Eastern Conference Finals - Game 2 Recap

Orlando Magic 95
Cleveland Cavaliers 96
Series Tied 1-1

OML!!

As in....Oh. My. LeBron.

Talk about coming up big. After Cleveland struggled to hold another big lead, LBJ played King Bailout, taking an inbounds pass with 1 second left and draining a 3-pointer to save the Cavs from being in an 0-2 hole heading to Orlando. Just an incredible shot from the game's premier player.

LeBron's game winner answered Hedo Turkoglu's tie-breaking jumper at the other end. Just think if Hedo waits just one more second to fire up that shot? Tough loss to swallow. We'll really see what the Magic are made of in Game 3. They got the split they absolutely needed, but they were oh-so-close to that tantalizing 2 game lead. They've fallen behind early in both games, so they know that the more they do that, the more likely Cleveland is to run them out of the building (and the series).

The key in Game 3 for Orlando will be trying to use the home crowd to get off to a good start. A) they need to start games better than they have in games 1 and 2. B) they need to establish that they will not surrender momentum to the Cavs after this painful loss. As hard as it is tonight, they need to focus on the fact that they got the split they wanted.