ORLANDO, Fla. -- — Cole Anthony came off the bench with 26 points and six assists to lead the Orlando Magic to a 120-95 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night in the first game of the Play-In Tournament.

Paolo Banchero had 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Magic, and Wendell Carter Jr. added 19 points and seven rebounds. Anthony Black scored 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting off the bench in the Magic’s first appearance in a play-in game.

Earning the Eastern Conference’s seventh seed after a 41-41 regular season, the Magic will start their first-round playoff series at Boston on Sunday. Orlando split its four games against the defending NBA champs this season, but the Celtics rested their top six players in a loss at Orlando last week.

“It’s a great opportunity to play against the best team in the league, and they’re the champs still until somebody beats 'em,” said Magic coach Jamahl Mosley. “What they present is a lot of challenges, and we have to try to find a way to figure that out.”

Trae Young led the Hawks with 28 points and six assists before getting two technical fouls and an automatic ejection with 4:47 left in the game.

“I thought we did a good job on Paolo and Franz (Wagner),” said Hawks coach Quin Snyder, “and they had some other players who really stepped up and made plays.”

The Hawks, who have reached the playoffs through the play-in route in two of the last three seasons, will play at home Friday night for the eighth spot against the winner of Wednesday night’s game at Chicago between the Bulls and the Miami Heat.

Banchero and Black produced most of the offense and the Hawks scored just two points in the final 6 minutes of the first quarter, and the Magic led by as many as 22 late in the first half.

The Hawks cut the gap to three and had a chance to tied the game when they turned it over with 2:36 left in the third quarter.

“They went on their own run and we weathered the storm. We didn’t let them back in the game from that point on,” Anthony said. “We got stops, we pushed the pace and we held a really good offensive team to 90 points.”

Anthony, who averaged 9.4 points in an injury-plagued season, made 10-of-17 shots including 4 -of-9 3-pointers.

