Pistons 86 Magic 111 (5/7/08)
The Orlando Magic won’t be swept by the Detroit Pistons again. Rashard Lewis made sure of it Wednesday night.
Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points and the Magic broke down the Pistons’ stout defense in a 111-86 victory. Detroit leads the Eastern Conference semifinals 2-1, but it may have to play without All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups.
The Pistons lost Billups just four minutes into the game when drove to the basket and got tangled up with Orlando’s Jameer Nelson. Nelson’s leg caught Billups’ foot, and the Pistons guard fell hard to the court with a strained right hamstring. Billups, Detroit’s steady floor leader and clutch 3-point threat, was averaging 17.5 points in the postseason and had 28 against the Magic in Game 2.