It’s Sunday and considering the Orlando Magic are down three games to one and lost Game 4 six ways to Sunday, let’s look at the (at least) six ways they lost that game.

First off, Dwight Howard misses key free throws but hey, Howard is not the best free throw shooter and some of that is expected, but don’t let Hedo Turkoglu off the hook that easily.

Turkoglu missed four free throws in the final quarter and he is a good free throw shooter. More blame can be laid jointly at the feet of the coaching staff and the players.

I’ve been around this game since the sixth grade and I was always told, never foul a jump shooter and at the end of a game, don’t foul. Play good defence and if a guy makes a shot under duress, tip your hat to him as he beat you.

But after watching Hall of Fame coach, Larry Brown tell his team not to foul in the 2004 Finals during Game 2 when Kobe Bryant made a three-pointer to tie the game and send it to overtime where the Lakers eventually won, I have changed my thinking.

I would foul every time.

Stan Van Gundy said that there was too much time left, but not in these eyes. It was a good decision by Phil Jackson to take the ball out in the back court but not a good one by the Magic to double team Kobe after he caught the in-bound pass.

Now Orlando is rotating 80 feet from the basket they are trying to protect. It’s hard enough to rotate to cover the final 25 feet let alone more of the court. Play it straight up and when the ball is advanced, commit the foul just before the mid-court line.

The Lakers go to the line and it still comes down to the Magic making free throws but the game won’t be tied on one shot.

If you had to make a list of people to leave open for a three-pointer for Los Angeles, after Bryant, the last guy Orlando wants to see taking the shot would be Fisher. But there he was, with room to fire, and Fisher made (another) big shot as he was afforded space to squeeze the trigger.

Jameer Nelson has to take the foul on Fisher on the dribble as he is coming up the floor after the ball leaves his hand on the way to the deck. And finally, we won’t even talk about the play at the end of regulation where Orlando ended up with an off-balance runner after having plenty of time to get a better shot.

Orlando has fought valiantly and played worthy of being the champion at points during the series, but in the end, the experience of a team that is focused and knows what it takes to win will end the series on Sunday.

For those Magic fans holding out hope, forget it.

Of 29 teams to be down 3-1 in the Finals, only two teams have forced a Game 7.

So who is tougher to guard, LeBron James or Kobe Bryant?

Well, that question was posed to Mickael Pietrus and he answered unequivocally Kobe. According to the Frenchman, Kobe gives you more movement with his great footwork and is constantly on the move.

LeBron prefers to go one-on-one and does not have nearly the array of moves that Bryant has when it is money time.

Kapono on to Philly

So I’m helping my broadcast partner Eric Smith paint a room in his condo and we are listening to, what else, sports talk radio on the FAN 590.

We hear our colleague Jack Armstrong on the air report that Jason Kapono has been traded from Toronto to Philadelphia for Reggie Evans. Paint brushes are dropped immediately and Eric heads for the computer and I send Kapono a text to ask him if he has heard anything about a trade.

The response comes back minutes later from Kapono saying: "Yep to Philly. Found out yesterday. Playing in a charity golf tourney, hit me later."

When I talked to him later that evening he started out with his usual humourous side before we got serious.

"Hey Jonesy, how you hittin’ it?" he said referring to my golf game. "You know we’re not talking hoops, only golf right?" he said with a laugh.

But once we got down to business he said he was sad to be leaving Toronto on this kind of note with the team not doing well having missed the playoffs.

Kapono did however say that he was looking forward to playing in Philly with their athletic team.

He said he thinks he will get good looks at the hoop with the draw and kick game with the likes of Thaddeus Young and Andre Iguodola.

There was also a mention of the imminent return of Elton Brand that will hopefully free him up for some good perimeter looks in the inside-outside game.

It’s a great deal for Toronto as it eliminates some duplication as there are plenty of jump shooters still around while giving them a guy who has a specific role that he will play and not deviate from.

One e-mailer asked me about Kris Humphries fulfilling the role that Evans will play in Toronto but the difference is while Humphries is a good rebounder, he often gets lured by what he sees as opportunities to score points while forgeting what his role should actually be when he’s on the floor.

Expect more moves in Toronto as president and general manager Bryan Colangelo continues to go about the business of rebuilding the team.