Magic Clobbers Hawks at 98-84 | IXGAMES

Having lost in the NBA Finals, the Orlando Magic has steel determination in trying to get back on top and to win the rest of the games. One last to go, two down The Orlando Magic delivered an impressive performance on Monday night, thanks to Vince Carter who was able to score 22 points, leading the team to a sweeping victory at 98-84 against the Atlanta Hawks. The four games were won by Orlando, at 25.3 points on average, which came quite unexpectedly seeing how the two teams finished second and third places respectively during the Eastern Conference. In a report by STATS LLC, it was the most uneven four-game sweep in the history of the NBA playoffs. Carter was quoted as saying how the players were just all focused and driven to win, it was almost unbelievable. He also said that this is his chance at a championship. Better than ever In the previous year’s NBA Finals, the Magic was defeated by the LA Lakers. However for this season, the team is back in great shape and doing better than all the others. They have had 14 continuous wins, with the last eight games having been in the playoffs. Out of 31, they have won a total of 28. Leading Atlanta with 18 points is Jamal Crawford, who conceded that in order to beat the Orlando Magic, they would have to be prepared to battle with the best and not to fall prey to mistakes. Crawford agrees that with the team’s excellent performance, they could win any championship game there is. The Eastern Conference For the second year in a row, the Magic will be joining the Eastern Conference finals. There are talks about them facing Boston in the said conference.  However, it is also possible that a rematch with Cleveland is in the works. Last year, the Magic had competed for the conference title against the Cleveland, which they won, but eventually lost to the Lakers. Face to face with the Hawks, Orlando was able to maintain top form, with Game 4 looking virtually easy. While Dwight Howard of the Atlanta held on to 13 points and 8 rebounds, the Magic were faced with many other attractive options. Howard knows that as a team, they have to do it together if they really wanted to win. Jameer Nelson was quick as air, giving the Hawks barely enough time to recover, one move after the other. At 16 points and 9 assists, his performance had nothing been short of impressive. Rashard Lewis scored 17 points, while Mickael Pietrus secured 12 points. Coach for Orlando Stan Van Gundy said that the guys were in pretty good shape night after night, and as long as they are better than all the others, winning is definite.