Game Six Adjustments: Cavaliers-Magic

1) Don't fall in love with the 3-pointer: one thing this team has struggled with as a 3-point shooting team is the attempts it takes. Orlando took a team playoff record in Game Three and fell in love with it again in Game Five.

Game Four it worked. Game Five it did not.

Orlando made just eight 3-pointers in 25 attempts. When the Magic's offense gets stagnant, it is because they stand around the 3-point line and shoot the first good look they can find. This is good when they make these shots. But you are not going to make these shots for long.

The good 3-point shot comes when Cleveland has to pack the paint to defend Dwight Howard or to stop drivers. Orlando needs to be a drive and kick team. The team cannot depend on the 3-pointer to win them this game or any game from this point on.

It is a simple game for Orlando against Cleveland. Get to the basket, work the mismatches, feed Dwight Howard the ball in the post, and hit open jumpers.

2) Beat the James Gang: it is clear LeBron James is going to do whatever he wants in this series. He has had one of the best individual performances in a seven-game series of all-time. He is simply unstoppable when he wants to score.

But Orlando has done a good job limiting his most dangerous weapon -- his playmaking ability. That is until this game.

James had a triple double with 12 assists and four in the final quarter. His teammates were finally hitting shots, but it was because James was getting them involved early and putting them in position to score.

Just watching ESPN late on Thursday night and Rachel Nichols brought up an interesting adjustment. Mike Brown put James in the middle of the court to try to eliminate where the Magic can help from. It makes it tougher for Orlando to rotate to shooters as he drives or tries to pass.

Orlando must continue to force James to be a scorer. He cannot be a distributor. When James passes the ball, the Magic must run the shooters off the 3-point line and recover quickly.

Orlando can win if Mo Williams has a good game. The Magic showed that in Game Five. Even with Williams playing well, they had a chance to win the game.

What Orlando needs to adjust is the effectiveness of Delonte West (13 points), Zydrunas Ilgauskas (17 points) and Daniel Gibson (11 points). Those are the type of players who were due for some decent games (maybe not this good) but should regress back to the mean in Game Six.

Limiting LeBron's help is THE key for the series defensively. Orlando must make Mo Williams take tougher jumpers and chase these role players from comfortable set shots.

3) No wasted possessions: the free throw thing is driving me crazy. Orlando had a chance to close out the lead, but kept wasting possessions and chances to tie the game or take the lead or extend the lead they had for such a short while.

It is unfathomable for anyone besides Dwight Howard to miss free throws (maybe Marcin Gortat). Missing a free throw is like a turnover in my opinion.

Orlando cannot waste possessions like this. The turnovers are down. But it is important with James playing as he is to give up as few points as possible. It has been proven that this series is pretty close. The Magic are +2 overall in the series.