On January 24, Beijing time, the NBA's new season regular season was in full swing. The Chicago Bulls, the dark horse of the East, which had previously fallen at the feet of the Bucks, also ushered in a road trip again, challenging the Orlando Magic, which had no immediate combat power at this stage. The Magic's lineup is relatively good, with a lot of trusted players on the team. However, in the environment of the rise of the masses, they were eventually reduced to cannon fodder and could only become stepping stones for other rises. Just like the opponent bulls in this game, they have played a blockbuster momentum this season, once achieving a record of 28 wins and 16 losses.
However, in this competition, the Magic team unexpectedly caused a lot of trouble to the Bulls. At the beginning of the game, the Magic, who were home, took the lead and played a 23-19 single-quarter lead with the help of 4-of-4 shooting in the 4-of-4 field and 1 assist in the team's substitute zone player Moritz Wagner, who delivered 11 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Obviously, it is a team that has been bullied, but the Magic can show off in front of the Dark Horse Bulls in the East, and they are really remarkable.
But in fact, with a score lead, they can further widen the point difference between the two teams after entering the second quarter of the showdown. DeRozan shot 4-of-5 in the second quarter and gave 10 points to no avail, and the magic team, which played everywhere, once again took a 12-point lead with a 30-18 score. At the end of the first half of the game, the point difference between the two sides has reached a crucial 16 points, and the Magic seems to have the possibility of achieving an upset counterattack! Zach Lavin and Lonzo Ball are both sidelined due to injury, Vucevic's shooting feel is not good, and deRozan alone is still very limited.
However, the Bulls, who fought again on the easy side, also tried to fight back. In the third quarter, DeRozan, Vucevic and Kobe White have successively contributed to their respective positions, and can also help the team play 37-32 and recover the five points behind in the first half. As of the crucial final quarter of the showdown, the difference between the two sides is still 11 points. The difference between the two teams is still large, and the Magic can still play a 29-21 score after entering the regular showdown in the fourth quarter, once again taking an eight-point lead.
In the end, the regular time of the fourth quarter was completed, and the Magic team achieved the feat of upset counterattack with a score of 114-95. Looking back at the game, the magic players can be said to have played a state of full soldiers, not only 7 players in the whole team scored to double digits, of which Wagner, who came off the bench, even had 23 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, which effectively helped the team relieve the pressure on the scoring end. On the side of the Chicago Bulls, who saw the upset defeat, the scoring situation of the players on their side was unusually chicken: only 3 people on the team scored in double figures, and DeRozan shot 15 of 21 in a single game, sending 41 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
But we have to admit that as a beautiful mid-range shooter who does not have the ability to do three points, DeRozan can send 41 points and 5 rebounds, and he has indeed tried his best. If you have to summarize the key to the team's loss, then we have to talk about the lack of scoring ends of the role players on the Bulls side, and the disadvantage of the team's three-pointers: 5 of 21 three-pointers in a single game, compared to the Magic's 12 three-point output in a single game, it is very chicken.