The Magic in 6 seemed reasonable considering the smack down that they laid on the apathetic Atlanta Hawks. It appears that even the most lackadaisical teams have enough pride to win an NBA playoff series. With everybody counting the Hawks out (including DMack himself), the Hawks figured out how to win the series despite have a negative scoring margin in the first round series.
DMack wasn't even particularly accurate about that "Key Matchup." (Yes, that's right DMack, I am taking you to the mat on this one.) Al Horford and Dwight Howard went head to head, and Dwight Howard let Horford know what a real NBA All-Star looks like. Howard finished the series with 27.0 ppg and 15.5 rpg, but was not enough for the win. In fact, Howard had only 8 points and 8 rebounds in the Magic's Game 5 win.
The series came down to the rag tag bunch of perimeter players for the Magic that are clogging the offense, the backcourt, and the salary cap. I really expected more from Jason Richardson, but the combination of Arenas, Nelson, and the awful Hedo Turkoglu added nothing to the Magic. This Magic team needs to blown up, but I don't think that contracts will allow. That is why Howard is not long for the O-Zone.
As for the Hawks, the next round match-up against the Bulls will be a lot different. When they play a team that cares, and Atlanta doesn't have a personal vendetta, Atlanta will fold like 2-7 off suit.
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