Magic vs Hawks Odds 2011 NBA Playoff Picks Game 4: After an eventful and full of surprises Game 3, the (1-2) Orlando Magic [-2] will look to try and even things out in this first round series of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Sunday night against the determined NBA Odds underdog (2-1) Atlanta Hawks [+2]. Game 4 will tip-off at 7 PM ET from Phillips Arena, as both teams prepare to play a man short.
Jason Richardson, one of Orlando’s top outside shooters and backup center Zaza Pachulia of Atlanta were \suspended from Sunday’s game after a third game quarrel in the final minutes of the game. After a pair of 
elbows were thrown by Dwight Howard and Pachulia, with just 2 minutes left in the game, Richardson got in front of Pachulia’s face and received various head-butts.
Richardson then shoved the Hawks player in the face and was then quickly taken away by Howard. In the end, the Hawks won the game with a final score of 88-84, leading the series 2-1. Pachulia received criticism for his reaction, but tried to explain why he reacted as he did to the media.
“I’m not trying to be dirty. But I never back down from anybody,” Pachulia said. “It’s just my character. When I feel like I’m disrespected, I’m there. I’m not backing down. That’s what happened. It might be a bad thing, but everybody has their own personality. That’s my personality.”
Both teams will surely be impacted by the absence of their teammates. For the Magic, they will be without one of their main defenders on Joe Johnson. Richardson was also their second-leading scorer in the regular season with 15.6 per game.
As for the Sports Betting Odds underdog Hawks, Pachulia had been able to help his team control Dwight Howard as a backup. In Game 3, Howard totaled just 21 points. I really like the Magic to go out and win this game today!
