Magic-Hawks Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Mar 29 2011 3:54PM

The Orlando Magic and Atlanta Hawks will likely be first-round playoff foes, but each team could look much different for that series than in their final regular season meeting.

The Hawks may be without leading scorer Joe Johnson for a second consecutive game Wednesday night when they look to win their third straight over the injury-plagued Magic at Philips Arena.

Orlando (47-27) and Atlanta (42-32) are set up to meet in the first round of the playoffs, sitting comfortably as the Eastern Conference's fourth and fifth seeds, respectively. The Hawks have won the last two meetings after dropping the first and now look to win the season series for the first time since 2006-07.

Each club is struggling to stay healthy. While Magic guards Jameer Nelson (knee), Quentin Richardson (back) and Chris Duhon (thumb) are all day-to-day, J.J. Redick (abdomen) will miss his 10th straight game Wednesday. Atlanta lost Johnson to a sprained thumb in Saturday's win over New Jersey and he's day-to-day.

The Hawks managed to beat the league's worst team without Johnson on Sunday, defeating Cleveland 99-83. Marvin Williams had a season-high 31 points while Al Horford had 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Atlanta went 5-4 without Johnson when he was sidelined by an elbow injury in December.

"It was something we had to learn to do," Williams said of Johnson's absence. "The guy doesn't miss many games. We knew what we had to do. Everyone had to chip in a little more."

The Magic weren't as fortunate in their last game without some key contributors. Orlando's five-game winning streak was snapped by a 113-106 overtime loss at New York on Monday.

Besides the injured players, Dwight Howard, Hedo Turkoglu and Earl Clark fouled out. Howard, who had 29 points and 18 rebounds, picked up his 17th technical foul, moving him one away from another one-game suspension.

"It was a wild, wild game, but we still had a chance to win it if a few things had gone the other way," Howard told the Magic's official website. "It's an intense game out there and I'm emotional sometimes. My teammates know what is going on, but we'll just move on."

Despite scoring only four points in the first half, Howard had another big game on the day he was named Eastern Conference player of the week. He is averaging 26.3 points on 65.8 percent shooting to go with 16.7 rebounds over the last six games.

With injuries hurting their depth, the Magic have been helped by improved play from Turkoglu, averaging 18.0 points the last three games. Gilbert Arenas, meanwhile, made his first start in place of Nelson on Monday and played a season-high 43 minutes, finishing with nine points, a season-high 10 rebounds and five assists.

"It's not easy when four of your five starters are having to play 41-plus minutes, we have injuries and we're having to move guys in and out just to try and stay fresh," forward Ryan Anderson said. "But regardless of everything that's happened this season we've been relentless."

Howard had 27 points in Orlando's win over the Hawks on Nov. 8, but in the two losses to Atlanta he's averaged 16.5.

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Smith scores 26, Johnson hits winner for Hawks

By PAUL NEWBERRY
Posted Mar 30 2011 10:31PM

ATLANTA (AP) Dwight Howard kept trying to muscle his way into the lane.

Jason Collins wouldn't back down, providing hope that Atlanta will fare a lot better if the Hawks get their expected rematch with Orlando in the playoffs.

Joe Johnson's floating one-hander in the lane put Atlanta ahead with 55.4 seconds remaining, Jameer Nelson missed two chances to tie it for the Magic, and the Hawks escaped with an 85-82 victory Wednesday night.

Josh Smith led the Hawks with 26 points, and Johnson added 18. But a guy who had only three points and five rebounds might have done the best work of the night.

Collins went body-to-body with Howard in a bruising matchup, helping limit the Orlando star to 17 points on 4-of-13 shooting.

"I was just trying to play physical with him," Collins said. "I try to eye him up when he crosses halfcourt. I want to meet him early, before he gets close to the basket."

Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy was impressed.

