The Orlando Magic looked outmatched on both sides of the ball, and that led to a 111-92 loss to the Atlanta Hawks at the Amway Center.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| Hawks | 23 | 29 | 26 | 33 | 111 |
| Magic | 26 | 21 | 18 | 27 | 92 |
The Orlando Magic did not do anything particularly well on either side of the ball, and it resulted in a 111-92 blowout loss against the Atlanta Hawks at Amway Center on Wednesday.
The biggest negative takeaway from this game was the poor defensive effort against the 23rd ranked offense in the league. The Hawks scored about nine points more than their average. They shot 54.3 percent from the field and 10 for 19 from three.
The Hawks got everything they wanted offensively, and it started with their pick and roll plays. The Magic had absolutely no answer for any high ball screen set for Dennis Schroder, and the Hawks were able to penetrate their defense with ease.
Atlanta also finished with 27 assists, which is more than the average of every team besides the Golden State Warriors.
“From the jump, we seemed like we didn’t execute completely on the defensive end,” Aaron Gordon said. “And that kind of bled into the offense and the whole game.”
The Magic defense, which has fallen to 19th in the league in defensive efficiency, really needs to step up in order for them to rack up more wins.
Offensively, the Magic had trouble with the heavy pressure from the fifth-ranked Hawks defense. They shot 43 percent from the field, 32.1 percent from three, and had 17 turnovers, all worse than their team average.