{"id":662185,"date":"2026-03-17T03:46:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/662185\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T03:46:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T03:46:38","slug":"orlando-magic-win-streak-ends-at-atlanta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/662185\/","title":{"rendered":"Orlando Magic win streak ends at Atlanta"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA \u2014 The Magic<\/a> believed they had turned a corner out of the NBA<\/a> All-Star break when they entered Monday\u2019s game against the Hawks<\/a> on a seven-game winning streak.<\/p>\n

But Orlando<\/a> reverted to bad habits when they failed to start strong, couldn\u2019t convert from distance and allowed Atlanta<\/a> to gain extra possessions whether through offensive rebounds or defensive takeaways on the road.<\/p>\n

In a meeting between two surging Southeast Division<\/a> foes, it was the Hawks who extended their winning streak to 10 games, handing the Magic a 124-112 loss at State Farm Arena in front of a national TV audience.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were a step slow,\u201d Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said. \u201cThey came out fast and aggressive. We missed a couple shots. It got to our defense a little bit so they were able to get out on the break a little early.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the little things within this game,\u201d he added. \u201cWe definitely were a step slow tonight. \u2026 We didn\u2019t win the possession game and that\u2019s what they thrive on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Orlando gave up 33-plus points in each of the opening three quarters and trailed by as many as 29 points in the 12-point road loss. Down 21 entering the fourth, it got within 12 with 3 1\/2 minutes remaining but fell short of a late comeback.<\/p>\n

Backed by 41 points from Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Atlanta (37-31) secured the regular-season series by beating Orlando a third time this year. The sides meet a fourth and final time April 1 in Central Florida on ESPN.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to be fine,\u201d Magic guard Desmond Bane said in the locker room. \u201cWe\u2019ve been through this so many times. We just won seven games in a row. We lost one game. We\u2019ve got another one tomorrow. That\u2019s the mentality.\u201d<\/p>\n

To Bane\u2019s point, the Magic (38-29) have a quick turnaround when they head home to host the defending champion Thunder on Tuesday night at Kia Center.<\/p>\n

Slow start<\/p>\n

Orlando found itself down 13 at the end of the first quarter and then trailing by 17 at the half.<\/p>\n

The Hawks not only shot the ball better from distance but they also controlled the boards from the jump. Although the Magic shot 8 for 23 in the first quarter, they grabbed zero offensive rebounds.<\/p>\n

By the break, Atlanta held a 12-4 advantage in second-chance scoring thanks an 8-2 difference on the offensive glass.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt happens,\u201d Bane (18 points) said about Orlando\u2019s start. \u201cIt\u2019s a long season. You don\u2019t always play your best. I just didn\u2019t think we had our necessary juice on both ends of the floor. \u2026 We didn\u2019t really dictate much and allowed them to kind of do whatever they wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although Paolo Banchero scored 11 first-half points, he shot 1 for 7 from the floor and scored his first eight points at the free throw line. His lone first-half field goal was a 3-pointer with 4:18 left in the second quarter.<\/p>\n

Glass break<\/p>\n

Orlando\u2019s inability to rebound on the defensive end only grew from there.<\/p>\n

Overall, Atlanta grabbed 15 offensive rebounds by out-rebounding Orlando 54-41. The Hawks finished with a 19-13 edge in second-chance scoring.<\/p>\n

The Hawks\u2019 effort on the boards was led by Dyson Daniels (12 rebounds) and Jalen Johnson (15), who grabbed a total of 27 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Difference from distance<\/p>\n

Thanks to five first-half 3-pointers from Alexander-Walker, the Hawks shot 9 for 22 (41%) from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Orlando saw Jalen Suggs miss his first fours 3s and the team overall go 5 for 20 (25%) in the opening half. Suggs scored eight points in 28 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cEarly on, we had incredible looks,\u201d Mosley said when asked about Orlando\u2019s shot selection. \u201cWe were wide open on a ton of them. We just missed them and those were leading to breaks. They did a great job of pressuring up and turning us over later on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atlanta ended 16 for 41 (39%) and it held the Magic to just 14 for 43 (33%) from distance for the night.<\/p>\n

Rookie watch<\/p>\n

Second-round pick Noah Penda was held scoreless in six minutes of action throughout the first three quarters.<\/p>\n

The French forward ended with two points in 14 total minutes.<\/p>\n

First-round pick Jase Richardson didn\u2019t enter the game until the Magic were down 20 with 5 1\/2 minutes left in the game. He scored six points in limited action.<\/p>\n

Jason Beede can be reached at jbeede@orlandosentinel.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATLANTA \u2014 The Magic believed they had turned a corner out of the NBA All-Star break when they…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":662186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3776],"tags":[676,208,3874,7,677,165,6,76,1412,80939,66],"class_list":{"0":"post-662185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-atlanta-hawks","8":"tag-atlanta","9":"tag-atlanta-hawks","10":"tag-atlantahawks","11":"tag-basketball","12":"tag-hawks","13":"tag-latest-headlines","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-orlando-magic","16":"tag-social","17":"tag-social-sports","18":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116242468078976849","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=662185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/662185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/662186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=662185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=662185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=662185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}