Cavs vs Magic Game 5 2009 NBA Playoffs 5/28/09 - Jalen Rose analyzes on ESPN

[jarrodandray]

oops tht was A- Rod well the same thing wit him. :)

[jarrodandray]

saw tiger woods in the stands.  douch bag probally went home and screwed one of his girlfriends.

[ToNywhitetee26]

lakers

[GrapeCheckerBoard]

Why is it that whenever a team goes down 3-1, they win a close game 5 and then lose a blowout game 6? I mean, shouldn't the losing team keep fighting and keep the game s close? The same thing happened to the Lakers last year.

[CaRLShizzle]

LOS ANGELES LAKERS !!!!

hahahaha!

[MrJeckel]

seriously orlando fans, if you think lebron is getting preferential treatment, just wait till you face kobe and company (if you get there, which i highly doubt at this point). kobe might as well be the logo they protect him like crazy. one bad hack on kobe and you will get a tech foul/flagarant. lol.

[HammandClov]

"highly doubt" It's anybody's game. The question is will the Cavaliers actually show up in Orlando.

[MrJeckel]

they showed up last time and almost stole the game. i see em winning game 6 by 10 especially if they play the defense they did in the 4th last night.

[HammandClov]

10 on the road? You are kidding. Yeah, 10 with the refs help. You ain't giving credit to the Magic at all and not realizing the teams play different at home than on the road. Bench players play better at home. But on the road, Cleveland will only win if their chemistry stay intact. No chemistry no victory b/c Lebron can't do it himself. Hell, I think Stern stinks and wouldn't be surprise if he gets his hands dirty. Well, dirtier.

[MrJeckel]

you think the refs are helping the cavs... jesus christ. why the hell does orlando NOT get calls except for dwight? because they are a 3 point JACKING team!!! why does lebron get 20ft's a game? because he DRIVES to the friggin basket. and more importantly, NOBODY ON THE MAGIC CAN STOP HIM!!!! believe all of the conspiracy theories you want orlando may have the best team but the cavs have the best player that none of the magic even have a chance against hence ALL THE FOULS lol 42ppg this series.

[HammandClov]

The home team usually get the calls, so I didn't mean the refs are helping them all the time but I think everyone knows that Lebron gets favors regardless. Why you hate Orlando so much? Cavs, all they are is a one-man show. Basketball is more than just DRIVING TO THE BASKET. At least be realistic and not sound belligerent.

[MrJeckel]

who hates orlando? lol i am NOT A FAN of them does not mean i hate em. they dump the ball to howard, shoot 3s. how did the cavs stop em last night? guarded the 3, attacked dwight so he get into foul trouble. seriously you act like no one in orlando gets favourable calls HELLO on almost every offensive rebound dwight pushes the player under the basket. dwight travels a hell of a lot and even had a technical foul rescinded. why do you not talk about that? oh ya you just on your little conspiracies

[bronbronface]

i know and commentators still say Mickael Pietrus does a good job guarding LeBron...i dont know how but in a way he has but still LeBron dominates him and anyone else who guards him

[MrJeckel]

can lebron get another triple double? i highly think so. as far as i see it, the cavs can play no worse than they did in game 4. and they lost game 4 by 2 with orlando going ballistic from the 3 point range. thats with west/mo/Z going for 13-37 or something like that. they make 2 more shots and they win the game. game 6 will be a victory for the cavs just watch. then game 7 it will be over. cavs win, lebron finals.

[HammandClov]

What does Lebron getting a triple double have to do with anything? You criticize Orlando's play but NOTICE, when it comes to offense, all you talk about IS LEBRON. And I know I am talking to a Cavs fan or Lebron fan rather who is just a fan of Lebron and not of the game of basketball as the only thing you see Orlando doing is 3's when it's more than that. And it's working. I thought you were talking about basketball, not being one-sided and narrow-minded.

[MrJeckel]

i was only talking about lebron? ok look closely at what i wrote no wait let me QUOTE IT "as far as i see it, the CAVS can play no worse than they did in game 4. and they lost game 4 by 2 with orlando going ballistic from the 3 point range. thats with WEST/MO/Z going for 13-37 or something like that. they make 2 more shots and they win the game" now realise that you need to learn how to READ. and secondly, all orl does is dump to dwight, jack 3s. only an idiot would not recognize that.

[bronbronface]

the magic do jack up threes all game but they've made 41% of them so far this series so they'll keep jackin...i think Mike Brown should start LeBron at the 4, and Pavlovic at the 3 but let LeBron guard Turkoglu, and Pavlovic guard Lewis cause Varejao guarding Lewis/Turkoglu isn't working, not mobile enough, thats why the Cavs have had problems this series because of the matchups..i think Mike Brown will go small in the Gm6 with Big Z...i believe the cavs will play better in Gm6

[MrJeckel]

& lebron getting a triple double has everything to do with him being the BEST player in the series which i said was the reason why he gets the most foul calls. jeez do you know how to read or what? and WHO IS CRITICIZING ORLANDO'S PLAY? lmao what i said is totally true. all orlando does is dump the ball into dwight which is a smart thing and JACK UP 3s. thats all. and thats why cavs get more calls than they do. thats what we were arguing about. you said the refs are jocking lebron didn't you?

[MrJeckel]

what did the cavs do last night? in the 4th, they guarded the three well and attacked dwight on the offensive end. that is why they won. yet you say it was because of "reffing". if it were because of reffing than WHY THE HECK DID VAREJAO, BIG Z get fouled out and ben wallace hit with i believe 4 fouls? orl is NOT agressive driving to the basket, cavs are. that is why the cavs get more ft's. get it in your head.

[lakergal07]

It has nothing to do with the Refs showing favoritism or anything like that. Its just that some teams play harder and more aggressive than others and thats why Howards doesnt get the calls the Magic are a never say die team and they push and make it difficult to win.

The rockets are the same way. Most of their guys come from the streets playing hard. Its not the refs, they just let them play its the players.

[MrJeckel]

all the magic are is 1 post presence, 2 three point jackers and 2 three point jackers/midrange players. what the hell do people expect? that the three point shooters should go to the line? sorry but the refs do NOT reward shot jackers they reward people with foul calls when they drive to the basket and get contact, something that the cavs did and prevailed in. lebron was getting hacked like crazy game 5.he gets hacked every play of course hes gonna get FT's.yall act like orl can guard him.

[MrJeckel]

This is why the cavs get calls. THEY DRIVE THE BASKETBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! look at the games. the players that get foul calls are the players that DRIVE THE BALL AND GO IN THE PAINT!!! Dwight gets calls because he posts up hence the foul outs by varejao and big Z. lebron gets free throws because he drives right into the teeth of the defense just like wade. orlando cannot guard him that is why he gets fouled he is SUPERIOR to them. orlando doesnt get calls because they JACK THREES jesus christ.

[bronbronface]

for cleveland to win Game 6 everyone but LeBron James need to show up especially Mo Williams, they really need Mo Williams scoring away in Orlando....LeBron will do what he does but his teammates need to step it up during this last away game or they'll be packing they bags for the last time this season

[Walib]

very bad officiating but everybody knows its BIG BUSINESS, shouldnt, but it comes with the territory, we all have been watching NBA basketball all our lives and this is just the way it goes

Le Bron "help wanted" James is still the man though

[bronbronface]

both teams got some bad calls called on them...and the same thing will happen in orlando, both teams will get bad calls but im noticing its mainly in the late 3rd quarters, most of the 4th quarters that all the bad calls are called at major points in the game

[HammandClov]

I was being terrible at being sarcastic. I didn't mean to be taken seriously with it.