celticsblog.com - 5/12/2008
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Or so he seems to think.
We said in this space yesterday that while the Magic will be returning to Orlando after Game 5 in Detroit on Tuesday, the Pistons likely will not be.
According to Jameer Nelson, such is not the case.
As reported (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3390878) by ESPN:
We're going to make some adjustments and we're going to win this
game, ...
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Orlando Magic Captain Jameer Nelson Does His Job, Gets Criticized For It Anyway
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