"That's the best defense I've seen all year on Dwight," Van Gundy said. "Against Collins, he didn't get a lot of good shots. I thought he did a great job on him. He's big and physical. He doesn't give you anything easy. Dwight had trouble getting good, on-balance shots."

Nelson, who paced Orlando with 20 points, missed a jumper with 38 seconds remaining, then clanked one off the side of the rim on a drive with 6 seconds left.

Collins grabbed the rebound and was immediately fouled. He missed the first but swished the second, forcing the Magic to look for a 3 on their final possession. The best they could do was a long, turnaround jumper by Hedo Turkoglu that sailed over the rim.

The Hawks won their third in a row and took the season series 3-1, distancing themselves from a dismal stretch in which they lost 14 of 21 games.

They'll likely face Orlando again in a couple of weeks. The Magic seem assured of the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference, while the Hawks are headed for the fifth seed.

Last year, the teams met in the second round of the postseason, which turned into a monumental mismatch. Orlando won four straight by an average margin of 25 points - the most lopsided sweep in NBA history.

With that in mind, the Hawks wanted to show they could be more competitive with the Magic this time around. They sure did it during the regular season, holding the Magic to 38 percent shooting in the four games.

"It's the regular season. The postseason is totally different," Smith said. "I don't know if we're sending a message, but we've got to let teams know we're coming to play."

Turkoglu also scored 17 for the Magic, who were off their game after Howard picked up two fouls in the first 4 minutes.

"Things are definitely hard for us when Dwight gets in foul trouble," Nelson said. "He's who we are. We play through him. Offensive and defensively, he's our guy."

Howard picked up his fourth foul with over 8 minutes remaining in the third quarter, whistled for knocking down Smith going for a rebound. The big man didn't come out of the game immediately, and the Hawks felt he should have been called for his fifth foul less than a minute later.

Howard backed into the lane looking for a pass, smashing a shoulder into Collins' chest to gain position right under the basket. Nothing was called, the ball arrived and Collins had no choice but to wrap up Howard with a partial bear hug. He then turned to the officials with a look of disgust, while Hawks coach Larry Drew sprung off the bench.

"You can't let him do that," Drew screamed.

But the Hawks ended the period on a high. Jamal Crawford saved an errant pass and Zaza Pachulia hit a turnaround jumper just ahead of the buzzer after pulling down an offensive rebound. Pachulia chest-bumped Smith as he bounced off the court, having given Atlanta a 69-61 lead.

Drew hopes his up-and-down team - the Hawks already have more 20-point losses than any winning team in NBA history - is finding itself at just the right time. This is Atlanta's first three-game winning streak since Feb. 2-5.

"I feel real good about the direction we're going," he said. "March has not been good to us. But we seem to have weathered the storm."

Notes: Magic F Quentin Richardson missed his third straight game with back spasms. ... The Magic have talked about bringing in another point guard if Chris Duhon's ailing right thumb continues to be a problem. He didn't even suit up in Atlanta, and the Magic also have been hampered in practice because of limited numbers. "It's frustrating for me," Van Gundy said. "We're just not getting anything done.

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Magic-Hawks notebook

By Matt Winkeljohn, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday March 30, 2011 11:00PM

THE FACTS: Josh Smith moved from power to small forward and made 3-for-4 3-pointers while scoring 26 points, and Joe Johnson's running 8-footer with 55 seconds left lifted the Hawks to an 85-82 win over the visiting Magic Wednesday in a likely preview of a first-round playoff matchup.

Atlanta beat the Magic for the third straight time by limiting the NBA's most prolific three-point shooting team to 7-for-23 from beyond the arc, and by keeping Orlando's Dwight Howard in foul trouble. He had 17 points and 13 rebounds for the short-staffed Magic, but Atlanta's big men limited Howard to 4-for-13 shooting. He made 9-for-15 from the free-throw line while playing 32:58.

