Its... Magic!

Great game four in Orlando Tuesday night. LeBron definitely got bailed out on the drive to the hoop at the end of regulation--former Warrior Mickael Pietrus was playing off him, and James just fell down. But two things really impressed me from Orlando.
1. Dwight Howard showed up in crunch time. Most of the playoff games this month, Howard has been huge in the first three quarters, then a shrinking violet as the clock winds down in the fourth. But not in game 4--10 points in overtime, including six straight that really put Cleveland behind the eight ball.
2. How about Skip to my Lou? Rafer Alston (Skip of course was his playground nickname--I know this because of my mad street cred) dropped 26 points, including 6 threes for Orlando. Despite Howard, the Magic really do live and die by the three pointer. And in game 4, they hit about 45% from beyond the arc. Peitrus and Alston combined to jack up 23 three point shots. What a novel concept-- fringe players willing to step up and knock down a shot.
On the flip side, aside from James, West and Williams, no Cav attempted more than nine shots from the field, or more than two free throws. For all the talk about the revamped supporting cast for LeBron James, he still seemingly needs to do everything himself--hence the eight turnovers (I believe three in OT).

Things do not look good for the Cavs, but then again, if they win at home in game 5 (which they should) and can steal game 6, the series will be up for grabs...