On December 22, Beijing time, the 2023-24 NBA regular season continued, and a key conversation was staged in the East, with the Milwaukee Bucks hosting the visiting Orlando Magic. The Bucks have been on a strong momentum lately, winning five in a row after beating the Spurs in their last game, and are currently in second place in the East with 20 wins and 7 losses, and are starting to attack the top spot of the Celtics. The Magic's recent form has declined, and after a wave of four consecutive losses, their record has come to 16-10, and the ranking has also slipped to fourth place in the East.
In the first quarter of the game, both teams felt average, the Magic shot 2 times out of 7 shots, and the Bucks only hit 3 of 9, which can be described as half a catty. Therefore, both teams focused their main firepower on the inside, and Brother Alphabet once again sacrificed his unsolvable impact to frequently impact the inside, 7 of the 10 shots were under the basket, 5 layups and 3 successful shots, 1 dunk hit, scored 13 points in a single quarter, and another 4 rebounds and 4 assists, and the shooting rate of the first quarter was also as high as 60%, with 8 points and 21 points in the double coreBut the other players scored a total of 7 points, unable to resist the Magic's multi-point flowering, and the Magic led by 3 points at 31-28 with both hands
In the second quarter, the Magic's touch began to decline, and the Bucks took advantage of the momentum to open up the difference. In this quarter, the Bucks hit 4 3-pointers from the outside, and the Magic 3-pointers were all iron, but the Magic was very efficient under the basket, conceding a total of 2 shots;Since the outside line is not accurate, Brother Alphabet can only continue to impact the inside line, which is the way he is most sure of scoring. In this quarter, he made all 5 shots under the basket, and although he was only 2 of 5, he got 8 free throws and scored 10 pointsThe Bucks scored another 31 points in the quarter and led by four points at 60-56 at halftime
The Magic still didn't get warmer, and the Bucks continued to hit the inside to make kills and get a lot of free throw opportunities like they did in the second quarter. Lillard had a fairly average hand in the quarter, shooting 1-of-8, but he scored 7 points on all 4 free throw shots, plus 2 rebounds and 3 assistsBrother Alphabet was 1-of-4 and also scored 5 points from the free throw line, and the Bucks continued to open up the gap at 91-82 at halftime
In the final quarter of the decisive battle, both teams felt average in this quarter, and the Bucks were 0 of 7 on the outside, and continued to rely on the impact on the inside line to score. He was 2-of-6 from the field in the quarter, scored 7 points from the free throw line, and made 15 of 19 free throws in the gameLillard shot the team in the final quarter, but scored six points from six free throws, and the team made 31 of 35 free throws, 12 more than the Magic. In the end, the Bucks defeated the Magic 118-114 on their home court and won six in a row!
In this game, the Bucks scored 4 double-doubles, Middleton 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Brother Alphabet 37 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, Lopez 14 points and 7 rebounds, Beasley 8 points, Lillard 24 points and 8 assists, Portis 6 points and 8 rebounds, Connaughton 8 points and 8 rebounds, Beecam 5 points;
On the Magic side, Wagner Jr. had 29 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Banchero had 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Carter had 4 points and 4 rebounds, Harris had 14 points, Anthony had 18 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists, and Wagner had 21 points. Sports Premiere Creation Challenge