Orlando got off to a strong start and never looked back. Detroit still leads the series 2-1, but lost All-Star guard Chauncey Billups with an apparent leg injury early on. His status for Saturday’s Game 4 in Orlando is unknown.
The Magic had lost nine straight playoff games to the Pistons, tied for the fourth-longest streak in NBA history.
Lewis triggered a quick start with 18 of his 33 points in the first half as Orlando jumped out to a 54-42 halftime lead.
Detroit rallied back in the third behind Tayshaun Prince, who scored 10 of his 22 in the quarter to help make it a four-point deficit heading into the fourth.
But it was all Orlando in the final 12 minutes. Keyon Dooling scored all 10 of his points in the fourth as the Magic outscored the Pistons 38-17 in the final period.
Jameer Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu finished with 18 points apiece for the Magic.
Richard Hamilton led the Pistons with 24 points. Rookie Rodney Stuckey posted 19 points
as I've Said
This is a different Orlando Magic, than last year's Playoffs, they got a bigman, they got a point guard, and they've got a balanced team.
and the best coach, stan van gundy.
we cannot secure our victory over orlando, if our team keeps on doing careless performances and overrated attitude of flip saunders, once again same as last year, well, flip should do his job successfully this year, before its too late.
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