Orlando Magic Triumphs in Play-In, Secures 7th Seed

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00:00Hawks into the play in tourney for a fourth consecutive season and despite the familiarity

00:05DRS not the result Atlanta was hoping for Orlando at home a magical Tuesday night a 25 point win

00:14absolutely pasting the Hawks 120 95 Orlando closed as a six point home favorite they make good on

00:23that number a total of 219 stays under because the magic held the Hawks to only 95 points Orlando

00:30entered the play in tournament at the end of the regular season battling its way back to an even 500

00:36record at 41 and 41 because they won nine of their last 12 10 of their last 14 Orlando playing better

00:44basketball getting ready for the postseason and led by Cole Anthony who had a team high 26 points

00:50off the bench Orlando wins by 25 to become the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs

00:56yeah got some balance there scoring in the starting lineup of course as we know you had the 17 out of

01:01Bancaro Wagner 13 points Wendell Carter Jr 19 but how about off the bench as you pointed out here

01:05Cole Anthony 10 of 17 like that microwave offense right away in only 20 minutes scoring 26 points

01:11and then you take a look at Anthony Black 28 minutes off the bench six of seven from the floor which

01:15included three of three from three point range and 16 total points that's what you like to see but it

01:20was the defense or the Orlando Magic which they've stood on all season long you don't think Orlando

01:24Magic up tempo and offense 120 points that's a point splurge for them which was fantastic to see but they

01:30held a high powered Hawks team to under 100 points that's always the best part of it and if you're not

01:35going to shoot the three point shot well you're going to get beat in the NBA and that's exactly what

01:38happened to the Hawks last night 14 of 21 from three point range which led them to 38 overall percent

01:44as a team on the road not good enough they got hammered last night