LeBron James is the baddest dude on the planet, but even 49 points couldn't carry the Cavs to a win versus the Orlando Magic in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. LeBron was great, but the rest of the team appeared to be playing under the influence of a food coma.

Dwight Howard scored 30 points against the Big Z going 14-20 from the field. Offensively, Superman looked mighty average against Boston's Kendrick Perkins and "Big Baby" Davis. How many alley oops did Howard get on Ilgauskas? This is the Eastern Conference Finals and not the Lithuanian Industrial League, right? Did someone hit the pause button on Ilgauskas?

In less than ten minutes of playing time, Cavs reserve Ben Wallace was a -14.

For those of you who think the Cavs are more talented than the Magic, they're not. After LeBron, Cleveland does not have player that can compete with Howard, Turkoglu and Lewis.

LeBron's block of Superman was tremendous.

Was I premature in focusing on LeBron versus Kobe? The triangle offense prevents Kobe's teammates from standing and watching him, while Mike Brown's offense created cement planters out of LeBron's teammates last night.

The biggest bandwagon fan in the NBA is Spike Lee. Watch Spike courtside tonight, when he gives a shout out to Kobe.

 Remember when Spike was a Knicks fan?

J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin are banged up going into tonight's game. The Nuggets need both of these guys in the lineup to get a much needed win in Los Angeles.