After swallowing two consecutive defeats and ending the road trip, the Orlando Magic, which desperately needed a win, returned home to face the challenge of defending champion Bucks during a three-game winning streak.
In terms of the Magic, Robin Lopez returned to the starting lineup, and whether the three main players Wagner + Wendel Carter + Gary Harris can withstand the pressure will undoubtedly be a major challenge and test for the Magic team playing at home.
On the bucks side, head coach Budenholzer made adjustments, portis + Allen entered the start, trying to help the Big Three do a big job on the road, sword to 4 consecutive wins!
Finally, after four quarters of competition, with a wave of 17-2 scoring climax, the Bucks, who were mainly anti-guests, completely suppressed the Magic in the first half, and achieved a huge advantage of as many as 27 points.
Although after returning from the second half, Wagner Jr. + Wendel Carter + Gary Harris in the third quarter ushered in an outbreak at the same time, leading the Magic to play a wave of counterattack frenzy, successfully narrowing the score gap.
However, at the moment of the final showdown, the big three alphabet brothers + Middleton + Holliday began to take over the game, and joined forces to blast a 7-0 attack, completely ending the suspense of the game.
In the end, the Bucks also won 127-110 on the road to the Magic, which was worth the trip to win 4 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent Magic 3 consecutive defeats!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Bucks showed the momentum of the defending champion, playing a team performance of 5 people scoring in double figures and multi-point blossoming.
In the case of the main forces such as Middleton + Connaughton + Cousins, continuing to perform stably, the two core letters brother + Holliday, and the play of tiger general Portis are particularly critical!
Although the alphabet brother committed 5 crimes in this game, his overall performance was remarkable, scoring a team-high 28 points on 10 of 19 shots, plus 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 11 points in a single quarter in the final quarter not only helped the Bucks to keep the victory, but also became a difficult existence for the Magic team to solve!
In addition, as the commander and core defender of the team, Holliday's performance in this game also played a crucial role.
Holliday was good at attacking and defending, starting 32 minutes, scoring 18 points + 4 rebounds + 10 assists + 1 steal on 8-of-13 shooting, connecting and combing the Bucks' entire team's offense!
Of course, the Bucks were able to win a big victory in this game, and the play of Tigers will also be indispensable.
In this campaign, Portis was in danger, shooting nearly 80% of the shots in 9 shots and 7 shots, and the outside three-point shots were 5 shots and 5 shots without false shots, contributing to the efficient performance of 19 +7 +1 +1.
And his key performance of 14 points in the second quarter, a single quarter, not only provided the Bucks with powerful firepower, opened the score gap, but also completely disrupted the Magic's defensive plan!
More importantly, after defeating the Magic in this game and achieving a wave of four consecutive wins, the Bucks' current regular season record has also reached 23 wins and 13 losses, only 0.5 wins away from the Bulls, who rank second in the East.
Judging from the bucks' current winning streak, we have to admit that the Bucks, as the defending champion, do have the momentum to re-attack the 1st place in the East!
On the other hand, on the Magic side, although the team suffered 17 points of rout + 3 consecutive losses in this game, the Magic team was not completely without highlights in this battle.
After all, as a rookie of the team, the play of Franz Wagner in this game is really eye-catching!
Wagner Jr. ushered in a big explosion, starting 36 minutes, shooting 12 of 20 from the middle and outside the line and hitting 4 three-pointers, bombing a game-high 38 points, plus 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Although he failed to lead the Magic team to victory, rationally speaking, the outstanding performance of Wagner Jr. in this game did cause considerable trouble and trouble to the Bucks!
Obviously, in the Magic team lineup at the time of employment, Wagner Jr., which has great cultivation value and development ceiling, will continue to shine in the next schedule, bringing us more surprises!