, 06:11 PM (2,874 Views) | |
| MagicMadness | May 19 2009, 06:11 PM Post #1 |
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![]() What: Eastern Conference Finals - Game 1 Teams: (3) Orlando Magic vs. (1) Cleveland Cavaliers Series: Magic 0 - Cavaliers 0 When: Wednesday, May 20, 8:30 PM Where: Quicken Loans Arena TV: TNT Local Radio: 580 AM SERIES SCHEDULE Game 1 - Wed May 20 - Orlando @ Cleveland - 8:30 PM / TNT Game 2 - Fri May 22 - Orlando @ Cleveland - 8:30 PM / TNT Game 3 - Sun May 24 - Cleveland @ Orlando - 8:30 PM / TNT Game 4 - Tue May 26 - Cleveland @ Orlando - 8:30 PM / TNT Game 5 - Thu May 28 - Orlando @ Cleveland - 8:30 PM / TNT (if necessary) Game 6 - Sat May 30 - Cleveland @ Orlando - 8:30 PM / TNT (if necessary) Game 7 - Mon Jun 1 - Orlando @ Cleveland - 8:30 PM / TNT (if necessary) |
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| iceveins333 | May 19 2009, 06:35 PM Post #2 |
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Rocks blocking shots on guys with dreadlocks
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take 1 of the first 2 games and i will be feeling pretty good about this series. i feel better about playing the cavs than i ever did playing the C's. dwight should be able to operate more comfortably in the post w/out guys like perk and davis forearm shoving him out of the lane all the time. |
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| dxwwf3 | May 19 2009, 07:04 PM Post #3 |
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Legend
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In the back of my mind I'm starting to get really scared about this series because I am less nervous about this than I was Boston. And I was less nervous about Boston than I was Philly. Maybe I'm putting too much stock into the regular season, when it took a very unusual 3 point shooting performance from LeBron to eek out a win and two games where we completely dominated. I just hope we ride the momentum into the Q and take Game 1. I think we HAVE to get the split up there, but I also feel like we can win both games if we come to play. |
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| Kwik10z | May 19 2009, 07:15 PM Post #4 |
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Redick-ulous
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JJ is benched...and Lee will be starting... article here
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| MAGICmanSAM | May 19 2009, 07:18 PM Post #5 |
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God is LOVE
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Though JJ did a very good job on Ray Allen in the last series, I think it is a very good move from SVG to switch him with Lee. I believe Courtney Lee is much better suited to defend a guy like West. |
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| SG489 | May 19 2009, 07:25 PM Post #6 |
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The Comeback Kid
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Right move for this team. J.J. did a really decent job in this postseason. Hope to see more of his contributions offensively. |
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| MAGICMANEVAN | May 20 2009, 02:11 AM Post #7 |
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I have a good feeling about this series. In my opinion, I think we match up better with the Cavs than we do against the Celtics. |
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| MagicMadness | May 20 2009, 02:28 AM Post #8 |
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We do seem to match-up better. The only big problem I'm having is...LeBron James. The guy is on a whole different plateau during the playoffs - now and in the past. |
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| MAGICMANEVAN | May 20 2009, 02:33 AM Post #9 |
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Yeah true. I'm not ready to be a complete homer and say we will sweep them or anything... but I just think the matchups are more in our favor for this series compared to the Boston series. |
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| dhoward541524 | May 20 2009, 07:44 AM Post #10 |
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Love_Is_The_Movement
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i believe we will take Cleveland better than we took Boston. Maybe thats just because i haven't boughten into the whole "Lebron James is a God" thing. Or maybe its because i really do believe that Orlando is the best team in the East. We win in 6. |
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| MAGICmanSAM | May 20 2009, 07:58 AM Post #11 |
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God is LOVE
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This year is the year in which Charles Barkley has given us the most love. He picked us against Boston and didn't change his mind even after we were down 3-2. Now he's picking us to beat Cleveland. Also, though Chris Webber believes Cleveland will beat us, he DID say Orlando is the best TEAM in the NBA. If we just play at our level and mentally as tough as we were Games 6 and 7 vs Boston, I think we have a good chance. |
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| TheFalcon | May 20 2009, 09:35 AM Post #12 |
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Air Gortat
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When it's all said and done, I think LeBron will be one of the top 3 players to have ever played the game. He is the most complete player to have played in decades, and I'm going to really enjoy watching him play in this series. That said, SVG has to decide how he's going to handle him. Do you double him like we did with Pierce and make Williams, West, and "Big Z" beat you? Or do you just play him one on one and lock down the other guys? I would probably lean towards taking him one on one, because unlike Pierce, I think James can handle the double team with ease. Yeah, he'll probably put up 45, but I can live with that, provided we don't give up big games to anybody else. |
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| efenell | May 20 2009, 10:17 AM Post #13 |
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DA - Magic Legend
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Lets beat these overrated, cocky, sonsofbeaches!!! |
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| Punisher | May 20 2009, 10:35 AM Post #14 |
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Pure domination
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This is a must win game. The Cavs haven't play in a while so we need to take advantage of that. |
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| magiclive | May 20 2009, 11:53 AM Post #15 |
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#1 Magic Fan
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Glen Davis is fat. |
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