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Wednesday, May 20, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 15 at halftime and won 107–106.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Magic107
Cavs106
Q1 ORL -14; Q2 ORL -15; Q3 ORL -4; Q4 ORL +1
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Magic-Cavs

Dwight Howard drops 30 in 15-point comeback win over Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 49 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-15-4+1ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19293029107
Cavs33301924106
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 16, 12, 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30ORL30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22ORL22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49CLE49 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 21, 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17CLE17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 107Cavs 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic19293029107
Cavs33301924106
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 15 points and 14 assists as Orlando beat Cleveland 107-106

Mo Williams led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 4-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 15 after the second, the Magic took the third 30-19.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −14−15−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg41.0Last 3 playoff games

41.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 49 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 33.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 49

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49Cavs-Magic · L
34.7 PPG playoffs to date · +16.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
49 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 16, 12, 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30Magic-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22Magic-Cavs · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 21, 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17Cavs-Magic · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18, 7, 25, 15Magic-Cavs · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 2, 7, 6, 4, 12, 6, 2, 14Cavs-Magic · L
6.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Cavs7
Shot of the night

Lewis's three with 14 seconds left puts the Magic ahead, 107-106 final