The last two days NBA fans have seen some awesome games that went right down to the wire. First, it was the Orlando Magic who toppled the Cleveland Cavaliers, who were undefeated in the playoffs coming into game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. Orlando went into the second half with a 15-point deficit and the game looked like it was over, but they fought back and delivered Cleveland their first loss of the postseason. Rashard Lewis had the game-winner to give the Magic a 107-106 win.
"It's a big victory," said Dwight Howard, who broke one of the shot clocks with a dunk in the opening minutes. "We kept fighting the whole game. We kept believing we could win." Indeed Dwight, the win was huge for the Magic as they have the Cavs on their heels after an improbable game 1 win.
LeBron James was magnificent with 49 points, eight assists and six rebounds, but the league MVP walked off the floor with a slight limp (apparently because of severe cramps he played through in the 4th quarter) after Cleveland's stunning loss (just its third in 46 home games). Lewis made a 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left and the Magic, who dethroned the 2008 champion Boston Celtics in the previous round, survived two shots by Cleveland in the final seconds. Mo Williams missed a jumper off a jump ball as the horn sounded and the Cavs fell to 8-1 in the postseason.
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Thursday night, The Lakers' 24-year playoff domination of the Denver Nuggets came to an end. Kenyon Martin hit a layup in traffic with 29 seconds left and Chauncey Billups made 3 of 4 free throws to give Denver a 106-103 victory in Game 2 on Thursday night to even the Western Conference finals. In the process Denver got it's first-ever playoff win against the Lakers, which owned an 11-0 record dating to 1985, the second-longest postseason winning streak against one team in NBA history.
Carmelo Anthony had 34 points and 14 rebounds, Billups had 27 points and 4 assists and Linas Kleiza added 16 points off the bench. Nene finished with six points, nine rebounds and six assists. Kobe led the Lakers with 32 points, including making all 10 of his free throws, Trevor Ariza scored a career playoff-high 20 points, and Pau Gasol had 17 points and 17 rebounds for the Lakers, who dropped to 7-2 at Staples Center in the playoffs this season.
The Nuggets recovered from poor free throw shooting that cost them in a two-point loss in Game 1 to make 17 consecutive foul shots until Billups missed one with 4 seconds remaining. He hit the second to seal the victory.
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I am a huge fan of Nike not only for it's clothing and shoes but also because they have the best ad campaigns ever and this week they launched their new basketball ad campaign with the following commercials, they're freaking hilarious!!
Puppet Chalk
Three Rings
Peace and Much Love To Ya :)
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