Eastern Conference:

Orlando 102 - Cleveland 112

LeBron James (left) and Mo Williams saved the Cavs from elimination. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Orlando leads series 3-2

• LeBron James had a triple double and dominated the fourth quarter to keep the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season alive. James scored 17 in the fourth quarter, and finished with 37 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists. Mo Williams finally had a decent game, scoring 24 points on non-atrocious 7-14 shooting, including 6 treys. Orlando had actually returned from a 22 point deficit, but managed to close the gap to 1 point at halftime. The game was close through the second half until LeBron asserted his will, and Daniel Gibson, who had previously been ice cold from the field, hit two big threes, and showed glimpses of the shooting skill he displayed versus Detroit a couple of years ago. Delonte West added 13 points, and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 16 points.
• Dwight Howard had 24 points and 10 rebounds for Orlando, but he suffered from foul trouble and eventually fouled out late in the fourth. Hedo Turkoglu had 29 points and 6 rebounds, while Rashard Lewis added 15 points (4-13 from the field, 1-5 from three), 8 rebounds and 4 steals. Mickael Pietrus added 13 points off the bench, but Rafer Alston, who was the Magic’s hero in Game 4, only scored 3 points on 1-10 shooting (1-7 from long range).
• Orlando cooled off in the fourth period, and with the combination of their threes not falling and LeBron’s control of the game, they lost their first chance to close out the Cavs and advance to the Finals. They’ll have another opportunity at home in Game 6. I seriously doubt that Cleveland’s Gibson can suddenly revert to his sharpshooting form (i.e. I think he got lucky in this game), and Mo Williams’ consistency is a question mark. Although, with the way that the MVP is playing, I wouldn’t count the Cavaliers out just yet.
• Look for Rafer Alston and Rashard Lewis to bounce back from poor shooting nights for the Magic. Turkoglu,  who was averaging 8.3 assists previously in the series, only 2 assists in this game, owing to the poor shooting of the those two perimeter players he regularly passes to. This is a team that has the tools it needs to win over Cleveland; they are, after all, averaging 103.8 points per game in this series, after Cleveland held opponents to only 91.4 in the regular season. (By contrast, Cleveland two previous matchups, Detroit and Atlanta, only managed around 78 points per game.) This is still the Cavaliers’ uphill struggle, but the Magic should not get complacent, and try to finish Cleveland off asap.