Overview
- Franz Wagner returned from an ankle injury, started, and scored 12 points in 20 minutes in a 101–130 loss to Atlanta.
- Elsewhere, the 76ers beat the Wizards 153–131 and the Raptors lost 115–123 to the Kings, tightening the seeding fight with six games left.
- Orlando sits ninth in the Eastern Conference, which makes a direct playoff berth unlikely and points the team to the play-in round.
- Wagner said he felt okay in his comeback and said the team "played terribly," calling some rust part of the process.
- Tristan da Silva scored nine points and Moritz Wagner added two as the Hawks, winners in 17 of their past 19, controlled the game.