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Pistons Take 3-1 Lead on Magic

Posted May 10, 08 10:01 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Richard Hamilton scored 32 points and Hedo Turkoglu missed a layup with time running out as the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic 90-89 tonight to take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference series. Tayshaun Prince scored 17 for Detroit, including an 11-foot runner for the go-ahead basket with 8.9 seconds left. Rasheed Wallace had 16 points and eight rebounds. Antonio McDyess had eight points and 14 boards.

Orlando squandered a 15-point lead in the third quarter. After Prince's basket, Turkoglu's layup from the left side of the lane was no good and didn't draw a foul, and Dwight Howard's putback was also off the mark. The Pistons, the first team to win on the road in the second round, can clinch the series when it returns to Detroit on Tuesday.

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Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson, left, battles for a loose ball with Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter during the second half of Game 4 in an NBA Eastern Conference playoff basketball series.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Injured Detroit Pistons guard Chauncey Billups, left, talks with Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter during the first half of Game 4 in an NBA Eastern Conference playoff basketball series.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter pumps his fist after grabbing the final rebound as time runs out to defeat the Orlando Magic 90-89 in Game 4 in an Eastern Conference playoff series.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu (15), of Turkey, drives past Detroit Pistons guard Richard Hamilton (32) but misses a layup as time runs out in Game 4 in an Eastern Conference playoff series.   (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Detroit Pistons guard Lindsey Hunter (10), is congratulated by injured teammate Chauncey Billups during a time-out in the second half of Game 4 in an NBA Eastern Conference playoff basketball series.   (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
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