The NBA might have efficiently nixed Magic Metropolis Night time, however nobody’s having practically as a lot luck breaking apart the surging Atlanta Hawks.
On Monday, the Jap Convention’s two hottest groups met in Atlanta when the Orlando Magic (38-29, sixth in Jap Convention), winners of seven in a row, got here to city and have been handed a 124-112 loss, giving the Hawks (37-31, eighth in Jap Convention) a tenth consecutive victory.
Guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 factors, on 12-of-22 taking pictures, together with 9-of-15 from past the arc. Ahead Jalen Johnson continued his breakout marketing campaign, ending with 24 factors, 15 rebounds and 13 assists, his thirteenth triple-double of the season.
Atlanta Hawks rout Orlando Magic throughout nixed Magic Metropolis Night time
Monday was alleged to be Magic Metropolis Night time, a promotional night time celebrating Atlanta’s standard Magic Metropolis strip membership. Whereas remnants of the occasion remained — together with the membership’s well-known lemon pepper wings and a halftime present by rapper T.I. — the NBA formally canceled it final Monday.
Like Whos in Whoville waking to a barren Christmas, Atlanta did not let the league workplace damage a very good time. And the Hawks made it a day value celebrating much more.
Atlanta’s 10-game win streak is the league’s longest energetic streak. Earlier than the stretch started, the Hawks have been sliding down the East standings due to a chronic stoop, going 14-23 from December 1, 2025, by February 20, 2026.
It has been a very completely different story within the weeks since. Tuesday’s win was Atlanta’s ninth by double digits through the present streak. The Hawks are averaging 122.9 factors per recreation, however the primary purpose for the turnaround has been their protection. Opponents are averaging 104.8 factors per recreation, and Atlanta has held 4 underneath 100 factors, the identical variety of opponents it held underneath the century mark throughout its first 58 video games, when it allowed 118.6 factors per recreation.
The Hawks have bounced again from a protracted, disappointing stretch with their greatest basketball of the season because the playoffs method. Whereas the NBA spoiled Magic Metropolis Night time, slowing Atlanta’s roll will not be as simple.
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