Originally, Marion's foul troubles in the third quarter meant he barely played, and right at the start of the fourth quarter, he picked up another foul.
Marion yelled at the referee, but it couldn't change anything.
Webber made both free throws, extending the lead to 3 points, and the Hawks called a timeout!
Rick Adelman successfully found the Hawks' weakness, becoming the first coach this season to push the Hawks to this extent.
Substituted Olajuwon in for Marion, and moved Kurt Thomas to the power forward position.
But the slowed-down Dream was pulled away from the basket by Divac, greatly reducing his defensive effectiveness, allowing the Kings to recklessly cut and attack the rim.
Kurt Thomas, lacking Marion's mobility, struggled to contain the athletic Webber.
Though the defensive combination of Kurt Thomas and Olajuwon worked most of the time, against the back-door-savvy Kings, they were completely turned into the opponents' playground.
