One Play

Coke and I were just talking about one of the most outstanding plays we've ever seen - Lebron's dunk over Rasheed Wallace. Now, my thoughts on Rasheed Wallace are not the topic of this article - if they were, someone would bound to be offended.
This article is about a question: Can one play change the outcome of a series?
Logic says no. I mean, really, one play? It was 2 points, granted it was late in the game, and yes it got the crowd fired up, but did that one drive to the basket (and the thunderous right handed flush that followed) really do enough to legitimately twist the fate of these two ball-clubs? It's time once again for a little bit of a comparison session:
The "no" argument:
Cleveland still trails 2-1 in the series. The Cavaliers were at home where they're much more likely to win. Detroit's back-court didn't show up to play (not including Billups' 2 gorgeous shots in the final 4 minutes). Cleveland had gotten a few calls going their way earlier in the game (Sheed's phantom blocking foul on Marshall - probably a foul, but not much of one, Sheed almost had the right to whine about that one). Games 5 and 7 (if necessary) will be back in Detroit where we've lost both games. They're still Detroit and they still have 1 of the top 5 players in the Eastern Conference at every position.

The "yes" argument:
Disclaimer: the series has a long way to go, so there's not a legitimate argument here, it's all speculation. Lebron single-handedly brought any Detroit momentum to a screeching halt and swung it immeasurably onto our side with that dunk. Without that dunk, who's to say he has the confidence and the ultimately killer-instinct to drain both of his threes and pop that beauty of a game-killer. Detroit now has the fear of Bron in them, which is 2nd only to the fear of god. They're officially completely focused on him, especially now that Hughes is out, thus giving the rest of the team tons of opportunities to rip it up. And yes, I feel that the sole reason that they're completely scared of him is because of that one dunk - or at least as a result of that possession.

So there you have it. Pros, Cons, the ins and outs.
Cavs take it in 7.