Magic pull away to beat Pistons; Billups hurt Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Rashard Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33
points, and the Orlando Magic took advantage of an injury to Chauncey Billups
to pull away and beat the Detroit Pistons, 111-86, in Game 3 of their Eastern
Conference semifinal series.
Dwight Howard added 20 points, 12 rebounds and six blocked shots for the
Magic, who sliced Detroit's lead in the best-of-seven set to 2-1. Jameer
Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu both scored 18, while Keyon Dooling had all 10 of his
points in the final quarter.
Lewis went 11-of-15 from the field, including 5-of-6 f... More...
J.J. Redick wants more playing time next season, as reported by the Sun Sentinel. Redick played in just 34 games this season and saw limited minutes in two postseason contests for Orlando, which was eliminated Monday by Detroit in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Redick said, "I want to play. There were a lot of things that were said last summer and in the preseason, and I thought I was going to play. It didnt happen." The team thinks he is a good player, but just envisions him as a backup shooting guard.
Magic general manager Otis Smith is open to trading J.J. Redick this offseason, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Redick has two years remaining on his rookie contract.
The Orlando Magic have seen their season come to an end, suffering the 91-86 defeat in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons. The Magic were led by forward Hedo Turkoglu , shooting 8-of-15 from the floor, 0-of-2 from the three-point line, and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe to score a team-leading 18 points.