Inadvertently, the Orlando Magic, which took the initiative to enter the reconstruction stage, once again suffered 9 consecutive losses and came to the bottom position in the East with a record of 7 wins and 34 losses. However, although they have been bullied by other teams in the league in recent times, the rookie players in their team are also constantly growing. For example, Cole Anthony, in the course of playing 27 games for the team this season, has handed over a comprehensive statistic of 19.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.7 assists. Of course, with Cole Anthony's strength alone, the Magic team wants to achieve a rise or seems fantastic, but he is not the core of the team's future?
In this game, the Magic took on the Washington Wizards, a team still teetering on the edge of the playoffs. As early as the beginning of the season, the Wizards did show unimaginable immediate combat strength, but as the regular season journey continued to deepen, the Wizards could not stabilize the state after all, and can only maintain a record of 21 wins and 20 losses, ranking ninth in the East. So, what kind of sparks will burst out of this encounter between the two sides? Let's move on. At the beginning of the game, the Wizards, who played at home, took the lead and got the lead.
The team's big boss Bradley Beale is absent, and Kuzma, the temporary commander of the stadium, can also send a comprehensive stat of 3 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists to help the players in the team play a blooming state, and successfully take a 17-point lead with a single quarter of 33-16. The Magic team, which entered the second quarter of the showdown and suffered a crazy blow from the opponent, was not willing to show weakness, and could also launch a strong counterattack. Wagner Jr. also handed over 4 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in the second quarter, and could also lead the team to a 27-19 score to recover the 8 points behind in the first quarter.
At the end of the first half, the Wizards still held a nine-point lead at 52-43. Yibian fights again, and the Wizards can still follow the trend and continue to widen the point difference between the two teams. In the third quarter of the competition, Kuzma can also make a threat, with an efficient shooting rate of 6 shots and 5 shooting, sending 12 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, leading the team to another 32-29 score. By the time of the crucial final showdown, the point difference between the two sides had reached 12 points, and the suspense of this game was getting smaller and smaller.
However, when it came to the regular showdown in the fourth quarter, the Magic did not compromise and continued to do the final struggle. With the final 3 minutes of regular time left, the Magic scored 94-99, narrowing the gap to five points and giving them a chance to reverse the game. But after the rest of the regular time was gone, the Wizards finally rejected the opponent's reversal and won the game with a score of 112-106. Looking back at the game, the overall state of the Wizards' players is still extremely hot.
Kuzma, who played 35 minutes in a single game, also gave 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists after getting 11 shots, and got the first triple-double of the season. The other two Lakers veterans also performed well, With Pope handing over a comprehensive statistic of 12 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Harrell also contributing 16 points and 8 rebounds. Of course, there is also Dinwiddie, who delivered 17 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in this game, helping the team to beat the opponent's key 12 points (the highest in the game), and also proved his worth.
And then see the overall data performance of the players on the Magic side. They also had six players who scored in double digits, Cole Anthony also contributed a quasi-triple-double of 19+12+9, Wagner Jr. with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists, and Robin López with 16 points and 10 rebounds. In terms of the scoring of players on both teams, it is almost indistinguishable, but the Wizards are still better at handling details, thus winning the game.