Shaq Makes It Personal in Cavaliers' Win Over Magic

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CLEVELAND -- Thursday could have been a night for the Cleveland Cavaliers to celebrate their franchise-tying 13th win in a row. Or to marvel at another MVP performance from LeBron James, who turned a 96-96 tie into a final-minutes runaway by scoring or assisting on 16 Cavs points in a row. Or to point to the Cavs' four wins in four games this season over the Lakers and Magic, the two teams that reached the NBA Finals a year ago.

But more personal matters took precedence after the Cavs won 115-106, personal matters that will carry through when the two best teams in the East meet in the NBA playoffs in the spring.

Think the handshake issue meant something after last season's playoff series? That's a cool breeze compared to the simmering feelings coming from Shaquille O'Neal regarding Orlando's Dwight Howard.

Because as the media straggled into the Cavs locker room, O'Neal stood at his locker, ready and waiting.

Clearly he had something he wanted to say.

"You tell me," he said, "who the real Superman is."

 

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