The NBA regular season competition continues, and the Magic is at home against the Knicks, who have completely gotten rid of the fish belly positioning this season and become one of the big dark horses in the East, ranking fifth in the East with an 18-12 record before the game, while the Knicks are also very competitive, ranking seventh in the East before the game.
At the beginning of the game, the Knicks dominated the competition, and Randle was in a burst state and scored 16 points in a single quarter, helping the Knicks lead by 3 points at 29-26 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, as Randle's state fell, the Knicks' offensive efficiency fell off a cliff, and the Magic's state warmed up and blossomed in a row to play an offensive climax, not only overtaking the score in one breath, but also leading by 11 points at 55-44 at halftime.
The Knicks rebounded, and the two teams started a battle against each other, and the difference remained around 10 points, and finally the Magic defeated the Knicks 117-108 and won the third victory in the last four games.
After winning this victory, the Magic improved their record to 19-12, tying the Heat in fourth place in the East, and the top three teams in the East are the 76ers, Bucks and Green Army.
This is due to the proud performance of the team's dual core, in which Wagner Jr. played 39 minutes, 11 of 19 shots, 3 of 5 three-point shots, and got 32 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 steals and 1 block.
The plus/minus was the second-highest +15 of the game, behind only the +16 of center Bitadze.
This is also a microcosm of Wagner Jr.'s fiery form in the past 5 games, and the Jr. Wagner data in the past 5 games are as follows (hit percentage in parentheses)
32 points and 9 rebounds (58%), 24 points and 5 rebounds (50%), 28 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists (59%), 24 points and 6 rebounds (57%) and 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists (57%).
Another core Banchero also performed well, playing 35 minutes, shooting 9 of 19, and getting 29 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 1 block.
Banchero's ability to handle the ball and attack almost perfectly matched the needs of the Rockets, another dark horse team in the West, and it was widely believed that Banchero would join the Rockets at the time of the draft.
As a result, the Magic still snatched Banchero without a trial, and from a consequentialist point of view, the Magic became the winner, and the Rockets missed the ball-handling core.
On the other hand, for the Knicks, Randle played 36 minutes, shooting 16 of 25 and scoring a quasi-triple-double of 38 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 block.
It's a pity that in the face of the Magic twin stars combined for 61 points and 19 rebounds, Randle's luxury statistics were reduced to nothing.