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Detroit Pistons 91, Orlando Magic 86
Detroit Pistons 91, Orlando Magic 86
Hedo Turkoglu covers his nose after taking an elbow from a Detroit player. His Magic lose, 91-86, and were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Photo by Allen Einstein, NBAE/Getty Images 21 and 3. Those are the only numbers that matter when discussing this game. The Magic turned the ball over 21 times and forced just three turnovers themselves. Logic indicates that ...
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The Internets are alive: Magic at Pistons, Game 5
Ball Don't Lie — ... Third Quarter Collapse: "21 and 3. Those are the only numbers that matter when discussing this game. The Magic turned the ball over 21 times and forced just three turnovers themselves. Logic indicates that disparity won't get it done on any level of basketball, yet we almost stole one from Detroit tonight. But in the end, the Pistons prevailed thanks to their clutch free-throw shooting and defense, not necessarily in that order. Looking at their defense — not just the deflections, steals, and transition baskets, but the whole thing — it's hard ...

Detroit Pistons 93, Orlando Magic 85
Third Quarter Collapse — ... There's little point going over this same story again. The only variable--and here's what's frustrating for me, because it probably won't ever happen again--is that Orlando forced Detroit into some silly mistakes. The Pistons turned the ball over roughly once every five trips down the floor. That's remarkable, considering the fact that when they eliminated the Magic from last year's playoffs, they turned the ball over three times in 83 trips down the floor. I'm not sure what the Magic are going to have to do in order to get over the hump over the Pistons. Prior to the ...

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