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| The Orlando Magic Fight the Atlanta Hawks on the Brink of Elimination |
BetPhoenix is the best online sportsbook to wager on the NBA and they have the latest odds on this and all other games on the schedule. Now facing a 3-1 deficit in the best-of-seven series, time has just about run out for the Magic to shake off their shooting woes. The series swings back to Orlando Tuesday for Game 5 with the Magic on the brink of suffering their first opening round playoff exit since 2007.History is not on Orlando’s side. Only eight teams in NBA history have won a best-of-seven series after falling into a 3-1 hole. The Magic have barely shown flashes of the team that averaged 99 points per game during the regular season and was in the top of the league in both field goal and 3-point shooting percentage. Aside from Dwight Howard, who is leading all playoff scorers averaging 32.2 points per game and shooting 66 percent from the field, Orlando is a shell of itself. The Magic are averaging just 90.3 points and three of their go-to outside threats—Jameer Nelson, Hedo Turkoglu and Redick—are all shooting less than 35 percent from the field, none more than 23 percent from beyond the arc. As a team, the Orlando is shooting 40 percent from the field and just 20 percent from the 3-point line in the series. The Hawks are at 44 and 39 percent, respectively. It is almost a complete reverse from Orlando’s Eastern Conference semifinals sweep of Atlanta last season when the Magic shot 53 percent overall (39 percent from three-point range), compared to 37 percent from the field and (29 percent from beyond the arc) for the Hawks. Coach Stan Van Gundy said his team got makable shots in Game 4, but that the mental side of things is what must be overcome. In Sunday’s 88-85 loss, the Magic set a new NBA low for 3-point percentage by a team in a playoff game, connecting on just 2 for 23 attempts. Some of that is poor shot selection, but the Hawks defense has certainly played a role and fueled their confidence. Atlanta also remains content to live with Howard’s big numbers and have defended the perimeter just well enough to throw Orlando off. It’s also had an unbelievable effort from reserve Jamal Crawford. The Hawks have found the Magic formula to take down Orlando and Dwight Howard. They flex their muscles again and eliminate the Magic from the 2011 NBA Playoffs. 
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The Orlando Magic is the higher seed in this series, but it’s the Atlanta Hawks that are playing like the tougher team.
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