The NBA regular season continued, with the Magic 113-95 Blazers, the Magic ending a two-game losing streak while the Blazers suffered a six-game losing streak.
With a deal just agreed between the Blazers and the Pelicans, the Blazers have only 9 players to play in today's game, just 1 more than the minimum number of players required by the league.
Data from both sides:
For the Magic, Cole Anthony had 23 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, and Gary Harris had 15 points. On the Blazers side, Anfinni Simmons had 19 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Nurkic had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Best of the Year:
The Magic won, and Cole Anthony was undoubtedly the best player of the game, in this game, Cole Anthony shot 9 of 18 from the field, 3 of 5 from three-point range, scored 23 points, showing a very efficient personal offensive form. In addition, Cole Anthony also delivered 7 rebounds and 9 assists, and it was Cole Anthony's all-round performance as always that helped the team win.
Contest Review:
Winslow hit a three-pointer to take the lead, and Franz Wagner assisted on Wendell Carter's mid-range shot, also in color. The two sides began with a tight score, from 7 draws all the way to 20 draws. After that, the Magic began to power, with Wendell Carter and Gary Harris hitting three consecutive three-pointers, and the Magic hit a 9-0 attack wave to open the score. However, after the timeout, the Blazers' Gray Brown felt hot and helped the team continue to chase points, ending the first quarter, and the Magic led 32-28.
In the second quarter, Oak, Gary Harris and Robin Lopez scored three consecutive points, and the Magic had a 9-1 attack wave, and the difference between the two sides reached double digits. After that, the Blazers chased all the way, at one point narrowing the gap to seven points, but then the Magic team made another 11-2 attack wave, and the gap between the two teams was widened again. With 1 minute and 28 seconds left in the quarter, Cole Anthony assisted Bamba to complete the dunk, and the Magic had already led by 17 points, and the Magic led 62-47 at the end of the quarter.
In the first half, Bamba had 13 points and eight rebounds, Wendell Carter 10 points, Cole Anthony had 9 points, five rebounds and six assists, Gary Harris had 12 points and three assists, Robin Lopez had seven points and Oakock had six points. On the Blazers side, Ellerby had 11 points and 6 rebounds, Nurkic had 9 points and 6 rebounds, Winslow had 7 points, Anfinney Simmons shot 1 of 8, 2 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Gray Brown had 8 points and 7 rebounds.
Easy side to fight again, the Blazers to find the offensive state, Winslow, McLemore three consecutive points, Anfinnie Simmons also found the feel, the Blazers blossomed more, played a 15-2 attack wave, quickly narrowed the point difference to 4 points, the Magic team only Franz Wagner broke through the dunk to get 2 points. After that, Cole Anthony's three-pointer stabilized the situation, Wendell Carter hit the basket consecutively, and the Magic instantly scored a 9-0 score, leading to double digits again, but then the Blazers responded with a 12-2 attack wave, and the third quarter ended, and the Magic led 83-79.
In the final quarter, Wagner scored three points, Terrance Rose broke through the throw, and the Magic started with four consecutive offensive attempts, an 8-0 attack wave, and the difference between the two sides once again reached double digits. But the Blazers didn't let up, with Anfenney Simmons scoring five points in a row to help the team play a 9-2 mini-climax and close the point gap. In the following game, Cole Anthony made a killing and once again helped the Magic widen the point difference to 9 points, but then Anfinney Simmons responded with three points and tightened the score.
In the final three minutes of the quarter, Wagner scored two consecutive three-pointers, Wendell Carter broke through the layup to score, and then Oak also hit a three-point shot, the Magic blossomed, and instantly played an 11-0 attack wave, and the difference between the two sides reached 17 points. At the crucial moment, Dennis Smith Jr. missed two free throws, Winslow hit three-pointers, and the Blazers offense suddenly came to a standstill. The game then lost suspense, and in the end there was little time left, and the Blazers suddenly collapsed, and could only accept the end of the losing streak.
Contest Highlights:
Bamba followed up with a dunk
In the first half of the game, the Magic played a very smooth attack, during the game, the Magic three-line fast attack, Cole Anthony hit the ground pass, to the follow-up Bamba, Bamba finally dunked and scored.
Simmons dunked with one arm
Although Simmons felt average in today's game, he still had some eye-catching performances in the game. In the second quarter, Simmons borrowed the cover of his teammates, an accelerated breakthrough, and directly scored with a one-handed split.
Both sides started:
Magic: Bamba, Wendel Carter, Cole Antony, Franz Wagner, Saggers
Trail Blazers: Albee, Nurkic, Winslow, McLemore, Anfinni Simmons
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