Tonight (2am start) sees the third game of the 2009 NBA Finals and with the Lakers leading the best of seven series 2-0 is there any way back for the Eastern Conference champs the Orlando Magic?
Simple answer YES
Having lost the first game by twenty five points the Magic did what they have done all season and that is come back from a bad display. They raise their game and forced the Lakers into overtime even blowing a chance to win at the death but rookie Countney Lee's lay up came back off the rim.
After having a poor game by his own huge standards in the first match, Dwight "Superman" Howard showed everyone that is he more than most a strong dunker and high points scorer. Rather than trying to do it all on his own Howard took the Lakers double team under the rim and when the time was right kicked the ball out to one of the Magics free shooters, simple but effective, and unlike the first game the Magics shots were finding their mark.
Magic forward Rashard Lewis particulary took advantage of the new found freedom by leading the scoring for the game with 34 points, including a new of impressive threes when he caught fire in the 2nd quarter.
Superman also was on top of his game on the boards picking up 16 rebounds and also a sneaky goal tend block that went unnoticed by the officals.
However even with Dwight's better team play and Lewis' shooting the best player for the Magic on the night was the consistant Hedo Turkoglu who as well as his usual sound ball handling skills preformed a more than decent job on guarding Kobe when Mickael Pietrus fouled out.
With game three being the first of the series in Orlando the magic will need to take advanatge of it and get a win whatever way it comes, or Kobe might be wearing a smile rather than his usual growl sooner than he would have thought.
Simple answer YES
Having lost the first game by twenty five points the Magic did what they have done all season and that is come back from a bad display. They raise their game and forced the Lakers into overtime even blowing a chance to win at the death but rookie Countney Lee's lay up came back off the rim.
After having a poor game by his own huge standards in the first match, Dwight "Superman" Howard showed everyone that is he more than most a strong dunker and high points scorer. Rather than trying to do it all on his own Howard took the Lakers double team under the rim and when the time was right kicked the ball out to one of the Magics free shooters, simple but effective, and unlike the first game the Magics shots were finding their mark.
Magic forward Rashard Lewis particulary took advantage of the new found freedom by leading the scoring for the game with 34 points, including a new of impressive threes when he caught fire in the 2nd quarter.
Superman also was on top of his game on the boards picking up 16 rebounds and also a sneaky goal tend block that went unnoticed by the officals.
However even with Dwight's better team play and Lewis' shooting the best player for the Magic on the night was the consistant Hedo Turkoglu who as well as his usual sound ball handling skills preformed a more than decent job on guarding Kobe when Mickael Pietrus fouled out.
With game three being the first of the series in Orlando the magic will need to take advanatge of it and get a win whatever way it comes, or Kobe might be wearing a smile rather than his usual growl sooner than he would have thought.
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