Korver leads Hawks’ 4th-quarter rally to down Magic 103-100

His shooting slump may be over. Both Vucevic and Nicholson scored 10 points in the half.

Now sitting at 9th place in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 15-12, the Magic are 3-1 in their last four games and look to take on the New York Knicks in Madison Square Garden.

After the game Oladipo was quick to take responsibility, saying, “I was thinking help, but I’ve got to know that I’m on Kyle Korver…” It helps to have a night like this. “You have to keep trying to find your rhythm”. Korver hit his sixth three-pointer of the night with 43 seconds to go and the Magic couldn’t execute for the tie as the time winded down. The Hawks (17-12) won their third consecutive game.

“We definitely started out slow”, Derek Fisher said. “It’s important for us to create spacing offensively”.

Omri Casspi added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Kings. Forward Evan Fournier had 17 points, and point guard Elfrid Payton had 14 points and six assists. He scored 13 of his team-high 19 points in the decisive final period. The Magic missed all four of their 3-pointers in the fourth.

Hawks finished with 20 turnovers.

Korver finished with 19 points, all in the second half.

The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Magic. They failed to score on their last three possessions.

New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) puts up a shot against Orlando Magic center Nikola Vucevic (9) during the second quarter of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, in New York. “He’s a first-team All-Defensive player”, Orlando coach Scott Skiles told reporters of Oladipo. “We need to get back more locked in on the defensive end far more consistently”. This was the most three-point field goals Kyle Korver had since March of last season. “They deserve a lot of credit for staying together”. They are a good team.

They couldn’t stop Orlando all night, for that matter. “If that holds at the end of the season, that would be a great accomplishment for these guys, for sure”, Skiles said. “That’s what the good teams do”. Millsap had nine points and five rebounds in the first two periods. Schroder is averaging 14.4 points, 6.5 assists and 2.8 steals in his past four games.2.

That quickly vanished in the second quarter thanks to a 14-0 Hawks run.

Hawks: Atlanta shot 50 percent (39 of 78) for the game…. He opened Monday’s game well and showed no signs of being limited, scoring five points and handing out three assists in almost 10 minutes of action. Magic coach Scott Skiles is raving about the defensive play of G Victor Oladipo, putting him in some nice company of defensive players from the past. “And they’re all similar.”… The Hawks averaged 86.7 points on 40.3 percent shooting in losses to Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Miami prior to Wednesday’s blowout of the 76ers.

Anthony scored 15 points in the first half, including a 26-foot 3-pointer just 0.8 seconds before the halftime horn. Vucevic’s long jumper over Lopez put the Magic ahead 68-60 at the 5:15 mark of the third.

Korver found just enough space on Sunday to save the Hawks.