(AP) – Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 32 points, Jalen Johnson added 18 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks routed the Orlando Magic 130-101 on Wednesday night for their 17th victory in their last 19 games.<\/p>\n
Dyson Daniels had 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Hawks, who shot 51% for the game and had a 52-36 rebound advantage. Johnson came two assists short of his 14th triple-double of the season.<\/p>\n
The Hawks swept the season series against the Magic 4-0 and now have a 3 1\/2 game lead over Orlando in the Southeast Division with five games remaining \u2014 six for Orlando.<\/p>\n
Jamal Cain led the Magic with 17 points off the bench. Desmond Bane and Wendell Carter Jr. added 14 points each.<\/p>\n
Magic forward Franz Wagner scored 12 points in 20 minutes in his first game since Feb. 11. Wagner, who averaged 23.4 points on 55% shooting in the Magic\u2019s first 23 games, has missed 47 of the last 52 games with a high ankle sprain.<\/p>\n
The Hawks blew the game open with a 47-point second quarter in which they made 17 of 24 shots. Jonathan Kuminga\u2019s 3-pointer broke a 32-32 tie early in the quarter and Atlanta led the rest of the game, stretching the margin to 31 early in the second half.<\/p>\n
Alexander-Walker scored 17 points in the period, and he was one of six players to score during a four-minute stretch in which Orlando went scoreless.<\/p>\n
With 7:30 remaining in the game and the Hawks up 110-89, Magic center Goga Bitadze drew a flagrant foul 2 (and automatic ejection) for pulling Hawks center Jock Landale down by the shoulder. Daniels was given a technical foul for confronting Bitadze after the takedown.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Hawks: Play at Brooklyn on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Magic: Play at Dallas on Friday night.<\/p>\n
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