ATLANTA – Bogdan Bogdanovich scored 27 points, Trae Young added 18 and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Orlando Magic 116-93 on Thursday night for their third straight victory.
Clint Capela added 14 points and 14 rebounds for the Hawks a day after they clinched their first playoff berth since 2016-17.
Atlanta has the NBA’s longest active home winning streak at 10 games and has won 18 of its last 20 at State Farm Arena. “You’ve got to be able to protect home, and it’s tough to win on the road in the NBA," Hawks forward Kevin Huerter said. “We want this building to be a place that people don’t want to come in and play both with obviously our fans but the energy we bring from playing at home, using the fans and using everything about homecourt to