Orlando Magic News for March 11th: Preparing for Playoff Success, Problems at Shooting Guard, and More
A Magic beat writer lists his keys for playoff success, Stan Van Gundy discusses the team's struggles at shooting guard, and more.
| Final - 3.9.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Magic | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 94 |
| Detroit Pistons | 21 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 98 |
Stories
Detroit Pistons 98, Orlando Magic 94
A recap of the Orlando Magic's 98-94 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, March 9th, 2009.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando | 21 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 94 |
| Detroit | 21 | 21 | 31 | 25 | 98 |
| Orlando | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hedo Turkoglu | 20 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Rashard Lewis | 40 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 6-0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4-0 | 21 |
| Dwight Howard | 39 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 14-5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2-0 | 27 |
| Courtney Lee | 18 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 10 |
| Rafer Alston | 32 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 4-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 7 |
| J.J. Redick | 29 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-0 | 9 |
| Marcin Gortat | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 6 |
| Anthony Johnson | 15 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Mickael Pietrus | 19 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 3 |
| Tyronn Lue | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Tony Battie | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Jameer Nelson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Jeremy Richardson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 29-64 | 7-18 | 29-35 | 41-6 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 19-1 | 94 | |
| .453 | .389 | .829 | Team Reb: 5 | Total TO: 0 (7 pts) | |||||||
| Detroit | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince | 39 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 20 |
| Antonio McDyess | 39 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 18-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-0 | 13 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Richard Hamilton | 39 | 10-25 | 0-2 | 9-11 | 3-0 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-1 | 29 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 34 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-0 | 10 |
| Jason Maxiell | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-0 | 4 |
| Walter Herrmann | 16 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 7 |
| Kwame Brown | 26 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-0 | 10 |
| Will Bynum | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 2 |
| Allen Iverson | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Arron Afflalo | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Amir Johnson | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Walter Sharpe | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 40-91 | 3-9 | 15-24 | 41-15 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 24-1 | 98 | |
| .440 | .333 | .625 | Team Reb: 14 | Total TO: 0 (22 pts) | |||||||
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Dan Crawford, Violet Palmer, Olandis Poole
Duration:2:28
Officials: - Dan Crawford, Violet Palmer, Olandis Poole
Duration:2:28
