How the Orlando Magic Will Beat the Cleveland Cavaliers

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With a convincing win over the Boston Celtics on the road in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Orlando Magic have put themselves in a good position to head to the NBA Finals.

Why you ask? The Magic are the most complete team left in the playoffs.

You could say Dwight Howard is in the same conversation as Melo, Kobe or LeBron. One difference, Howard is not always the main contributor to the Magic success. Game Six of the first round against Philadelphia, when Howard was suspended, is a good example.

Hedo Turkoglu was the main reason that the Magic won Game Seven, as he dropped 25 points along with 12 assists. The veteran from Turkey gave his team the opportunity to play the "unbeatable" Cavaliers.

I think the Magic have what it takes to defeat such a powerhouse in the Cavs. This season alone, they have a 2-1 record against Cleveland. The only problem the Magic will have is Cleveland is 43-2 at home this season, which may be the only reason that the Magic would lose.

The Magic have shown that they are what I called, "The Team to Beat in The East." They have great team chemistry, they have depth on the bench with Mickael Pietrus and Courtney Lee making big impacts in games so far in these playoffs.

They also have shown they can win on the road, no matter how loud the crowd is.

This is not a shot against LeBron, but this will be his toughest challenge yet in the Magic.

I think the Eastern Conference finals will result in the Magic winning in seven games.

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