Dwight Howard doesn't take game serious?

People are now criticizing the Magics center for not taking the game seriously. They are talking about this because the big man is always smiling. His consequence for smiling too much is that they don't think he will ever take the game serious. We are also talking about the same guy who has brought his team to the NBA finals to play the Los Angeles Lakers. He was in top 3 in doubl doubles this season. Led the league in rebounds and blocks per game. Averaged 20 points and 14 rebounds a game and led the Magic to their Best record since 1995 posting up 59 wins. To me he has took the playoffs pretty seriously. So why would they write a article about him not taking it seriously? Off the court he is a outgoing fun guy. But on the court he can get as serious as any other player that walks on the court. There is a difference between smiling because you are glad that your team is in this situation that could take you far. And when his team is down or losing he is the last person that you are going to see smiling or laughing. Besides he is tied for the most technicals in the playoffs. But if you are not taking the game serious why should he recieve technicals. Maybe the writer should think about what he says before he says it.

Will LeBron stay in Cleveland?

With this series lost for Cleveland I think LeBron has had enough of the Cavaliers. He believed that he had a chance to win the NBA title this year but all those dreams vanished as he saw the last seconds of the season tick away. LeBron after the game did not say anything to any reporters. Just left the arena without saying anything and went on the team and back to Cleveland. A lot of people said that he is going to end up in New York. To either play for the Knicks or the Nets. The Nets have become front runners for LeBron in the summer of 2010 because of the relationship between James and Jay-Z. Jay-Z is part owner of the soon to be Brooklyn Nets who are for now called the New Jersey Nets. I think that LeBron is going to leave Cleveland because this was the year for the Cavs. They are not going to get another shot like this next year due to the fact that the celtics and magic are getting their all stars back from injuries. People thought Mo Williams was the key to the Cleveland problems. But I guess that was not it. LeBron is tired of being the lone star of the team. He needs to sign with a team that he knows can win a title and has another star on the team looking for a duo.

The Boston Celtics

What happened to the Boston Celtics? I guess they couldn't win a NBA title without the trio. The Celtics really missed Kevin Garnett this post season as they were eliminated in the second round by the Magic. They were embarassed in front of their home crowd in game 7 as they were destroyed by the magic by a final score of 101-82. And the Celtics lost their chances of having a repeat. After having one of the best season in Celtics history last year to end it with a series win against the Lakers to capture their 17th title. Then the injury to Kevin Garnett during the season is what cost the Celtics a shot at a repeat. They went from 66 wins last year to 62 wins this year. Its not a big drop. It is still a excellent record. And you have to remember that at the end of the season the Celtics did not have the big ticket and they still managed to grab the number 2 seed in the eastern conference. They were three games ahead of the Orlando Magic who were in the number 3 seed and 4 games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers who were the overall number one seed. Maybe the next year when kevin garnett comes back they will get another shot for the NBA record 18th title.

If Orlando Wins.......

If Orlando wins this year I know that the Magic are going to be confident enough to think that they can repeat. You have to remember that the Magic don't even have their star point guard Jameer Nelson. There was a statement made by a ESPN anaylist that the Magic would clearly be the best team if Jameer Nelson never got injured. I agree def because Jameer Nelson made his first all star game and was having a breakout season. Had 17 points a game and 5 assists. Was a 50 percent shooter and a 45 percent 3pt shooter. A 50 percent shooter for a point guard is excellent. You rarely get those kind of point guards that shoot that well. Rafer is a good guard in all but I think it would be a lot different if the Magic still had Jameer Nelson. Before the Jameer Nelson got injured the Magic were 34 and 10 and posted a 33-8 halfpoint record. Hands down Orlando would easily take this series with Jameer Nelson. The Lakers would still have a chance against the Magic with Nelson but it wouldn't be as good as it is with Rafer. But I still have the Magic winning in 6. With Nelson I would have the Magic winning in 5.

Are the magic good enough?

Can the Magic beat the Lakers? The Magic have a few advantages on their sides. Like the small and power forward and center spot. Bynum will have trouble by himself covering Dwight Howard. And I don't even know how Trevor Ariza and Pau Gasol can cover Rashard Lewis and Hedo Turkoglu. Derek Fisher will have problems with Rafer Alston speed. As we look back to the second round of the NBA playoffs. Derek Fisher could not contain Aaron Brooks due to the lack of speed comparison of Brooks and Fisher. Brooks was too quick for Fisher and that is why Brooks averaged around 18 points a game. Rafer Alston and that much different. Rafer loves to run around the screens and shoot that 3 pointer. Fisher has had many problems getting around those screens. The matchup that is really going to hurt the Magic is the Bryant and Lee matchup. Lee is just a rookie and were talking about a rook guarding one of the best players in the NBA besides LeBron James. To me the Orlando Magic have the matchup edge. They are most likely going to double team Kobe Bryant and that should leave a wide open man on the floor for the Lakers. Lets just hope that the Lakers team can support Bryant unlike the Cavaliers who had trouble shooting as a team without James.

