AJC: Cheating nature

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Before Game 1 a hack asked Stan Van Gundy if he were concerned that, other than Dwight, the Magic don’t have anyone who gets to free-throw line very much.

First Van Gundy pointed out that the Hawks “don’t really have anybody that gets to the line a lot.” Then he said the “bottom line is we get to the line a lot as a team” because of Dwight. (Notice how pretty much everything single thing the Magic do well is either directly or indirectly related of Dwight?)

As for the other Magic players, Van Gundy said they’ve never gotten to the line throughout their careers so why expect them to do it now? “If you want to do that then I guess you get different guys,” he said.

That brings us to the Hawks and their checklist for Game 3:

1. Attack the basket

2. Run often and efficiently to get the crowd into it and tire our Dwight

3. Keep the Magic off the glass

4. Move the ball to keep the offense flowing and the defense shifting

Looking at that list, No. 4 is the only thing the Hawks have …

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