The Orlando Magic got a split in Indiana against the Pacers who on the third seed however, their Game 2 performance didn’t give much guarantee that they will take the victory on the first-round series.
The Magic ate the dusts in the second half of the 93-78 loss and they were also outworked to make matters worse. Now the Indiana Pacers can take the lead in the series with a victory in Orlando on Wednesday. The Pacers have held the sixth-seeded Magic below 40 percent from the field in both games.
Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
The Pacers opened as 3-point favorites on several online sports book sites. NBA betting requires skills of being good with researches and don’t forget to compare lines from different sports book sites.
Indiana Pacers
Starting guards George Hill (18 points) and Paul George (17 points) combined to make 13 of 20 shots in Game 2 while thoroughly outplaying Orlando’s backcourt. Forwards David West and Danny Granger managed to score 18 points each but Granger had his second consecutive poor shooting game – he’s half when they had a 26-1 rebounding edge. Granger said “This time of year, games are a lot harder.” He continued “Everybody’s playing twice as hard. You have to be the team with the most resolve, the team just playing with the most attitude to try to get the win.”
Orlando Magic
The Magic has an average of just 79.5 points in the series with a high game of 81. The loss of center Dwight Howard for the series has thrust Glen Davis into a leading role and that has produced mixed results. Davis is averaging 17 points and 11.5 on rebounds but he is shooting just 36.1 percent and vanished in the second half of Game 2. Ryan Anderson (F) has experienced back-to-back poor games, his average is only eight points after making the most 3-pointers (166) in the league in the regular season. “We’re going to have to be better offensively,” Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said “I’m going to have to find something that works.”
Things to take note on this game before beginning with NBA betting:
Orlando Magic only managed to score 64 second-half points in the two games at Indiana. The Pacers shot 89.3 percent (25 for 28) from the free-throw line in Game 2 after hitting just 13 of 22 attempts in the opener.
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