Mattie T’s Eastern Conference Finals Preview: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 20, 2009
Head-to-head playoff meetings: This will be the first ever postseason meeting between Cleveland & Orlando.
Season series recap:
January 29th, 2009@Orlando:
Dwight Howard’s 22 points & 18 rebounds powered the Orlando Magic to a 99-88 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Rashard Lewis & Hedo Turkoglu also added 19 points.
LeBron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 8 rebounds & 8 assists despite shooting just 10-of-27 (37.0%) from the field.
Wally Szczerbiak added 14 off the Cavs bench, who outscored the Magic 32-13 in a losing effort.
March 17th, 2009@Cleveland:
LeBron James came through late in the clutch, as his 43 points, 12 rebounds & 8 assists powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 97-93 win over the Orlando Magic.
Mo Williams added 21, as the Cavaliers won despite getting just 5 points from their entire bench.
Rafer Alston led Orlando with 23 points & 5 steals, but Rashard Lewis scored just 6 points of 3-of-15 shooting.
April 3rd, 2009@Orlando:
Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 22 points, as 7 Magic players reached double-figures during their 116-87 thrubbing over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Dwight Howard also added 20 points & 11 rebounds, as Orlando shot 53.7% from the field.
LeBron James led Cleveland with 26 points, 9 rebounds & 5 assists as he suffered his worst loss in 6 NBA seasons.
Mo Williams & Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 10 points apiece for the Cavaliers, who shot just 36.9% from the field.
Mattie T’s Prediction: Cavaliers in 6.
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