Hawks have total team effort, defeat Magic 112-106

Big games from newbies LeVert and Mann.

The Atlanta Hawks were in Orlando on Monday evening to take on the Magic. Coming in on a two-game winning streak, the Hawks were looking to make it three against the Magic and jump them in the standings as they’re neck and neck with each other.

It was a good day for Trae Young, as he started the morning by finding out that he would be an All-Star replacement, and later on, he was named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

The first points of this game included Trae Young, but it was him assisting on a three-pointer from Mouhamed Gueye.

Gueye was feeling it early in the quarter and got another one to go minutes later.

The Hawks’ newcomers have continued to make an impact, and Caris LeVert got this easy layup to go after cutting to the paint.

It was truly a defensive game in the first, but the Hawks were able to keep the lead going into the second quarter. Young kept the assists coming in the first half and found Zaccharie Risacher for an open three-pointer.

Terance Mann, another Hawks’ newcomer, helped increase their lead with a three-pointer of his own.

The Hawks were able to stay in front of the Magic, but they ended up making a run down the stretch to keep things tight. The Magic did take the lead at one point after the Hawks continued to turn the ball over, and they went into halftime with the lead. Dyson Daniels and Onyeka Okongwu had a nice two-man game to start the third for an easy layup.

The Hawks kept chipping away in the third and took the lead back. Okongwu called his own number and was able to get the and-one to go. Later on, the Hawks turned defense and offense, with LeVert running the break.

Things were going well for the Hawks, and then Paolo Banchero started to get hot for the Magic. That didn’t affect the Hawks, and they kept it close as the game was tied going into the fourth.

Mann knocked down his second three of the game early in the quarter.

LeVert then got a three to go down later in the quarter.

It kept raining threes in Orlando, and Young got in on the fun, increasing the Hawks’ lead by three points.

The Hawks continued to execute down the stretch of the game on offense and get crucial stops on the other end. The Magic weren’t able to get any shots to go when they needed them, and the Hawks ended up taking the win.

Young finished with 19 points and eight assists, LeVert finished with 18 points and eight rebounds, Mann finished with 12 points, and Daniels finished with 10 points, six rebounds, and four steals.

The Hawks will be back in action against the New York Knicks on Wednesday.