How Can Cleve Win In Orlando??

[Tsoprano]

Magic game spread and 2nd half spread cashed

Easy call, they definitely are the better team.

[Emmett Brown]

It is just that the Cabs do not matchup well against Orlando, this series is all over. I do not think Cleve wins another game.

[Dark Horse]

High scoring favors the Magic. Cleveland are losing because they aren't thinking. Lack of experience at this level. Cavs can win, but only if they're willing to play ugly. Like the Spurs. But they seem to have convinced themselves that they can win pretty. Big mistake.

[colt29]

simple formula. Free throws . it seems like more of a miracle in game 2, because "King James" cant shoot a jumper. Overrated is an understatement.

[Dark Horse]

Zebras killed this game. 86 FT's?! They jacked up the total by double digits, and still the game went under.

As to the matchup problems. You play the same team over and over, and keep pointing at matchup problems? No way you would hear Phil Jackson or the Lakers buy into an excuse like that. They'd be too busy finding a solution. That's what coaches are supposed to do, and good coaches are able to do.

The Cavs have started to panic. Not an all out panic, but a fear of not knowing what to do and turning to James to bail them out. Again, where is the smart game plan to bring the players back on the same page? They are going back to plays from a season ago, like Lebron taking the ball at the top of the circle, dribbling aimlessly for a few seconds, measuring his distance to the rim, stepping forward to throw off the defender and stepping back for the three. Totally predictable. Everybody knows what's coming ten seconds ahead. They had improved this season because they were playing like a team and were no longer relying on plays like that.

[jjgold]

1. Orlando is a much better team
2. Lebron has no players around him and the midget Mo Williams is ok but too small to be considered a factory.
3. Cleve has ZERO big men that are even average NBA players
4. Put Gasol, Arizi and Odom on Cleve and Cavs win 4-1.
5. This series is over

[NBA Hero]

by not doing anything they did in game 3. LoL

[NBA Hero]

hiring a coach. wow, unbelievable adjustments

[redbull]

with bad play Hedo + 1/2 half time played howard at game 3 ....cav cant win

what u expect from that team ?

[NBA Hero]

with bad play Hedo + 1/2 half time played howard at game 3 ....cav cant win

what u expect from that team ?

exactly what i was thinking. lewis didnt even bother to shoot a lot, even if he was in foul trouble. how the mighty have slipped.

who could have predicted that LBJs teammates will play this poorly.


well, im still leaning on cavs on game4, depends on the line. but seriously doubting the series

[Dark Horse]

It's not too late for Cleveland. We're now getting into resilience. 'You punch me? I punch you harder!'. The absolute refusal to go down is the hidden glue that cements championship teams. The Cavs had no opportunity to develop it in the first two rounds. Orlando did develop it against Boston. So Orlando is further along on the playoff intensity curve. By comparison, Cleveland has barely woken up from the regular season. They're not used to 48 minutes of playoff intensity, as clearly illustrated in the first two games of this series.

If Cleveland wins game 4, they're 'awake' on the resilience scale. They have one advantage. Orlando is already playing at or near its highest level. Cleveland still has a lot of room for improvement. The whole series now hinges on the question if Cleveland can find the next gear in game 4 or not.

[RICHIE801]

High scoring favors the Magic. Cleveland are losing because they aren't thinking. Lack of experience at this level. Cavs can win, but only if they're willing to play ugly. Like the Spurs. But they seem to have convinced themselves that they can win pretty. Big mistake.

I agree Cleveland took alot of bad shots down the stretch, not saying they would of won making different decisions but would of given themselves a much better chance. And Ilgauskas hs no interior D and how about the play of Mikael Pietrus? Very Efficient. I am also surprised at the D I've seen out of Turkoglu on James. Nothing about Rashard Lewis' success is surprising me, he always been a tremendously underated player.

[RICHIE801]

Also Orlando has too many shooters for Cleveland to close out on, you got Pietrus, Lewis, Turkoglu, Alston, and Reddick, all three can knock down the trey. Cleveland is shooting like from beyond the arc and none of LeBrons guys are stepping up on offense or D, I dont see any of them getting a rythym going in Orlando.