If I'm Orlando, I'm feeling really frustrated. No, not all the crying about Billups and the three pointer in the end of the third quarter. But the fact is that they are in big trouble when it comes to game plan. In game 1, the got blown by the Pistons in the second half, doing awfully from the three point line and the charity stripe, having their guards scoring only 11 points and having Howard injured and scoring only 12 points. Ok, game two, it all looked different. 11 from 26 from the three point line, 18 from 23 from the free throw and Howard is a monster again with 22 points and 18 rebounds. Even the guards in Orlando bounced back scoring 35 points! Still, when the game ended, they found themselves two games behind and Detroit taking the line in both games. So first of all, it is obvious that without stopping Detroit and playing much better D, it will end in a sweep. But can they play better in the offense? I'm not sure they can. I think that we actually seen Orlando playing almost perfect game in the offense and much better than you would expect against such a strong D team as Detroit. So can they stop Detroit in the defense? I always claimed that Detroit is very limited team in the offense. They got too much guys that hit those mid range shots without any problems, but not a single reliable three point shooter and lacking reliable inside the paint scorer. But, when Pistons are hot, it all changes. Suddenly they get a bunch of guys that can hit any shot anywhere and they are hot right now. Unless they cool off all of a sudden, this series is already over and I don't see a reason they will cool off.

I will take the line here, because I got them already winning the series 4 – 0 or 4 – 1, so I will take the line that gives a bit of safety.



Pick : Detroit +4
Odds : 1.91
Stake : 7 / 10
Bookmaker : Betway
Date : 2008-05-08
Match Result : 111-86
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