After a three-game losing streak, the Magic team, which desperately needed a victory, revived the game and ushered in the second game of the old rival Bucks during the four-game winning streak.
In terms of the Magic, the team took the initiative to make adjustments, Fraser + Gillespi entered the starting lineup, and the Magic tried to win by surprise and defend the home court to complete revenge.
On the Bucks side, head coach Budenholzer followed the previous routine start, ready to play steadily, win the game on the road, and take 5 consecutive wins!
Finally, after 4 quarters of play, with the excellent play of the big three alphabet brothers + Holliday + Middleton, the First Place Bucks quickly suppressed the Magic team in the first half and occupied the absolute initiative on the court.
Although after returning from the second half, Wagner Jr. + Gary Harris Jr. felt hot in the third quarter and led the Magic to a 20-5 counterattack frenzy, instantly erasing the score gap.
But at the end of the final showdown, The Alphabet Brother began to take over the game, and the inside and outside shots continued to attack, helping the Bucks to maintain a double-digit score advantage.
In the end, the Bucks also killed the Magic 136-118 on the road, which was worth the trip to win 5 consecutive wins, but also gave the opponent magic team 4 consecutive defeats!
In this game, the Magic, the Bucks took advantage of the chase, played a 7-man scoring double-double, multi-point blossom team offensive.
In the case of middleton + Portis + Holliday and other main players, continuing to perform steadily, the team's star Alphabet Brother, as well as the tiger on the bench Cousins play, is particularly critical!
In this game, Alphabet Brother continued the fiery feel of the previous game, starting 29 minutes, shooting a game-high 33 points on 13-of-22 shooting, plus 12 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.
And his heroic performance of taking 16 points alone in the last quarter not only helped the Bucks to hold the victory, but also almost single-handedly extinguished the momentum of the Magic team trying to fight back!
In addition, the Bucks were able to double-kill the Magic in this game, and the play of Cousins on the bench also played a crucial role.
Cousins was very efficient, playing 14 minutes off the bench, shooting more than 70% of the time on 5-of-7 shooting, and contributing 15 points+ 5 rebounds + 2 blocks.
Among them, in the third quarter, he played a 2+1 shot down 13 points in a row, which also became the key to the Bucks being able to smoothly open the point difference, completely disrupting the Magic's defensive plan, and making a great contribution for the Bucks to win 5 consecutive wins!
More importantly, after the double-kill Magic won five straight, the Bucks are only 0.5 and 1 win gap between the Bulls in the East and the Nets at No. 1, respectively.
And we have to admit that as the defending champion, the bucks, with strong momentum, do have a great chance in the next schedule to launch a shock to the no. 1 throne in the East!
On the magic side, although the team was tenacious enough in this game, and through teamwork, it once erased as many double-digit point differences.
But the team ultimately failed to withstand the pressure, and the performance of the game with 18 points and four consecutive defeats was obviously disappointing.
After all, in the case of Tiger Generals such as Wagner Jr. + Wendel Carter + Gary Harris, each performing their duties, the magic team lacking the main magic team such as Cole Anthony + Sagas + Terence Rose, and the ability to resist pressure at key moments is indeed a bit stretched!
In the face of the letter brother who has gone crazy, cousins who is in a brave state, and the huge gap in the strength and depth of the lineup, the Magic team that is missing major generals in this campaign seems to have no choice but to accept the reality of 4 consecutive defeats!