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So I was listening to Full Court Press on NBA Radio on Sirius satellite radio before I came to work on Thursday afternoon and a caller phoned in to ask Rick Mahorn how the Detroit Pistons would stop the Magic if the teams met in the second round. Mahorn was on Detroit's Bad Boys team that won an NBA title in 1989. He now is a regular on Full Court Press and the color commentator for the ... [link]

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Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pistons vs. Magic, Game One
Published 5/3/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... The Pistons' other plan is to double-team Dwight Howard, says Nothing But Net. Fair enough, but double-teamind Dwight (obviously) will leave somebody open. The starting backcourt of Jameer Nelson and Maurice Evans will have to hit its three-pointers to make the Pistons think twice about that strategy. Keith Bogans will have to come up big off the bench in that respect. Odd as it may sound, we can probably count on KeBo coming up big in this series. ...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Magic at Pistons, Game 1
Published 5/3/2008 by Matt Moore at FanHouse
... . That's a matter of some debate in the Pistons camp, and it looks like they have decided to bring the double. The thinking here is pretty clear. We shut down Dwight Howard, and this team is without competent weaponry. Howard has to be on his game for every single game in this series. He needs to take advantage when he gets a step, an opening, or a mismatch. He needs to control the boards at both ends of the floor. But most importantly, he needs to ...

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