Just ask Cleveland's Mo Williams, who left Amway Arena with a four-stitch cut below his left eye and another bandage above the same eye, compliments of an elbow from Magic guard Anthony Johnson.
Williams all but called out Johnson in his postgame rant.
"Most definitely," he responded when asked if the foul was a cheap shot.
"That was the second time [for him]. We dove out of bounds in Cleveland last game, and he gave me an elbow then. This is the second time, most definitely."
The play happened with 5:44 remaining in the second period. Johnson was driving with the ball and Williams was trying to slow him. As he went to shoot, he brought his elbow into the face of Williams, who went down in a heap.
Williams got called for a personal foul on the play. Johnson got called for a flagrant foul. Williams had to be helped to the locker room but he quickly returned to make his two free throws, shortly after Johnson missed his two.
"I think it was [a cheap shot]," said Cleveland teammate LeBron James. "Mo's face was not a pretty sight. That's not called for in this game."
That play was just one foul in a game where 58 personal fouls were called.
Williams, though, said he didn't think there would be any carryover into the next game. He also said he and Johnson have no history of bad blood.
"It's the playoffs. I've got bigger fish to fry right now," Williams said. "I could not care less about Anthony Johnson. He plays 12 minutes a game. It's over with."
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