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Prolific Red Wings Put Hawks on Brink of Elimination

By Brad James

Published on May 24, 2009 at 11:23PM

CHICAGO (AP)—Marian Hossa and Henrik Zetterberg each had two goals as the Detroit Red Wings blasted the Chicago Blackhawks, 6-1 to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference Finals Sunday at the United Center. Despite the absence of Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk, the Red Wings didn’t skip a beat as they raced to a 5-1 advantage after two periods en route to the easy win which put the Blackhawks on the brink of elimination. Johan Franzen and Valtteri Flippula also scored for the Red Wings who posted six goals for the third time this postseason, with all such performances coming on the road. As for the Blackhawks, history is against them as Chicago has never recovered from a 3-1 deficit in a series and such comebacks have only occurred nine percent of the time in NHL playoff annals. Game 5 will take place Tuesday in Detroit.

Balanced Magic Down Cavs; Go Up 2-1

By Brad James

Published on May 24, 2009 at 10:21PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP)—Dwight Howard had 24 points and nine rebounds while Rafer Alston stepped up with 18 points as the Orlando Magic bested the Cleveland Cavaliers, 99-89 Sunday in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. After losing a heartbreaker in Game 2 at the final buzzer, the Magic got off to a nice start as they led 24-17 after one quarter of play and managed to earn the win by virtue of many solid performances. Mickael Pietrus added 16 more points for Orlando, while Hedo Turkoglu chipped in with 13 points, 10 boards and seven assists. Despite the loss for the Cavs, LeBron James (41 points, seven boards, nine assists) was once again magnificent in defeat. Game 4 will take place Tuesday at Amway Arena.