Mattie T’s 1st Round Playoff Recap: #3 Orlando Magic vs. #6 Philadelphia 76ers
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 1, 2009
Game 1:
100
98
Star Player of the Game: 76ers forward Andre Iguodala, who scored 20 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 8 assists in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Philadelphia outscored Orlando 35-19 in the 4th quarter. (Magic led 79-65 after 3 quarters)
Game 2:
96
87
Star Player of the Game: Magic forward Rashard Lewis, who scored 16 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando won despite connecting on just 6-of-23 (26.1%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 3:
96
94
Star Player of the Game: 76ers guard Andre Miller, who scored 24 points, grabbed 9 rebounds & dished out 7 assists in 45 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Philadephia shot 52.1% for the game & won despite shooting just 18-of-26 (69.2%) from the free-throw line.
Game 4:
84
81
Star Player of the Game: Magic center Dwight Howard, who scored 18 points & grabbed 18 rebounds in 43 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando held Philadelphia to just 38.8% shooting for the game.
Game 5:
91
78
Star Player of the Game: Magic center Dwight Howard, who scored 24 points & grabbed 24 rebounds in 37 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando outrebounded Philadelphia 45-33.
Game 6:
114
89
Star Player of the Game: Magic forward Rashard Lewis, who scored 29 points, grabbed 7 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Orlando shot 53.7% from the field & connected on 12-for-26 (46.2%) of their three-point attempts.
Congratulations to Stan Van Gundy’s Orlando Magic, who will advance to the 2nd round for a second consecutive season.
As for Tony DiLeo’s Philadelphia 76ers, they suffer their 3rd straight 1st-round loss & have not advanced to the Semifinals since 2003.
Orlando will face the winner of Saturday’s Game 7 between Chicago & Boston in the 2nd round.
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