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Dwight Howard's Extra Frame
myespn.go.com - 5/27/2009
Dwight Howard's Extra Frame
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Posted by Kevin Arnovitz Despite Dwight Howard's protests following Orlando's Game 5 loss to Boston in the Eastern Conference semis, there's no correlation between the number of shots Howard takes and the likelihood of an Orlando Magic victory . Even though Howard's claims that he should be ...
When the world is a monster, it swallows you whole
thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com - 5/27/2009
When the world is a monster, it swallows you whole
— thepunsarestartingtoboreme.com — The hardest part of being a basketball fan, or really a fan of any sport is, paradoxically,... the same thing that makes it so great. The seconds seem like hours, the hours seem like months, and you watch every moment of every game turn from what they are, individual fragments of time, into ... (more) When the world is a monster, it swallows you whole

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Still Think Rashard Lewis is Overpaid?
emptythebench.com - 5/27/2009
Still Think Rashard Lewis is Overpaid?
— emptythebench.com — Two years ago the Orlando Magic were roundly criticized for signing free-agent Rashard Lewis, then a member... of the foundering Seattle SuperSonics, to a wallet-busting 6-year, $110 million contract. It wasn’t so much the signing itself that ... (more) Still Think Rashard Lewis is Overpaid?

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Magic's ensemble outshines one-man act
sportingnews.com - 5/27/2009
Magic's ensemble outshines one-man act
— sportingnews.com — LeBron James may be superhuman, but he can only do so much if the rest of his... team is lacking. Making impossible shots is a one-man feat; coming back from a 3-1 series deficit just doesn't happen on an individual scale. But then again, how ... (more) Magic's ensemble outshines one-man act

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Third Quarter Collapse:  Orlando Magic 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 114 (OT): The Morning After

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Orlando Magic 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 114 (OT): The Morning After
Third Quarter Collapse — ... Chris Sheridan of ESPN.com states that Dwight Howard made the superstar plays, even if he didn't get the superstar calls.  Henry Abbott of TrueHoop lays out his eight thoughts concerning Game 4, yesterday.  Kevin Arnovitz of TrueHoop examines Dwight's performance in overtime:  The broad narrative of Game 4 will be about Dwight Howard's arrival as a closer, the night he lorded his physical gifts over everyone on the court when it mattered ...

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