<div align="center"> <font color="Red">Detriot Pistons </font> vs <font color="Blue">Orlando Magic</font></div> When: Tuesday, April 6 Time: 7:30 PM ET Venue: The Palace of Auburn Hills TV: Local Records Detriot: 50-27 Magic: 19-57 Starting Lineup Tyronn Lue/Chauncey Billups DeShawn Stevenson/Richard Hamilton Keith Bogans/Tayshaun Prince Juwan Howard/ Ben Wallace Andrew DeClercq/Rasheed Wallace Orlando Outlook There isn't too much to say here, the Magic don't stand a chance. Juwan Howard needs to step up for Orlando and carry the load. Look for Orlando to struggle getting second chance points and rebounds, due to the Pistons tough defense. Playing without McGray only increases Orlando's lottery chances. Detriot Outlook The Pistons need to play their normal game and maintain the tempo. Putting the game away early will be essential, Orlando cannot gain any momentum. They need to attack the basket and take advantage of all the open looks Orlando gives their opponents. <div align="center">Key Matchup Ben Wallace vs. Juwan Howard</div>
The Pistons will dominate the game.The Magic's don't really have any chance of winning this game against the Piston's defense. I predict that the Pistons will only let the Magics score no more than 60pts. The Magic's don't have a big scoring threat with T-Mac gone.This game will just make the Magic's chances of getting the 1st pick in the draft bigger.The Pistons will win by at least double digits.
If we lose by less than 20 the Magic will be winners in my book. Without McGrady the Magic are missing 2 things, 1 Defense and 2 30+ Points off of the scoreboard. Pistons by 10+
Pistons by 20+. Magic won't get more than 65. Gooden is going to have to have a huge game for us to have a chance, but knowing JD, Gooden will only get 20 mins, while Britton Johnsen gets 30+.
A very unpretty amount.. Thats all there is to say.. The Pistons will hold us under 70, and will get over 80
Charles Barkley: "They (Orlando Magic) must be playin there ass of to lose only 11 straight" Great great line by CB
85 points on Detroit is a huge surprise, Granted we gave up 102. We must have played pretty good to score that much on the defensive Pistons team.
lol , I don't know how you guys doubt Magic's offense , is the DEFENSE*cough okafor cough* that killed this season.
Well, I dont' doubt the offense when Tmac is playing, but without Tmac, our go to guy is Juwan Howard and Tyronn Lue. That's the reason why I doubt the offense without Tmac.
So , because Howard (2nd leader in ppg for Orlando) and T-Lue (The guy you complained of scoring too much and not passing) have to make the points you doubt the offense? We would be a top team if we played really good defense.
Yay we didn't lose by 20+. We acrually did something people didn't think we could do. But then again we did beat this team earlier this season. Ohhps my bad that's was when we had Tracy . Man we miss you.
Not a big difference.In points at least..T-Mac really strugled that game but ..we won because he stole the ball at the end.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting TMac_OwNz:</div><div class="quote_post">So , because Howard (2nd leader in ppg for Orlando) and T-Lue (The guy you complained of scoring too much and not passing) have to make the points you doubt the offense? We would be a top team if we played really good defense.</div> Of course. When you lose a 28 ppg scorer, you have to doubt the offense. Lue is a good shooter and scorer, he just doesn't run the offense good. If he was taller and was a SG I would like him, but we need a pass 1st PG when Tmac is playing. He has stepped up a lot lately in Tmac's absence, but Lue and Juwan only combine for 27 ppg. Tmac is 28 PPG. So that's why I doubt the offense. I wish Gooden would play more. Same with Zaza.
