We don’t change a winning team, we don’t change the raters who rate. This year again, the TrashTalk editorial Team Notes will try to share its bulletins with you as often as possible, mainly on Sunday evenings to accompany the Sunday Night Live of beIN Sports friends. Special edition coming out of Thanksgiving this Friday, for a duel at the top of the Eastern Conference between the Celtics and… the Magic!
No, it’s not an error, the Magic are second in their conference before even starting this match. If it’s less surprising to find Boston in the lead, we didn’t imagine Orlando so much celebrating at the start of the season, but with an attack that is making its mark and a defense that looks like a dictatorship, Jamahl Mosley’s men are hanging on quite a few heads on their hunt at the moment. One more with the C’s today? This could be the start of a bad joke but no, the “Magics” have indeed offered themselves the scalp of the leader this evening in a match where their opponents still finished below the 100 point mark despite Jayson Tatum who tried everything but well smothered by Jonathan Isaac. Opposite, the Wagner who did the dirty is not necessarily the one you think since it is Moritz who finishes with 27 points while Franz, the little brother, is not left out with 17 points. A sixth victory in a row for Orlando, and a new report card for Team TrashTalk
# Orlando Magic
Goga Bitadze (5,5) : he does the job in the absence of Wendell Carter Jr. and brings more than what was originally planned. Not for nothing did a valiant man wear his jersey from his time with the Pacers in the queue at the Grand Rex. Shout out to you friend.
Paolo Banchero (7) : if he started his match timidly with waste and lost balls, Paul Banquier gradually got the measure of the game and largely contributed to sealing the game for his team as if Italian flags had been waved under his nose. This team remains his
Franz Wagner (6.5): less flashy than his brother, for once is not customary, Kaiser Franz also brought German rigor to the fore despite a percentage that was still filthy by far. His Euro-steps always hurt and pierce defenses. OnlyFranz.
Jalen Suggs (200) : like the number of grams of meth he probably does before each match, he exudes incredible energy in defense and even begins to land his shots from distance. On the other hand, if he’s already this crazy in the 16th game of the season, we expect to see him in the Playoffs throw a rail of coke on the scorer’s table and send an Eric Cantona-style high kick to the front row.
Anthony Black (4) : only played 6 minutes and never saw the color of the floor again (somehow it’s a good thing considering the latter’s face). Treated harshly by Jamahl Mosley, like all the rookies this season, history does not tell if he was deprived of dessert, like you at your mother-in-law’s.
Cole Anthony (6,5) : if he was clumsy on shots, he is overflowing with energy more than ever and even begins to defend extremely hard, without representing a burden for his team, and always sends big steaks on alley-oops (but without Timberland) ! Under the eyes of the daron, he did the job well.
Joe Ingles (5,5) : Orlando needed an old guy, they got an OLD guy! Joe Ingles no longer runs without risking lumbago and asks for a beer after two round trips but brings so much accuracy and vice to this young squad. A very aberrant match from the GMK lookalike.
Gary Harris (4,5) : a slightly complicated match for Gary, who put out a match worthy of his first name. Unfortunately, the homage leans more towards SpongeBob’s snail rather than Gary Payton’s.
Jonathan Isaac (6.5); he can find a lot of things in his pocket: his car keys, his cell phone, his credit card, and Jayson Tatum. Judah ruined JT’s life the entire match, sticking to him like a leech and not letting him see the light of day with his extendable arms.
Moritz Wagner (8) : the hero of the evening is him. Perfectly relaying from Goga Bitadze, he made life hell for Al Horford who ate German at the self-service. He was no longer hungry, but the canteen forced him to finish his plate, and Moritz fed his Dominican counterpart well throughout the match.
Caleb Houstan (5) : returned 8 minutes, did not particularly contribute to the stats but has a differential of +15. The guy who doesn’t give a damn in group work but who gets the same grade as everyone else.
# Boston Celtics
Kristaps Porzingis (5) : difficult to note, because after a difficult start to the match, he gradually recovered, but he was unable to return in the second half to help his teammates and his absence was very detrimental. The Celtics without Kristaps is like breakfast without Krisprolls.
Al Horford (4): served as Moritz Wagner’s doormat for about 100% of the time he was defending on him. Al Horford is no longer young, he has been subjected to the law of the German. We remain convinced that a doormat can be found for 10 euros at B&M on the other hand, and there is no need to take one alive.
Jayson Tatum (602876) : like his prisoner number, he tried to direct the attack of the C’s, difficult when you have a Jonathan Isaac who puts you in jail with each attack and who puts handcuffs on you as soon as you try to attack the basket. JT is going to have to ask his son Deuce to tattoo the plans on his back in 18 years to help him get out of there.
Jaylen Brown (8 puis 3) : if NBA games were only first quarters, he would be in the discussion with Michael Jordan and LeBron James, but if NBA games were only last quarters, then he would be in the discussion with Kent Bazemore and Mario Hezonja… A banging start to the match, and a banging end to the match.
Derrick White (6,5) : perhaps the best Celtic on the floor this evening, in any case the most consistent. Derrick went into Walter White mode to be one of the only ones to terrorize his opponents. His shots were good, his defense was also very aggressive. Even if he couldn’t do everything perfectly, in this match, HE WAS THE DANGER.
Luke Kornet (5.5): a very good match off the bench with a few baskets inside and an interesting defense. An entrance full of ballswe can therefore call it a double Kornet.
Sam Hauser (5,5) : he allowed his guys to get back into the match thanks to well-felt and surgical long shots. Dr. Hauser.
Payton Pritchard (4,5) : not much to say about his discreet match and his little-noticed entries into play. Payton average match…
Oshae Brissett (4,5) : came into play to save his two free throws, and returned to the bench almost immediately. We probably told him “well done” by tapping him on the shoulder, like any player rinsed at the playground who comes with his elbow pad and headband.
Lamar Stevens (4,5) : zero in all the stat lines, it looks like me in math at the time.
Dalano Banton (5) : coming in 30 seconds to miss his only shot of the match. It’s like getting punched in the chin, but with a cold.
And that’s about it for this match which sees the Magic rise as a very serious team in the East thanks to a solid defense and an attack which finally seems to be taking shape. On the Celtics side, nothing alarming because they are sure to retain the lead in the conference, but they will still have to pull themselves together.
2023-11-24 23:56:00
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