The Atlanta Hawks trying to earn their third straight post-season appearance. But first, the Hawks had to beat the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night.
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Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard (12) is fouled by Atlanta Hawks' Marvin Williams in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, March 24, 2010 in Atlanta.(AP Photo/John Bazemore) |
Early in the second quarter, Magic up by three. The Hawks' Maurice Evans' shoots from the corner for 3...and he ties the score at 26-all.
Later in the first half, Atlanta's Mike Bibby drills another three and the Hawks grabbed their first lead of the game. Atlanta moved in front 43-40.
Midway thru the third quarter, Orlando was down by 11. Jameer Nelson to Dwight Howard for the alley-oop dunk. Superman scored 19 points and picked up a season-high 24 rebounds.
With 17 seconds to go, Vince Cater drove the lane for the strong finish. Carter made it a one-point game for the Magic.
With 9.9 seconds remaining, Carter again, this time he hit from long range. His 3-pointer tied it at 84.