Orlando Magic Guard Cole Anthony (50) reacts after creating a point shot against Atlanta Hawks at the fourth quarter at the Kia Center. Nathan ray sebake-imagal image
Kol Anthony scored 13 points out of his 26 points in the fourth quarter on Tuesday night, allowing Orlando Magic to claim the playoff berths through 120-95 Romap on the Atlanta Hawks tour of an Eastern Conference.
Wandel Carter Junior added 19 points, Paolo Banchero added 17 and Anthony Black to a major bench attempt with 16 for Magic, which proceeds as a seventh seed in the first round playoff chain against second seeds. The best seven set tips on Sunday in Boston.
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Magic coach Jamahal Mosley said, “It was a big team’s effort. By the committee.” “These people took all steps, played their roles, followed the game plan.”
Tri-Young went for a game-hai 28 points before leaving for eighth place huxe, now on Friday night return home to face the Chicago Bulls or Miami heat for the final eastern playoff spots. The winning of that game will attract top seed Cleveland Cavelliers in the first round of the playoffs of that game.
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After viewing the final 20-digit magic score 18 of the first quarter to go above 32–17, Hawks, who finished a game behind Orlando in a regular season, returned to the game. Atlanta received three late in the third period and then after 79–73, George Niyang Bajra-Beating 3-Poanter found after 3-pointer at the end of the quarter.
In the last period, Carter’s jumper went on magic in 16 seconds, after which Anthony and Black took charge. He could not finish the game after venting on Young Referee, which was so disappointing for five 3-pointers for five 3-pointers. He made two technical dishonesty with 4:47 to leave.
“We have been there earlier also,” Mosley said about his team’s response to the third period of Hawks.
Anthony shot 4-for-9 from the 3-point range, helping the magic in the benefit of 33–12 beyond the arch.
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Franz Wagner added 13 points and 13 rebounds to Orlando, while Banchero supplemented his 17 points with nine rebels and a game-high-tying intake assist.
The Magic Bench excluded its Atlanta counterparts from 57–30.
Hawks coach Quinn Sniper said, “We have got to win more than 19 people to win. We were passing them.”
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Niyang ended with 15 points, Mouhed Gua 12 for Atlanta and Eneka Okongavu 11. Dyson Daniel had a height of the team in rebels with 12 and helps with seven points to go with seven points.
“The biggest thing right now is: you can take things to the next game from this,” said the snider. “A game is 1 and a game 2. You have got to transition to the next game, even if the focus will be on the game on Friday. We can shoot the ball more aggressive. Cry it.”
