On April 23, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs G2 officially started, and the Cavaliers played against the Magic at home. In this game, the two teams still reflected the gap, the Magic couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the Cavaliers at all, and fell into passivity when they came up, and then they also fell into passivity in an all-round way, and they were never able to overtake the score, and they were once as many as 22 points behind in the final quarter, and they were lost after a short 13-0 offensive. In the end, the Cavaliers beat the Magic 96-86 and led 2-0.
After the first two games, the Magic fell behind 0-2, and their performance did not improve, and the offensive state is still very sluggish. In the first game, the Magic scored only 83 points, shooting only 32.6% from the field and 21.6% from three-point range. As a youth army, it is understandable that they were a little nervous in the first game, but in the second game, they did not improve at all, and they were still the same poor, which is a little incomprehensible, and it seems that the tuition for the first game is not enough.
This time, the Magic were still in a slump, scoring only 18 points in the first quarter, and they scored 86 points in the whole game, shooting 36.3% from the field and 25.7% from three-point range, which was a little higher than the previous game, but it was not enough for them to win, and finally lost to the Cavaliers. After two playoff games, the offensive state is very sluggish, the average points per game is the first in the playoffs, and the shooting percentage is also the last in the playoffs, which is really bad, not at all like a playoff-level team, and it can't find the rhythm of offense at all.
As the core of the team, Banchero is also constantly paying tuition, and he directly sent 9 turnovers in his playoff debut, and this time there were 6 turnovers, and 15 turnovers in the first 2 playoff games of his career, which is still quite heartbreaking. From this point of view, the whole Magic team seems to have not adapted to the intensity of the playoffs, and they are always making mistakes, which also makes them no longer favored, and they are more likely to be swept out by the Cavaliers, after all, they can't see any aspect where they can take the initiative.
I thought that the Magic would be able to bring some surprises, but I didn't expect to directly become the biggest pseudo-strong team in the playoffs, which is also thanks to their ability to directly get a playoff spot. If they end up in the play-offs, they may not even make the playoffs, after all, their roster is not a good match, and the core of the team Banchero and Wagner Jr. will not be able to take on the big responsibilities. Neither game was able to contribute more to the team, and then it was back at home that it was a matter of improvement.