Jameer Nelson scored 20 for Orlando and Hedo Turkoglu scored 17. Johnson scored 18 for Atlanta in his first game back after missing one with a sprained right thumb. Also, Marvin Williams -- pushed out of the starting lineup by coach Larry Drew's decision to start 7-foot center Jason Collins against Howard -- added 10 points off the bench one game after scoring a season-high 31 in Sunday's win at Cleveland.

Atlanta has won three in a row, and won three of four against Orlando on the season. The Magic have lost back-to-back games after winning five straight.

QUOTABLE: "It's a playoff-intensity game, a playoff-energy game, knowing that they could potentially be our first-round opponent. This was just a huge win for us. It has to boost our confidence. I say that, and I'm always reverting back to last year [when] they absolutely manhandled us four straight games."
-- Atlanta coach Larry Drew.

THE STAT: 15-for-29. The Magic barely made half their shots in the paint, where Atlanta outscored them 38-30 while making 18-for-27 of their own paint shots.

QUOTABLE II: "Outstanding, he couldn't have played him any better. He really doesn't get a lot of playing time . . . but when his number is called, he plays big and he definitely did tonight."
-- Josh Smith, when asked about the defense played by Collins against Howard. Collins had three points, four rebounds, and four fouls in 17:35 all spent defending Howard. Reserve center Zaza Pachulia had seven points, seven rebounds and two fouls in 14:41 spent mostly defending Howard.

TURNING POINT: Trailing by eight with 4:11 left in the game, the Magic used an 8-0 run to tie the score at 82-all. Howard scored six straight points with Horford rather than Collins in the center position. After Drew subbed Collins back in, the Magic tied the score on a Nelson's layup with 1:11 left.

Johnson followed with his running shot after curling around a screen by Kirk Hinrich, and then rebounded Nelson's missed jumper only to miss another runner with 15.9 seconds left. After two Orlando timeouts, Nelson curled around a Howard screen at the top of the key, missed a contested layup -- when Howard followed him down the lane for what looked like a wide-open opportunity if Nelson had passed, and Collins was fouled when he rebounded for Atlanta. He made one of two free throws, and after another timeout, Turkoglu missed a three-pointer at the buzzer.

QUOTABLE III: "They've beaten us three out of four. They're better than us right now. Doesn't mean they will be in the playoffs. That's the best defense I've seen all year against Dwight. [Collins] is big and physical. He doesn't give you anything easy. Dwight had trouble getting good, on-balance shots."
-- Magic coach Stan Van Gundy.

HOT: Turkoglu got off to a great start. In the first quarter, he had eight points, four rebounds, three assists and a steal as the Magic stayed close to Atlanta (27-25 through the first period) even though Howard played just 3:54 and went scoreless with one rebound because he picked up two fouls. . . . Smith scored 11 points in the second quarter, making 4-for-5 shots. . . . Nelson scored 11 points in the third, making 5-for-6 . . . Marvin Williams played just 19:49, but he scored 10 points with six rebounds in that time in a reserve role. This came after he scored a season-high 31 points on 9-for-14 shooting (3-for-5 3-pointers) and grabbed seven rebounds in Sunday's win in Cleveland. . . . Brandon Bass of the Magic has made 19-for-27 shots (70.3 percent) over the past three games after making 6-for-10 Wednesday. . . . Turkoglu has averaged 17.8 points (season average of 10.7) over the past four games, making 13-for-24 3-pointers.

NOT: The Hawks made just 5-for-16 in the fourth quarter, and missed all four 3-pointers. . . . Orlando's Gilbert Arenas missed both this shots, and has made just 3-for-25 (12 percent) over the past three games.

GOOD MOVE: After Howard scored six straight points as part of the 8-0 run Orlando used to tie the game, Drew re-inserted Collins at center with 1:40 left and Howard did not attempt another shot.

