A 10-point lead with four minutes to go in this series has meant only one thing -- the prelude to a comeback. Philadelphia certainly made things interesting, cutting Orlando's lead to six.
This time though, it did not matter.
A 20-second timeout later and a few buckets by Rashard Lewis, and Orlando's lead ballooned back to 12 points as the Magic walked off with a big 91-78 Game 5 win.
Did not get to listen to a whole lot of this game, but generally I was happy with the defensive effort and the overall offensive effort. It seemed like the team was much more balanced offensively and matched it with a strong defensive effort.
Dwight Howard was a bull both figuratively and literally. He picked up a first-half technical foul for throwing an elbow at Samuel Dalembert -- and is admittedly worried that he will be suspended for Game Six, according to a tweet from 3rd Quarter Collapse's Ben Q Rock.
But Howard paced the Magic with 24 points and 24 rebounds. Rashard Lewis provided support with 24 points as well.
Turnovers were a concern early again, but Orlando did a good job in the second half and did what it needed to do to pull away. It was a gradual pull away (much like Game Two) and the Magic finally closed out a game.
Now they have to finish the series out Thursday night.
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