Overview
- Atlanta beat Orlando 130-101 in Orlando on Wednesday, led by Nickeil Alexander-Walker’s 32 points for the Hawks’ 17th win in 19 games.
- A 47-point second quarter broke the game open and sealed a 4-0 season sweep of the Magic despite Franz Wagner’s return from a long ankle injury.
- Jalen Johnson posted 18 points and 14 rebounds and Dyson Daniels added 15 points and 13 rebounds as Atlanta won the boards 52-36 and shot 51 percent.
- The victory kept Atlanta in fifth place in the East and extended its Southeast Division lead over Orlando to 3.5 games with five games left.
- Late in the fourth quarter, Goga Bitadze was ejected for a flagrant-2 after pulling down Jock Landale, who left injured and was ruled out for Friday’s game at Brooklyn.