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2009 NBA Playoffs: Sixers-Magic Game 1 Recap
2009 NBA Playoffs: Sixers-Magic Game 1 Recap
Philadelphia came out with a lot of confidence early in this game.  They seemed to use Chris Webber's comments that nothing is a guarantee and Orlando would not roll past them as a rallying cry.  They were rebounding, rotating well on defense and pushing the tempo.  Orlando's ...
Video: Where An Amazing Sunday Happens
Video: Where An Amazing Sunday Happens
the700level.com — It's been a tough week for Philly sports fans. Harry left us, the Phillies dropped three straight,... the Sixers stumbled into the playoffs, and the Flyers were down 0-2 to the hated Penguins. Then Sunday came and the Phillies came back as Raul Ibanez thrilled us with late game heroics , the ... (more) Video: Where An Amazing Sunday Happens
Philadelphia 76ers 100, Orlando Magic 98
Philadelphia 76ers 100, Orlando Magic 98
thirdquartercollapse.com — More photos » by Gary Bassing - NBAE/Getty Images Browse more photos » In a disappointing start... to their 2009 NBA playoffs, the Orlando Magic blew an ... (more) Philadelphia 76ers 100, Orlando Magic 98
Magic show no spark in 4th-quarter fiasco -
orlandosentinel.com — I n honor of the Magic, their team colors and their bid for an NBA championship, Mayor... Buddy Dyer proclaimed Friday to be "Blue and White Ignite Day" throughout Orlando. On Sunday, Dyer should have taken the court after the Magic's devastating, ... (more) Magic show no spark in 4th-quarter fiasco -
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'Net reaction: Sixers at Magic, Game 1
Ball Don't Lie — ... Talk Hoops: "The [Magic] simply didn't take the 76ers seriously at all. They let the Sixers build confidence by allowing them to take over early in the game. They thought they could throw their jocks on the court and win the game because of their reputation alone. They started playing like the 59-win team that secured the third seed in the second and third quarter. They built a big lead and thought it would hold or the Sixers would quit, and it came back to bite them." ...

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