Orlando Magic won Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday 15 April in the 7-VS-8 tournament match on Tuesday, April 15 and won 120-95 in the center of Kia. The magic was ensured by the Seed 7 in the Play -off Eastern Conference and in the first round the seed no. 2 Boston Celtics will now face. Hawks, on the other hand, must now host the winner of the game Heat vs. Bulls on Friday 18th April to keep their hopes for play -off alive.
Atlanta’s Star Guard Trae Young was fired 4:48 remaining in the fourth quarter after he picked up two technical errors in quick succession. Its ejection came after the float hit to reduce the leadership of magic to 20 points. Young then fired the ball towards the crew of James Williams, who evaluated the first technical. A few seconds later, Young kicked the ball from the border, resulting in an automatic sprout.
Young led Hawks with 28 points and six assists, shot 8-for-21 from field and 1-for-5 from the arch while hit 11 out of 12 free throws. The Okongwu contributed 11 points, nine rebounds and three assists. Georges Niang added 15 points at the end of the third quarter, including the buzzers, which he takes three.
However, it is not enough to overcome the dominant magical group. Hawks fired only 33 percent of the field in the first quarter and 13 percent of the three -point range, in the first half it lagged by up to 21 points. Atlanta watched 61-47 at half-time, despite several offensive runs caused by young and Mouhamed Gueye.
Orlando sets the tone early, dominates the albums
Magic came out fire and ended the first quarter at 21-4 run to lead 32-17. Cole Anthony stepped out of the bench with 26 points and five assists, went 10-for-17 from the field. Franz Wagner published a double pair with a career 13 rebounds, of which 12 on the defensive glass. The magic ended with the season of the best 42 defensive jumps and dominated the pace.
Wendell Carter Jr. He added 12 points with 62.5 % shooting and Paolo Banchero cried with nine points and seven made a free feast. Anthony Black remained perfect of the three-point range, it was 3-for-3 from Deep and ended with nine points.
Key injuries for hawks
Hawks were without key players of frontcourt Clint Capela and Larry Nance Jr., both of them moved because of the injury. This forced Atlanta to lean heavily on young talents, such as Gueye, who showed bustle at both ends, but also gathered three fouls in the first half.
After this defeat, Hawks are now waiting for the result of Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat Matchup. On Friday evening they will face the winners in Atlanta, where the victory in the first round will give them seed No. 8 and a place against Cleveland Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, the magic will look forward to its first round of the series against Celtics when they enter the playoffs run high from today’s performance.
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Published:
Aashish vashistha
Published on:
April 16, 2025
