Dwight Howard Finds His Groove

Standing at the free throw line with 20,000 fans chanting and jeering isn’t the most comfortable place in the world to find yourself. Throw in the fact that Dwight Howard entered this season only shooting 60 per cent from the “charity stripe” during the course of his career and it’s easy to see why he might suffer from a little anxiety each time he walked to the line to shoot free throws. For some reason, however, something clicked with Howard on Sunday during a game against Toronto. Instead of his coach gritting his teeth with each miss, Howard surprised everyone in the building by shooting an impressive 14-16 from the free throw line. Everyone, it seems, except for Howard and his coach.