In Cleveland, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Orlando Magic 96-95 in Game 2 to tie the series at one game apiece. With the game tied at 93, the Magic's Hedo Turkoglu gave the Magic a 95-93 lead with a jumper with one second remaining. It was looking as if Orlando was going home up 2-0. The next play, Lebron James of the Cavaliers hit a game-winning three pointer as time expired to give them the win. James led the Cavaliers with 35 points and Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 15 rebounds and 12 points. Rashard Lewis led the Magic with 23 points and Dwight Howard grabbed 18 rebounds. Game 3 is Sunday in Orlando.
In Atlanta, the Atlanta Braves beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0 in a good pitching battle. Roy Halladay was the pitcher for the Blue Jays, and he tossed seven shutout innings and striking out six. Kenshin Kawakami was the starter for the Braves and he pitched eight innings of shutout ball and struck out seven batters. The lone run of the game came in the eighth inning, when Casey Kotchman hit a sacrifice fly that drove in Matt Diaz. Jesse Carlson got the loss and Kawakami got the win.
In Houston, the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-5 in 10 innings. Nelson Cruz hit a solo home run in the 10th inning for the Rangers to put them ahead and provide the winning score. Elvis Andrus, who is a rookie, hit a home run and scored a run in the game for the Rangers. Rookie pitcher Derek Holland pitched five and two-thirds innings, giving up three and striking out five. LaTroy Hawkins, who gave up the home run to Cruz in the 10th inning, was hit with the loss. Frank Francisco pitched a scoreless 10th for the save.
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