Atlanta Hawks: 4 Impressions of Unmagical 101-91 Loss to Magic

The Atlanta Hawks were doomed by 18 turnovers and just seven converted free throws in a 101-91 road loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday night

The Atlanta Hawks had an uncharacteristic poor offensive performance against the Orlando Magic on Tuesday, scoring fewer than 100 points for the first time since Valentines Day. The result? A disheartening 101-91 loss to a team fighting for a playoff spot in the East.

In the long run, it’s all about that draft position. In the short run? This one wasn’t pretty at all.

(Time for your prescribed silver lining–elsewhere in the sports world on Sunday, a few future Atlanta Hawks found out where they’ll be playing in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Will Atlanta be fortunate enough to pick a Baby Blue Devil?)

Okay. Now that we got that happy note of hope out of the way, let’s dig into the vegetables, a.k.a the takeaways to this most recent loss.