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Source: AFP

-- Rashard Lewis scored 22 points and the Orlando Magic routed Atlanta 105-75 on Saturday, winning for the 13th time in a row and moving one victory shy of reaching the NBA Eastern Conference finals.

Dwight Howard had 21 points and 16 rebounds and Jameer Nelson added 14 points as the Magic extended an unbeaten run that includes the final six games of the regular season and a first-round sweep of Charlotte.

"It feels pretty good but we have to keep our focus and intensity," Howard said. "We have to not worry about the scoreboard. We are trying to do more than just win one game."

Orlando seized a 3-0 lead over Atlanta in the best-of-seven matchup and can complete the sweep by winning game four on Monday. No team in NBA history has ever recovered from losing the first three games in a series to advance.

The Magic has not lost since falling 112-100 at San Antonio on April 2 and Orlando has not dropped back-to-back games in four months, including wins in 27 of their past 30 starts overall.

Orlando won the opener against the Hawks by 43 points and took game two last Thursday by 14, humiliating an Atlanta club that was taken to the maximum seven games by Milwaukee in the first round.

Jamal Crawford scored 22 points to lead Atlanta, which trailed by 10 or more points for 36 of the game's 48 minutes. Joe Johnson scored only eight points on 3-of-14 shooting.

The Magic lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in last year's NBA Finals after defeating Cleveland for the Eastern Conference title and Orlando looked geared for another run to the NBA's final four.

"They're as good as anybody out there," Hawks guard Jamal Crawford said. "I think they're built for a championship."