On Monday I shot the final game of the Orlando Magic vs. Atlanta Hawks second round playoff series. The game, as was the series, was a let down. The Hawks never really had a chance and ended up getting swept. There wasn’t much celebration or dejection as I think most of the players saw it as inevitable after their dismal performances over the prior three games.
Also, because so many media outlets were covering the game, US Presswire was relegated to the middle area of the arena to shoot from, instead of the normal baseline seats. Luckily, I’d been warned ahead of time about this and brought my 400mm lens so I was still able to get reasonably close to the action. That said, I prefer shooting from the baseline and like those photos better than the ones I got.
Orlando Magic
| NUM | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | DOB | FROM | YRS |
| 33 | Ryan Anderson | F | 6-10 | 240 | 05/06/1988 | California | 1 |
| 22 | Matt Barnes | F | 6-7 | 226 | 03/09/1980 | UCLA | 6 |
| 30 | Brandon Bass | F | 6-8 | 250 | 04/30/1985 | Louisiana State | 4 |
| 15 | Vince Carter | G-F | 6-6 | 220 | 01/26/1977 | North Carolina | 11 |
| 31 | Adonal Foyle | C | 6-10 | 270 | 03/09/1975 | Colgate | 12 |
| 13 | Marcin Gortat | C-F | 6-11 | 240 | 02/17/1984 | Lodz, Poland | 2 |
| 12 | Dwight Howard | C | 6-11 | 265 | 12/08/1985 | SW Atlanta Christian Academy | 5 |
| 8 | Anthony Johnson | G | 6-3 | 195 | 10/02/1974 | Charleston (SC) | 12 |
| 9 | Rashard Lewis | F | 6-10 | 230 | 08/08/1979 | Alief Elsik HS (TX) | 11 |
| 14 | Jameer Nelson | G | 6-0 | 190 | 02/09/1982 | Saint Joseph’s | 5 |
| 20 | Mickael Pietrus | F-G | 6-6 | 215 | 02/07/1982 | Les Abymes, Guadeloupe | 6 |
| 7 | J.J. Redick | G | 6-4 | 190 | 06/24/1984 | Duke | 3 |
| 44 | Jason Williams | G | 6-1 | 180 | 11/18/1975 | Florida | 10 |
Atlanta Hawks
| NUM | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | DOB | FROM | YRS |
| 10 | Mike Bibby | G | 6-2 | 195 | 05/13/1978 | Arizona | 11 |
| 34 | Jason Collins | C | 7-0 | 255 | 12/02/1978 | Stanford | 8 |
| 11 | Jamal Crawford | G | 6-5 | 200 | 03/20/1980 | Michigan | 9 |
| 1 | Maurice Evans | G-F | 6-5 | 220 | 11/08/1978 | Texas | 6 |
| 15 | Al Horford | C-F | 6-10 | 245 | 06/03/1986 | Florida | 2 |
| 2 | Joe Johnson | G | 6-7 | 240 | 06/29/1981 | Arkansas | 8 |
| 33 | Randolph Morris | C | 6-11 | 275 | 01/02/1986 | Kentucky | 3 |
| 27 | Zaza Pachulia | C-F | 6-11 | 275 | 02/10/1984 | Tbilisi, Georgia | 6 |
| 32 | Joe Smith | F-C | 6-10 | 225 | 07/26/1975 | Maryland | 14 |
| 5 | Josh Smith | F | 6-9 | 240 | 12/05/1985 | Oak Hill Academy | 5 |
| 0 | Jeff Teague | G | 6-2 | 180 | 06/10/1988 | Wake Forest | R |
| 6 | Mario West | G | 6-5 | 210 | 06/19/1984 | Georgia Tech | 2 |
| 24 | Marvin Williams | F | 6-9 | 240 | 06/19/1986 | North Carolina | 4 |
