AJC: Hawks 85, Magic 82

Hawksquawk · March 31, 2011

During the game I kept telling Hawks PR man Arthur Triche that strange stuff was happening like Twin holding down Dwight and Josh draining fade away jumpers.
And then the most bizarre thing of all happened after: An unidentified fan allegedly attacked ‘Nique soon after he finished his TV duties. The Hawks say Atlanta Police arrested the man. ‘Nique was said to be uninjured and returned home.
As for the game, it’s uncertain what these three straight Ws against the Magic will mean come the playoffs, especially since this was the first game meeting in which Orlando was (relatively) healthy and cohesive.
But, as Jamal put it: “It definitely doesn’t hurt.”
I used to think the Heat would provide the best potential playoffs match up for the Hawks because of their shaky point guard play and lack of a real scoring threat on the front line. Now it might be the Magic, though their lack of depth while missing Reddick was a mitigating factor tonight.
And the reason for that shift in view,

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