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Score by Quarters
ATL -- 24/25/45/24 -- 118
Orl -- 29/22/30/20 -- 101
Leading Scorers
ATL -- Law 20
Orl -- Lewis 22
Leading Rebounders
ATL -- 42 (Horford 9)
Orl -- 31 (Battie 7)
Assists
ATL -- 23 (two with 4)
Orl -- 18 (Nelson 7)
-- The Hawks overcame a slow start Monday night to defeat division rival Orlando
to win their preseason opener, 118-101.
-- Acie Law led six Atlanta players with 20 points on 8-11 FGs, while former
Magic forward Maurice Evans burned his team for 17, hitting all four of his
threes.
-- Al Horford tallied 13 and pulled down a game-high nine boards, and Joe
Johnson, Mike Bibby and Flip Murray each finished with 11.
-- After struggling to shoot from the field early on, Atlanta converted 50% from
the field and three-point range.
-- Next up for the Hawks is a Wednesday game at Phoenix (10 pm ET, 790 AM).