The Orlando Magic defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 131 - 120, at Phillips Arena on Tuesday. The Magic (11 - 15) had come in losers of three in a row, and were up against a Hawks squad that had shown some recent improvement by winning two consecutive contests after having lost seven straight. However, it was Orlando who snapped out of their doldrums Tuesday by posting a season - high scoring total. The most notable aspect of their outburst was that nearly half of their offense came from the second unit, with Elfrid Payton leading the way with career highs of 26 points and 14 assists, while adding three rebounds and a steal. That helped make up for a trio of single - digit scoring tallies from the starting five, as well as the absence of Nikola Vucevic, who missed the game with a back injury. Serge Ibaka paced the Magic on offense overall, contributing 29 points, three rebounds, two assists and a steal. Evan Fournier was next on the first unit with 23 points, six assists, two steals and a block. Aaron Gordon and Bismack Biyombo generated a pair of seven - point efforts, with the latter also bringing down nine rebounds. D.J. Augustin (three points, three assists) only played 15 minutes despite starting at point guard, as Payton's performance dictated heavy minutes. Jodie Meeks (20 points, four rebounds, two assists, two steals) and Jeff Green (16 points, four rebounds and an assist) rounded out the bench's stellar night. The Hawks (12 - 13) saw all five members of the first unit hit double digits in the scoring column and were led by Dwight Howard's 20 - point, 16 - rebound double - double that also included an assist and a block. Dennis Schroder supplied a 19 - point, 13 - assist double - double of his own, adding a rebound and two steals. Thabo Sefolosha and Paul Millsap tallied a pair of 17 - point efforts, with the former adding five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block, and the latter furnishing nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block. Tim Hardaway Jr. logged another start and parlayed it into 12 points, three rebounds and two assists. Kyle Korver continued his solid stretch of play off the bench, registering 12 points and a rebound over 27 minutes. The Magic head home to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night, while the Hawks head north of the border to face the Toronto Raptors on Friday evening.
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