That's The Way To Start A Series - Pistons Take Game One

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 That's The Way To Start A Series - Pistons Take Game One
The Detroit Pistons and The Orlando Magic faced off in Game One of the second round Saturday evening in Detroit. What did Detroit accomplish besides a convincing 91-72 win on their home court? They tamed the beast that is Dwight Howard. Howard, who was averaging 22 points and 18 boards in Orlando's first round series with The Raptors, was corralled by the a number of Pistons bodies that they ... [link]

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Game #1: Pistons 91, Magic 79
Published 5/4/2008 by Christy Hammond at Behind the Jersey
... Last night, the Detroit Pistons took it to the Orlando Magic in the second half resulting in a 91-79 victory in front of a loud home crowd. It was a very enjoyable game to be in attendance at, particularly since my seats were in row nine! ...

Detroit Pistons 91, Orlando Magic 72
Published 5/5/2008 by Ben Q Rock at Third Quarter Collapse: Front Page Posts
... Lewis countered by saying, "Tell (Ratliff) he can come out to the three-point line to guard me." Game Two promises to be very telling: does this young Magic team have what it takes to rebound from an ugly loss and win a huge road game? Or will Detroit take care of business once more, forcing us to win four of the next five games to advance? I certainly hope it's the former, but given our history with the Pistons, I wouldn't bet on it. Be sure to check out the recaps at Need4Sheed and at PistonsNationBlog. The GameThread for Monday night's ...

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