------

AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Onyeka Okongwu vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Cory Joseph gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Franz Wagner bad pass (Trae Young steals)	0	0
11:29	Onyeka Okongwu makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (Trae Young assists)	0	2
11:11	Cory Joseph makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	2	2
10:55	Trae Young misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	2	2
10:51	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	2	2
10:41	Paolo Banchero misses 25-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:40	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	2	2
10:31	Zaccharie Risacher makes driving layup	2	4
10:17	Wendell Carter Jr. misses layup	2	4
10:16	Mouhamed Gueye defensive rebound	2	4
10:07	Zaccharie Risacher misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	4
10:05	Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound	2	4
10:02	Mouhamed Gueye makes 3-foot two point shot	2	6
9:43	Wendell Carter Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	2	6
9:41	Franz Wagner offensive rebound	2	6
9:38	Franz Wagner misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
9:36	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	2	6
9:33	Dyson Daniels bad pass (Franz Wagner steals)	2	6
9:30	Onyeka Okongwu shooting foul	2	6
9:30	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	3	6
9:30	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	4	6
9:21	Dyson Daniels misses driving floating jump shot	4	6
9:20	Mouhamed Gueye offensive rebound	4	6
9:20	Mouhamed Gueye makes two point shot	4	8
9:07	Onyeka Okongwu defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	4	8
9:07	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes technical free throw	5	8
8:59	Franz Wagner makes driving layup	7	8
8:53	Trae Young misses driving floating jump shot	7	8
8:52	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	7	8
8:35	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper	7	8
8:31	Onyeka Okongwu defensive rebound	7	8
8:28	Franz Wagner personal foul	7	8
8:20	Zaccharie Risacher misses driving layup	7	8
8:19	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	7	8
8:14	Cory Joseph makes two point shot (Paolo Banchero assists)	9	8
7:52	Dyson Daniels makes 4-foot two point shot (Onyeka Okongwu assists)	9	10
7:33	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 23-foot three point jumper	9	10
7:31	Dyson Daniels defensive rebound	9	10
7:10	shot clock turnover	9	10
6:54	Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul	9	10
6:54	Magic Full timeout	9	10
6:54	Caris LeVert enters the game for Trae Young	9	10
6:54	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	10	10
6:54	Caleb Houstan enters the game for Franz Wagner	10	10
6:54	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	11	10
6:41	Onyeka Okongwu makes 26-foot three point jumper (Dyson Daniels assists)	11	13
6:11	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 26-foot three pointer (Paolo Banchero assists)	14	13
6:01	Caris LeVert makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot	14	15
5:49	Onyeka Okongwu blocks Paolo Banchero 's 6-foot pullup jump shot	14	15
5:46	Caris LeVert defensive rebound	14	15
5:41	Caris LeVert misses driving layup	14	15
5:40	Caleb Houstan defensive rebound	14	15
5:33	Dyson Daniels shooting foul	14	15
5:33	Paolo Banchero misses free throw 1 of 2	14	15
5:33	Magic offensive team rebound	14	15
5:33	Anthony Black enters the game for Cory Joseph	14	15
5:33	Trae Young enters the game for Dyson Daniels	14	15
5:33	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	15	15
5:23	Onyeka Okongwu misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	15
5:21	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	15	15
5:00	Paolo Banchero misses 18-foot pullup jump shot	15	15
4:59	Anthony Black offensive rebound	15	15
4:58	Anthony Black makes two point shot	17	15
4:47	Anthony Black blocks Trae Young 's 5-foot driving layup	17	15
4:47	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound	17	15
4:42	Anthony Black makes 25-foot three point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	20	15
4:41	Hawks Full timeout	20	15
4:22	Zaccharie Risacher misses 27-foot three point jumper	20	15
4:21	Magic defensive team rebound	20	15
4:06	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 26-foot three point jumper	20	15
4:04	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound	20	15
4:01	Mouhamed Gueye shooting foul	20	15
4:01	Wendell Carter Jr. misses free throw 1 of 2	20	15
4:01	Magic offensive team rebound	20	15
4:01	Terance Mann enters the game for Zaccharie Risacher	20	15
4:01	Georges Niang enters the game for Mouhamed Gueye	20	15
4:01	Gary Harris enters the game for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	20	15
4:01	Wendell Carter Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2	21	15
3:44	Terance Mann misses driving layup	21	15
3:43	Onyeka Okongwu vs. Wendell Carter Jr. (Caris LeVert gains possession)	21	15
3:43	Hawks offensive team rebound	21	15
3:37	Gary Harris shooting foul	21	15
3:37	Caris LeVert misses free throw 1 of 2	21	15
3:37	Hawks offensive team rebound	21	15
3:37	Caris LeVert misses free throw 2 of 2	21	15
3:37	Jonathan Isaac enters the game for Wendell Carter Jr.	21	15
3:37	Dominick Barlow enters the game for Onyeka Okongwu	21	15
3:36	Caris LeVert offensive rebound	21	15
3:35	Jonathan Isaac blocks Caris LeVert 's 7-foot two point shot	21	15
3:35	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	21	15
3:15	Anthony Black makes alley oop layup (Paolo Banchero assists)	23	15
2:57	Georges Niang misses driving layup	23	15
2:54	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	23	15
2:41	Jonathan Isaac makes layup (Paolo Banchero assists)	25	15
2:17	Dominick Barlow makes layup (Trae Young assists)	25	17
2:06	Dominick Barlow shooting foul	25	17
2:06	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 1 of 2	26	17
2:06	Cole Anthony enters the game for Caleb Houstan	26	17
2:06	Paolo Banchero makes free throw 2 of 2	27	17
1:55	Terance Mann misses 24-foot three point jumper	27	17
1:51	Anthony Black defensive rebound	27	17
1:31	Cole Anthony makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Jonathan Isaac assists)	29	17
1:22	Trae Young lost ball turnover (Jonathan Isaac steals)	29	17
1:20	Jonathan Isaac bad pass (Terance Mann steals)	29	17
1:16	Georges Niang misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	17
1:14	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	29	17
1:00	Jonathan Isaac misses 27-foot three point jumper	29	17
56.1	Dominick Barlow defensive rebound	29	17
47.1	Caris LeVert misses 28-foot three point jumper	29	17
44.0	Paolo Banchero defensive rebound	29	17
33.0	Gary Harris makes 22-foot three point jumper (Anthony Black assists)	32	17
23.0	Trae Young misses driving layup	32	17
18.1	Jonathan Isaac defensive rebound	32	17
1.1	Paolo Banchero lost ball turnover (Caris LeVert steals)	32	17
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	32	17

Related Tags

Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic Live StreamWatch Atlanta Hawks vs Orlando Magic FreeHawks vs Magic Live ScoreATL vs ORL GameNBA Stream Atlanta HawksNBA Stream Orlando MagicKia CenterNBA Live StreamBasketball Streams

Explore More

Atlanta Hawks Standings Orlando Magic Standings Atlanta Hawks Stats Orlando Magic Stats NBA Standings NBA Schedule

Article Sections

Check all game sections

Game Information

Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Kia Center

Orlando, FL

Date & Time

11:30 PM, April 15, 2025

Coverage

TNT, truTV, HBO Max

Attendance

18,846

Referees

James Williams, Pat Fraher, Sean Corbin, Karl Lane

2025-26 Southeast Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Orlando	31	27	.534	L1
Miami	32	29	.525	W1
Charlotte	30	31	.492	W4
Atlanta	30	31	.492	W3
Washington	16	43	.271	L4

Need Help?

Explore our comprehensive NBA streams guide for all available options and platform comparisons.

View Streaming Guide

Magic

Hawks

Anthony, Magic claim 7th seed with 120-95 win over Hawks in Play-In Tournament

Game Analysis

Regular Season Series

Play-In Series

Game Analysis

Game Stats

Game Article

Game Recap

Play by Play

Play By Play

Related Tags

Explore More