Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 131-120 loss to the Magic Tuesday:

Key players

* Serge Ibaka finished with a game-high 29 points on 11 of 18 shooting, including four 3-pointers.

* Elfrid Payton had career-highs of 26 points and 14 assists.

* Dwight Howard led the Hawks with 20 points and 16 rebounds, his 16th double-double of the season.

Key stat

The Hawks had 15 turnovers that led to 26 points for the Magic.

Noteworthy

* Payton is the first player with 20 points and 10 assists in a single game off the bench in the NBA this season.

* The Magic outscored the Hawks 22-8 in fast break points

* The Magic shot 59 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range. Their 14 3-pointers is a season-high.

* Kyle Korver was 4 of 5 from 3-point range for the Hawks.

* Kent Bazemore played 15 minutes off the bench in his first game back after missing two games with right knee soreness.

Quotable

“Give Orlando a lot of credit. They had a lot of guys who individually played well. Collectively they played well. I thought they made a lot of shots. I’m sure we can be better defensively. We need to be better defensively. One hundred and thirty one points is never acceptable.” – Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer

Next

The Hawks next play at the Raptors on Friday, the first of back-to-back games that ends with a home game against the Hornets on Saturday.

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