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Michael Jordan no longer has the most famous buzzer-beater in Cleveland sports history. The Shot has been topped. LeBron James made one better. James dropped a 3-pointer from the top of the key over Orlando's Hedo Turkoglu as the final horn sounded Friday night to give the Cavaliers, their season a heartbeat from major trouble, a 96-95 victory over the Magic that evened the Eastern Conference finals at one game apiece.

The Magic rallied from way down and withstood 49 from LeBron to hand the Cavs their first playoff loss in Game 1 of the East finals.

It's never easy to eliminate a champion, but the Magic make the Celtics disappear with a 101-82 win in Game 7.

The Magic built a big lead before holding on to beat the Celtics in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal.

Dwight Howard had 24 points and a career playoff-high 24 rebounds, a dominating performance that powered the Magic to a 91-78 victory over the Sixers on Tuesday night and gave Orlando a 3-2 series lead.

The Orlando Magic built a big lead and avoided another meltdown — barely.

Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard is the NBA's defensive player of the year after becoming only the fifth player to lead the league in blocks and rebounds in the same season.

Andre Iguodala waited for the clock to tick down, took a few dribbles to his right and let go a high-arching jumper. Swish! The Magic were stunned, their fans silenced. For the Philadelphia 76ers, it was the sweet sound of stealing home-court advantage.

There was a dramatic shot, a questionable call -- or two -- in the closing seconds and a frenzied crowd.

Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is sitting out Boston's game against the Orlando Magic, giving newly acquired backup Stephon Marbury his first start since he was acquired by the defending NBA champions.