Now, will people believe that we’re here to play and here to win this thing? We had a rough start Wednesday and our coach even called us “Witnesses’’ because we were just standing around watching LeBron dunk the ball, but we fought hard for 48 minutes and played like champions down the stretch. That was a BIG, BIG win for us up here in Cleveland.
It gives us motivation that nobody thinks we can win this series or even slow down LeBron at all. Hey, we held the dude under 50, what more do they want from us? (Just kidding, ya’ll).
I think we showed in the second half what kind of heart and fight that we have as a team. We’re just not going to go away. You are going to have to kill us to get rid of us in a game.
You would think people would see that by now after the way we fought back against Philly and Boston, but I guess we just have to keep on proving ourselves. But we’re just lil’ old Orlando and nobody is ever going to give us any credit for anything.
I was upset with my guys early in the game because I didn’t think we were playing with any fight. Cleveland was taking it to us and getting their crowd into the game. I was trying to stay aggressive on offense until our shooters could get it rolling.
The funniest thing early in the game was me breaking the goal down. I guess I don’t know my own strength sometimes. I never saw it go down, but I heard the crowd ooooohing and ahhhhing. When I saw it on the replay, I was laughing because I thought it was pretty funny that one of my dunks tore the goal up.
In that second half, we were attacking them hard. Turk was finding dudes open everywhere – hitting me for lobs, finding MP and Rashard in the corners for threes and I think we kind of rattled Cleveland some.
We can’t be satisfied now after winning one game. We won Game 1 in Boston and then we got hammered pretty good in Game 2. So we have to come ready to fight for 48 minutes on Friday and make another statement. We play our game, we just feel like we’re going to win every time.
Last thing, I got the NBA.com dunk of the night
I’m out to get some rest and start preparing for Game 2. Holla at ya’ll later, homies.
– DWIGHT
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Tags: 2009 NBA Playoffs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dwight Howard Blog, Eastern Conference Finals, Hedo Turkoglu, LeBron James, Rashard Lewis, Video
you are the best!
What’s good D?? I was one of those that doubted bro, LAUGHING. When Cleveland came out in that first quarter, I thought it was over for Orlando. A lot of critics believe that you all don’t have the HEART to win an NBA Championship. I STRONGLY DISAGREE!! Even Charles Barkley has picked your team to beat Cleveland. I realize LeBron is a great player as well as yourself, but nowadays in the NBA I think they focus more on individual play, instead of TEAM play. Example Kobe vs. LeBron whole ordeal. Do your thing bro, smile, keep having fun, and compete like you know how. Looking forward to game 2 against Cleveland.
Good stuff Dwight! You did what we needed to do…and that was take atleast 1 game at the Q. Win or lose tonight, we’re coming back to O-town with atleast a 1-1 series and homecourt advantage. By no means should you guys let up and take this game easily, be greedy! We want a 2-0 lead and the chance to let the Cavs get a taste of their own medicine…a sweep
Bring it tonight, be our leader and pump your teammmates up…ready them for battle. Tonight is our night, prove to all the haters and misbelievers that Magic is for real. We are not witnesses, WE ARE ALL BELIEVERS! LET’S GO MAGIC!
Dwight, your goal breaker was impressive, but can I get a shout out for Courtney Lee throwin’ it down on Lebron!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLNPDKNoyho
Where were ya on that one King James?! haha
you are outstanding but you need more weapons. remember the really great centers had a plethera of weapons. hook shots,fade aways,etc. keep focused and if you are really good you can challenge me in bowling and I can show you what a little man can do.
I have been saying it all year long nobody in the league will give our team the respect that we deserve! All year long its been about kobe and lebron which is cool all fine and dandy, but people need to realize is that this is basketball anything can happen! I’ve been telling people for two years now, that if our team gets some heart and go out and handle there buisness there is not one team in the entire league that can stop our guys and thats excluding jameer! People dont realize that if dwight is on his a game, hedo is on his and rashard on his and if we can just get rafer to get on his nobody will stop us! The only thing that scares me is hedo! Its like everytime we get a big win it seems to me like the next game he puts it on cruise control, its like he’s just not there the 1st 24min, and he is our facilitator we need him very badly in this series! And by dwight being the leader of this team dwight should get into hedo’s face before game to and say look hedo we need you to come out this first 5 min and the reason why i say 1st 5 min is because if we hit cleveland hard and we are up by at least 13 points in the 1st quarter i dont think they’re crowd will back them up and i also do think that they have the mental toughness and dwight if you’re reading this remember these two words mental toughness, because that is something that you and your teamates have cleveland does not have that mental toughness. And also remember this also dwight if you kill the chief which is lebron u destroy his village which are the cavs get at em early dwight trust me on this they will not recover believe that they will not recover! Get at em go magic. And tell turk to go at lebron put pressure on him cause tonite the refs have no choice but to give you guys the call being that the media is exploiting them saying that the refs was just siding wit the cavs the refs will be on your side early eep in mind i said early so go get em early you do that the refs cannot help them in the end cause it wont matter.
Come on D’wight! Spell it right…it’s y’all…like you all!
Y’all kick some Cav butt tonight. I want to see you guys up against the Lakers. (Disclaimer: Been a Lakers fan all my life…still am…but I love good hoops and I think the Lakers vs. Magic would be terrific!)
Superman , please remember to shut down the alarm clock next time to stop the 24 seconds !!!
The article on antibiotics are very good.
DwightHoward – I KNOW that you and the boys are going to end Cleveland’s season TONIGHT! Go Magic!!! Remember Dwight… 48 minutes, Bro! And you even backed it and then some during the last game! You all played a FULL 48 + 5!!! Way to go!
Peace!
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