Jordan and the number 12

What many people might not know is that Michael Jordan in one game of his career against the Orlando Magic he wore number 12 instead of his regular number 23. He wore number 12 in a basketball game after his jersey was stolen from the away team's locker room while the bulls were on the road. Which is when they versed the Orlando Magic. How could the jersey of gotten stolen if i was in the locker room. Could of it been a player or a fan. And how if somebody did steal it could of it got out of the arena knowing that there is janitors and security guards all over the NBA arena. The person must of planned it out real good to have got something like. And it was for free. We are talking about a actual players jersey that they wear in the game. And it is not just any player. It was the greatest player to ever play the game Michael Jordan.

Orlando Magic win it in 6

The Orlando Magic have won the Eastern Conference Championship by defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers who were predicted to beat the Magic in 5 games and it turn out that the Magic defeat the Cavaliers in 6 games. On Saturday night the Magic locked their birth in the NBA finals by defeating the Cavaliers 103-90. LeBron James was held to 25 points in the games. Which is still good because he had 25 points, 7 rebound, and 7 assists. But it was not as good as his average 41 points a game in the series before Saturdays game. The Orlando Magic will play game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday in Los Angeles to take on the Lakers. The game starts at 9 pm. The first 2 games will be played in Los Angeles and then the next 3 games will be played in Orlando and the series will finish off the next 2 games back in Los Angeles for games 6 and 7 if the series gets that far.

LeBron James

This was probably one of LeBron's best seasons. His Cavaliers had the best record in the league with a 66-16 record. LeBron won the MVP for the first time in his career. He also won a spot on the All NBA first team and the All NBA defensive first team. During the season he averaged 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. And even through all the talk that he might go to the Knicks or Nets in 2010. LeBron definitely showed why many teams are going to be after him in 2010. He didn't let the rumors get to him by as you can see he had the best season of his careers. He is doing fantastic play in the Conference finals right now averaging 40 points against the Magic which is insane. Many people have compared him to Michael Jordan even though Michael Jordan had 6 championship rings. LeBron James had a little more better stats than Michael Jordan did in his first several years in the NBA. LeBron is practically already in the Hall of Fame. Won the Rookie of the year, several all nba teams awards and all stars. And finally he captured the best of them is the MVP award. But LeBron stated in one of his interviews that his mission was not done yet. He has completed his mission when he wins that championship ring.

Cavaliers VS. Magic

The Cavaliers brought the series to game 6 on Wednesday when they defeated the Orlando Magic 112-102. LeBron James had a triple double. He recorded 37 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists. The Cavaliers were up 35-18 after one quarter. Then the Magic came back in the second quarter and the score was Cleveland winning 55-54 at half time. The 3rd quarter was a basket to basket quarter. When one team scored then the other team would score. The Orlando Magic was leading by one point at the end of the 3rd quarter by a score of 80-79. Then in the 4th quarter the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away from the Orlando Magic. Outscoring the Magic 34-23. Dwight Howard fouled out and LeBron James used it to his advantage. The final score was 112-102. And the series heads to Orlando for game 6 on Saturday. Mo Williams finally had a good shooting game which he was 7-14 and 6-9 from the 3 point line.

Eastern Conference today

The eastern conference is about to come to a end. With which looks like the Orlando Magic are going to capture their 2nd Eastern Conference title in their franchise history. They are leading the heavily favored Cleveland Cavaliers 3 games to 1. The Cleveland Cavaliers were predicted to win the series in 5 games. Which is 4 games to 1. But it looks like the Orlando Magic are going to win in 5 games. The Cleveland Cavaliers finished with the best record in the entire league winning 66 games out of 82 games. The Magic won 59 games. And they were the third seed in the conference behind the Boston Celtics and the Cavaliers. The Orlando Magic have had a tough journey so far. They played the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round and at one point the 76ers led the series 2-1 actually putting a scare in the Magic. Then the Magic stepped it up and won three strait ending the series against Philly 4-2. Then Orlando played the defending champs. The Boston Celtics who were also favored by many people to win the series. The Orlando Magic took a 2-1 series lead but then lost 2 strait to Boston putting the Magic on the brink of elimination. The magic though ended the series winning 2 strait and winning the series 4-3. The Cleveland Cavaliers have had a easy road to the Eastern Conference Finals. They swept the Detroit Pistons in the first round winning every game by double digits. Then they faced the Atlanta Hawks in the second round and also swept them winning every game by double digits too. Then it was the matchup between the Cavaliers and the Magic. The Magic stole game one with a one point win. The Cavaliers LeBron James is the reason why the Cavaliers tied up the series 1-1 by hitting a 3 point buzzer beater. Now  the series shifted to Orlando for games 3 and 4. The magic won game 3 by a score of 99-89 taking a 2-1 series lead. Then game 4 came which was a needed win for both teams. The Cavaliers needed it to tie the series. And the Magic needed it so they can take a commanding 3-1 lead.  The Magic won game 4 in overtime to take a commanding 3-1 lead back to Cleveland for game 5. The final score was 116-114. I predicted the Magic to win the series in 6 games. And it is looking that way if Cleveland wins game 5 and Orlando wins game 6.