What They're Saying: Magic vs. Cavaliers Game One

-Bleacher Report's Jared Wright gives five reasons why Cleveland will win the series. And Brandon Ribak gives his reasons why Orlando will win.

-Zach McCann of Orlando Magic Daily lists three reasons why he thinks Orlando can defeat Cleveland.

-Kelly Dwyer of Ball Don't Lie asks five questions entering the Eastern Conference Finals.

-Matt Watson of NBA FanHouse, Cavs in four really? You said it yourself, Orlando seems to bug Cleveland more than any other team. You have to figure the Magic will push the Cavaliers even a little bit. I guess that is why they call it a FANhouse. It is full of goo-goo-eyed LeBron lovers who do not actually know anything about basketball.

-Tim Povtak of NBA FanHouse says this series will determine which team got the better No. 1 pick. LeBron was taken No. 1 the year before Dwight Howard and the two have skyrocketed to the top of the NBA.

-The Cavaliers are learning their lessons from three tough games against the Magic this season, Kyle Hightower of The Orlando Sentinel reports.

-Courtney Lee will make his triumphant return to the starting lineup for Game One, according to The Orlando Sentinel. Once again, great job in the last series JJ Redick.

-A bunch of interesting side plots in this series. Including the matchup between father, Magic assistant coach Brendan Malone, and son, Cavaliers assistant coach Mike Malone. Also, former Orlando head man Chris Jent is an assistant with Cleveland.

-Remember when Dwight Howard said Orlando would win a title at the beginning of the season a few years ago? Well, the Magic are on the doorstep. And don't think they will let this opportunity slip. You never know when you will get back to this point.

-Cleveland fans know suffering, Kyle Hightower writes for The Orlando Sentinel.
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-Playoff basketball has brought the communities of Cleveland and Orlando closer together. Mike Bianchi of The Orlando Sentinel tells a great story of what Magic basketball has done for one area family.

-Zach McCann of Orlando Magic Daily highlights how the Magic might cover LeBron James this series.

-Eight keys to winning the series from erivera7 of 3rd Quarter Collapse. Much more detailed than my three keys, but we highlight many of the same things.

-It may not mean anything, but Ben Q Rock of 3rd Quarter Collapse reveals that Rafer Alston loves playing against the Cavaliers.