On December 9, Beijing time, NBA regular season: Magic home vs Pistons, 76ers home vs Hawks. That's right, we're writing two today!The Magic are third in the East, and the Pistons are at the bottom of the East, having lost 18 in a losing streak. The Magic made two main rotations: Suggs and Isaac both sidelined with ankle injuries. If the Pistons lose again, it's really hopeless!
Magic starters: Black, Harris, Wagner Jr., Banchero, Bitadze!Pistons starters: Cunningham, Hayes, Bojan, Stewart, Bagley!Pistons center Duren is expected to miss two weeks with a sprained left ankle. Monty still didn't start Wiseman, instead giving up that spot to Bagley.
The Pistons started the game 18-12 and led by six points at one point. The Magic exerted a slight force and blasted a 14-0 attack wave, immediately completing the overtake. The strength of the two teams is not at the same levelThe Magic won by five points 28-23 in the first quarter and by nine points at 30-21 in the second quarter. At the end of the first half, the Magic led by 14 points at 58-44!Banchero had 17 points and Bitadze had 11 points, five rebounds and four blocks.
The Pistons' best performance was Killian Hayes, who had 12 points and six rebounds on 5-of-7 shooting in the half. Cunningham had 10 points, 4 assists and 2 turnovers, and Wiseman played 5 minutes without scoring. Both teams were 3-of-12 from three-point range, but the Magic scored 12 more inside points than the Pistons. In addition, the Magic shot 535%, which is also much higher than the Pistons' 425%。
In the third quarter, the Magic won by 11 points again at 35-24, and the margin had reached 20+. Banchero is the top pick, and Cunningham is also the top pick, and Banchero is a year younger, but he is much more efficient. Banchero is shooting 49 from the field this season4% and 40 three-point shooting6%。Cunningham shot 41 from the field9%, 344%。
The fourth quarter has been completely reduced to garbage time:At the end of the game, the Magic beat the Pistons 123-91. It's miserable, the Pistons have lost 19 in a row!Wagner Jr. scored a game-high 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting, and Banchero scored 24 points and four rebounds on 9-of-17 shooting, clocking in the third quarter. Cunningham finished with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-15 shooting, with a plus/minus of -20!
The longest record in Pistons history is 21 straight lossesThe next three Pistons opponents are the Pacers and the 76ers (two games in a row)!The Pistons are expected to break the record!Finally, let's take a look at the data, do you think the Pistons can still be saved?
Today's other game, 76ers home vs Hawks!The NBA announced the latest edition of the MVP rankingsEmbiid has overtaken Jokic and moved up to No. 1. 76ers starters: Maxey, Melton, Harris, Batum, Embiid. Trae Young is out due to illness, and the Hawks start: Murray, Bogdan, Hunter, Bey, Capela!
With Trae Young out of the game, the Hawks' offensive firepower plummeted, and the 76ers suppressed the Hawks from the start. By the end of the first quarter, the 76ers had a double-digit lead: 35-23!Embiid was on fire, scoring 17 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 6-of-11 shooting in the single quarter. It's worth mentioning that Embiid just scored 50 points in the last game!
I thought that the 76ers would be able to win the game easily and happily, but I didn't expect Embiid to score 0 points in the second quarter!Bogdan and Hunter led the team to a crazy counterattack, and the Hawks scored 45 points in a single quarter in the second quarter!At halftime, the Hawks led by 6 points at 68-62!The Hawks had more points: Bogdan 17 points and 5 rebounds, Hunter 13 points and 4 rebounds, Murray 12 points and 5 assists.
The 76ers took the lead to the Waves, with eight turnovers in the first half compared to four for the Hawks. The Hawks went 10-8 in the rebounds and also led the 76ers. The Hawks led 30-24 on the inside, and Embiid thought the game too simply. Maxey had a mediocre hand, finishing with 11 points and five assists on 3-of-7 shooting in the half, with a plus/minus of -12, the lowest of both teams.
After the rematch, Embiid finally woke up and scored 10 points in a row to help the team close the point difference. On the Hawks' side, Bogdan was limited to 0-of-3 shooting in the third quarter, and Hunter stepped up to confront Embiid. The 76ers won by seven points at 31-24 in the first quarter and led by one point at 93-92 in the third quarter. The 76ers had 0 turnovers in the third quarter, and the players finally got serious.
Maxey broke out in the final quarter, and the 76ers didn't give the Hawks another chance, winning by 10 points 32-22 in a single quarter!At the end of the game, the 76ers defeated the Hawks 125-114!Embiid shot 12-of-24, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 13-of-15 from the free-throw line for 38 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 blocks. Maxey scored 16 points in the final quarter and finished with 30 points and 7 assists on 8-of-18 shooting!
The last 5 games,Embiid averaged 37 points per game and 124 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 blocks, shooting 53%!This season, the Emperor is going to hit the MVP again!