LeBron James didn’t need to score 40 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to victory, he simply needed to get close while posting a triple-double.

James was sensational with 37 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists, leading the Cavs  to a 112-102 win in Game 5 of their Western Conference Finals series, but the Orlando Magic still lead the series 3-2, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.

The fact that James had double-digit assists meant at least one of his teammates stepped up this time.

Mo Williams had 24 points on 6-of-9 shooting from 3-point range, and Daniel “Booby” Gibson had three clutch fourth-quarter 3’s to back the NBA’s MVP.

Still, all the talk was rightfully about the King, who scored or assisted on 32 of Cleveland’s 34 fourth-quarter points:

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   KMC1121 Lebron James making some HUGE plays down the stretch 29 May 2009 from ceTwit
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   inglishD WITNESSSS!!! LEBRON is very JORDAN LIKE THIS GAME. Back To ORLANDO We Go For GAME 6. 29 May 2009 from UberTwitter
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   UpliftingYouth Shout out to Mike Brown, coach of the year’s strategy when your seasons on the line: Give it to LeBron and get out of the way. 29 May 2009 from UberTwitter
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   trniii What is 23 backwards? Triple double. LeBron is sick with it tonight! #NBA 29 May 2009 from TwitterFon
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   BossLadyP Lebron James is not a human. You cut him, he bleeds oil. HES NOT A HUMAN!!!! 29 May 2009 from txt

Does Cleveland finally have the correct formula to come back from 3-1 and win the series?

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   lvradio Hopefully this is the breakthrough game. 2 more Cavs! 29 May 2009 from web
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   Gcaslin It’s a totally different series now. I’m going to make bold prediction and say cavs win series in game 7. 29 May 2009 from TwitterBerry
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   benson5 Who’s pickin the Cavs to win the series now?!? I am…….I think it’s time for ‘Bron. 29 May 2009 from TwitterFon
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   Dsquared10 Momentum for the Cavs going into game 6? I think so 29 May 2009 from twidroid

For Orlando, they now have to contend with lost momentum and a team that now knows how to win (even if its all LeBron).

Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) fouled out in the fourth quarter with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Twitter fans still believe in Magic:

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   mdelmuro There needs to be a time when the players, not the officials decide the games. Magic in 6. 29 May 2009 from Tweetie
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   UsualSuspectsNY magic want to win in orlando anyways they like confeti 29 May 2009 from web
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   Raptile It’s ok magic! Good fight! We seal da deal at home 29 May 2009 from TwitterFon
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   flintstone14 The pressure shifts to the Magic to finish this series at home. That game will be the series because if it comes back to Cleveland. Its over 29 May 2009 from web

Cleveland came out pumped for this one:

(Twitpic by @slickwatts)

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