QUOTABLE IV: "Things are definitely hard for us when Dwight gets in foul trouble. He's who we are. We play through him."
-- Jameer Nelson on Howard, who picked up his fifth foul with 8:10 left in the game.

NOTABLE: Hawks spokesman Arthur Triche said after the game that a fan was arrested by Atlanta police after the game after an altercation involving Hawks vice president and broadcaster Dominique Wilkins, the Hall of Famer former Hawks player. . . . Wednesday was just the fourth loss for Orlando in 31 games in which the Magic have held opponents beneath 90 points. . . . Hinrich's turnover in the third quarter, when he stepped out of bounds, was his first in nearly 120 minutes spanning four games. . . . Howard had a double-double in all four games against Atlanta this season. . . . The Magic were missing guards J.J. Redick (abdominal strain) and Chris Duhon (sprained thumb) and forward Quentin Richardson (back spasms) did not play for the third game in a row. Duhon, who sprained his thumb in Monday's loss in New York, is believed to have ligament damage and will be examined by an orthopedist back in Orlando.

UP NEXT: For the Magic, Friday vs. the Bobcats, Sunday @ the Raptors, Tuesday vs. the Bucks. For the Hawks, Friday vs. the Celtics, Sunday @ the Rockets, Tuesday vs. the Spurs.

• Magic: Orton
• Hawks: Powell, Sy

• Magic: --
• Hawks: --

• Lead Changes: 15
• Times Tied: 10

• Arena: Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
• Officials: #15 Bennett Salvatore, #52 Pat Fraher, #54 Nick Buchert
• Attendance: 15114
• Duration: 2:11

