Rafer Alston stopped looking over his shoulder and wondering when he would get pulled from the game. Instead he just played his game Tuesday night. Alston had become the fall guy for the struggles of the Orlando Magic in the first two games of the NBA Finals -- and rightly so -- so it was only fitting that much of the credit for the turnaround in Game 3 was directed at him, too. No one improved more in the Magic's 108-104 victory.
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June 08, 2009
In the first two games of the NBA finals, Rafer Alston has played terribly. He's been clanking open jump shots, attempting floaters when an open layup is available and just not playing his game. So I'm going to put on my SVG hat and ask myself: should Rafer start, or play in game 3?I would support a bold move here. This is the finals, everyone has to put every option on the...
Via LA Times
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June 10, 2009
Orlando's point guard scores 20 points on eight-for-12 shooting after struggling in the first two games of the series.
When his teammates needed him most, point guard Rafer Alston reminded the Orlando Magic why it acquired him in the first place.
Via Orlando Sentinel
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June 10, 2009
Alston shows a little drive
Magic PG Rafer Alston wasn't being chauffeured around Orlando in a limo just because he had a big game Tuesday night against the Lakers.
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June 11, 2009
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Benched for the fourth quarter and overtime, Magic starting point guard Rafer Alston was upset with Stan Van Gundy's decision to leave him out in the crucial minutes of Orlando's 99-91 Game 4 loss to the Lakers on Thursday night.
Via MSNBC
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June 10, 2009
Winderman: Well-traveled point guard Rafer Alston breaks funk, puts Magic back on track vs. Lakers.
Via Walton's Wisdom
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June 10, 2009
The Magic played nearly flawless basketball, shooting an astounding 63% from the floor. Five Magic players scored at least 18 points, and Rafer Alston looked like he was a legitimate player (for once). Pietrus went French M.J. on a few shots, and most of the bounces went the way of the home team. A normally cash money Kobe missed five of his ten free throw attempts, and the Lakers...
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June 10, 2009
Why did the Lakers lose to the Magic in Game 3? Because they couldn't keep Rafer Alston from getting to the basket, Randy Hill says.
Via Basketball ] MiamiHerald.com
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June 09, 2009
The Lakers declined to jump out on Rafer Alston after two horrible shooting games. Alston made them pay with 13 first-half points, and despite 21 points from Kobe Bryant, hot shooting has buoyed the Orlando Magic to a 59-54 halftime lead in Game 3 of the NBA Finals.
Via Denver Post
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June 10, 2009
After looking dazed and confused during two games in Los Angeles, shooting a miserable 3-for-17 from the field, Orlando point guard Rafer Alston came alive in Game 3.
Via Washington Times
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June 11, 2009
ORLANDO, FLA. (AP) - The Orlando Magic, trying to become the fourth team in history to overcome an 0-2 deficit in the finals, were feeling better about their chances as they prepared for Thursday's Game 4."We've shown we can bounce back," guard Rafer Alston said. "It's crucial that we put Game 3 behind us and prepare for what's to come."The Magic...
Via SLAM Online
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June 08, 2009
For the Magic to make this a series, the guards will have to step it up back on their home floor: “The point-guard situation is a mess, to put it kindly, with Jameer Nelson trying to get his feet under him and Rafer Alston trying to locate the basket. The shooting guards are, well…there’s a reason they are called shooting guards, right? But here are the unsightly...
Via Basketball Jones
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June 10, 2009
On today’s show, Skeets and I ask a lot of questions related to Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Can the Lakers assume Orlando won’t shoot 62.5% again? Did Lamar Odom forget to eat his sour keys? And will Kobe ever become a coach? All that, and we explore the death of The Skyhook, the re-birth of Rafer Alston and the blockbuster Kapono-Evans trade.
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June 09, 2009
Orlando shot a Finals-record 62.5% from the field, but amazingly enough, the Magic only won by four, 108-104. Still, a win is a win and the Magic have to feel good about how they played in Game 3.
Orlando had five players score 18-plus points: Dwight Howard (21 points, 14 rebounds), Rashard Lewis (21), Rafer Alston [...]
Via BlackSportsOnline
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June 10, 2009
"This is a make or miss league"
Jeff Van Gundy
Such an obvious and simple statement, yet one of the realest things ever spoken by a NBA commentator. Sometimes the games are so over analyzed and dissected that the obvious is missed. If Courtney Lee makes a lay up (albeit a difficult one) at the end of game 2 are the Lakers still in control of this series? Analysts...
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