NBA PLAY-IN
Magic advance to 1st round of playoffs after 120-95 win over Hawks
Orlando will start its first-round playoff series at Boston on Sunday.
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Orlando will start its first-round playoff series at Boston on Sunday.
The teams, which split their regular-season series 2-2, tip off the NBA Play-in Tournament at the Kia Center.
Atlanta and Orlando split their four postseason meetings and will meet Tuesday for a shot to get the seventh seed in the playoffs.
From no college offers out of high school, to the NBA G-League, Trevelin Queen’s road to joining the Orlando Magic wasn’t easy.
Queen and Black lead Orlando past Indiana
Winning for the eighth time in 10 games, the Magic qualified for a home game in the first round of the play-in tournament.
The Magic took a two-game lead over Atlanta and a 2 1/2-game lead over Chicago in the race for the seventh spot
The team will celebrate the “sixth man” at the game with exclusive performances, giveaways, special offers and experiences.
The victory moved the Magic a full game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks for seventh in the Eastern Conference standings.
Orlando (37-40) moved percentage points ahead of Atlanta (36-39) and into seventh place in the Eastern Conference.
Molitor has been accepted into the University of Wisconsin-Madison and signed a national letter of intent to play for the Badgers.
Cleveland sat out nine of its regular rotation players.
Knueppel graduated from Wisconsin Lutheran High School in 2024; he was considered the No. 1 high school player in the state by 247Sports and ESPN.
He helped the Blue Devils get to the Final Four and was named ACC Tournament MVP.
The St. John's baseball team beats Malden Catholic 15-5 to start the season 6-0
The 75-year-old arena recently underwent an $82 million renovation project.
