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Detroit Steel said 05/07, 07:08 PM
This is my first throwdown.

Okay, I love the Pistons, but Orlando has the firepower to keep this series going for at least six games. Detroit is up 2-0 right now and many people are saying that this will be an easy series for the Pistons but they are far from right.

The Detroit Pistons had two games at home, now they are going back on the road. Road playoff games - never good. Besides, the Pistons barely won at home. They got lucky with a 3-pointer that should not have counted as it was after the clock expired. I doubt that they will get that lucky again.

Chauncy Billups and Rip Hamliton have been struggling, pretty much only scoring points from the foul line and shooting for low percentages. They are the Pistons' two star players, they need those players to take the series in five games or less.

Now back to Orlando. Dwight Howard is just tooo strong, too intimidating, too talented - and the bottom line - too good. Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis, two good 3-point shooters are still around.

Many people predict that the Pistons will take this series easily but that is not true. The Orlando Magic will take this series to six games (at least).

Detroit Steel said 05/07, 08:47 PM
If the 3-Pointer didn't count, who knows how things would have ended up in those last 12 minutes.

Both teams are struggling so you can't say that the Pistons will likely play to their talent for the next few games. I could say that about Orlando too. Anyways, Detroit played pretty good that game, 100 points in the playoffs is good, but Orlando will find their groove soon.

Homecourt advantage is almost like having a five point lead to start the game. The Fans are cheering for you, no heckling and it is much easier to shoot free throws, something that Orlando had trouble with in the game before.

The Orlando Magic are feeding off of their home crowd's energy right now, winning the game 35-22. I can see them doing this in their next home game as well. Billups only has two points so far.

Orlando has home court advantage, that is very valuable in the playoffs and I can see them winning at least two. The 76ers did, why can't an even more talented Orlando Magic do it?

Detroit Steel said 05/08, 04:01 PM
You only named a few teams there, Philadelphia won a game at home, homecourt advantage helped Cleveland, Phoenix won their only game at home, Orlando played well at home . . .

The 3-pointer would have changed the game. At the end of the game, Orlando was in a small hole and they started lobbing up shots from behind the ark and see if they go in. If Orlando had the lead then, Orlando would have probably would have won.

All I said was that Orlando was winning the game and they won it, why are you all mad? If Detroit was winning, I could have probably imagined you saying that to help your own cause.

I don't really get that last paragraph but Orlando has all of the talent to win one more game. Homecourt advantage clearly helped them in the 4th quarter last night and that is where games are won.

Dwight Howard, Rashard Lewis, Hedo Turkoglu . . .

Orlando has a big advantage in this upcoming game, they are at home and it doesn't look like Chauncy Billups is going to find his groove. He got injured and will likely miss Game 4, that is not going to help the Pistons at all.