Who: Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons When: 7:00 PM ET Where: T.D. Waterhouse Centre <u><font size="3">Projected Starting Lineups</font></u> <font color="Blue"><u>Orlando Magic</u></font> <font size="1">(Steve Francis, Doug Christie, Grant Hill, Dwight Howard, Kelvin Cato)</font> <font color="Blue"> 6th Man</font> <font size="1">Hedo Turkoglu</font> <font color="Red"><u>Detroit Pistons</u></font> <font size="1">(Chauncey Billup, Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace)</font> <font color="Red">6th Man</font> <font size="1">Antonio Mcdyess</font> <u><font size="3">My Prediction</font></u> For the Magic to win this game they need to make smart passes and don't make stupid fouls. Last game against the Pacers, they had 3 players foul out (Francis, Battie, Howard). They also need to make smart passes. Last game against the Pistons, they made stupid transition passes. They need to slow it down or just make smart passes during fast break. If they can do these things, I think the Magic will win 95-91. If they can't do these things I think the Pistons will win 91-86.
Obviously the Magic will be out for revenge tomorrow night and with the Pistons on the 2nd night of a back to back It will be tough for them to pull It out. Although the starters managed to get some much needed rest with the game against the Suns being a blowout, the main starters were on the bench for the last 7 minutes of the game. If Pistons can dominate inside and on the glass they should be able to pull out their 7th straight win. Times like this wish that Carlos Delfino was heathly, don't really need Lindsey playing many minutes on a back to back.
Tough loss for the Pistons last night, blowing a 9 point 4th quarter lead in losing by 2. To be fair though, the Pistons looked really tired and simply ran out of gas in the final 4 minutes. They had the game won but blew It. Thats what happens when you are playing yet another back to back. Doug Christie did a great job on Rip, denying him the ball every chance he got. He also hit a big three to give Orlando the lead with 1.30 left in the game. Him and Hedo won them the game. Pistons now just need to start a new streak, starting on friday @ the Bucks.
well since you explained the pistons were tired from a back to back game i guess that explains why the game looked so weird to me. I mean to me it looked like the pistons just locked up when christie started clamping down on hamilton, i thought that was very wierd. But this game proved to be a great showing for christie at home and a good win for the magic since the pistons just beat them a couple of days ago.
It was a back to back and their 6th game in 8 nights, so It was always likely they could tire down in the final 5 minutes. Not to take anything away from Orlando as they shot the ball well and did everything right on the defensive end in the final few minutes. Pistons now get a very well deserved two day rest.
