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Round 1 Game 1


West


- 1 - 106
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- 0 - 97

B. Griffin - 21 points 9 rebounds 3 assists
D. Nowitzki - 36 points 8 rebounds 2 steals

Clippers upset the Mavs to win the first game in Dallas and lead the series 1:0.

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- 0 - 91
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- 1 - 107

Grant Hill - 17 points 9 rebounds 1 assist 1 steal
Monta Ellis - 34 points 3 rebounds 2 assists 2 steals

Ellis 34 points secure the first playoff victory for the Warriors since 2007.

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- 0 - 76
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- 1 - 82

Kevin Martin - 21 points 5 rebounds 2steals
L. Aldridge - 28 points 7 rebounds 1 assist 1 block

The duo of Nash and Aldridge startet successful into the 2012 playoffs.

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- 1 - 98
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- 0 - 93

Kevin Durant - 32 pts 14 reb 1 stl 1 blk
Kobe Bryant - 31 pts 5 reb 2 ast 4stl

Maybe the most thrilling matchup of the first round. Durant against Kobe

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East


- 0 - 95
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- 1 - 98

Jared Dudley - 20pts 13reb 1stl
LeBron James - 25pts 11reb 9ast 4stl 1blk

LeBron James and Wade grabbed a close 3 point victory against the Bobcats in Miami.

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- 0 - 69
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- 1 - 122

Carmelo Anthony - 37pts 7reb 2blk
Derrick Rose - 33pts 5reb 12ast 1stl

Bulls extinguish the Knicks to lead the series 1:0.

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- 0 - 95
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- 1 - 122

Danny Granger - 24pts 2ast 1stl
Ray Allen - 25pts 2reb

Celtics with a superior win over the Pacers.

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Game 1 - Nuggets @ Magic

Solid team effort leads Magic past Pistons (1:0)


The Orlando Magic won the first game of the series against the Detroit Pistons. After trailing in the first quarter Orlando took charge in the second to outscore the Pistons 30-17.

Dwight Howard was named player of the Game even he stayed below his expectations. 16 points and 11 rebounds combined with 4 blocks still enough to beat the Detroit Pistons. Quentin Richardson and Courtney Lee delivered some valuable points from the bench when the Magic starters need to take a rest.

For the Pistons Tony Parker could show up with 26 points, but shooting only 10-27 from the field. Detroit struggeled from 3 point line, the Pistons only shot 6-24 from the arc. Despite his 14 rebounds Danilo Gallinari was one of the biggest upsets, his offense was pathetic 2-14 from the field 0-9 from outside.

If the Pistons want to have a chance in this series their perimeter players need to hit the shots. Otherwise this is going to be a simple run for the Magic, Orlando is dominating the paint, veteran Ben Wallace and Jason Maxiell is no match for Dwight Howard.

Highlight of the Game

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JaVale McGee - made 5-6 from the field

Last edited by Radioman on Tue Dec 11, 2012 2:52 am, edited 1 time in total.

Gallo single-handedly ruined any chances the Pistons had of winning this game. Surprised they came that close with his performance. Nice production by Q and Lee off the bench

Gallo single-handedly ruined any chances the Pistons had of winning this game. Surprised they came that close with his performance. Nice production by Q and Lee off the bench

Gallinari always went strong when i played the Nuggets/ Pistons in reg. Season. We will see, still a long way to go and if Detroit starts to hit from outside i am in trouble.

Going to post Game 2 results of the other matches soon. Results of Game 2- Pistons @ Magic expected tomorrow.

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Round 1 Game 2


West


- 1 - 74
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- 1 - 106

C. Paul - 16pts 6reb 6ast 4stl
J. Terry - 30pts 3reb

Mavericks tie series, travel to L.A. 1:1.

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- 0 - 97
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- 2 - 109

Rodney Stuckey - 33pts 1reb 3ast
Monta Ellis - 32pts 7reb 3ast 1stl

Ellis leads Warriors to a 12 point win over Denver.

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- 0 - 74
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- 2 - 86

Kevin Martin - 23pts 1ast 1stl
Steve Nash - 19pts 4reb 7ast 2stl

Trailbalzers lead the series 2:0 against the Rockets. Steve Nash last chance?

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- 1 - 95
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- 1 - 102

Kevin Durant - 28pts 5reb 1ast 4stl
Kobe Bryant - 34pts 4reb 6ast 4stl

Kobe strikes back as the Lakers tie the series at L.A.

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East


- 0 - 92
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- 2 - 124

D.J. Augustin - 16pts 2reb 8ast
LeBron James - 42pts 8reb 6ast 3stl

LeBron James 42 powers the Heat past the Bobcats, looks liek a clean sweep.

