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Article: Scott's Magic Touch Has Turned to Dross
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- The Washington Post
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- May 27, 1996
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Dennis Scott says he has put out an All Points Bulletin.
For his jump shot.
It deserted him just when it came time to play the team that
really matters: The Bulls. Through the first two rounds of the
playoffs the man nicknamed "3-D" hit an absurd 52.2 percent of his
three-pointers. In three games of the Eastern Conference finals
against the Bulls, though, Scott has missed 11 of his 13 threes. The
kid from Reston with the sweet stroke and even sweeter disposition
beat up on himself pretty badly Sunday morning, his Orlando Magic
down 3-0 to the Bulls in this best-of-seven series.
"I never thought this would happen," he said, practice plus an
extra session of shooting having ended. ...