Retro Pistons Association - Game 3 @ Magic!

[Skills]

70 WINS?! Nice job!
Can't believe LeBron didn't make All NBA Team 1 or 2.
Or CP3 not making All Rookie Team 1. (but that happens a lot in Live 06)
Anyway, good luck in the postseason.

[Chaser7]

Billups for MVP!!


Lol @ Stoudamire being 6th man and at Lebron being on the 3rd team. Anyways good luck in the playoffs...

[buzzy]

After that season you've got to go all the way.
Good luck doin' so.

[Lamrock]

Eastern Conference Quarterfinals Preview: (1) Pistons vs. (8) Magic

Detroit: 70-12 (37-4 Home, 33-8 Road) Vs. Orlando: 40-42 (28-13 Home, 12-29 Road)

The Pistons have been red hot all year, posting the second best record in NBA history. Led by MVP Chauncey Billups, they are the favorites to win the NBA championship, which would be their second title in three years.

Meanwhile, the Magic, led by combo guard Steve Francis and sophomore big man Dwight Howard have sneaked into the playoffs with a 40-42 record. They lost the season series 3-1 to Detroit, with a lone win in Orlando in February.

Can the Magic pull off the biggest upset in NBA history? It looks unlikely, but the NBA is Where Amazing Happens.

Starting Lineups

C - B. Wallace (90) vs. D. Howard (89)
PF - R. Wallace (88) vs. T. Battie (73)
SF - T. Prince (83) vs. G. Hill (83)
SG - R. Hamilton (86) vs. S. Francis (87)
PG - C. Billups (86) vs. J. Nelson (77)

Thanks for the comments and support. Makes me wish I still had my Hawks dynasty going. I'd like to shout out to Chaser7, as well as Skillmatic and Maree, my main supporters, as well as Buzzy, my occasional follower and rival. Additionally, I'm humbled by the fact that The X, the person whose dynasty made me join this forum has checked in.

You guys make it all worth it.

[Chaser7]

Nice preview- I predict you win in 4 easy blowouts.

[Lamrock]

NBA Playoffs - Game 1: Magic @ Pistons

Magic 108, Pistons 110

Most simply expected the Pistons, coming off a 70 win season, to simply walk all over their 8th seed adversaries. However, Orlando came to play. Led by sophomore 6th man Jameer Nelson of all players, the Magic were one clutch 3 pointer short of upsetting the Pistons in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals.

From the start, the Magic were hungry for the win. The first half was very intense, with the Pistons eventually leading 60-55. The third quarter seesawed between the two teams, and ended with the Magic leading by 2.

The fourth quarter was a scoring duel between the two back courts: Jameer Nelson + Steve Francis vs. Chauncey Billups + Rip Hamilton. With 23 seconds to go, the game was tied at 106, Orlando ball. An open Hedo Turkoglu took a long 2 and missed, then on the fastbreak, Rasheed Wallace jammed an alley-oop off a Billups assist to take a two point lead with 5.6 seconds left. With a chance to win, the Magic passed the ball around for a couple seconds before settling on a semi-open Jameer Nelson, who threw up a three, which clanked off the rim.

The Pistons celebrated a hard-earned win. Player of the game honors went to Rasheed Wallace, for his shutdown defense on Dwight Howard (12-7 line on 4-13 shooting), his own line of 17 points and 11 rebounds, and his game-winning dunk. In the loss, Jameer Nelson put up 26 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals, on 10-13 shooting. Tayshaun Prince led all scorers with 27 points, while Chauncey Billups had 20 points and 10 assists.

Detroit leads series 1-0

Game 1 Results:

Pistons 110, Magic 108
Nets 111, Heat 107
Cavaliers 83, Pacers 82
Bobcats 108, Celtics 102

Warriors 116, Kings 89
Clippers 95, Spurs 92
Mavericks 109, Rockets 88
Blazers 99, Nuggets 81

[Chaser7]

Damn Nelson did hella well!! Good thing you escaped with a win, but of course Homecourt doesn't mean that much in video games. Good luck in game 2 .

[Maree]

great tight win man! I really didn't know that back then Howard and Nelson were already on the team...nice recap btw

Although they've put up a hell of a fight, I think you'll sweep them.

[Lamrock]

NBA Playoffs - Game 2: Magic @ Pistons

Magic 102, Pistons 98

Orlando finally recieved justice. After being edged out in the dying minutes of Game 1, the Orlando Magic came back and had another great game against the heavily favored Pistons, and this time came out with a win.

