The Phoenix Suns and Orlando Magic both tore right through their Conference semifinal opponents as if they were paper banners held up by cheerleaders.
Both teams won their respective series in more than a convincing matter, winning all four games en route to a sweep. Among the two teams, the closest margin of victory in their eight games was a six point Game Four victory for Phoenix—though the game was not as close as the score implies.
Phoenix fed off the home-crowd's energy in the first two games, winning both by scores of 111-102 and 110-102. In Game Two, they acknowledged and honored their Hispanic fan base in light of the immigration policy implemented by the state of Arizona (they wore jerseys imprinted with "Los Suns"). Game Three was the Goran Dragic show, as the Suns backup point guard scored 26 points, lighting up the Spurs in the fourth quarter.
On Sunday, they finished off the Spurs and advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals.
Orlando jumped out to a series lead with a Cavs vs. Timberwolves-esque 40 point victory over Atlanta. Dwight Howard was much more effective in their series with the Hawks as the Magic r ...
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