Joe Johnson finished with 22 points for the Hawks, who were attempting to tie Phoenix for the National Basketball Association's best record.

Atlanta dropped to 11-4 and are a half-game behind Orlando for top spot in the Eastern Conference.

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The Hawks also missed a chance to improve to 8-0 at home for the first time since the 1993-94 regular season.

Atlanta failed to hold a 14-point lead and have now lost two consecutive games after winning seven straight.

The Magic went on a 25-10 run that Carter finished off with a three-point play for 64-63 lead with just over two minutes left in the third quarter.

Magic guard Anthony Johnson scored 17 points in just 21 minutes of playing time. He nailed a three-pointer with 6:58 left to give Orlando its first double-digit lead of the game at 79-69.

Johnson averaged just 1.6 points during his first 20 games of the season.

Josh Smith was Atlanta's second-leading scorer with 13 points.