National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 95, Orlando 83
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Where: Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Officials: #26 Pat Fraher, #24 Mike Callahan, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance: 17224

Hawks 95, Magic 83: Paul Millsap recorded 25 points, 11 rebounds and blocked four shots as visiting Atlanta rallied from seven down in the fourth quarter to snap a three-game losing streak.

Jeff Teague contributed nine of his 16 points in the final 12 minutes and finished with nine assists for the Hawks, who ended the game on a 17-2 run. Kyle Korver chipped in with 13 points while DeMarre Carroll and Dennis Schroder each scored 11 and Al Horford added 10 for Atlanta, which held the Magic to 12 points in the final quarter.

Elfrid Payton led the way with 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while Nikola Vucevic scored 16 to go along with 12 rebounds for Orlando. Victor Oladipo had 16 points, Tobias Harris scored 14 and Andrew Nicholson added 11 off the bench for the Magic, who have lost eight of their last nine games.

Orlando led by seven before the Hawks ran off seven of the next eight, including a 3-pointer by Korver, to pull within 79-78 with 5:42 to go. Payton’s basket pushed the lead back to three, but Atlanta put the game away by scoring the next 17 points – nine by Teague – for a 95-81 lead with 1:07 left.

Oladipo registered 13 points in the first half as the Magic led by as many as 13, but Millsap scored eight in the final 3:25 of the second quarter as the Hawks pulled within 52-47 at intermission. Orlando pushed the lead back to eight before Atlanta scored eight of the last 11, highlighted by a Kent Bazemore dunk to close the gap to 71-68 going into the fourth quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Atlanta F Thabo Sefolosha, who had not played since Jan. 30 due to a calf strained, returned to post one steal and no points in seven minutes of action. … The Hawks signed F Austin Daye to a second 10-day contract on Wednesday, but he did not play. … Vucevic recorded his 40th double-double of the season.
Top Game Performances
 
Atlanta   Orlando
Paul Millsap 25 Scoring Elfrid Payton 19
Jeff Teague 9 Assists Elfrid Payton 7
Paul Millsap 11 Rebounds Nikola Vucevic 12
Paul Millsap 5 Free Throws Made Victor Oladipo 8
DeMarre Carroll 4 Steals Aaron Gordon 2
Paul Millsap 4 Blocks Dewayne Dedmon 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Atlanta 95 43.3 10-31 7-10 21 45 8 9 14
Orlando 83 41.0 3-16 16-20 19 42 3 7 17
Upcoming Games
  • Orlando will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Magic have a W/L % of .364 after a win and .275 after a loss.
  • Atlanta will play their next game at home against Miami. The Hawks have a W/L % of .778 after a win and .706 after a loss.