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I had every intential of putting up another trey after Orlando's Game Three win, but more lucrative deadlines intervened and prevailed. Hours before Game Four, let me just say that Orlando's backcourt made like Lazurus, especially Alston and Pietrus, who played incredibly well on Tuesday night. For that matter, the entire Magic squad pretty much rose to the occasion, setting a Finals record for FG accuracy at better than 62%.

A tall man in his mid-forties with long wavy hair, a full beard, and round glasses, Richard Griffith has something of a troubadour’s air about him, which is appropriate given his status as a full-time lutenist. Since live lute music is no longer the draw it was five hundred years ago, Griffith has added a few extras to his act: poetry, prose, and prestidigitation. To the extent that the Upper Midwest has a market niche for a lute-playing illusionist, Richard Griffith owns that niche.