Trae Young made 2 free throws with 8.0 seconds left, and the Atlanta Hawks rallied from 19 points down at halftime to beat the Orlando Magic 115-112.
The Hawks trailed 61-42 at halftime. They were still down 105-90 with 6:08 left in the fourth quarter, with a 1.6% chance to win, and outscored the Magic 25-7 the rest of the way.
The Magic had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Terrence Ross missed a floater with 1.3 seconds left that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Hawks outscored the Magic 10-6. Young scored 5 of the Hawks’ 10 on 1 for 4 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Young had 32 points and 8 assists, and Danilo Gallinari added 23 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), 9 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Magic, Nikola Vučević had 29 points and 9 rebounds, and Ross added 28 points. Michael Carter-Williams had 20 points (10 in the paint) and 7 assists. The Magic had 3 20-point scorers.
The Hawks shot 44.7% from the field and 46.7% from 3 to the Magic’s 42.9% and 37.1%. The Hawks made 21 3-pointers, 5 of them by Gallinari and 4 by Young. The Hawks’ starters outscored the Magic 48-30 in 17 minutes together. Carter-Williams fouled out.