mvn.com - 5/8/2008
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After a night in which everything that could go wrong did, Orlando finally caught some breaks and defeated the Pistons 111-86. The officiating finally went towards Orlando, the Magic made threes, didn’t turn the ball over and they played intense basketball from the very beginning. That combination is what Orlando needs to do to get back in this series and now that the Magic have taken the ...
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The Internets are alive: Pistons at Magic, Game 3
Ball Don't Lie —
... Believing in Magic: "Orlando prevailed for several reasons. The most notable is that they played Magic basketball and they made their three’s. Orlando has been awful from behind the arc this post season and have only shot well in two quarters, but they were consistent from the game and that made all the difference. They went 11-24 from three-point land, which was 45%. ...
The Forecast Calls for Karmic Retribution and a 3-1 Series Deficit
Third Quarter Collapse —
... When the Magic beat the Pistons in Game Three, Brendan of the blog Believing in Magic called it "karma." Fair enough. But if the Pistons come out and eat our lunches tomorrow afternoon, we can blame karma for that, too. ...
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Lewis' 33 help Magic pull within 2-1 (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 5/8/2008
The Orlando Magic won't be swept by the Detroit Pistons again. Rashard Lewis made sure of it Wednesday night. Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic broke down the Pistons' stout defense in a 111-86 victory. Detroit leads the ...
Billups sore, unsure he can go in Game 4 —
FOXSports.com News for NBA 5/8/2008
Chauncey Billups said Thursday he was still sore, a night after he was forced to leave the Pistons' loss to Orlando in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of a strained right hamstring.
The All-Star guard said he isn't sure if he will ...
