After the Cavs' Game 3 loss to the Magic on Sunday night, Mo Williams said they would still win the series and that they were the best team in basketball.
I'm all for having confidence and trying to pump up your teammates, but not when your back is on the ropes like this. Cleveland should be down 3-0 right now and facing an embarrassing sweep tonight if not for a heroic and downright lucky shot by LeBron in Game 2.
Orlando has completely owned this entire series and I look for them to do the same tonight unless LeBron gets some help. That means you Mo Williams! You're shooting 32 percent from the field and now you're putting added pressure on your team. You don't think that Mo's comments won't be sitting in the back of LeBron and the rest of the team's minds? I think so.
The bottom line is the Cavs have not had an answer for Rashard Lewis, Rafer Alston, or Mickael Pietrus. Mo Williams has gotten out-played by Alston this series and that has to change or the Cavs are done for sure.
Game 3 was Cleveland's golden opportunity to steal back home-court advantage and they blew it. They had Dwight Howard in foul trouble for most of the first half and instead got pushed around by Marcin Gortat. Are you kidding me? We're talking about a guy who's averaging 3.7 points per game and 3.3 rebounds per game in the playoffs, and you let him fill the void for Dwight Howard.
As bad as I'm coming down on Cleveland, Orlando still can't afford to get too confident either. They can't forget that LeBron is still on the other team and he is arguably the best player since Michael Jordan.
Tonight is definitely a must-win for Cleveland. I'm sticking with my prediction of Orlando in six games. I think Orland comes out tonight and does exactly what they've been doing the entire series, and that is create matcup problems with Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Basketball is a team sport and that's why Orlando will win this series and send the Cleveland "LeBrons" home in six games.
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