The "most lopsided" series in NBA history ends

[Cobb]

The Magic outscored the Hawks by more than 100 points in 4 games, which broke the record held before by the Lakers-Spurs series when the Lakers margin of victory was 95 in 1982.

Wow, that's just flat out embarrassing. Just show the huge gap between us and the Cavaliers, Magic, and apparently the Celtics now.

Edited May 11, 2010 by cobb

[The Regime]

I think it was 101 points to be exact. The Hawks didn't have any desire to win this series you could just tell by the way they carried themselves. Joe Johnson is going to lose out on that max contract, he's a good second option.

[Cobb]

I think it was 101 points to be exact. The Hawks didn't have any desire to win this series you could just tell by the way they carried themselves. Joe Johnson is going to lose out on that max contract, he's a good second option.

What else can possibly be done to stop just Dwight Howard? We put every big man we have on him and got no results. Plus, the Magic shot unconscious from the 3-point line for most of the series.

[The Regime]

What else can possibly be done to stop just Dwight Howard? We put every big man we have on him and got no results. Plus, the Magic shot unconscious from the 3-point line for most of the series.

 

I'll credit Horford though, he fought hard. He's probably the only guy that seemed to care.

[The Truth]

What else can possibly be done to stop just Dwight Howard? We put every big man we have on him and got no results. Plus, the Magic shot unconscious from the 3-point line for most of the series.

yep. as Charles Barkley would say, they had 'too many weapons.' they couldn't contain Dwight and they couldn't defend the three point shot. they were getting beat in the post and on the perimeter. Atlanta's a pretty good team, but they can't match up with the east's elite.

[Cobb]

I'll credit Horford though, he fought hard. He's probably the only guy that seemed to care.

Yeah, he's played great throughout the playoffs.

 

I would really rather see Teague playing then Joe Johnson shooting 2-15 every game. I don't even want to look at his FG% in this series against the Magic.

[Dr. Feelgood]

It's to bad, the Hawks just got decimated badly by the Magic. Though, the Magic are clearly the best team in the post season right now, undefeated and you can tell they're on a mission and want it all. I would hate to face them in the post season.

[Erick Blasco]

What else can possibly be done to stop just Dwight Howard? We put every big man we have on him and got no results. Plus, the Magic shot unconscious from the 3-point line for most of the series.

 

Probably little, but here's what you can do on the three-point shooters...

 

http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/11/hawks-second-round-summed-up-in-2-plays/#more-2263

 

and on the screen/roll...

 

http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/07/the-hawks-struggling-against-the-pick-and-roll/#more-2220

 

And they could've done more novel things like, you know, believe they can win, and focus, and try to execute, and you know, try.

[Legacy]

Probably little, but here's what you can do on the three-point shooters...

 

http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/11/hawks-second-round-summed-up-in-2-plays/#more-2263

 

and on the screen/roll...

 

http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/07/the-hawks-struggling-against-the-pick-and-roll/#more-2220

 

And they could've done more novel things like, you know, believe they can win, and focus, and try to execute, and you know, try.

Hey Erick, who do you have winning the championship based on what you have seen in the playoffs thus far?

[Cobb]

Probably little, but here's what you can do on the three-point shooters...

 

http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/11/hawks-second-round-summed-up-in-2-plays/#more-2263

 

and on the screen/roll...

 

http://nbaplaybook.com/2010/05/07/the-hawks-struggling-against-the-pick-and-roll/#more-2220

 

And they could've done more novel things like, you know, believe they can win, and focus, and try to execute, and you know, try.

Kind of hard when your star player obviously doesn't care.

[Erick Blasco]

Kind of hard when your star player obviously doesn't care.

 

When both of your star players don't care. What an ugly, ugly series that will leave a coach fired, damage the reputation of one star (Joe Johnson), and solidify an already bad reputation for another star (Josh Smith). And to think I voted for Smith as an All-NBA player!

[Erick Blasco]

Hey Erick, who do you have winning the championship based on what you have seen in the playoffs thus far?

 

Before the playoffs I had Cavs first on the pecking order and the Lakers second, and now I have the Lakers first with Orlando second.

 

The Lakers are sharp right now. Kobe's played very efficiently except for a horrendous Game 3 in OKC, and an embarrassing Game 4 where he kind of showed up Phil Jackson by being ultra, ultra passive.

 

Those two games aside, Kobe has been the best player this postseason, LA's defense is sharp, the Lakers are very focused, and they still have tremendous talent. Phoenix will be a test, but the Lakers should prevail in five or six.

 

I want to see Orlando face some adversity. They played a team that couldn't beat them, and a team that didn't try to beat them. They look great, but I want to see how they play against a real team. Even if they keep this up, the Lakers will find ways to slow him down and they match up well everywhere else. Plus, Orlando runs the same offense the Lakers will face in Phoenix.

 

Boston has found its heart but they lost Games 6 and 7 to Cleveland last year, and I still think KG and Pierce have lost half steps, and the bench is only so-so.

 

Cleveland is solidifying reputations right now for...LeBron for being scared of challenges; Mo Williams for being a postseason choke artist; Antawn Jamison for being the overhyped cream puff he is (He's being attacked defensively, and has provided little on offense. People really thought this guy was the final piece to a puzzle?). Plus Delonte West hasn't shown up, Ilgauskas is predictably terrible, and Varejao has lost minutes to Jamison.

 

If Cleveland loses this series Mike Brown will go (Which probably would be a good team. He's not an elite coach. He's not a bad coach, but LeBron seems like he's tuned out Brown's sense of urgency.

[The Next Knick]

I really don't understand why the Hawks don't play great against these teams like they do in the regular season. No one seemed to step up, and with a lineup consisting of Josh Smith, Johnson, Bibby, and Crawford coming off of the bench, you'd assume they'd be right up there with the elite teams. Horford had an amazing season, but didn't really contribute as much in this playoff series.

[Cobb]

I really don't understand why the Hawks don't play great against these teams like they do in the regular season. No one seemed to step up, and with a lineup consisting of Josh Smith, Johnson, Bibby, and Crawford coming off of the bench, you'd assume they'd be right up there with the elite teams. Horford had an amazing season, but didn't really contribute as much in this playoff series.

He dominated the Bucks, as expected. But Howard? Come on now.

[Erick Blasco]

I really don't understand why the Hawks don't play great against these teams like they do in the regular season. No one seemed to step up, and with a lineup consisting of Josh Smith, Johnson, Bibby, and Crawford coming off of the bench, you'd assume they'd be right up there with the elite teams. Horford had an amazing season, but didn't really contribute as much in this playoff series.

 

You can find some answers in the links I provided.