orlandosentinel.com - 4/25/2008
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"I knew it wasn't going to be easy," Magic Coach Stan Van Gundy said after the Magic were blown out by Toronto 108-94 in Game 3 Thursday night. "Things can change quickly in the NBA. You can never get comfortable." If you don't believe it, look what happened in Washington on Thursday night. Did you see the score? The Wizards destroyed LeBron and the Cavaliers 108-72 after getting manhandled ...
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The Internets are alive: Magic at Raptors, Game 3
Ball Don't Lie —
... Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel:
"Sorry, Magic fans, these dinosaurs aren't marching off to the tar pits
just yet. In fact, you could say the Raptors have shown more guts in
this series than the Magic. When the Raptors fell behind early in Games
1 and 2 on the road, they at least fought back and made a game of it.
The Magic? They fell behind early and never were a threat afterward.
They got hit in the mouth and never hit back. Amazing, isn't it, how
the look and feel of a series can change with one game?" ...
Toronto Raptors 108, Orlando Magic 94
Third Quarter Collapse —
... , that sort of resiliency will help us in the later round of the playoffs, assuming we make it that far. Mike Bianchi disagrees, but I don't share his point of view. It's not like we put our heads down and mailed in the rest of the game. If we had, the loss margin would have been much greater than 14 points. ...
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Raptors Cut Magic's Lead to 2-1 —
NBA.com: News 4/25/2008
T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 108-94 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
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Wash Post NBA 4/25/2008
TORONTO -- T.J. Ford scored 21 points, Jose Calderon had 18 points and 13 assists, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Orlando Magic 108-94 on Thursday night in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series.
