In Orlando, the Orlando Magic beat the Boston Celtics 117-96 to take a 2-1 series lead in their second round matchup. The Magic were missing Rafer Alston, who was suspended for a game for his incident with the Celtics' Eddie House. That didn't matter much. Rashard Lewis led the Magic with 28 points, and Dwight Howard had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Paul Pierce came alive for the Celtics in this game, scoring 27 points, but it didn't do much as the Magic were able to take firm control of the game early. Game 4 is Sunday in Orlando.
In Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 108-94 to also take a 2-1 series lead in their second round matchup. The Lakers were able to get their usual production from Kobe Bryant, who scored 33 points and grabbed six rebounds. Lamar Odom scored 16 points and grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds. Ron Artest led the Rockets with 25 points, but he was ejected again late in the fourth quarter for a flagrant two foul on Pau Gasol. Yao Ming was also limited by a foot injury but scored 19 points in defeat. Game 4 is Sunday in Houston.
In Baltimore, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-0 in perhaps the best game of the season for the struggling Yankees. Alex Rodriguez, the Yankees superstar who missed the first several weeks of the season after arthroscopic hip surgery, hit a home run in his first at-bat of the season. It came off of the first pitch he saw from Jeremy Guthrie, and it was a three-run home run. Yankees' pitcher C.C. Sabathia had his best game of the season, pitching a complete game shutout for the win. The Yankees improved their record to 14-15, while the Orioles record falls to 12-18.
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