Game 5 ECF Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic 5/28/2009

CLEVELAND(AP) LeBron James made a new guarantee: Game 6.

With Cleveland's wondrous season on the line, James had 37 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists, and Mo Williams, who boldly predicted his team would come back and win this tight-as-can-be series, added 24 points in the Cavaliers' 112-102 victory over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 on Thursday night.

It's back to Florida for Game 6 on Saturday night at amped-up Amway Arena.

You expected anything else?

"I mean this was a big game for us,'' James said. "You never want to disappoint the home crowd by not coming out and play as hard as you can. It was win or go home.''

The Magic overcame a 22-point deficit but missed their first opportunity to close out the Cavaliers, who are trying to become just the ninth team since 1947 to rally and win a series after being down 3-1. Orlando will have two more tries to reach the NBA finals for the first time since 1995.

For Cleveland, a city banking on James to deliver a championship after a 45-year drought, the MVP was again in a league of his own.

James scored 21 points in the second half - 17 in the fourth quarter - and had a hand in 29 of Cleveland's 34 points in the final 12 minutes.

Hedo Turkoglu scored 29 for Orlando, and Dwight Howard had 24 points and 10 rebounds before fouling out with 2:22 remaining when he was called for his sixth personal foul while trying to stop James on a drive.

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[illVeritas]

@w4fingers 37 points, 14, rebounds, 12 assists. Shut down? Please, what else could he have done? It would have taken Michael Fucking Jordan to win that series and even then it's doubtful. Get out of here with your hating bro.

[w4fingers]

Man it is sooo satisfying to to see Lebron "the one" James be shut down and lose in 6 to the magic. People were talking so much shit when they blew through those weak teams, then they meet a bit of adversity and what happens?

[eTryHardCA]

And people said he got no fourth quarter?lol they are so ignorant.

[bumblebot30]

most garbage calls i have EVER seen down the stretch. you kiddin me???

[TheLeBronJames6Fan]

LeBron had to do sooo much in this series, and in the previous years. I'm so glad he left cleveland

[gargantua04]

When Lebron was in cavs, the Key to the opponent team is "DEFENSE TO LEBRON" and now in Miami? can you handle Lebron and Wade together?.

[np216]

thumbs up if your sick of seeing a whole page of comments spent on some gay little argument between 2 people

[HoldTheMayo904]

@u2beMac WOW "MAC" that was weak, You lose.  Go kill yourself please dick mouth.

[u2beMac]

@HoldTheMayo904 Of course it doesn't feel good but IT DID FEEL GOOD WHEN OUR TEAM ANNIHILATED YOUR TEAM IN THE FINALS ONCE UPON A TIME. My point is it was going to be the best and most interesting finals in recent memory but YOUR SHITTY TEAM robbed us of that.

[HoldTheMayo904]

@u2beMac Why do you keep asking me how i feel ? ? yes i am a magic fan and those shitty things happened. thats part of the game. i am a fan of a team not because they have "the next big thing". HOW DOES IT FEEL BEING CONCEIVED IN A MOTEL IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON?? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE A CENTER THAT CAN'T EVEN STAY HEALTHY AND IS HIGHLY OVERRATED?? HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE ONE OF THOSE ANNOYING NIGGERS THATS ALWAYS A WADE/MELO/JAMES/KOBE FAN = BANDWAGON. HOW DO YOU FEEL??