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NBA players are athletic, but they're not built to do the splits. Chauncey Billups learned that the hard way four minutes into tonight's game against the Magic. He was in obvious pain the moment it happened, laying face down on the court for a few moments before collecting himself and limping to the locker room. He's not going to return tonight and is officially day-to-day with a strained hamstring. If there's any consolation for the Pistons, it's that Game 4 isn't until Saturday.

Losing Billups clearly threw a wrench into Detroit's plans, especially considering rookie Rodney Stuckey is the only other point guard active tonight with Lindsey Hunter and Juan Dixon watching in street clothes. Orlando simply stomped the Pistons in the first quarter, leading by as many as 18 at one point, though as I write this the Pistons have stopped the bleeding and have cut Orlando's lead to 67-60 with three minutes left in the third.

Update: The update wasn't meant to be: Orlando waxed Detroit 111-86.