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Tuesday, May 26, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed CLE by 8 at halftime and won 116–114.

Final · OT · CF · G4 · Box score
Cavs114
Magic116
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +2
On this day · 2007–08May 26, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Antonio McDyess (Pistons-Celtics), 21 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Cavs-Magic

Orlando beats Cleveland by 2, moves within one of advancing

LeBron James goes for 44 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-8-10+2ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs2533212114114
Magic2129282216116
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27ORL27 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 5, 16, 11, 15, 11, 4, 18, 26ORL26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41, 44CLE44 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15, 18CLE18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Final · Cavs-Magic
Cavs 114Magic 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs2533212114114
Magic2129282216116
The story
Dwight Howard had 27 points and 14 rebounds as Orlando beat Cleveland 116-114 in OT

Delonte West led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 27 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-16 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Magic took the third 28-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−8−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg40.0Last 3 playoff games

40.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 44 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.1Last 3 playoff games

9.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg39.7Today

40 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 44

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41, 44Cavs-Magic · L
36.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
44 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27Magic-Cavs · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 5, 16, 11, 15, 11, 4, 18, 26Magic-Cavs · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15, 18Cavs-Magic · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 13, 14, 12, 21, 11, 12, 12, 17Cavs-Magic · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 11, 5, 11, 17, 13, 10, 16, 17Magic-Cavs · W
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Magic11