Banchero rallies his Orlando Magic from 19-point deficit, beats Atlanta Hawks

ATLANTA (AP) — Paolo Banchero had 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the Orlando Magic rallied from an early 19-point deficit to beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-108 on Thursday night.Franz Wagner scored 25 points and Cole Anthony had 17 for the Magic, who are seventh in the Eastern Conference – two spots ahead of the Hawks.Banchero now has 47 games with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists, the third most by a player before his 23rd birthday behind LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo.Trae Young scored 38 points for the Hawks, and rookie Zaccharie Risacher had his first double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds.The Magic overcame a poor shooting night from 3-point range, connecting on just 6 of 25 (24%).The Hawks led 40-21 early in the second quarter, but the Magic took a one-point lead into halftime after outscoring Atlanta 38-18 the rest of the period. Banchero had 18 points during that stretch.Magic: The Magic shot 33% in the first quarter, but turned that around with a 71% second quarter.Hawks: The Hawks’ defense in the final three quarters was not good enough. Atlanta will hope to improve on that while playing nine of its next...