Orlando Magic (47-28)		Atlanta Hawks (43-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Smith vs Howard (Nelson gains possession)
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:42	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:26	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
	11:26	Team Rebound
Howard Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	11:26
	11:17	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bass (1 ST)
Nelson Jump Shot: Missed	10:51
	10:50	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:33	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:32
Howard Jump Bank Shot: Missed	10:20
	10:18	Horford Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:06	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:04
	10:00	Collins Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Richardson Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:00
Team Rebound	10:00
Richardson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:00 [ORL 1-0]
	09:43	Smith Layup Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:42
Turkoglu Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Nelson (1 AST)	09:37 [ORL 3-0]
	09:15	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
	09:13	Collins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	09:11 [ATL 2-3]	Collins Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nelson Layup Shot: Missed Block: Horford (1 BLK)	08:55
	08:52	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:48 [ATL 4-3]	Johnson Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (1 AST)	08:33 [ORL 6-4]
	08:20 [ATL 6-6]	Smith Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Horford (1 AST)
Howard Foul : Offensive Charge (2 PF)	08:06
Howard Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	08:06
Howard Substitution replaced by Anderson	08:06
	07:54 [ATL 8-6]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (1 AST)
	07:45	Smith Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	07:45	Collins Substitution replaced by Williams
Anderson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (2 AST)	07:30 [ORL 8-8]
	07:03	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:02
Turkoglu Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	06:45 [ORL 10-8]
	06:25	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:24
Bass Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Richardson (1 AST)	06:07 [ORL 12-8]
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:43 [ATL 10-12]	Horford Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:27
	05:26	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:02	Smith Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:00
	04:50	Hinrich Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:50	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Crawford
Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (5 PTS)	04:42 [ORL 14-10]
	04:28 [ATL 12-14]	Smith Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Horford (2 AST)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	04:15
	04:14	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:02 [ATL 14-14]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Nelson (2 AST)	03:45 [ORL 17-14]
Richardson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:29
	03:29 [ATL 15-17]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	03:29 [ATL 16-17]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Turkoglu Jump Shot: Missed	03:14
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:12
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:54
	02:53	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:44
Richardson Substitution replaced by Arenas	02:44
	02:34 [ATL 18-17]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Crawford (1 AST)
Bass Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Anderson (1 AST)	02:09 [ORL 19-18]
	01:52	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Turkoglu (1 ST)
Turkoglu Running Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:48 [ORL 21-18]
	01:48	Williams Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Turkoglu Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:48
	01:47	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:27 [ATL 20-21]	Williams Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Smith (1 AST)
Anderson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:27
	01:27 [ATL 21-21]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Turkoglu Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	01:12 [ORL 23-21]
	00:56.6 [ATL 24-23]	Crawford 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Smith (2 AST)
Nelson Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Smith (1 ST)	00:47.9
	00:42.7	Crawford Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)
	00:42.7	Crawford Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	00:42.7	Horford Substitution replaced by Pachulia
	00:42.7	Johnson Substitution replaced by Teague
Bass Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (3 AST)	00:19.6 [ORL 25-24]
	00:01.6 [ATL 27-25]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Smith (3 AST)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Orlando Magic (47-28)		Atlanta Hawks (43-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38 [ATL 29-25]	Crawford Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)
	11:16	Teague Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	11:16 [ORL 26-29]
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	11:16 [ORL 27-29]
	10:57	Teague Floating Jump shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:56
Howard Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:34 [ORL 29-29]
	10:34	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	10:34	Smith Substitution replaced by Horford
Howard Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	10:34 [ORL 30-29]
	10:19	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Howard (1 ST)
Richardson Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Arenas (1 AST)	10:14 [ORL 32-29]
	10:02	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
Anderson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:01
	09:52	Pachulia Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:52 [ORL 33-29]
Turkoglu Substitution replaced by Clark	09:52
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	09:52 [ORL 34-29]
	09:49	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:49	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	09:49	Teague Substitution replaced by Collins
	09:47	Horford Illegal Screen Turnover : (1 TO)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:22	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	09:16	Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arenas (1 ST)
Howard Jump Shot: Missed	09:04
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:03
	09:03	Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Clark Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:03
Team Rebound	09:03
	09:03	Williams Substitution replaced by Johnson
Clark Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:03
	09:02	Johnson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Anderson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	08:47
Anderson Substitution replaced by Bass	08:47
	08:38	Horford Hook Shot: Missed
