The fourth in the East won and rejected a big comeback, and Poole scored 30 points in a single quarter with 18 points
Orlando have arguably the biggest dark horse in the Eastern Conference this season, but their record has been declining, and they have lost four of their five games in a row and are now down to fourth. Back-to-back losses to the Celtics, Heat, and Bucks are proof enough of the difference in quality between them and the NBA's top teams. The last time they beat the Pacers, this time, they are going to play the Wizards again. Geniuses are at the bottom of the East, and they are now second-to-last with five wins and 23 losses, just three games away from the Pistons. This is the third time the two teams have met this year, the previous two times were at home in Orlando, and this one, the Wizards lost two, this one, is it a miracle win, or Orlando wins?We'll see!
The Wizards went crazy on three-pointers in the first quarter, shooting 5-of-13 from the field, while the Magic shot 5-of-9 from the fieldIn the restricted area, they shot a little higher from the field, with only three three-pointers and only seven made, but they were given more free throws, and both teams scored 33 points in the quarterThe two core players, Wagner Jr. and Banchero, had a mediocre first quarter, scoring just four points. Blake took the load and scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the quarter, shooting heavily in the restricted area
In the second quarter, both sides saw their shots drop, with the Magic shooting 2-of-8 to the Wizards 3-of-9, while the Magic got more shots, 10-of-21 shooting compared to 5-of-11 for the WizardsIn this quarter, the performance of both cores improved, Wagner scored 6 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and Banchero scored 6 points on 3-of-9 shooting, but the rest of the team was in average formIn this quarter, the Wizards' special player was Gispert, who maintained a 100% shooting percentage with 4 shots, 3 three-pointers, and 11;The first half ended with the two sides tied at 63-60, while Orlando went into the second half with a three-point advantage
In the third quarter, the Magic's form continued to pick up, and the gap between the two sides grewIn this quarter, the Magic made 3 of 4 three-pointers, and their three-pointers were also the best, they only made 4 three-pointers, 11 of which were shots, and their total score reached 35!On the other hand, the Wizards, who were 1-of-6 from the outside and equally inefficient in the restricted area, trailed by seven points in the quarter, with a 98-88 lead and a 10-point lead at the end of the fourth quarter
In the final minute, neither of them scored, Wagner's three points, Gallinari and Poole's three points were also colored, and Wagner's three points and three points chased the score to 15 points, but the miracle called a halt again. After the timeout, the Wizards sent more players, Kuzma assisted Poole to score another three-pointer, Wagner connected again and scored a layup, Jones gave Poole another three-pointer, and Anthony was also a 2+1.
The two of them went back and forth, and the score kept stretching, and by the time Blake hit a three-pointer, the Magic had expanded the score to 17 points!But after that, the Wizards also narrowed the score to 6 points with an 11-0 offensive run, and the game continued!Banchero made a three-point pull, and Jones quickly returned a three-pointer, and the gap between the two teams remained around six points after that. In the end, they fought back and failed, and the Magic won the game 127-119.
In this game, the Magic had 7 players over 20 scores, 3 of them over 20!Blake 23 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Blake 24 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Suggs 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks, Anthony 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block, Wagner 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, 11 Wagner 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist, Bitadze 10 10 rebounds and 3 assists.
For the Wizards, Poole showed his offensive ability with 30 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 assistsJones had 22 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Kuzma had 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, Kispert had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist, and Gallinari had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.