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7:00 pm EDT Wed Apr 21, 2010

Charlotte Bobcats coach Larry Brown assembled his team for practice Tuesday, delivering a fiery message to his players. Brown and the Bobcats are looking for the franchise’s first playoff victory, and he’s making sure they’re willing to work for it. While the Magic didn’t officially practice Monday, most players worked out at the team’s facility. Charlotte had organized team practices during both off days, and it’s searching for any means of motivation to even the series when it resumes for Game 2 on Wednesday night. Charlotte swingman Gerald Wallace even went out of his way for the second straight day to make sure it was known his team is not intimidated by the Magic’s Dwight Howard, who blocked nine shots in the opener and won the NBA’s defensive player of the year award for the second consecutive year.

The Magic aren’t expecting so much. But they do want more from their star duo. The Howard-Vince Carter pairing fell flat in its playoff debut offensively. Howard had five points and seven rebounds; Carter had 12 points on 4-for-19 shooting. Both attributed the poor showing to being too hyped up. Howard was texting and calling Carter in the middle of the night before the opener, admitting later he was overanxious. The two have since talked privately about controlling their emotions, knowing they’ll need to produce more if the Magic want to compete for a title. No more late-night chats before games, either. The concern for the Bobcats: They still lost despite shutting down the Magic’s powerful one-two punch. Point guard Jameer Nelson shredded Charlotte’s backcourt, scoring 24 of his 32 points in the first half. The Magic built a 22-point lead, and only sputtered in the second half with Howard in foul trouble.