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Lewis' 33 Lead Magic Past Pistons

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The Associated Press

Published: May 8, 2008

ORLANDO - The Orlando Magic won't be swept by the Detroit Pistons again. Rashard Lewis made sure of it.

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 he 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 was averaging 17.5 points in the postseason and had 28 against the Magic in Game 2.

Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Saturday in Orlando.

Richard Hamilton scored 24 points for Detroit and Tayshaun Prince had 22, while Rasheed Wallace scored 11 points on 4-for-15 shooting. With Billups out, rookie Rodney Stuckey stepped up big for the Pistons, scoring 19 points - nine in the second quarter.
Dwight Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, and Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu both scored 18.

DETROIT (86) - Prince 8-14 6-6 22, Maxiell 0-2 0-2 0, Wallace 4-15 2-4 11, Billups 1-1 0-0 2, Hamilton 10-20 4-5 24, Stuckey 5-13 9-9 19, McDyess 0-2 0-0 0, Afflalo 2-4 0-0 4, Ratliff 0-1 0-0 0, Herrmann 1-3 1-2 4, Hayes 0-2 0-0 0, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-77 22-28 86.

ORLANDO (111) - Turkoglu 7-18 1-2 18, Lewis 11-15 6-8 33, Howard 8-13 4-7 20, Nelson 7-14 3-3 18, Evans 2-4 1-2 5, Bogans 1-5 0-0 3, Arroyo 0-0 0-0 0, Gortat 1-1 0-0 2, Dooling 4-6 1-1 10, Garrity 0-1 0-0 0, Augustine 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 42-78 16-23 111.

Williams Suspended For Flagrant Foul

Atlanta forward Marvin Williams was suspended one game without pay for committing a flagrant foul in the Hawks' Game 7 playoff loss in Boston.

Williams, who will serve the suspension in his first game next season, knocked Boston's Rajon Rondo to the floor in the third period of the Celtics' 99-65 victory Sunday.

HAWKS: Billy Knight said he will resign as GM in July.

PACERS: Promoted David Morway to general manager.

NETS: Forward Richard Jefferson was charged with assault for grabbing a man by the throat in a club earlier this year.

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