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My Player (Season 2) East Semi's GAME 3

Posted on January 23, 2011 at 12:47 AM.

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ORLANDO LOSES MAGIC TOUCH IN ATLANTA, HAWKS WIN GAME 3

Atlanta, GA (AP) - You knew it was bound to happen. Orlando laid an egg, so to speak, and lost on the road to the Hawks 86-75. Atlanta picked up a much needed win to avoid getting into a three-oh hole that nobody has ever come back from. Atlanta was sparked by the return of Joe Johnson, who scored 25 points after sitting on the sidelines for the first two games due to a bad shoulder. The Magic just didn't have the touch on offense tonight, hitting on only 38% of their shots. Interestingly, Orlando shot better from behind the three-point line, hitting 8 of 17 shots for 47%.

Happel and the Orlando offense were frustrated all night, though Happel still found Howard for the dunk

Orlando Forward Brian Happel played well, but he didn't get much support from the rest of the team. Happel finished with 37 points, including 3 three-pointers. But, the only other Magic player to score in double figures was Dwight Howard, who shot 6-17 for 12 points. John Salmons is mired in a deep shooting slump, going just 8-36 so far in the series, and 17-71 for the playoffs.

Another victim to add to the Happel Posterization Club

Four Atlanta players scored in double figures. Both Al Horford and Josh Smith contributed double-doubles for the Hawks, who now trail in the best-of-seven series two games to one. "We knew once we got home, we'd get a nice little boost, and that's what happened tonight. Now, we've got a chance to get right back in this thing." Atlanta will look to tie the series up on Sunday night.

The highlight of the night, Arenas to Happel for the alley-oop reverse dunk

May 4, 2012 - ORL at ATL
TEAM	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Orlando Magic (6-1)	17	22	21	15	75
Atlanta Hawks (5-3)	23	20	20	23	86

Orlando Magic
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gilbert Arenas	37	2-8	1-2	0-0	4	6	0	1	1	5
John Salmons	37	1-7	0-1	0-0	6	3	2	0	0	2
Brian Happel	43	17-26	3-6	0-0	10	3	1	0	2	37
Brandon Bass	39	2-10	0-1	0-0	10	3	0	2	1	4
Dwight Howard	40	6-17	0-0	0-0	9	4	0	3	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jameer Nelson	15	1-6	1-4	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3
Marcin Gortat	8	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mack Bledsoe	10	1-4	1-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	5
DeJuan Blair	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Anderson	5	1-2	1-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	4
Quentin Richardson	4	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3
Chris Duhon	DNP
TEAM TOTALS		32-83	8-17	3-4	43	19	3	6	7	75

Atlanta Hawks
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
P. Ryan	27	2-10	0-2	2-2	4	5	0	0	1	6
Ja. Crawford	39	5-16	1-5	0-0	8	1	0	0	1	11
J. Johnson	41	10-25	2-5	6-7	4	4	2	0	0	28
J. Smith	40	5-7	0-0	0-1	10	2	0	2	0	10
A. Horford	40	6-7	0-0	0-0	10	2	0	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Williams	17	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	3	2	0	1	4
J. Teague	11	2-4	0-1	2-3	1	3	1	0	1	6
J. Powell	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Z. Pachulia	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
M. Bibby	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3
Jo. Crawford	5	1-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
B. Dailey	4	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	3
TEAM TOTALS		35-84	6-16	10-13	45	21	6	4	5	86