The Hawks allowed 81 points in the first half and lost to the Magic 149-113 in Orlando Friday night.
Trae Young led the Hawks with 22 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
Hawks guard Kevin Huerter sat out due to mid-back pain and guard Kent Bazemore was out too because of a left adductor strain.
The Hawks are 58-58 all-time against Orlando, but lost all four meetings this season by double digits.
The Magic made 13 of their first 15 shots and took a 29-point lead in the first quarter.
"There obviously is a lot they have invested in this game and they came out and showed it," Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce said. "We just were never part of it. ... They got out in transition, got the crowd involved. They turned their defense up and everything that could go right for them did, and everything that could go wrong for us did."
Nikola Vucevic, Terrence Ross and Evan Fournier scored 25 points each for Orlando, which set a season high for points despite having 19 turnovers. Vucevic added 10 rebounds to compile his 59th double-double of the season.
The Magic's 20th win in 29 games left them at 40-40. With road games remaining at Boston and Charlotte, they are attempting to make the playoffs for the first time in seven years.
Vucevic scored nine points during a five-minute, 28-2 run that gave Orlando a 33-7 lead with 4:56 left in the quarter. A Magic 3-pointer made it 42-13 before the Hawks scored the final five points of the period.
But two 3-pointers by Ross during a 13-2 run midway through the second quarter stretched Orlando's lead to 71-33. The Magic shot 66 percent in the first half and made nine of 16 3-point shots.
The Hawks (29-51) play at Milwaukee on Sunday night. They close out the season Wednesday, hosting Indiana.
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