We've all watched the madness of King James now over and over again: amazing circumstances, amazing game, and an amazing shot. The question moving forward is whether the Magic can gather themselves and put this behind them. As defeating as witnessing a miracle can be, the Magic really have to be happy about what they put up in Cleveland. The Cavs have been a juggernaut in the playoffs, and no one gave the Magic a shot at pushing the series past five. But they achieved the split, beating the Cavs on their unassailable home court (and nearly did it twice!). Miracle aside, Clevelanders have reason to be nervous...the Magic can play the Cavs well and the last time the Cavs were in Orlando they got their shit pushed in. Cleveland is a significantly worse team on the road, and the streaky shooting of the Magic feeds well off of a home crowd that's out for blood. The Magic just have to stay confident and shake off the image of bron's three. They have shown this kind of resilience already: Glen Davis, Andre Igoudala, and Thadeus Young have all closed games against the Magic with buzzer beaters these playoffs and the Magic have done just fine....I doubt there will be a hangover this time either.
"both teams played hard...good night and god bless"
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ReplyDeleteIndeed to smart to play sports