ROUNDUP | Wednesday’s game

Magic 111, Pistons 86

ORLANDO, Fla. — Rashard Lewis scored a career playoff-high 33 points and Orlando broke down Detroit’s stout defense. The Pistons still lead the Eastern Conference semifinals 2-1, but they may have to play without All-Star point guard Chauncey Billups. The Pistons lost Billups just four minutes into the game when he drove to the basket and got tangled up with Orlando’s Jameer Nelson. Nelson’s leg caught Billups’ foot, and the Pistons guard fell hard to the court with a strained right hamstring. Billups, Detroit’s steady floor leader and clutch 3-point threat, was averaging 17.5 points in the postseason and had 28 against the Magic in Game 2. Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Saturday in Orlando. Richard Hamilton scored 24 points for Detroit and Tayshaun Prince had 22, while Rasheed Wallace scored 11 points on 4-of-15 shooting. With Billups out, rookie Rodney Stuckey stepped up big for the Pistons, scoring 19 points — nine in the second quarter. Dwight Howard had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Orlando, and Nelson and Hedo Turkoglu both scored 18. The Magic had lost nine straight playoff games to the Pistons, tied for the fourth-longest streak in NBA history. That dated to 2003, when Detroit rallied from a 3-1 deficit to advance, and included a 4-0 sweep in the first round last season.

Associated Press