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2009 NBA Playoffs Cleveland Cavaliers (2-3) vs. Orlando Magic (3-2) Game 6: Last night, the Los Angeles Lakers accomplished what the Orlando Magic couldn’t do in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals: win an elimination game on the road. With the win, the Lakers will advance to the NBA Finals for a record 30th time, as they await the winner of this Cavaliers-Magic series. I wonder which team, the Cavs or the Magic, does the National Basketball Association rather see go up against the Lakers? I wonder…  In any case, 2009 NBA Playoffs odds makers at SBGglobal.com have posted who they think is going to win game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals: the Orlando Magic [-2 or -135 ML], have bee listed as the 2009 NBA Playoffs Betting Odds favorites to send the underdog, Cleveland Cavaliers [+2 or +115 ML] home empty handed. Cleveland, winners of an NBA-best 66 wins during the regular season find themselves in an awkward position, staring at elimination. In game 5 at home, the Cavs found themselves in another close contest, as they haven’t been able to maintain leads against the Magic. In the forth quarter, a desperate Cleveland coach Mike Brown, decided to throw his playbook into the stands and let James do it all on his own. LBJ responded. Nevertheless, the question on everyone’s mind’s now is: how many times can LeBron James do that again?
"For anybody, that could be a load,” coach Brown said. "But that's what makes him great. He has the capability of coming through with that. And the more we can stay from that, the better. If we only have to go to that a couple of possessions, then great.” How many does LeBron have to get tonight to take this series back to Cleveland for Game 7? The OVER/UNDER for tonight’s 2009 NBA Playoffs: Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic Game 6 has been calculated and officially set at a combined total of 192½ points.
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