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8:00 pm EDT Thu May 6, 2010

Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Woodson woke up Wednesday and watched a movie. It was a horror film with a predictable plot, a super villain and plenty of heart-wrenching moments. Hawks were ripped apart in nearly every scene before the painful-to-watch finish. Yep, Dwight Howard and the Orlando Magic followed their usual script against Atlanta on Tuesday, although the latest thrashing was even more chilling. Orlando’s 43-point victory in the Eastern Conference semifinal opener left the Hawks with little explanation Wednesday, describing the loss with words like “panic” and “discombobulated” and “embarrassing.” Atlanta has to slow Howard and the Magic down in Game 2 of the best-of-seven series on Thursday night, or the Hawks could be headed toward another quick second-round stint.

The Magic led by as many as 46 points in the fourth, even with Howard and the rest of their starters on the bench. It was the largest margin of defeat in the playoffs since the franchise moved to Atlanta in 1968, and the second-largest playoff victory in the Magic’s history. The Magic, oddly, are trying to take the same approach. Coach Stan Van Gundy gave his team a history lesson at Wednesday’s practice, rolling off statistics about teams that lost after a blowout playoff win. The only Magic win by a larger margin was by 47 points in the first round against Boston in 1995, and they lost the next game, but won the series 3-1. The score, not the Magic’s win, might have been the only surprise. The Hawks have struggled for several seasons against their Southeast Division rival. They’ve had no answer for Howard on the inside, and no defense on Orlando’s potent 3-point shooters. The Magic had won six straight regular-season games in the series until Josh Smith’s buzzer-beating dunk in the last regular-season meeting. Orlando finished 3-1 against Atlanta this season, with wins of 37, 32 and 17 points.