NBA – At the Kia Center this season, the Magic have never lost to teams with a negative record.
After three years of drought, the Magic are this time on track to return to the playoffs. After its victory without trembling against the Nets last night, Orlando can boast of having still not lost at home against a team with a negative record since the start of the season. Paolo Banchero’s teammates have a perfect 13-0, against teams with less than 50% victories.
Two other franchises are imperial against the “lottery teams” at home: Boston and Oklahoma City, respectively 1st and 3rd in the NBA. For the Floridians, this flawless performance allowed them to stay in the right place and even to be able to still aim for the Top 4, which would be an achievement after three years finished in 14th, 15th and 13th places in the Eastern Conference.
The principles put in place by Jamahl Mosley continue to bear fruit as we saw on Wednesday, with great defensive intensity and a collective in which everyone can express themselves.
“I liked our defensive energy, our ability to take them all over the place,” said the Magic coach after the meeting. “Then the way we shared the ball, it was fun to watch. Our way of circulating it, of sharing it, meant that the players took their shots with confidence. This is how we need to continue to play.”.
And soon the receptions of the Raptors and the Hornets…
Last year at the same stage of the season, the Magic had ten fewer wins. But the patience and confidence of managers and players in the work of Coach Mosley ended up paying off in this 2023-2024 financial year.
“It is simply the consequence of the message that we have been reminded of from the beginning. The coach insisted from the start on our effort and the feeling of urgency. We started with that in the previous match against Indiana, but we ended up failing. We made sure to arrive with the desire to find joy again, to play hard, physical, and to set the pace. This is what we managed to do”for his part confided Jonathan Isaac, one of the most effective “role players” against the Nets.
The Magic will quickly have the opportunity to continue their good series at home against the “little ones” since after a trip to Canada on Friday evening, Paolo Banchero’s teammates will host the Raptors and the Hornets.
Shots Rebounds Players MJ Min Shots 3pts LF Off Def Tot Pd Bp Int Ct Fte Pts Paolo Banchero 64 34.9 46.2 36.1 71.1 1.1 5.7 6.8 5.3 3.1 1.0 0.6 2.0 22.8 Franz Wagner 58 33.0 47.5 29.5 8 4.3 1.0 4.5 5.5 3.9 2.0 1.1 0.4 2.3 20.0 Jalen Suggs 59 26.7 45.9 39.5 75.7 0.7 2.6 3.3 2.6 1.9 1.4 0.6 2.8 12.3 Wendell Carter, Jr. 39 26.2 53.6 40.0 72.2 2.1 4.8 6.9 1.6 1.3 0.5 0.6 2.4 11.6 Cole Anthony 65 22.9 42.7 31.1 82.2 0.8 3.1 3.9 3.1 1.6 0.8 0.5 2.4 11.6 Moe Wagner 64 18.2 59.3 31.5 80.3 1.5 3.0 4.5 1.2 1.2 0.5 0.3 2.1 11.0 Markelle Fultz 28 22.2 48.6 10.0 63.0 1.4 2.1 3.5 3.1 1.3 1.1 0.3 1.5 8 .3 Gary Harris 42 23.2 46.1 38.2 75.6 0.4 1.2 1.6 1.7 0.5 0.9 0.3 1.7 7.3 Jonathan Isaac 45 15.0 49.8 35.4 71.6 1.3 3.0 4.3 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.2 1.0 6.4 Goga Bitadze 53 17.1 60.8 16.7 65.8 1.9 3.2 5.1 1.4 0.8 0.6 1.3 1.9 5.5 Anthony Black 60 18.2 45.9 39.1 64.0 0.5 1.7 2.3 1.5 0.9 0.6 0.3 1.8 4.9 Joe Ingles 52 17.3 42.6 42.3 82.6 0.3 1.8 2.1 2.9 0.9 0.7 0.1 1.4 4.5 Caleb Houstan 49 14.3 39.1 37.7 79.2 0.5 1.1 1.6 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.1 4.4 Trevelin Queen 13 12. 5 36.8 17.6 75.0 0.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.2 3.1 Chuma Okeke 39 10.2 37.5 30.3 40.0 0.5 1.4 1.9 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.5 2.6 Kevon Harris 2 3.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0 Jett Howard 13 3.8 36.4 29.4 50.0 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.2 1.8 Admiral Schofield 17 3.4 35.3 27.3 0.0 0.1 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9
2024-03-14 17:45:57
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