nba musings: lebron saves the day

Posted on | May 23, 2009 | Comments

Cavs v. Magic 96-95 (GW by The Chosen One)

What a game. I watched it on Twitter like I do most games and it was good times. First, everyone is like, “Hedoooooooo! The Turkish MJ! Yeah, yeah yeah baby!” Then, everyone is like, “The King! I’m a WITNESS! Holy effing buzzer beater!” Amazing. The NBA, where amaz… Nooooooooo! The NBA has officially killed the word “amazing” for me.

In case you weren’t a witness, here you go:

A few things about this game that I couldn’t help but notice…

At crunch time, the Refs were actually calling fouls AGAINST Lebron. I had much shock and awe over this. They called him on a charge TWICE. They even called the crab dribble! Well, technically I think it was just a normal travel, but anyway, just crazy to see fouls called on Lebron at home.
It’s no secret that Anderson Varejao is a big flop artist, but come on now. I want to jump through the TV and nail him hard so that when he goes down, I’ll know that for once, he actually is hurt and not just faking.
Orlando is scary. I haven’t had much faith in them because of years of seeing them crumble, but damn, it’s like they’re a whole different team or something. Good for them. I never said I didn’t like them, I just said I didn’t believe in them. I also said if they proved me wrong that I’d be happy to admit it. They’re on their way…
So last night… What was up with the Superman music at the Q at the end of the game? I imagine there must’ve been something on the Jumbotron I wasn’t seeing that would explain this. If anyone was at the game and can enlighten me, I’d be forever greatful.