It was an entertaining game until the end when the Magic imploded and Lebron James went off. I guess if you’re a Cavs fan, it would be more like the Cavs dominated at the end and the Magic choked. As I watched the game go back and forth 5 things really stood out to me.

First off Cavs are at their best when Lebron James is a facilitator, passes the ball and gets everyone involved. The problem with Lebron, sometimes, is his ego gets in the way of team play. You saw it last year against the Magic in the playoffs. Yes, nobody could guard Lebron and he scored at will, but he also took the rest of his team out the picture and they ended up losing 4 games to 1 and it should have been a sweep, but Lebron’s last second pray shot was answered. Point is, if Lebron can play like he did tonight, the Cavs have a chance to challenge the Lakers in the NBA Finals. We’ll see though, because I’m still not sold that Lebron can lead a team to a championship. Maybe Nike can have Lebron puppet win it all.

The block on Howard by JJ Hickson was awesome. I’m a huge Dwight Howard fan, but I’m a basketball fan first and to block Howard’s shot off the backboard was money. Hickson had an awesome game, but that was a great play for the Cavs and demoralizing play for the Magic.

Stan Van Gundy looks like Ron Jeremy when he wears black. I know he’s trying to use black to conceal his fat ass, but it’s porno. Stan if you want to give the appearance of thinness, try going with a dark grey pinstripe suit and a blue dress shirt, stay away from the black dress shirt, it’s scream “get my freak on”. Also keep away from any bling, because you don’t know how to wear it.

The Jameer Nelson implosion at the end of the game can’t be ignored. He made bad passes, took ill advised shots and the layup he missed killed me. I don’t want to put the loss solely on him, but tighten up your game in the clutch.

Team/Player Photos: Boston Celtics v Orlando Magic on May 16, 2010

The last and probably the thing that bothered me most was how fat Jabba The Shaq has gotten. He made 6′ 11″, 265 lb Dwight Howard look skinny and small. I was worried Jabba was going to grab a snack and then use Howard as a toothpick. At one point someone made a great pass to a wide open Jabba and he was so agonizing slow he couldn’t get enough momentum fast enough to spin and score a basket. I guess as long as he’s ready for the playoffs that’s all that matters, but if I was the Cavs’ medical staff I’d keep those paddles handy, because he looks like he has gravy flowing throw those veins.

Scoreboard, the Cavs took it to the Magic. Looking forward to the All-Star game.