With time winding down in the fourth quarter, Anthony Black showed out on both ends of the court.
After Trae Young missed a triple trying to draw a foul, Cole Anthony pushed the ball down the court and found the sophomore guard in the corner, who laced his three to give the Magic a 104-85 lead.
During the ensuing possession, Young got to his spot on the left wing and blew past Black. He glided into the paint for a scoop layup before Black recovered and blocked Youngs shot off the backboard to save two points.
Paolo Banchero sped down the court in transition and despite being outnumbered on the fast break, found Anthony wide-open for a dagger three.
Instant offense created from great defensea trend throughout the game.
In a game where the Magic displayed two-way brilliance, Orlando clinched the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference after routing the Hawks 120-95 in the first game of the Play-In Tournament.
Anthony led the Magic with 26 points off the bench, while Wendell Carter added 19. Franz Wagner posted a double-double, dropping 13 points and grabbing 13 rebounds, and Banchero finished with 17 points and nine boards.
Young led the Hawks with a game-high 28 points, while George Niang contributed 15 points off the bench. Dyson Daniels finished with seven points and 12 rebounds and Mouhamed Gueye added 12 points on a perfect 5-5 from the field.
The Magic dominated on their home court, closing out the first quarter with a 15-point advantage.
The Hawks grabbed an early 8-4 lead after Gueye put back a Daniels miss three minutes into the opening frame. The four-point advantage would be Atlantas largest lead of the game.
After both teams traded buckets, Orlando broke through with an Black layup off of a Banchero miss to give the Magic a 17-15 lead they would never look back on.
Blacks make kicked off a 17-2 run over the final five minutes of the first quarter, giving the Magic a 32-17 lead after one.
Orlando continued to run away in the second quarter. Despite Atlanta scoring 30 points in the frame, the Magic scored 29 and retained a double-digit lead entering halftime. Throughout the period, the Hawks were unable to cut the deficit to single digits.
In the third quarter, Atlanta came out the gates hot. A Caris LeVert layup with three minutes to play in the quarter capped off a 13-3 run that saw Atlanta pull within three points.
However, three points was the closest the Hawks got to erasing the deficit.
Anthony made a jumper and a tough layup between three Hawk defenders and Jonathan Isaac threw down a putback slam off a Wagner miss to give the Magic a six-point cushion heading into the final period.
Orlando quickly pulled ahead by double-digits off two Anthony triples and ran away with the game, outscoring Atlanta 41-22 in the final frame to secure the seventh seed.
The Hawks struggled offensively, shooting 38.1% from the field and only made four triples at a 19% clip.
Orlando shot nearly 50% from the field, making 48.4% of their shots and 11 triples at a 28.2% clip. The Magic also recorded nine blocks and six steals.
Orlando will now play the defending champion Boston Celtics in the first round.
Atlanta will face off against the winner of the 9th-10th place matchup between the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls.
