After sweeping their first two series in the 2009 NBA playoffs, the Cleveland Cavaliers looked primed to win their first championship. Suddenly, the Cavs are fighting for their postseasons lives. On Sunday night, the Orlando Magic won at home to go up 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals. If it wasn’t for LeBron’s miraculous shot to win Game 2, the Magic would be up 3-0 in this series.
Despite being only able to play 28 minutes due to foul trouble, Howard dominated the action with 24 points, nine rebounds and two assists. At the line, Orlando’s bigman was able to hit …read more

All the talk about how the Denver Nuggets could have been up 2-0 heading into Game 3 is now quiet. On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers reclaimed their spot in the driver’s seat by going into Denver and coming out with a 103-97 victory.
Down by eight points entering the fourth quarter, the Lakers played championship level basketball down the stretch to get the win. Kobe Bryant hit a number of big shots, Pau Gasol was a beat on the low block and Trevor Ariza got another late game steal. For the Nuggets, they limped to the finish line — …read more