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MAGIC WIN GAME FOUR!

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Scott Anez, Sports Director
@ April 26, 2008 7:03 PM
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The Orlando Magic pull off a big victory in game four, 106-94. Scott shares his thoughts on the big victory....

...Just got off the air, so forgive me in advance for any typos...My heart's still pumpin' a mile a minute!

...A huge victory...106-94...We needed incredible performances to win up there, and we got the. Let's run 'em down:

...Jameer Nelson: The Closer has now out played Toronto's point guards in three of these four games. Jameer scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth. He hit on ten straight points in the fourth after the Magic got down by three with 6:40 to play. He was on his back during one of the time outs due to the back spasm issue, and yet the little guy comes up huge. Jameer's a gamer!

...Rashard Lewis: Mr. Max $ earned all of it in what I believe is his best performance of the season. Keep in mind that Rashard was 6-26 from the arc in the first three games but Rashard nailed a couple of three's in that fateful fourth quarter. He would finish with 27 points, 13 rebounds (7 offensive), five assists and two steals. Rashard may be quiet, but his game was heard all over Canada Saturday.

...Hedo Turkoglu: How about Turk's play in the fourth quarter? He hit a couple of big three's in the fourth and finished with 10 of his 18 in the final period. All this after it looked like that Turk wanted to gift wrap the game to the Raptors. Early in the third, Turk would storm out of the locker room and give the ball away to Toronto five times in the first four minutes! But give credit to Coach Van Gundy. He left Turk in the game and Turk, as he always does, produced.

...Dwight Howard: He talked after game three how the Raptors wanted that game a lot more than his team. Saturday afternoon, there was no denying who wanted this game more. Dwight sets a team playoff record with eight blocked shots. He added 19 points and 16 rebounds. Toronto, don't you dare tug on Superman's cape again!

...It was about time! Since the first quarter of game one, the Magic had struggled mightily from beyond the arc. They were 6-22 through three quarters of game four. The conventional thought was that the three point slump couldn't last forever. Well, it didn't. The Magic would nail five daggers in that fateful fourth quarter (Jameer 2, Rashard 2, Hedo 1).

...Key to this win was the defense. We started running at their three point shooters. Jason Kapono scored just three points in the second half (12 total), and Jose Calderon finished with just two points on 1-7FG. Bosh got his playoff career high 39, but I believe that if you can control Kapono and Calderon, you win this series Monday.

...Orlando showed why it was the only NBA team to have a better road record than at home this season. We outscore them 33-21 in the fourth quarter to take a commanding three games to one lead in the series.

...Orlando, let's sell out game five Monday night at 7:30 at Amway. Call 1-800-4NBA TIX. You can also pick up your tickets via blueandwhiteignite.com and via the Amway Arena Box Office. Time to close it out Monday night!

Three point shooting...



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  • Unfinished Business
    The Raptors think that they have the most energized fans. Let's show them what the sixth man is really like. Don't be upset with the Raptor fans for chanting "Howard, Howard". They were just responding to the question of who is the MVP of this series. Congratuations to Hedo for the well deserved award of Most Improved Player. Fill the arena tonight in support of Hedo's award and the finale of the first round of the playoffs. The Magic need and have earned our support.
    GO MAGIC!!!!
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