The Atlanta Hawks have won 10 consecutive games in a season for the first time in 11 years, extending their winning streak with a 124-112 victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored a career-high 41 points to lead the Hawks, shooting 9-for-15 on 3-pointers. He added 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Jalen Johnson recorded a triple-double — his 13th of the season — with 24 points, 13 boards and 13 assists.

The Hawks soared to a 34-21 first-quarter lead, putting the Magic in a deep hole to climb out from. Alexander-Walker scored 13 in the frame, perhaps hinting at the big night to come.

Atlanta extended its lead to 67-50 and halftime, then outscored Orlando in the third quarter for a 104-83 margin going into the final 12 minutes of the game. The Magic couldn’t get closer than 12 points through the fourth quarter and the Hawks maintained a hold on the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and a berth in the play-in tournament.

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each finished with 18 points for Orlando. Banchero also grabbed 10 rebounds. Wendell Carter Jr. added 17 points and Jevon Carter contributed 13 off the bench. The Magic dropped to 38-29 with the defeat, tying them with the Toronto Raptors for the fifth spot in the East.

Two weeks ago, Monday’s Magic-Hawks matchup was more anticipated for a bold promotion billed as “Magic City Monday,” which would celebrate the Atlanta strip club — which the team called an “iconic cultural institution” — famous for its lemon pepper wings.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Lou Williams, then with the Los Angeles Clippers, left the Orlando bubble and broke containment protocols to visit Magic City for some of those wings.

The promotion was controversial, considering what was being celebrated. San Antonio Spurs center Luke Kornet was among those who publicly criticized the Hawks for “being complicit in the potential objectification and mistreatment of women in our society“ and called for the team to cancel the planned festivities.

Last week, the NBA stepped in and canceled the promotion, citing “significant concern from a broad array of league stakeholders, including fans, partners and employees.”

Following the announcement, the Hawks released a statement saying the team was disappointed with the decision. Yet the release promoting the event, hosted on NBA.com, was never taken down. That may have tipped that the Hawks still intended to go forward with its celebration with a wink and a smile.

Those lemon pepper wings were still on the scene at State Farm Arena on Monday, according to 680 The Fan’s Brandon Leak. Magic City, indeed.