	08:36	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:35 [ATL 31-34]	Horford Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bass Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Collins (1 BLK)	08:06
	08:05	Collins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:57 [ATL 33-34]	Johnson Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Howard Running Hook Shot: Missed Block: Hinrich (1 BLK)	07:42
	07:40	Crawford Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:33	Crawford Jump Shot: Missed
	07:31	Team Rebound
	07:19 [ATL 35-34]	Horford Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:10
	07:10	Crawford Substitution replaced by Smith
Howard Hook Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Arenas (2 AST)	06:53 [ORL 36-35]
	06:32	Hinrich Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Howard (1 BLK)
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:30
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:26
	06:23	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:02	Collins Jump Shot: Missed
Clark Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:01
Clark Running Hook Shot: Missed	05:49
	05:48	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:36 [ATL 37-36]	Smith Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Horford (3 AST)
Howard Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hinrich (1 ST)	05:15
	04:52	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:50
Bass Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Smith (2 ST)	04:48
	04:43 [ATL 39-36]	Smith Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Horford (4 AST)
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	04:24
	04:23	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:17	Johnson Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Howard (2 ST)
Bass Foul : Offensive Charge (1 PF)	04:12
Bass Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	04:12
Arenas Substitution replaced by Nelson	04:12
Clark Substitution replaced by Turkoglu	04:12
	03:52	Smith Hook Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:49
Howard Layup Shot: Missed	03:33
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:33
	03:33	Collins Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:33
Team Rebound	03:33
	03:33	Collins Substitution replaced by Thomas
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	03:33
	03:32	Thomas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:17	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	03:16
Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Richardson (2 AST)	03:05 [ORL 39-39]
	02:38	Horford Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	02:35
Nelson Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:28 [ORL 41-39]
	02:04 [ATL 42-41]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Johnson (1 AST)
Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed	01:41
	01:40	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Howard Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:30
	01:30
	01:30	Thomas Substitution replaced by Williams
Howard Substitution replaced by Allen	01:30
	01:30 [ATL 43-41]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	01:30 [ATL 44-41]	Smith Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Richardson Jump Shot: Missed	01:16
	01:15	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:57.8	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	00:55.9
Allen Jump Shot: Missed	00:40.9
Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:39.9
Bass Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:37.5 [ORL 43-44]
	00:12.7 [ATL 46-43]	Smith Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	00:06.3
Allen Substitution replaced by Anderson	00:06.3
	00:06.3	Williams Substitution replaced by Wilkins
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.3	Hinrich Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 2nd Quarter
Orlando Magic (47-28)		Atlanta Hawks (43-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Richardson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:51
	11:36	Smith Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:34
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Collins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:04 [ATL 48-43]	Johnson Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (4 AST)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Richardson (3 AST)	10:41 [ORL 46-48]
	10:20	Hinrich Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Nelson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS)	09:54 [ORL 48-48]
Richardson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:40
	09:32	Horford Hook Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:29
Howard Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Smith (1 BLK)	09:11
	09:08	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	09:05	Smith Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	08:45
	08:44	Collins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:26 [ATL 51-48]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Horford (5 AST)
Bass Jump Shot: Missed	08:07
	08:07	Team Rebound
Howard Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	08:07
	07:46	Horford Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	07:45
	07:35	Collins Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Nelson Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (4 AST)	07:23 [ORL 50-51]
	07:09 [ATL 53-50]	Johnson Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Hinrich (5 AST)
	06:55	Smith Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:42
Team Rebound	06:42
	06:42	Smith Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
	06:30	Collins Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	06:30
Team Rebound	06:30
	06:30	Collins Substitution replaced by Pachulia
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:30
	06:29	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:14	Hinrich Jump Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	06:13
Bass Driving Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Turkoglu (5 AST)	06:03 [ORL 52-53]
	05:45 [ATL 55-52]	Hinrich Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Johnson (2 AST)
Turkoglu Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)	05:26 [ORL 54-55]
	05:26	Johnson Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	05:26	Team Timeout : Regular
Howard Substitution replaced by Anderson	05:26
Turkoglu Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)	05:26 [ORL 55-55]
	05:05 [ATL 57-55]	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Nelson Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Anderson (2 AST)	04:43 [ORL 57-57]
	04:20	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Turkoglu Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	04:19
Turkoglu Jump Shot: Missed	04:08
	04:07	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:59 [ATL 60-57]	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Smith (4 AST)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	03:30
	03:29	Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:08 [ATL 63-57]	Smith 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:05
Richardson Substitution replaced by Arenas	03:05
	03:05	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Crawford
Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Anderson (3 AST)	02:46 [ORL 59-63]
	02:30 [ATL 65-59]	Horford Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Crawford (2 AST)
