Orlando takes 2-1 series lead over Cavs

Agence France-Presse

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Dwight Howard had 24 points in just 28 minutes of playing time for the Magic who would have a 3-0 series lead if not for James' three point buzzer beater in game two.

"We just kept fighting," Howard said. "That's what we do. We fight to the end." Howard, who sat most of the first half because of foul trouble, went 14-of-19 from the free throw line and had nine rebounds.

Orlando's Turkish forward Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu had a good all-around game with 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Orlando may not have been able to stop James on Sunday, but they controlled the rest of the Cavs.

Game four is tonight and Magic coach Stan Van Gundy told his boys to keep their celebrations to a minimum. "Great win, enjoy it tonight, but tomorrow from the moment you get up we have got to go to work. We are going up 3-1," he said.

"We have got to be able to stop everything to the basket," Howard said. "We will fight next Tuesday and get the job done."

James shot 11-of-28 from the field but he couldn't do it by himself. He missed five free throws down the stretch. "Tonight we gave ourselves a chance," said Cleveland coach Mike Brown. "We cut it to four and they just made some pretty good plays to get the win."

Lithuanian center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Delonte West and Mo Williams combined to shoot 13-of-37 from the field for Cleveland who began the playoffs with eight straight wins and has now dropped two of their last three.