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NBA Basketball
2 Units on Orlando Magic -3½ -110
McGrady, the NBA's leading scorer, broke the Magic playoff scoring record he set Sunday with 43 points. His 46-point performance also tied The Palace scoring record in any game shared by Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry Stackhouse and Grant Hill. McGrady made 16 of 26 shots and 10 of 11 free throws. ``I thought we made McGrady work for his shots, but he's playing at an amazing level,'' Detroit coach Rick Carlisle said. ``He's doing things that most of us have never seen before.'' Game 3 is Friday in Orlando. Detroit, which never trailed, led by 22 early in the second quarter and maintained a double-digit lead for the final 9:25. Wallace's alley-oop dunk and Billups' 3-pointer gave Detroit an 85-70 lead with 4:23 left, but McGrady answered with a long jumper and a 3-pointer in less than a minute. But the Magic could not get closer. Pistons rookie Tayshaun Prince, who didn't even play in Game 1, helped slow down McGrady for a short time. Prince replaced Michael Curry with 4:45 left in the third quarter and McGrady missed his first four field goals against Prince as Detroit pulled away for good.
4 Units on Dallas Mavericks +2 -110
With each member of Dallas' Big Three coming through in the clutch, the Mavericks withstood a career-best 45 points from Bonzi Wells and beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-99 Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Nash had 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Nowitzki scored 25 and Finley added 17 as the Dallas moved halfway to winning its best-of-7 matchup. Game 3 is Friday night in Portland. This was more like what Dallas expects from its trio of stars, unlike Game 1 when Nowitzki had 46 points, a career best and team playoff record, and Finley and Nash combined for 23. ``That game was one for the ages in Mavericks history. We can't expect him to do that every night,'' said Nash, who was 5-of-6 on 3-pointers and had eight assists. ``Tonight was more indicative of the balance we need.'' The Trail Blazers have lost nine straight playoff games dating to 2000 and are in jeopardy of getting swept out of the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. The Blazers proved that in this game, going up by four early in the fourth period after trailing throughout the second and third quarters. Even with the Mavs making 10-of-14 shots in the final period, Portland still tied the game at 98 with 48.2 seconds left on a three-point play by Dale Davis. Then Nash hit a 3-pointer over Davis with 29.7 seconds left, even if replays showed his toes were on the line. Finley soared for a rebound of a missed free throw by Wells on the other end, leading to two free throws by Nash with 14.5 seconds left.
MLB Baseball
4 Units on New York Mets -1½ +155 (Batista - R, Trachsel - R)
Alomar comes into the game as the Mets' hottest hitter, after doubling twice, driving in two runs and scoring twice in New York's 7-4 win over Houston on Thursday. The star second baseman is hitting a team-leading .296, a year after posting a disappointing .266 average in his first season with the Mets. ``I don't think I have to show anything,'' Alomar said. ``Sometimes you have a down year and people give up on you. I just have to go out there and play my game.'' After taking the last two of their three-game series with the Astros, the Mets go for their first three-game winning streak of the season in the opener against Arizona. The Mets managed to win Thursday despite the absence of All-Star catcher Mike Piazza, who was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of a sore groin. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from a 1-0 loss in Montreal on Thursday, when they wasted a strong pitching performance from Byung-Hyun Kim. The loss marked the second time in three games against the Expos that the Diamondbacks were shut out.
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NBA Basketball
2 Units on Orlando Magic -3½ -110
McGrady, the NBA's leading scorer, broke the Magic playoff scoring record he set Sunday with 43 points. His 46-point performance also tied The Palace scoring record in any game shared by Shaquille O'Neal, Jerry Stackhouse and Grant Hill. McGrady made 16 of 26 shots and 10 of 11 free throws. ``I thought we made McGrady work for his shots, but he's playing at an amazing level,'' Detroit coach Rick Carlisle said. ``He's doing things that most of us have never seen before.'' Game 3 is Friday in Orlando. Detroit, which never trailed, led by 22 early in the second quarter and maintained a double-digit lead for the final 9:25. Wallace's alley-oop dunk and Billups' 3-pointer gave Detroit an 85-70 lead with 4:23 left, but McGrady answered with a long jumper and a 3-pointer in less than a minute. But the Magic could not get closer. Pistons rookie Tayshaun Prince, who didn't even play in Game 1, helped slow down McGrady for a short time. Prince replaced Michael Curry with 4:45 left in the third quarter and McGrady missed his first four field goals against Prince as Detroit pulled away for good.
4 Units on Dallas Mavericks +2 -110
With each member of Dallas' Big Three coming through in the clutch, the Mavericks withstood a career-best 45 points from Bonzi Wells and beat the Portland Trail Blazers 103-99 Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. Nash had 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, Nowitzki scored 25 and Finley added 17 as the Dallas moved halfway to winning its best-of-7 matchup. Game 3 is Friday night in Portland. This was more like what Dallas expects from its trio of stars, unlike Game 1 when Nowitzki had 46 points, a career best and team playoff record, and Finley and Nash combined for 23. ``That game was one for the ages in Mavericks history. We can't expect him to do that every night,'' said Nash, who was 5-of-6 on 3-pointers and had eight assists. ``Tonight was more indicative of the balance we need.'' The Trail Blazers have lost nine straight playoff games dating to 2000 and are in jeopardy of getting swept out of the playoffs for the fourth time in five years. The Blazers proved that in this game, going up by four early in the fourth period after trailing throughout the second and third quarters. Even with the Mavs making 10-of-14 shots in the final period, Portland still tied the game at 98 with 48.2 seconds left on a three-point play by Dale Davis. Then Nash hit a 3-pointer over Davis with 29.7 seconds left, even if replays showed his toes were on the line. Finley soared for a rebound of a missed free throw by Wells on the other end, leading to two free throws by Nash with 14.5 seconds left.
MLB Baseball
4 Units on New York Mets -1½ +155 (Batista - R, Trachsel - R)
Alomar comes into the game as the Mets' hottest hitter, after doubling twice, driving in two runs and scoring twice in New York's 7-4 win over Houston on Thursday. The star second baseman is hitting a team-leading .296, a year after posting a disappointing .266 average in his first season with the Mets. ``I don't think I have to show anything,'' Alomar said. ``Sometimes you have a down year and people give up on you. I just have to go out there and play my game.'' After taking the last two of their three-game series with the Astros, the Mets go for their first three-game winning streak of the season in the opener against Arizona. The Mets managed to win Thursday despite the absence of All-Star catcher Mike Piazza, who was a late scratch from the starting lineup because of a sore groin. The Diamondbacks, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back from a 1-0 loss in Montreal on Thursday, when they wasted a strong pitching performance from Byung-Hyun Kim. The loss marked the second time in three games against the Expos that the Diamondbacks were shut out.