Hoopinion: Game Preview: Orlando Magic (2-0) @ Atlanta Hawks (0-2)

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TIP-OFF: 5pm (EDT)

TELEVISION: ESPN, ESPN3

CHAT: Daily Dime Live (in which I will be participating)

GAME NOTES: Hawks/Magic

ATLANTA INJURY REPORT: None.

ORLANDO INJURY REPORT: None.

BY THE NUMBERS

Season	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL (off)	88.6	1.128	50.2	21.4	28.6	13.5
ORL (def)	90.1	1.045	47.6	27.6	22.8	14.2

Season	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL (def)	88.5	1.085	49.6	27.7	27.3	15.3
ORL (off)	90.2	1.137	53.7	25.1	24.7	15.6

Playoffs	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL (off)	86.3	1.065	46.5	21.7	31.9	14.5
ORL (def)	85.6	0.963	45	34.5	25	17.4

Playoffs	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL (def)	86.1	1.104	49.4	28.5	28.4	14.1
ORL (off)	85.2	1.183	54.9	31.9	26.7	14.4

Head-to-Head	Poss	Off Eff	eFG%	FT Rate	OR%	TO%
ATL	88.1	0.944	42.5	19.5	20	14.6
ORL	87.8	1.177	55.1	25.1	26.4	13.7

FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY: Orlando -2.5, 194.5 o/u

OTHER PERSPECTIVES: Magic Basketball, Orlando Pinstriped Post, Orlando Magic Daily

PREVIOUSLY...the Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks by 57 cumulative points, the joint fourth greatest margin of the 377 teams who have won the first two games of an NBA playoff series.

Recap of Game 2

Quotes, Notes, and Links from Game 2

The Orlando Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-71 in the first game of the series on Tuesday night.

Quotes, Notes, and Links from Game 1

The Orlando Magic won three of four regular season meetings against the Atlanta Hawks.

Orlando dominated the season series, in part, by attempting many more three-pointers and free throws and many fewer long two-point jump shots than Atlanta.

Consider this an open thread for all pre-game, in-game, and post-game (but pre-recap) thoughts.

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