05-26-2009, 03:26 PM
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Pietrus Takes Unique Path To Postseason
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- As you contemplate whether LeBron James will score 40, 50 or 60 points in tonight's crucial Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, give a little consideration to the guy who will try to prevent that from happening.
That guy is Mickael Pietrus, the athletic Frenchman by way of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe who joined the Orlando Magic last summer as a free agent. As the season developed, Pietrus was widely considered something of a bust as he was injured, lost his starting job to rookie Courtney Lee, then was kept on the bench in favor of J.J. Redick in the second-round playoff series against Boston.
This round, Pietrus has been reborn.
"I feel I can stay with him, get in front of him, get my feet set and go out there and fight," Pietrus said of defending James. "I'm not trying to say to myself that I'm going to stop him; I'm just challenging myself, because I want to say I came from nothing to something, and there are only so many opportunities in life where you can be in this kind of situation."
The players Pietrus defended in Game 3 shot a combined 0-for-7 when he was guarding them, including an 0-for-4 showing by James.
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