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| Pistons attempt to take 2-0 lead over Magic |
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05/05/2008 |
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| . They lost in six games, 4-2, last year to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East finals. Detroit is attempting to become the first team since the 1984-89 Los Angeles Lakers to reach six straight conference finals. Orlando knocked off the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors in five games, 4-1, in the opening round of the postseason. The Magic, who had dropped six straight playoff series heading into this year's postseason, won a first-round series for the first time since 1996 when they swept Detroit. They advanced to |
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| Magic travel to Detroit for Game 1 of East semis |
NBA Basketball |
05/03/2008 |
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| 21, 2005, is 41-46 in the postseason. The Pistons won 59 games and captured their fourth straight Central Division title during the 2007-08 campaign. Detroit won at least 50 games for the seventh straight season. Orlando knocked off the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors in five games, 4-1, in the opening round of the postseason. The Magic, who had dropped six straight playoff series heading into this year's postseason, won a first-round series for the first time since 1996 when they swept Detroit. They advanced to |
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| Magic attempt to knock out Raptors |
NBA Basketball |
04/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The third-seeded Orlando Magic attempt to advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, as they host the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors tonight at Amway Arena in Game 5 of their first-round series. Orlando leads this best-of-seven series 3-1. If necessary, Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday at Air Canada Centre. On Saturday, Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to help the Magic claim a 106-94 victory over the Raptors at Air Canada Centre. Dwight Howard ended with 19 points, 1 |
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| National Basketball Association Playoff Game Capsules |
NBA Basketball |
04/27/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Orlando Magic claim a 106-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors and a 3-1 series lead in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup at Air Canada Centre. Dwight Howard went for 19 points, 16 boards and eight blocked shots and Jameer Nelson also scored 19 -- including 12 in the fourth quarter -- as the Magic rebounded from a 108-94 loss in Game 3 by stealing a game on the Raptors' home floor. Hedo Turk |
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| Lewis, Howard star as Magic push Raptors to brink of elimination |
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04/26/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, helping the Orlando Magic claim a 106-94 victory over the Toronto Raptors and a 3-1 series lead in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup at Air Canada Centre. Dwight Howard went for 19 points, 16 boards and eight blocked shots and Jameer Nelson also scored 19 -- including 12 in the fourth quarter -- as the Magic rebounded from a 108-94 loss in Game 3 by stealing a game on the Raptors' home floor. Hedo Turk |
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| Raptors hope to even series with Magic |
NBA Basketball |
04/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors try to even their first- round playoff series with No. 3 Orlando when the teams meet today for Game 4 at Air Canada Centre. Orlando leads this best-of-seven series 2-1. Game 5 is scheduled for Monday at Amway Arena. After losing Games 1 and 2 in Orlando, the Raptors bounced back at home. On Thursday, T.J. Ford and Jose Calderon were the catalysts behind Toronto's 108-94 victory over the Magic. Ford finished with a team-high 21 points, while Calderon scored 1 |
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| Arizona reassigns former interim coach O'Neill |
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04/23/2008 |
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| d successor after his retirement. Olson, 73, announced on April 1 that he will resume his head coaching duties for the 2008-09 season. His contract with the school runs through the 2010-11 season. "Kevin and I will sit down in mid-June to determine the next step," said Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood. The 51-year-old O'Neill was hired this past May as Olson's top assistant coach. He has 11 seasons of coaching experience at the collegiate level and was also head coach of the Toronto Raptors in 2003-04. |
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| Howard stars as Magic take 2-0 series lead |
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04/23/2008 |
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| Orlando, FL (Best E Casino) - Dwight Howard had 29 points and 20 rebounds and the Orlando Magic held off multiple rallies to take a two-game series lead over the Toronto Raptors with a 104-103 victory in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Howard shot 12-for-17 from the floor, blocked three shots and corralled one final rebound as the horn sounded after Toronto's Chris Bosh missed on a potential game-winning jumper. Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis had 18 points apiece for the Magic and Hedo Turk |
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| Raptors visit Orlando for Game 2 of first-round series |
NBA Basketball |
04/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The third-seeded Orlando Magic attempt to take a 2-0 lead over the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors, as the teams meet tonight at Amway Arena for Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. This is a best-of-seven series. Game 3 is scheduled for Thursday at Air Canada Centre. In Game 1, Dwight Howard scored 25 points, pulled down 22 rebounds and swatted five shots as Orlando jumped out to a big lead and held on from there to defeat Toronto, 114-100, at Amway Arena. Jameer Nelson added 24 points |
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| Raptors visit Orlando for opener of first-round series |
NBA Basketball |
04/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Southeast Division champion and third-seeded Orlando Magic host the No. 6 Toronto Raptors in Game 1 of their first-round series in the 2008 NBA playoffs. This is a best-of-seven series. Game 2 is scheduled for Tuesday at Amway Arena. Orlando took off at the start of the season and finished with more than 50 wins for the first time since the 1995-96 squad posted 60 victories and bowed out in the conference finals. Head coach Stan Van Gundy enjoyed an excellent first season with the Magic |
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