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ATLANTA (AP) -- Darrell Armstrong hit two 3-pointers in the final three minutes and added two clinching free throws with 3.3 seconds left to give Orlando a 107-103 victory over the Atlanta Hawks
Saturday night, ending the Magic's four-game losing streak.
|  | | Darrell Armstrong had 21 points and eight assists for the Magic, including two late, key 3-pointers. |
The Magic took the lead for good with a 9-0 run in the final
three minutes of the third quarter. The Hawks, who had a two-game
winning streak snapped, tied the game four times in the final six
minutes but were unable to take the lead.
Chris Gatling came off the bench to lead the Magic with 28
points, his final basket a 3-pointer that gave Orlando a 102-97
lead with 2:11 remaining. Armstrong added 21, including a 3-pointer
at the 3:01 mark and another with 12 seconds left that gave the
Magic a 105-101 lead.
Dikembe Mutombo led the Hawks with 22 points and 21 rebounds -- season highs in both categories. Jim Jackson added 19 for the
Hawks.
Michael Doleac added 18 points and Tariq Abdul-Wahad 12 for the
Magic.
Gatling converted a three-point play to cut Atlanta's lead to
74-73 with 3:06 left in the third.
Abdul-Wahad followed with a dunk at the 2:48 mark, Doleac scored
from the top of the circle with 2:10 left and Chucky Atkins closed
the 9-0 run with a driving layup for a 79-74 Orlando lead with 1:41
left in the third.
The Hawks also got 17 points from Bimbo Coles, Alan Henderson
added 16 and Roshown McLeod and Isaiah Rider each had 10. Rider
played 27 minutes off the bench in his second game back from a
one-game suspension.
Game notes
The loss also snapped Atlanta's two-game winning streak at
Philips Arena. ... The Magic took advantage of 15 Atlanta turnovers
to score 24 points while the Hawks got only 11 points off nine
Magic turnovers. ... Mutombo, who was second in the league in
blocked shots with a 3.3 average before the game, rejected six
shots against the Magic.
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RECAPS
LA Clippers 98
Washington 89
Orlando 107
Atlanta 103
Portland 100
Charlotte 96
Indiana 107
Cleveland 98
Miami 110
Boston 92
Philadelphia 100
New Jersey 96
Utah 111
Milwaukee 100
San Antonio 106
Dallas 90
Denver 95
Chicago 86
Seattle 110
Houston 107
New York 86
Golden State 79
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