Magic-Cavaliers: Orlando Has the "Magic" in Cleveland

So let's get down to the point from the start.

The whole reason I, and most other writers are writing about Orlando right now is because the Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday night.

This was no "extra effort" either.

Orlando won because of skill and talent that Cleveland just didn't seem to be aware of. The way Orlando won was simple, and exactly the way they were supposed to.

They were not afraid of the Cavs. Cleveland didn't intimidate the Magic at all during this game—and in the end, it showed.

Now this wasn't a blowout game, though I realize that is how I am making it sound. It was actually only won by a single point. Both teams showed up prepared for the other. It just looked like one completed all their homework while the other one only got 95 percent completed.

It was, all in all, a great all-around game. Both teams seemed to do well on offense—meaning neither did "great" on defense. And they really didn't. Every now and then Dwight Howard would block some one's shot, or LeBron would get the bounce pass off of a Cleveland steal, but it wasn't the defense that won the game. 

Offensively, Orlando made .551 of their field goals. Also, passing the ball didn't seem to be to much of a hassle, as they had 32 assists. This is one of the reasons they escaped with the win. They were cooperating, and had no problems with a little thing called teamwork.

Orlando has always been a team that has great chemistry, but usually in the playoffs the players want the lights to be on them. Not in Orlando—and that's just where the Magic comes from.

Offensively, Cleveland made .489 of their field goals. If a few more of those were made, they would have pulled off the win. Also, they only had 23 assists. This being nine less than the Magic. This shows more teamwork for Orlando. Maybe this is perhaps the reason Orlando won. Again, it was not a blowout, either, so there couldn't have been a big difference between the two teams.

If you watched the game, you remember LeBron James' missed free throw that could have tied it up. Then he drove baseline.  He could have kicked it up for a lay up and drew the foul, but didn't. Instead, he kicked it out to Delonte West who then missed the three-point shot tha  lost the game for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

After a long leap for the lose ball, LeBron James took three minutes to limp off of the court with a cramp, and a small cut that was bleeding. He was fine afterwards.

There is a lot of hype now going into Game Two of whether Orlando can go into Cleveland again and get a win to bring the series to 2-0 Orlando's way. This is exactly what they would need in order to get the amount of hype riding with them going into their own court.

If they can pull it off, then there is no doubt that Orlando can take the "Magic" with them all the way to the Finals. If they do, there would be a lot of mad faces on those in Cleveland. I can't wait for Game Two.