The Orlando Magic's first regular season game of the new season, before the game started, was promoted by the media as a battle between dragons and tigers, and it was also the most important game in the first round of the new season. After all, both sides of the game were
The first one is the Purple and Gold Dynasty Lakers, which reached the Finals last season and is home to the Big Three of Howard, Gasol, and Kobe. The other side is the Orlando Magic, which made it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals after Adrian took over.
No matter how you watch a game, it should be intense and ups and downs.
But the actual situation is not like this. After the end of the third quarter, the Magic still maintained a 10-point lead over the Lakers. After entering the fourth quarter, the lagging Lakers did not show the momentum to fight back. At the end of the game,
With five minutes left and the Lakers trailing by 10 points, Phil Jackson decisively but intriguingly chose to give up the game and took the lead in replacing the full bench lineup.
The game started amidst the hustle and bustle, but ended calmly. For neutral fans, this game may not seem exciting enough, but for Magic fans, victory is already the best result.
After the game, Ah Zilian wanted to say something to Kobe, but after obviously losing the game, he didn't want to talk nonsense to Adrian, so he turned around and walked into the locker room.
At the same time, in the twelve regular season openers on the same day, TJ Ford and Baston were used as bargaining chips this summer to form twin towers in the penalty area with Bosh. The Philadelphia 76ers used TJ Ford and Baston as bargaining chips this summer.
A huge five-year, $82 million contract attracted 'Captain' Elton Brand to successfully join. In the end, with Bosh's wonderful performance of 27 points and 12 rebounds, the Raptors won their first regular season victory.
In the game between the Nets and the Wizards, General Arenas still held the exemption card. The Nets, who lost Kidd, made Carter the sharp offensive weapon. They defeated the Wizards in a thrilling manner at 95:88.
The Heat and the Knicks fought a fierce battle, 120:115. With the advantage of home court, the Knicks defeated the Heat, who were also weak.
The Pistons defeated the Pacers 100:94. The Timberwolves defeated the Kings 98:96. The Suns defeated the Spurs 103:98, and the Bucks defeated the Thunder 98:87. The Grizzlies lost to the Rockets 71:82, and the Nuggets lost to the Jazz 94:98. The Hornets 108
:103 defeated the Warriors, and the Bobcats lost to the Cavaliers 79:96.
After defeating the Lakers on October 30, the Magic's opening schedule seemed quite tight.
They are an away game against the Grizzlies on November 1st, a home game against the Kings on November 2nd, a back-to-back home and away game in the east and west, and then a home game against the Bulls.
After defeating the Lakers at the start of the new season, the Magic did not perform very well. The first reason was because the schedule was very tight right from the start, and the players who had just returned from vacation could not find this kind of performance for a while.
The state of intense competition.
Defeated the Grizzlies 103:91. After returning to the home court, the Orlando Magic were defeated by the long flight and fatigue. They lost the second home game of the new season 87:90. Then again at home, they were defeated by the young and energetic team.
Defeated by the bull.
With 2 wins and 2 losses, the Magic's start is not very bad, but compared to the 60 wins last season, the Magic's 2 wins and 2 losses, with a winning rate of only 50%, is a bit disappointing. However, starting from the fifth game
Start. The fully adjusted Magic team officially begins to exert its strength.
On November 9th, against the Wizards at home, Adrian sent out 21 assists. Lewis made 6 of 12 three-pointers and scored a game-high 33 points. At 106:80 at home, Arenas was absent and the team only
The Wizards, supported by Jamison alone, were unable to fight back against the Magic.
Two days later, Turkoglu, who has not received much playing time due to his unstable form since the new season, broke out with the sharpness of the Turkish scimitar and scored a game-high 35 points. Perhaps he was aware of his own
The main position is not stable. Gasol and Kevin Love have shown superhuman talents and abilities both on the court and in the training field. More importantly...the two of them are particularly young.
Gortat, who felt the pressure, showed a tough side in this game. He grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds and blocked 4 shots in 38 minutes. The inside line guarded by Gortat was
The Blazers' frontcourt performance was impregnable.
Because the game progressed so smoothly, Adrian's playing time reached a new low this season. He played 21 minutes in the game and scored 12 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds. Whether it was scoring, assists or rebounds, each
All effective statistics have reached new lows this season, but the efficiency is as terrifying as ever.
