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SOUTH BEACH – A funny thing happened on the way to becoming the 3rd best team in the east, the Cavs finally found a way to make the Orlando Magic look crappy.  Allllllllllrght, last year the Lakers did too, and already this season the Pistons and Thunder have as well.  Hell OKC beat the defending conference champs by 30.  So if anything can be taken from last night, its that the season is still very young, the original refs do truly suck at their jobs they get paid more than all of us to do, maybe Shaq can act as Dwight’s kryptonite, and the Cavs can be frighteningly good on offense when Mo Williams makes 100% of shots (go figure).

On to tonight, a loss in Miami makes winning in the other Florida city rather worthless.  Tonight is largely advertised as BronBron vs. DWade, but its really one superstar with an above average supporting cast vs. another superstar with a combination of old smelly garbage and low ceiling youngsters around him.  The Heat have been truly hot right out of the gate and are 6-1, only losing to the equally on fire Suns.  This begs the question if you name your team something regarding a warm temperature do you get hot from the field and create winning streaks?  Jermaine O’Neal has been drinking from the fountain of youth and would answer yes.  Don’t be fooled by O’Neal and Haslems’ starts, Miami’s success will be more dependent on the performances of Chalmers and B-EZ.

As for our Cavvies, I am not sure what is more important, finally looking superior to the Magic in Orlando (last night was the 1st time since Larry Hughes getting off), or this…

“I think I owe it to myself, and I owe it to my teammates,” he said. “It’s just getting old. I’m focusing on this season, and this is going to be a really good season for us. I don’t want any more distractions for my teammates, for my organization, for my family. This will be the last time I answer a free agent question for the rest of the year.”

This was a huge sign of maturity for our sports savior, the attention-loving LeBron James, to drop before last night’s game.  All the New York convo is apparently making the Fab Five and associates as annoyed as us fans.  If the Cavs come out and play as hard as they did the full game last night, tonight should not be a problem.  I’ll go with the C-L-E by a count of 93-81.  GO CAVS!