Orlando Magic
Orlando Magic
Eastern Conference No. 3 Seed
52-30, 1st Southeast
Pistons keep hope for Billups, but ready to go with Stuckey
Pistons keep hope for Billups, but ready to go with Stuckey
TRAVIS REED,
May 9, 2008
Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy sees a little bit of Chauncey Billups in Pistons rookie Rodney Stuckey. Both have good size and strength for point guards and are tough to keep out of the paint. But Billups has more than 100 playoff games under his belt, and Stuckey is appearing in just his second series. ...More |
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Magic Team Report
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Magic Team Report May 9, 2008
Suddenly, it's a series again.
When the Pistons lost Chauncey Billups early in Game 3, it led to a Magic victory, giving them hope for the rest of this best-of-seven second-round series. The grim look after two losses has disappeared.
Trailing 2-1 in the series, the Magic suddenly are brimming with confidence for Game 4 Saturday at Amway Arena.
If the Magic can tie the series Saturday, then it becomes a best-of-three with Detroit still holding the home court advantage. The Magic, though, were one of the best road team in the league this season, winning 27 games away from home.
Although Pistons coach Flip Saunders said Wednesday that he would expect Billups to play in Game 4, he limped out of the arena after the game and didn't look good. ...More |
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Pts | Reb | Ast |
| Orlando | 104.5 | 42.0 | 20.8 |
| Opponents | 99.0 | 41.7 | 21.5 |
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