On November 13, the Orlando Magic flew to Oklahoma City to challenge the Oklahoma City Thunder. In this summer's draft, the Oklahoma City Thunder acquired sophomore Russell Westbrook from UCLA with the fourth overall pick.
Starting from this summer, the "Thunder Young Boys" who shocked the league in the following years finally came together. However, at this time, Kevin Durant, the young boy, was absent due to injury, and Westbrooks was still a young player who had just entered the league.
Rookie. The Thunder's flag-bearer is Jeff Green, a typical 'no three, no four' type small forward.
His "no three, no four" trait allows him to easily take advantage when facing ordinary defenders, but when he faces a tall defender like Michael Pietrus who is full of brute force and speed,
When he was a player, it was difficult for him to bring out his indifferent qualities.
As for Westbrooks, he is still just a stupid young man who only knows how to attack the basket. He is like a revolutionary who rushes towards the bunker with a pack of explosives. Although his style of play will be the same in the future, the current Westbrooks
Brooks obviously does not have the mature scoring skills that he will have in the future.
It is too easy for Adrian to let go of such a stupid player now. He doesn't even need to spend some effort. He just needs to let go of a little false space so that Westbrooks can vaguely see some breakthrough routes.
, can make Westbrooks persistently launch a charge, but will not consider other offensive methods.
110:81, the Orlando Magic won a 29-point victory in the away game.
After a poor start with 2 wins and 2 losses, the Orlando Magic easily won three consecutive games, and then they finally encountered an enemy with some weight.
Dallas Mavericks!
Two seasons ago, the Dallas Mavericks still had the best record in the league. Last season, the Dallas Mavericks acquired one of the best point guards in the league, Jason Kidd, but their record plummeted. Mavericks owner Mark Library
Ban finally became popular, and he began to prepare to make drastic changes to his team. The first step was to replace the head coach.
'Little General' Avery Johnson is very capable, but it is really difficult for him to serve as the head coach of a championship-level team after learning from Nelson and focusing on offense and light defense. In the summer, after the end of last season, the Dallas Mavericks official
He couldn't wait to announce the end of his contract with 'Little General' Avery Johnson. Moreover, former Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle took over Johnson's coaching position and took charge of the Dallas Mavericks.
The Dallas Mavericks, who have just undergone a coaching change, have obviously not found their own path yet. Their starting record is quite poor with 2 wins and 4 losses, and their winning rate is less than 40%.
Adrian can easily feel the characteristics of the Mavericks on the court, which is chaos. The players seem to have no idea what they should do on the court.
Rick Carlisle's coaching style and tactical style are completely different from those of the Mavericks' former head coach Avery Johnson. In the past few years, Avery Johnson's mark on the Mavericks has been too profound.
To erase the mark Avery Johnson left on the Mavericks and start over, Rick Carlisle obviously still needs a lot of time to make adjustments in operations and personnel.
Facing such a chaotic Dallas Mavericks, the Orlando Magic, which has already been in a winning streak, will certainly not give the Mavericks any chance. 111:93, at the home court of Dallas, the Orlando Magic simply used three and a half quarters.
The game was over, and the rest was just garbage time. The Dallas Mavericks' home fans had already begun to leave in scattered numbers before the end of the third quarter.
The Dallas Mavericks, who once had the best record in the league but were beaten eight times, have been extremely disappointing in the past two years.
After defeating the Mavericks, the Magic's winning streak increased to 6 games, and the winning streak reached 4 games. Then they defeated the Bobcats 90:80, defeated the Raptors 103:90, and narrowly defeated the Pacers 103:100. In the opening two games, they lost two games.
After that, the Orlando Magic won 7 consecutive games and now tops the Eastern Conference with a record of 9 wins and 2 losses, standing side by side with the Boston Celtics who also have a record of 9 wins and 2 losses!
After defeating the Mavericks, the Magic ushered in a precious three days of rest. After the three days of rest, the Orlando Magic will go to the away game to challenge a tough nut to crack, the Houston Rockets!
But no matter how hard it was, it was only three days later. After the game against the Dallas Mavericks, Adrian flew back to Orlando. Stan Van Gundy announced that he would take two days off, which immediately triggered a howl of wolves.
"Hi, Ed." Michael Pietrus stopped Adrian who wanted to go home: "I just made an agreement with Kwame and the others to go to the nightclub together. How about we go together." (
