Magic's Biyombo, Ibaka hold block party in loss to Hawks: A 42-second stretch late Sunday night demonstrated what the Orlando Magic had in mind when they traded for power forward Serge Ibaka in June and signed center Bismack Biyombo in July. First, Ibaka stuffed a dunk attempt by the Atlanta Hawks' Kris Humphries. On the next Hawks possession, Biyombo blocked a floater in the lane by Mike Scott. On the subsequent Hawks' possession, Biyombo chased down Scott on a fastbreak and swatted away Scott's dunk attempt. Players on the Magic bench catapulted off their seats to celebrate the play, and Biyombo waved his right index finger from side to side. -- Orlando Sentinel

Hawks rest Dwight Howard, 3 other starters against Magic: Orlando Magic fans will have to wait until early 2017 to see Dwight Howard play in-person as a member of the Atlanta Hawks. Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer rested Howard and fellow projected starters Kent Bazemore and Dennis Schröder for Sunday night's preseason game at Amway Center. Kyle Korver, another member of the starting five, didn't make the trip to Orlando. Atlanta beat Orlando 105-98 without them, anyway. -- Orlando Sentinel

Magic waive Alexander, Dawson and Murphy: The Orlando Magic whittled down their roster to 16 players Sunday night, waiving forward Cliff Alexander, forward Branden Dawson and guard Kevin Murphy. An NBA team may carry a maximum of 15 players on its roster during the regular season, but the Magic could be inclined to have 14 players. Power forward Damjan Rudez, center Arinze Onuaku and guard Nick Johnson are in contention for the 14th roster spot and, potentially, for the 15th spot. -- Orlando Sentinel

Magic vs. Hawks: Postgame Report: With the lineups that the Orlando Magic want to play this season – ones that will almost always include big men Nikola Vucevic, Serge Ibaka and/or Bismack Biyombo – there will often be a game within the game going on against many opponents. When foes flood the floor with 3-point shooters, there will be an attempt get the Magic to blink and remove their big men. Conversely, Orlando will look to use its massive frontline to pound smallish teams on the inside in an effort to break the small-ball approaches. -- Magic.com