Bass Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Nelson (3 AST)	02:04 [ORL 61-65]
Bass Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:40
	01:40 [ATL 66-61]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:40 [ATL 67-61]	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Turkoglu Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Pachulia (1 ST)	01:19
	01:16	Pachulia Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Nelson (1 ST)
Nelson Jump Shot: Missed	01:12
	01:11	Pachulia Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:49.9	Johnson 3pt Shot: Missed
Bass Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:47.9
Anderson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed Block: Horford (2 BLK)	00:23.9
	00:21.9	Horford Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	00:01.8	Smith 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.4	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:00.0 [ATL 69-61]	Pachulia Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
End of 3rd Quarter
Orlando Magic (47-28)		Atlanta Hawks (43-32)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Richardson (4 AST)	11:36 [ORL 64-69]
	11:12	Smith Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Arenas Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:09
	11:04	Smith Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	11:04 [ORL 65-69]
	11:04	Smith Substitution replaced by Horford
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	11:04 [ORL 66-69]
	10:40	Horford Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Howard (3 ST)
Richardson Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:34
	10:31	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:25	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:22	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:09 [ATL 71-66]	Pachulia Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Crawford (3 AST)
Richardson 3pt Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:47	Pachulia Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	09:38	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
	09:36	Pachulia Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:17	Pachulia Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:15
Anderson Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Williams (1 BLK)	09:02
	08:59	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Anderson Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:47
	08:47
Turkoglu Substitution replaced by Nelson	08:47
	08:47 [ATL 72-66]	Horford Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	08:47	Horford Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	08:46
Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Arenas (3 AST)	08:32 [ORL 69-72]
	08:10 [ATL 74-69]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Crawford (4 AST)
Howard Foul : Away From Play (5 PF)	08:10
	08:10 [ATL 75-69]	Pachulia Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Nelson (4 AST)	07:48 [ORL 72-75]
	07:21	Williams Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
	07:19	Pachulia Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	07:08 [ATL 77-72]	Crawford Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Nelson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:52
	06:51	Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Nelson Foul : Personal (1 PF)	06:43
	06:43	Pachulia Substitution replaced by Smith
Nelson Foul : Personal (2 PF)	06:32
	06:19	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Arenas (2 ST)
Arenas 3pt Shot: Missed	06:09
Howard Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	06:08
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	06:04
	06:04	Team Rebound
	05:48 [ATL 79-72]	Smith Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (25 PTS)
Anderson Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:48
	05:48	Team Timeout : Regular
Arenas Substitution replaced by Turkoglu	05:48
	05:48 [ATL 80-72]	Smith Free Throw 1 of 1 (26 PTS)
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	05:30
	05:28	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:13	Williams Substitution replaced by Hinrich
	05:05	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:04	Horford Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	04:50	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:50
	04:50	Johnson Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	04:36
Anderson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:35
Anderson Putback Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)	04:35 [ORL 74-80]
Turkoglu Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:11
	04:11 [ATL 81-74]	Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	04:11 [ATL 82-74]	Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Howard Hook Shot: Missed	03:52
Anderson Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	03:50
Anderson Tip Shot: Missed	03:50
Howard Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	03:49
	03:48	Hinrich Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	03:48 [ORL 75-82]
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	03:48 [ORL 76-82]
	03:25	Crawford 3pt Shot: Missed
Richardson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:24
Nelson Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:03
Anderson 3pt Shot: Missed	02:59
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)	02:58
Howard Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:57 [ORL 78-82]
	02:47	Team Timeout : Short
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
	02:37	Crawford Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Turkoglu (2 ST)
	02:23	Horford Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
	02:23	Crawford Substitution replaced by Williams
Howard Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:23
Team Rebound	02:23
Howard Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	02:23
	02:22	Smith Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	02:04	Johnson Jump Shot: Missed
Nelson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:03
Howard Running Hook Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Nelson (5 AST)	01:51 [ORL 80-82]
	01:40	Team Timeout : Short
	01:40	Williams Substitution replaced by Collins
	01:29	Hinrich 3pt Shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:8)	01:28
Nelson Driving Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)	01:11 [ORL 82-82]
	00:55.4 [ATL 84-82]	Johnson Running Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Nelson Jump Shot: Missed	00:39.9
	00:37.9	Johnson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	00:15.9	Johnson Driving Jump shot: Missed
Howard Rebound (Off:4 Def:9)	00:14.9
Team Timeout : Regular	00:13.0
	00:13.0	Hinrich Substitution replaced by Williams
Team Timeout : Short	00:13.0
Nelson Driving Jump shot: Missed	00:06.9
	00:05.7	Collins Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Nelson Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:05.7
	00:05.7	Collins Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:05.7	Team Rebound
	00:05.7 [ATL 85-82]	Collins Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:05.7
	00:05.7	Collins Substitution replaced by Hinrich
Turkoglu 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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