Portland and Orlando are tied as we go into half time here at the Rose Garden.

Orlando made a big push in the second, after trailing by ten at the end of the first quarter. Rashard Lewis has been the key factor to Magic's second quarter success, scoring 6 points, along with Howard and Turkoglu that both picked up 5 in the quarter. Even so, Howard has not been the driving force that he was expected to be going in to the game. Pryzbilla can take credit for that fact, doing a great job defending, while Frye struggled, which was where a big change of pace occurred in the Trail Blazers game.

Lets hope that the break did Portland well, and the 3rd will be more reminiscent of the 1st. Lamarcus has managed to avoid oicking up any more fouls since the trouble he encountered early on, so he should be a major factor in the second. Roy has also been somwhat MIA so far, so he'll be looking to making a big push in the second as well.

Perhaps Travis will earn some more playing time too, as he proved himself in the first with an impressive performance, and still holds the lead for scoring for the Trail Blazers in the game.

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