The Atlanta Hawks face a grueling schedule in the next two weeks, beginning with a back-to-back on Tuesday and Wednesday. While Wednesday’s tilt against New York looms as a battle between playoff contenders, the Hawks faced a “taking care of business” situation on Tuesday against the struggling Orlando Magic. Atlanta didn’t dominate from wire to wire but, in the same breath, the Hawks weren’t seriously threatened on their way to a 112-96 victory to improve to 32-26 on the season.
Atlanta actually scuffled in the opening minutes, missing three of their first four shots and committing three early turnovers.