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Magic try and grab 2-0 series lead against HawksBasketball Betting Lines05/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks will try and rebound from one of their worst playoff performances in franchise history as they resume their Eastern Conference semifinals series with the red-hot Orlando Magic tonight at Amway Arena. The Magic stayed undefeated this postseason by winning Game 1 of the set on Tuesday when Dwight Howard provided 21 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks, as Orlando recorded one of the biggest wins in team history with a 114-71 drubbing of the Hawks. The triumph was just shy of the largest margin of victory in Magic playoff history, which was 47 in a 124-77 win over Boston in the conference quarterfinals on April 28, 1995. Meanwhile, Tuesday's contest was the second- worst playoff loss for the Hawks, who were beaten by 58 on March 19, 1956 against the then-Minneapolis Lakers. "If we can just be competitive here for four quarters and make it a game, win or lose. Make it a game. And then you go home and handle your business at home, which we've done. Anything can happen," Hawks coach Mike Woodson told the Atlanta Journal Constitution. "But, it can't just be lopsided like it was [Tuesday] night. And I've got to take responsibility for that as the coach. I don't always put it on the players." Howard recorded his first double-double of the playoffs in Game 1 after running into constant foul trouble in Orlando's first-round sweep of Charlotte. He played only 29 minutes on Tuesday, but it was not because of referee's whistle. Instead, the Defensive Player of the Year helped the Magic outscore Atlanta, 60-21, over the middle two quarters to rout the Hawks. "I thought (Howard) played with good poise, good patience down in the post," said Magic head coach Stan Van Gundy. "I thought defensively he was a little tentative early on, but then he started to get involved in the game. Clearly, he dominated the game." Vince Carter added 20 points and six boards for the Magic, who are 9-1 in the playoffs when winning Game 1 of a set and have won 11 straight games dating back to the regular season. Jameer Nelson contributed 19 points, while J.J. Redick had 10 in the lopsided win that saw Orlando shoot 52.4 percent from the field. Josh Smith had 14 points to lead the Hawks, who are a dismal 0-13 all-time in conference semifinal series since the round was renamed as such in 1971. Additionally, Atlanta has lost 12 straight conference semifinal games dating back to 1997. "We didn't have any juice," said Woodson. "We'll have to go back and regroup. We didn't play well, we didn't play Atlanta Hawk basketball tonight. It was an ugly game for us on both ends of the floor. I thought we were ready to play but we didn't put the second, third and fourth quarters together." Zaza Pachulia provided 12 points and seven rebounds, while Joe Johnson scored 10 in defeat for Atlanta. Orlando took three of four games from the Hawks in the regular season and won the Southeast Division by six games over Atlanta. The two teams have met just one time in the postseason, however, a 4-1 Magic win in the 1995-96 Eastern Conference semifinals. Game 3 in the series is scheduled for Saturday in Atlanta.
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