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Orlando 129, Atlanta 94

ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- Tracy McGrady scored 28 of his 32 points in the first half Friday night as the Orlando Magic manhandled the Atlanta Hawks, 129-94, extending their season-high winning streak to four games.

The Magic recorded wins of 42, 28 and 35 points during their three-game homestand.

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McGrady scored nine points during a 28-11 run over a stretch of just under eight minutes in the first half, giving Orlando a 43-29 lead early in the second quarter.

The Magic led at the break, 70-44. The first-half points were their most since scoring 74 against Milwaukee in 1995.

Orlando shot 59 percent from the field in the first half, including nine of 15 three-pointers, while limiting Atlanta to 36 percent.

In the second quarter, the Magic made 16 of 18 free throws while the Hawks made just two of three.

Magic coach Doc Rivers rested his starters in the fourth quarter, but the team still recorded a season-high point total. Mike Miller contributed 22 points and Troy Hudson added 18 off the bench. Hudson made three of four from beyond the arc.

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Jason Terry scored 21 points for Atlanta, which lost for the sixth time in seven games. The Hawks have lost seven of their last eight matchups with the Magic and have not won in Orlando since March 1999, a span of five games.

Hawks forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim left with a bruised right hip in the first quarter and did not return. He finished with six points in 10 minutes.

The Magic played without Grant Hill, who was placed on the injured list Friday after missing five of the team's last six games with a sore left foot.

Orlando's return game with Atlanta on Saturday begins a six-game road trip, the last five against Western Conference opponents.

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