detroit pistons vs orlando magic in the first round of the playoffs
By Makoy1983
@Makoy1983 (1084)
Philippines
April 19, 2007 8:11am CST
i could sense a sweep in this series. the title hungry and revenge seeking detroit pistons for sure will come up strong in this season's playoffs and look forward for another series against the defending champions miami heat. chris webber's addition to the pistons have made the pistons a deadlier than ever team even though they lost defensive gem ben wallace. webber's passing ability helped the pistons a lot. the orlando magic on the other hand, after starting the season strong, have been struggling lately and have showed signs of being unready for the playoffs. dwight howard had a spectacular season but got mediocre support from his teammates thus far.
whats your view on this? will the pistons easily advance to the second round or will orlando weave some magic and turn around their dismal late season performance with a spectacular playoff run?
3 responses
@romel_ece (1290)
• Philippines
24 Apr 07
Just when it seemed the Magic were mounting a late rally to get back into their Game 2 matchup with the Pistons, Chauncey Billups showed why he has earned the moniker "Mr. Big Shot."
Billups converted a three-point play with 59.8 seconds left in the fourth quarter to push Detroit's lead back to nine points and seal a 98-90 victory Monday that gave his team a 2-0 advantage in their first-round series.
Billups finished with 21 points, and Richard Hamilton scored 12 of his 22 in the final frame. Rasheed Wallace tallied 17 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots.
Hedo Turkoglu led the Magic with 22 points, while Grant Hill had 21. Darko Milicic scored all 10 of his points in the fourth to augment the comeback try.
@Makoy1983 (1084)
• Philippines
24 Apr 07
pistons now have it, a 2-0 lead. two more games and its going to be a sweep. too bad grant hill still wont get his first playoff series win
@Darko2332 (143)
• United Arab Emirates
19 Apr 07
I think the Pistons have a good chance to get into the Finals this year and this time they will play with everything they got. Although they lost Ben Wallace, one of the best centers in the game, they have learned to play without him and might have become a better team. I feel that the series between the Pistons and the Magic will be a joke since the Magic never had a good history in the Playoffs. I guess I will have to go with 4-0 for the Pistons. DETROIT!!!
@Makoy1983 (1084)
• Philippines
19 Apr 07
its the good thing about the pistons, they play good team defense. they dont depenn on one man to play D. plus they're pure hardwork and heart, thats why its so hard to beat the pistons.
the magic once had a good playoff history. way back in the mid 90's when they still had shaquille o'neal and penny hardaway. they even made it to the 1995 finals but was swept by hakeem olajuwon and the houston rockets
@Darko2332 (143)
• United Arab Emirates
19 Apr 07
I think the Pistons have a good chance to get into the Finals this year and this time they will play with everything they got. Although they lost Ben Wallace, one of the best centers in the game, they have learned to play without him and might have become a better team. I feel that the series between the Pistons and the Magic will be a joke since the Magic never had a good history in the Playoffs. I guess I will have to go with 4-0 for the Pistons. DETROIT!!!
