If you think that shot was huge last night, just imagine how history will view that shot if the Cavaliers are able to achieve their goal this season. It happened in a flash. It was a moment that has a chance to alter destiny. It was a singular shot that changed the mindset of an entire city. It was the difference between despair and hope. Between desperation and redemption. It was simply everything that is great about sports, and even if for one night only, LeBron James gave us all a sense of optimism and belief that the Cavaliers can somehow fix their defensive issues and overcome the Magic in this series. The 96-95 victory was a moment that none of us will ever forget. You can read Craig’s recap of the game here, but what follows is my analysis in numbers and words.

- I can honestly say that I have never been so unsure how to feel about a series. This series could easily be 2-0 Cavs, 2-0 Orlando, or the 1-1 tie that it is. Any of those scenarios are not only plausible, but likely. The Magic are a contested 3 from Rashard Lewis/missed wide open 3 from Delonte West/missed touch jumper off a tipped jump ball from Mo Williams away from being down 0-2. On the same note, the Cavaliers are a miracle shot from LeBron away from being down 0-2. Two games, two one point victories for teams decided on last second shots. Both games it was the Cavs who had to take the last shot trailing by 1 with just 1.0 seconds left. Wednesday it was Mo Williams who took the shot after LeBron won the jump ball tip back to him, but that shot just missed going in. Last night, it was LeBron who took the shot off the inbound pass from Mo, and it was LeBron who once again saved Cleveland from itself. Just a remarkable series so far.   [Read more...]