Heat @ Hawks:

Oh snap!! Jermaine O' Neal can still dunk?!

“I was mad at myself for not creating enough space and letting Joe (Johnson) get up in me like that.  I had to pull something out my butt…”

That “something” that D-Wade pulled out was a fade-away bank shot three-pointer that sealed the Heat’s 108-93 win against the Hawks.  He and Daequan Cook each nailed 6 threes – as Miami’s supporting cast stepped up to steal a much needed road win.

After thoroughly smacking Miami in Game 1 of the series,  a letdown was pretty much expected from this young, unstable team.  Atlanta has no concept of half-court offense – and when the game slows down, they don’t know how or what to execute.

Even though the series shifts to Miami, expect the Hawks to take one game on the road.  This series is going to go at least 6, and probably 7, games.

Sixers @ Magic:

Courntey Lee came up big for the Magic with 24 points.

The Orlando Magic displayed great balance and composure to beat the 76ers 96-87 on Wednesday night.  Rookie Courtney Lee pumped in 24 points to lead the charge.

Dwight Howard struggled with foul trouble and was held to 11 points – but he was picked up by a total of 6 Magic players in double figures.

Philly had 3 20-point scorers, but no one else scored more than 5 points.  My outlook is that Philly is not going to allow itself to get blown out in any game…so they’ll be able to steal games if they can make some key plays down the stretch.

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