Whether Kwame Brown could be successfully turned around was still unknown, but the Knicks had certainly succeeded in tearing the Magic Team apart.
They played a little better in the second half than the first, but the Knicks played even better, because they brought Zach Randolph into the game as well.
Earlier, Kenny Smith had been muttering that Milicic's ball-dominant performance was only possible because Su Xi had given up possessions. He argued that if Zach Randolph entered the game, Milicic's performance would likely be greatly diminished.
It was as if they did it just to slap Kenny Smith in the face.
Zach Randolph and Milicic put on a clinic, demonstrating what it meant to complement each other, to be both powerful and playful, to dominate both inside and out.
Randolph's low-post scoring was stronger than Milicic's. Randolph was like a black bear, muscling his way through the paint.
