I would have loved to walk down any street in NE Ohio at about 11:32pm and heard the roar coming out of family rooms, or experience the moment at any watering hole, and witness the joy and exhilaration...instead, I was under the Orlando basket, watching utter heartache turn into the moment that no follower of Cleveland sports will ever forget...I saw total strangers bear hug each other...heck, yours truly was swallowed up in a husband and wife bear hug.
The explosion of noise is something I haven't experienced in a long time...and while interviewing Sasha on the floor, we could barely hear each other, though just inches a part.
As LeBron explained it, he squared up, and locked in....and buried it...Mo asked the assembled media in the locker room..."Did you all think this game was over???" (when Turkoglu hit the leaner) he then laughed, as if to say, oh ye of little faith...Mo and LeBron referred to "swag" that the guys like to say the team has...but then Mo added, "swag" goes out the window in these kinds of moments...Mo also saying LeBron was option A, B and C on the play, and Big Game James was the option D as well, and that's the one who won it.
Now the Cavs dilemma is find a way to slow down so many Orlando options, especially down the stretch...Think about it...In this series, the Cavs have lead for 84 of the 96 total minutes..(that's 87 percent of the time) and most of that time, they've enjoyed double-digit leads....but the Magic are hitting 4th quarter clutch shots with stunning regularity to the tune of 68 percent in the 24:00 of 4th quarter basketball.
Tune in for Cavaliers Live pregame and postgame from Orlando after Games 3 and 4, as Jeff, Austin and Campy will be live from The Q Watch party!
Witnessing History
Saturday, May 23, 2009, 03:38 PM EST
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I was watching from my living room in Downtown Akron with the front door open, and man did my street ROAR! People ran out into the street screaming and jumping - great, great moment. Angela |
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I was there! I can't believe I was there! Watching that shot go in, and being a part of the explosion, is something I will never forget! Amadea |
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Big Game James - love it. |


Cleveland thanks Big Game James! Thank you for joining in the game threads!
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