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

Published 9:41 pm Sunday, December 20, 2015

ORLANDO, Fla. — Kyle Korver scored 13 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, including a tiebreaking 3-pointer in the final minute, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied to defeat the Orlando Magic 103-100 on Sunday night.

Korver had four 3s in the last period and six for the game. Mike Scott added 15 points off the bench, and Al Horford and Jeff Teague scored 14 apiece in Atlanta’s third straight victory.

The Magic had the ball and a chance to tie with 7.3 seconds remaining, but the Hawks smothered an inbounds pass to Evan Fournier. The ball eventually found its way to Nik Vucevic, but he failed to get off a shot before time expired.

Vucevic led Orlando with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Fournier added 17 points, and Elfrid Payton had 14 points, six assists and five steals.

The loss ended a three-game winning streak for the Magic.

Korver’s final 3-pointer put the Hawks in front 103-100 with 43.6 seconds left.

The Magic then turned it over after Paul Millsap got his hands on an errant pass by Victor Oladipo.

The Hawks ran the clock down, but Horford’s 21-footer bounced off the front of the rim and was rebounded by Orlando to set up its final possession.

The Magic found an offensive groove in the third quarter and used a 16-0 run to take a 68-63 lead.

The Hawks responded with eight straight points of their own, and the Magic took only a one-point lead into the final period after a steal and layup by Fournier ended the third.

Fournier had 15 points in the quarter, connecting on four of his five field goal attempts.

Both teams shot well at the outset and hovered well above 50 percent for most of the first quarter.

Orlando got more of the easy baskets early, including several layups off Atlanta turnovers, and led by as many as seven in the opening period.

That quickly vanished in the second quarter thanks to a 14-0 Hawks run. Orlando fell apart on both ends during the spurt, missing seven straight shots and turning it over twice.

TIP-INS

Hawks: Atlanta shot 50 percent (39 of 78) for the game. … Ten of Horford’s 14 first-half points came on dunks.

Magic: Orlando had 24 points off 20 Atlanta turnovers. … Magic coach Scott Skiles was called for a technical foul by referee Eric Lewis with 3:31 remaining in the third quarter. … Payton had four steals in the first 6 minutes. … Orlando has made at least one 3-pointer in 683 consecutive games dating to March 17, 2007.

UP NEXT

Atlanta hosts the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.

Orlando plays at the New York Knicks on Monday.