Cavs Squander 15 Point Lead; Lose to Magic

The Cleveland Cavaliers are no longer untested, no longer unbeaten. The Cavs finally met their match in the playoffs. Superman's team stopped them cold. Dwight Howard scored 30 points, Rashard Lewis added 22 and the Orlando Magic rallied from a 15 point halftime deficit to hand LeBron James and the Cavaliers their first loss of the postseason, 107-106 on Wednesday night in the Eastern Conference finals opener. James finished with 49 points, eight assists and six rebounds, but the league MVP walked off the floor with a slight limp after Cleveland's stunning loss. It's just its third in 46 home games. Lewis made a 3-pointer with 14.7 seconds left and the Magic, who dethroned the champion Boston Celtics in the previous round,
survived two shots by Cleveland in the final seconds. Mo Williams missed a catch-and-shoot jumper off a jump ball as the horn sounded and the Cavs fell to 8-1 in the postseason. The Cavs and Magic play again tomorrow night in Cleveland at 8:30 PM.