Young and the Hawks visit conference foe Orlando

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Atlanta Hawks (25-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (26-28, eighth in the Eastern Conference)

Orlando, Florida; Monday, 7 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks in Eastern Conference action.

The Magic are 5-2 against the rest of their division. Orlando has a 3-3 record in one-possession games.

The Hawks are 5-2 against opponents in the Southeast Division. Atlanta is eighth in the NBA scoring 116.2 points per game while shooting 46.2%.

The Magic are shooting 43.9% from the field this season, 4.0 percentage points lower than the 47.9% the Hawks allow to opponents. The Hawks average 13.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.8 more made shots on average than the 11.2 per game the Magic give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wagner is averaging 25 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists for the Magic. Paolo Banchero is averaging 18.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 5.2 assists over the last 10 games.

Young is averaging 23.5 points and 11.4 assists for the Hawks. Dyson Daniels is averaging 14.1 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Magic: 3-7, averaging 103.2 points, 42.7 rebounds, 21.3 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.8 points per game.

Hawks: 3-7, averaging 114.0 points, 42.5 rebounds, 28.5 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.5 points.

INJURIES: Magic: Jalen Suggs: day to day (quad), Moritz Wagner: out for season (knee).

Hawks: Kobe Bufkin: out for season (shoulder), Jalen Johnson: out for season (shoulder).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.