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- 0 - 89
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- 2 - 106

Amare Stoudemire - 28pts 5reb 1blk
Derrick Rose - 33pts 2reb 4ast 3stl

Bulls win both home Games leading the series 2:0. Knicks struggeling.

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- 1 - 103
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- 1 - 94

Danny Granger - 24pts 9reb 1stl 1blk
Paul Pierce - 19pts 7reb 2ast

Pacers tie against the Celtics, this is supposed to be a close series.

Round 1 - Game 2 - Pistons (7) @ Magic (2)

Howard powers Magic past Pistons - 2:0


The Orlando Magic won the second home game of the first round Playoff series against the Detroit Pistons. Game 2 was much more onesided than Game 1 and the Magic dominated from the beginning.

Dwight Howard showed his huge potential dominating the Game against Monroe and Wallace scoring 24 points and 17 boards. While Glen Davis had an offnight scoring zero points, Raymond Felton and Jason Richardson helped their team with 18 resp. 17 points.
Another big impact came from Courtney Lee, the returnee scored 23 points from the bench shooting 9-18 and 3-7 from outside.

The Pitons once again struggeled to hit their open shots. Only 40% from the field, 6 - 20 from outside was not enough to compete with Orlando. Danilo Gallinari could slightly improve his Game, he scored 12 points but needed 17 shots and he went 0-7 from beyond the arc.
Above all, Detroit lost the battle on the boards, Maxiell was able to grab 10 rebounds, Wallace and Monroe disappointed with only 3 resp. 4 rebounds.

The next Game will be at Detroit where the Pistons need to win Game 3, otherwise this series could be decided early... .

Highlight of the Game


Howard Domination

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Damien Wilkins Slam





Point Guard veteran Andre Miller

Another poor outing for Gallo And the inconsistent Anthony Parker is having a great series.

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Round 1 Game 3


West


- 2 - 100
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- 1 - 75

D. Nowitzki - 26pts 6reb 1stl 4blk
C. Paul - 15pts 2reb 9ast 5stl

Mavs win Game 3 at LA to lead the series 2:1.

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- 3 - 124
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- 0 - 123

Monta Ellis - 25pts 4reb 2ast 3stl
Nenê - 33pts 12reb 1ast 1stl 2blk

Warriors go 3:0 despite Nenês 33 points.

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- 3 - 105
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- 0 - 104

Steve Nash - 21pts 5ast
Kevin Martin - 25pts 3reb 1ast 1stl

Portland looking to sweep the Rockets.

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- 1 - 92
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- 2 - 119

Kobe Bryant - 44pts 3reb 2ast 3stl
Russel Westbrook - 28pts 3reb 10ast 1stl

Lakers loose despite Kobes 44 points! OKC leads the series 2:1 with another home game left.

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East


- 3 - 110
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- 0 - 87

LeBron James - 40pts 8reb 3ast 1blk
J. Robinson - 16pts 2reb

LeBron James 40 points take the Heat to a superior victory .

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- 2 - 79
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- 1 - 99

Amare Stoudemire - 23pts 12reb 1blk
Derrick Rose - 18pts 5reb 6ast 1stl

Knicks strike back at MSG, reduce the margin to 1-2.

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- 1 - 93
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- 2 - 101

Kevin Garnett - 20pts 6reb 2ast 2stl
Daren Collison - 24pts 4reb 7ast 1stl

Pacers take advantage over the Celtics lead the series 2:1.

Another poor outing for Gallo And the inconsistent Anthony Parker is having a great series.

I cant understand why he did not hit anything. He is not himself compared to the regular season, we will see if the Pistons can step up in Detroit.

Round 1 - Game 3 - Magic (2) @ Pistons (7)

Orlando wins at Detroit - 3:0


The Detroit Pistons were not able to resist against the Orlando Magic at the Palace. The Magic dominated the game from the beginning and did not let a doubt left you is going to advance to the next round of the playoffs.
Leading the series 3:0, Orlando has 4 more chances to close the deal. The only question remains; are the Pistons able to grab at least one win in this series?

Gallinari could slightly improve to the last to games. He had 19 points shooting 6-16 from the field. Tony Parker with another solid performance but not enough to carry his new team. The Pistons need a second player to step up soon, otherwise this is going to be a clean sweep.

The Magic dominated the paint with Howard and Davis, both had 13 rebounds, Howard also scored a game high of 28 points. Maybe the most impressive fact about this: Howard made 13 out of 14 shots from the field, he was not to be denied by Wallace and Monroe.

Highlight of the Game


Terrence Williams Windmill

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Gallo 19 points





Howard dominates the paint

Last edited by Radioman on Sat May 19, 2012 12:03 am, edited 2 times in total.

