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Vucevic scores 26, Magic snap Knicks’ 4-game win streak
Hezonja filled in nicely for the injured Payton, making all three of his shots and adding three assists to his six points in the first half. Magic forward Aaron Gordon fared well defensively against Anthony, who saw the Magic outscore his Knicks by six points during his 19 minutes on the floor in the first half. Orlando was led by Nikola Vucevic, who went for 20 points, 11 rebounds, and four assists on the evening.
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The Atlanta Hawks look for a strong road win after splitting their last 10 games. “I shot the ball well, but we lost”. On at least three occasions, including that final defensive possession, Oladipo overhelped off of Korver allowing him ample space to make a 3-pointer. “There are no moral victories”.
Fournier scored nine of the 16 points.
“I said laughable after the game, so I’m going to stick by that”, Skiles said.
Robin Lopez (6 for 6) was also ideal from the floor for the Knicks. The Hawks came into the game leading the National Basketball Association in points scored off turnovers (20.4 points per game). Skiles remembered when O’Neal got to Orlando as a rookie in 1992.
Following the Knicks, Orlando will be at home through the holiday weekend, taking on the Rockets December 23rd, the Heat December 26th, the Pelicans December 28th and the Nets December 30th. He had four points on 2-for-11 shooting. “We need to get back more locked in on the defensive end far more consistently”.
The Magic countered immediately, with Evan Fournier scoring on a driving layup in traffic to put Orlando ahead 97-92.
Skiles said those good looks – especially Korver’s final one – weren’t supposed to be available. “I don’t know if I offered enough resistance frequently enough”. He struggled to get separation and get his shot to go down. “He (Vucevic) kind of burned us with that in Orlando, so we tried to change it up a little bit”.
The Hawks led 52-42 at intermission, riding a fast start from Horford, who had 14 points, five dunks and five rebounds in 15 minutes before halftime.
Monday’s game was the second meeting between the Magic and Knicks this season.
The Magic used a 16-0 run in the third period – including nine points from Fournier – to take a 68-63 lead. NY trailed the entire quarter.
Garrett Temple established a new career-high in consecutive games with 23 points and Wall scored 12 for the Wizards. G C.J. Watson (sore left calf) was out for Orlando….
Korver finished with 19 points, all in the second half. They had a chance to reach that total last night, but they couldn’t stop the Magic when it mattered. The Magic pledged $1.5 million toward the University of Central Florida’s new academic building in downtown Orlando…. He was 1-of-4 from beyond the arc on Monday.
In what was one of the most evenly contested basketball games that you’ll see this year, the Orlando Magic were unable to take down the Atlanta Hawks, falling 103-100 to their Southeast Division rivals.
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Orlando’s defense – which has made sizeable gains this season – is still very much a work in progress, but the Magic still found a way to win on Monday night by tightening down in the tense moments.