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ATLANTA -- Its safe to say the Orlando Magic were disgusted with their performance Thursday night. jerseys from china . With the All-Star break beginning Friday, the Magic didnt want their 83-78 loss to the Atlanta Hawks to resonate, so they held a brief players-only meeting in hopes of correcting some bad habits. "We need to be depending on each other as a team," forward Ryan Anderson said. "We need to rely on each other, keep each other accountable. We havent been playing that great and were still third in the East, so we must be doing something right. But it just shows that we could be that much better." Josh Smith scored 22 points and pulled down 12 rebounds to help the Hawks snap a three-game skid with the victory. J.J. Redick finished with 13 points and Dwight Howard had 12 for the Magic, who had won two straight and six of seven. "Our energy was bad," Redick said. "When we play that way, were bad. We have to figure out a way to eliminate that." Howard, the six-time All-Star centre who led the league in fan voting and has been the subject of trade speculation this season, suggested that the Magic arent too far from correcting their mistakes. "Youve got to stick together and buy into what were trying to accomplish and go from there," Howard said after the meeting that lasted between 8-10 minutes. "My focus is just to keep the guys in the locker room together despite whats being said on the outside." Magic coach Stan Van Gundy was more succinct. "Ive been saying it to you guys, and I come off as negative all the time -- we dont play hard enough," Van Gundy said. "We just dont. Were not going to be anywhere near contenders in the East unless were going to play hard all the time and we dont. Simple as that." Hawks leading scorer Joe Johnson missed his second straight game with left knee tendinitis, but Atlanta got 36 points from their reserves, including Jannero Pargo with 15 and Willie Green with 14. The Magic recovered from a 10-point second quarter by scoring 25 in the third to pull within three heading into the final period. Howards lay-in cut the lead to 69-68 with 4:42 left, but the Magic never got any closer. "Were going to have games like this," Howard said. "But for us to contend, one thing that has to be consistent is our effort. Well be fine. People in this locker room know whats going on. They understand its about us." Green hit a 3-pointer from the left wing with 3:16 remaining and followed with a fast-break runner over Redick to make it 74-68. Pargo scored 12 points in the second quarter, including consecutive possessions that made it 41-28 after he hit a 3-pointer and a 16-footer on assists from Tracy McGrady. The Hawks led 47-30 at halftime, thanks in part to a 21-2 advantage on fast-break points and a 28-18 edge in rebounds. Atlanta missed its first five shots of the first quarter and last six of the second, but hit 58.3 per cent of 36 attempts in between. "When were playing defence and playing energetic the way were capable of, well be in the game at the end and have a chance to win," Green said. "That was the difference." Pargos 19-footer with 3:21 left in the second ended the first-half scoring, but he bent over in pain after running into Howards screen late in the third quarter and was never again a factor. Smith missed nine of his last 11 shots after scoring 14 points in the first. Atlanta had lost five of six and eight of 11 overall, but the Hawks took their sixth straight win at Philips Arena over the Magic. "We understood the importance of this game," Smith said. "They dominated us for so many years. We wanted to try to be able to return the favour." After Howards three-point play with 1:26 remaining made it 74-71, Green scored a wild runner from the left baseline over Howards outstretched arm to give the Hawks a 76-71 lead. Atlanta guard Jeff Teague finished with 13 points, while Anderson and Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu combined for 22 points on 8-of-29 shooting. Anderson has heard Van Gundy talk about the teams energy all season. He believes the coach is right that the effort needs to improve. "Theres a lot of areas to improve in," Anderson said. "We just need to control the areas we can control in the second half (of the season), come back, know our roles and bring a ton of energy." Notes: The Magic were without PG Jameer Nelson, who missed the game with a strained left knee. Chris Duhon, who started in his place, finished with six points, four assists and five fouls. .... Smith had 23 points and 19 rebounds in the Hawks 89-87 overtime win at Orlando on Feb. 10. ... Atlanta outscored the Magic 25-12 in fast-break points and 38-36 in the paint. ... Orlando reserve F Quentin Richardson scored a team-high five points in the second, but did not return to the game because of a strained left Achilles tendon. ... Atlanta improved to 4-8 this month. cheap nfl jerseys . Despite nearing official elimination, the Oilers still slammed the Predators, 6-3, in Tuesdays game at Nashville. Ales Hemsky recorded his first career hat trick to lift the Oilers to the easy win at Bridgestone Arena. cheap jerseys from china . Komisarek has one-year and $3.5 million remaining on his five-year, $22.5 million contract, with a cap hit of $4.5 million. The 31-year-old defenceman was signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Leafs in 2009 and played parts of four seasons with the club. http://www.chinajerseys.cc/ . -- Minutes after wrapping her second straight LPGA Tour victory and third of the season, Yani Tseng was looking ahead to the first major championship of the season.CHICAGO -- The Chicago Bulls have signed guard Mike James to a 10-day contract. The Bulls brought back James on Wednesday with Kirk Hinrich sidelined by a hamstring injury. He will back up DD. nfl jerseys china. J. Augustin. James, an 11-year NBA veteran, appeared in seven games with the Bulls this season before he being waived on Dec. 16. Chicagos roster now stands at 14. ' ' '