If Jameer Nelson was the leader of Orlando in Game 1, then Dwight Howard was the unquestionable leader in Game 2. With his Wilt-esque line of 23 points and 26 rebounds, Howard dismantled the Pistons. Getting his primary defender Ben Wallace into foul trouble early on, Howard dominated. Richard Hamilton's amazing 37 point, 8 rebounds, 5 assist game was overshadowed by Howard's play. Nevertheless, Hamilton kept the Pistons in the game throughout with his amazing 3 point shooting, nailing 8 treys!

From start to finish it was a close and exciting game. Led by the backcourt of MVP Chauncey Billups (16-4-8) and "Rip" Hamilton, the Pistons led 27-22 after the first period. The lead was at its peak of 11 points midway through the second when Ben Wallace picked up his third foul, allowing Dwight Howard a three point play. Everything came together for Orlando from there, and the Magic finished the quarter on a 16-2 run, and led 54-51 at the half.

Ben Wallace came back in the third, but was back on the bench within minutes after picking up #4. Steve Francis caught fire and the Magic shot out to a 10 point lead, with was all but extinguished by a pair of Rip threes. 79-78 Orlando going into the fourth, Hedo Turkoglu hit a three to make their lead four, and that sparked a 10-2 run. The Magic stayed up by around that amount until the two minute mark hit.

Rasheed Wallace broke out of his cold streak to hit a couple long jumpers, and Hamilton hit the last of his eight threes to make it a 3 point game. However, a pair of Howard free throws (and promptly, Ben Wallace fouling out) clinched the win for his team, as the Orlando Magic tie the series 1-1.

Series tied 1-1.

Game 1 Results:

Magic 102, Pistons 98 (Tied 1-1)
Nets 122, Heat 83 (Nets 2-0)
Cavaliers 103, Pacers 101 (Cavaliers lead 2-0)
Bobcats 124, Celtics 116 (Bobcats lead 2-0)

Nuggets 102, Blazers 74 (Tied 1-1)
Rockets 120, Mavericks 107 (Tied 1-1)
Clippers 113, Spurs 107 (Clippers lead 2-0)
Warriors 119, Kings 95 (Warriors lead 2-0)

[Chaser7]

Woah. Is this series going to be stretched like that series with T-Mac a few years bacK? Howard was amonster, 23 and 26!! And Hamiliton with 8 3-pointers, haha like that'll ever happen. Good luck in game 3, get HCA back.

[Mark.]

Nice series, good to see the Magic challenging you, and great to see Superman dominating

[Lamrock]

NBA Playoffs - Game 3: Pistons @ Magic

Pistons 109, Magic 84

After two excellent games, and young star Dwight Howard's dominance, some were discussing the possibility of the Orlando Magic upsetting the Detroit Pistons, who had won 70 games in the regular season. Those talks were put to rest however, as Detroit regain homecourt advantage with a blowout win in Orlando.

From the start, it was Detroit's defense that let them control the game. Taking a 26-16 advantage after one, and leading 53-36 at the half, Detroit held Orlando to just 33% shooting. That excellent defense carried over into the second half as well.

A pair of 3 point plays by Steve Francis and Dwight Howard respectively pushed the lead back to 13 midway though the third period. However, Detroit got back on D, and the Magic would never come within single digits. Detroit coasted to an easy 109-84 win.

Leading the Pistons was MVP Chauncey Billups with 22 points and 9 assists. Meanwhile, Tayshaun Prince led all scorers with 28. Steve Francis' 18 points and 10 assists, and 18 points off the bench from Hedo Turkoglu were all for naught as Detroit dominated from start to finish.

Now down 2-1, the Magic have lost homecourt advantage and their swagger. Game 4 will decide if they are the real deal, or just another fluke.

Pistons lead series 2-1.

Game 3 Results

Pistons 109, Magic 84 (Pistons lead 2-1)
Nets 101, Heat 64 (Nets lead 3-0)
Pacers 94, Cavaliers 82 (Cavaliers lead 2-1)
Celtics 103, Bobcats 72 (Bobcats lead 2-1)

Blazers 91, Nuggets 85 (Blazers lead 2-1)
Rockets 101, Mavericks 82 (Rockets lead 2-1)
Spurs 95, Clippers 75 (Clippers lead 2-1)
Warriors 99, Kings 90 (Warriors lead 3-0)

[Chaser7]

Wow. You Killed them. good job getting home court advantage bacl! And wow, Miami scored just 64 points in a do or die game for them? Pathetic! Good Luck in game 4!

[kibaxx7]

Great job by Prince Good luck in Game 4!

[Maree]

a classic Pistons play/win. and wow blazers are leading 2 to 1 in series.

anyways, this series with Orlando shouldn't be more than 6 games (or less)

good luck and bring out the big SHEED!

[Skills]

Interesting, the same playoff matchup going on in real life!
Good luck in game 4! Just don't blow that 2-1 lead the 76ers did