Just when Gallo picks it up, Anthony Parker's the one who brings the team down. They can't find a rhythm.

I expected a bit more resistance when i saw that i have to face the Pistons. The regular season games have been a lot tougher, now its time to close the deal.

Round 1 - Game 4 - Magic (2) @ Pistons (7)

Magic sweep Pistons in first Round


The Orlando Magic advanced to the second Round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs by sweeping the Detroit Pistons in a dominating manner.

Dwight Howard led his team with 32 points and 15 boards to the 118-105 win and the 4:0 series victory. Howard showed a tremendous performance throughout the whole series.

Even Tony Parker was able to step up in Game 4 it was by far not enough to keep up with the Magic. Parker showed a series high of 33 points , shooting 14 out of 24. Another horrible performance by Danilo Gallinari, he made only 7 out of 25 shots, his ineffectiveness maybe one of the reasons why the Pistons lost so obvious.

Next opponent are going to be the Indiana Pacers who beat the Celtics in a 6 Game series. The Pacers are supposed to give Orlando more competition in the paint with Roy Hibbert and David West.

Maxiell did not have many good moments in this series





Howard still dominates the paint





2012 NBA Playoffs 1st Round results:

Bring out the brooms! I see this next series against Indiana being a really close and interesting one. Indy has some weapons, but I see you making the conference finals

Probably Danilo's worst game. Just an awful series for him overall; if I'm the Pistons I try to get rid of him. Good luck against Indy

Probably Danilo's worst game. Just an awful series for him overall; if I'm the Pistons I try to get rid of him. Good luck against Indy

Thanks, as i already said i expected more from him. I thought he might be an option for the Magic next offseason, well we will see.

Bring out the brooms! I see this next series against Indiana being a really close and interesting one. Indy has some weapons, but I see you making the conference finals

The Indiana series should be a lot tougher, i played 2:2 in the regular season against them. At least i want to take revenge for the real NBA desaster.

2011/2012 regular Season Awards




LeBron James wins 3rd MVP.

LeBron James wins his 3rd Regular Season MVP title and his first with the Heat. James led the Heat to a franchise high of 64 wins in the regular season. Dwight Howard was the next candidate to win the season MVP, but judges decided to go with James as the Magic dropped a bit in the second half of the season.




Dwight Howard 4th consecutive Defensive Player of the year.

Dwight Howard wins his 4th Defensive Player award in a row. Howard led the league in rebounding and blocks, he was also a highly considered candidate to win the MVP award.




Kemba Walker - RoY

Kemba Walker wins the 2012 Rookie of the Year Award. Walker had a huge impact on the Bobcats, with him the Bobcats were able to make the 2012 NBA Playoffs.




Shannon Brown most improved

Shannon Brown was selected to the MIP this season. He played for the Phoenix Suns but was traded to the Timberwolves in mid of the season. Another candidate to win MIP was Jason Richardson of the Orlando Magic.




Sessions for 6th man

Ramon Sessions wins the 6th man of the year Award, he is a backup PG for Rookie Kyrie Irving in Cleveland.





All-NBA-Teams

Damn LeBron and his videogame stats lol, congrats on getting Dwight his 4th straight DPOY award

Round 2 - Game 1 - Pacers (6) @ Magic (2)

Howard's 25/19 takes Magic past Pacers (1:0)


The Orlando Magic faced the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Pacers had an average season winning 40 out of 82 Games to make the sixth seed in the East.
Surprisingly Indiana managed to pass the third seeded Celtics in a 6 Game series to advance in the second round of the 2012 playoffs.

Orlando dictated the pace from the beginning, Dwight Howard had 19 points in the first half and was unstoppable in the paint. On the other side it was Roy Hibbert and Danny Granger who helped the Pacers to stay within range. Hibbert scored 22 points and made 10 out of 12 from the field.

After all the Pacers were not able to catch up the margin they lost in the first quarter. Orlando took the home win to start the series 1:0.

Highlight of the Game

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Dwight Howard - Player of the Game 25 points and 19 rebounds.





Hibbert had 20 points and 12 rebounds

Damn LeBron and his videogame stats lol, congrats on getting Dwight his 4th straight DPOY award

Thanks. I think i gave him a good competition , but in the end i could not keep up. Maybe i need to score 30 + points and 60 wins to get this MVP trophy for Howard.

LeBron you choke why u win the MVP award with the Choker Of The Year Award

Round 2 - Game 2 - Pacers (6) @ Magic (2)

Earl Clark





Paul George




Round 2 Game 2 Results

Nice start to the series, you're beasting with Dwight too so I don't see you being stopped. Was that a whiteout the second game?

Looks like this series won't be much of a challenge. Granger and West (their 2 biggest threats) aren't doing too hot.