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Every Magic enthusiast in Orlando remembers Recreation four of the 2009 NBA Finals.Trailing the Los Angeles Lakers 2-one in the sequence, the Magic led 87-84 with 11 seconds to play when Kobe Bryant fouled Orlando center Dwight Howard, sending him to the line for two strain-packed free of charge throws.What happened next is an all-also-widespread incidence in Orlando, but this specific instance continues to be etched in the brains of basketball followers all more than Central Florida.It went a small something like this:Clank. Clank.Howard missed both totally free throws, the Lakers' Derek Fisher tied the recreation with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession and the Magic went on to shed the recreation in overtime.Fairly than tie the collection 2-2, the Magic fell at the rear of three-one, and a few nights later, the Lakers won Game 5, celebrated on the Amway Arena ground and took the NBA title back again to LA.These days, Howard, who has usually struggled from the line — 1 of his couple of faults — is out to make missed free of charge throws a thing of the prior, and he has employed famed totally free-throw shooting guru Ed Palubinskas to help him.Palubinskas, who calls himself the "Free of charge Toss Master" and the "Shooting Surgeon," played for Australia in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics. He is the career free of charge toss proportion leader at LSU at 87.five %, and he holds several Guinness Globe Records in free throw shooting.These days, Palubinskas claims he shoots 99 percent from the no cost toss line and 90 % from the a few-stage assortment, and he says he can flip Howard — a 59.eight percent job totally free toss shooter — into a sharpshooter, also."I imagine I can get Dwight to 95 percent," Palubinskas instructed Vibrant House Sports activities Network. "Correct now, the other day we obtained him up to 83, next is 88, 89, ninety, 91, 92 and we have time with the lockout there. We have time to perform, no strain. So, my objective is to get him to 90, and have him preserve ninety. . . . It really is affordable and very achievable, I feel."   Palubinskas, who has also worked with Magic forward Brandon Bass (an 82.7 % career shooter) and lately-retired massive guy Shaquille O'Neal (52.seven %), between other people, has been teaching with Howard at Rollins College in Winter season Park, Fla.Howard has failed to crack the 60 % mark at the charity stripe considering that shooting 67.1 percent from the line for the duration of his rookie season. In the playoffs, his numbers are even lower, with a occupation playoff average of just 58.8 percent.Nevertheless, Howard did make 102 of his 149 free toss attempts in the month of April previous year (such as sixty of 88 in the playoffs) — good for an common of 68.four percent. If Howard can build on his April good results, it can only suggest good points for him and the Magic."If I get Dwight to shoot 15 % greater this period, we're speaking about the distinction of profitable 6 to eight more games," Palubinskas told BHSN. "That indicates he would common virtually thirty points for each recreation and most likely wins MVP."It remains to be noticed no matter whether working with Palubinskas will have a considerable influence on Howard's no cost throw amounts, but it undoubtedly can't harm that the Magic large gentleman is producing an effort to boost his stroke.