On December 31st, Beijing time, the NBA regular season is in progress. The Magic will play against the Bucks at home. The Bucks lineup for this campaign is relatively neat. The Magic have 10 players who are not on the active roster, and Terrence Rose and Cole are on the roster. Anthony was unable to play.
The strength of the two teams is very different. The Bucks ranked third in the East, and the Magic ranked second from the bottom in the East. In the end, the Bucks defeated the Magic 136-118.
The four quarters of the two sides (bucks in front): 32-24, 31-27, 33-34, 40-33
Bucks data: Antetokounmpo 33 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, Middleton 22 points and 6 assists, Portis 11 points and 9 rebounds, Garrison Allen 4 points, Jrue Holiday 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. Sins had 15 points and 5 rebounds, Divin Cenza had 11 points and 9 rebounds, and Matthews had 11 points.
Magic data: Franz Wagner 20 points, Wendell Carter 14 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, Gary Harris 17 points, Frazier 13 points and 5 assists, Gracepie 3 points and 4 rebounds, Hampton 15 points 5 assists, Moritz Wagner 19 points
At the beginning of the game, Gracepie won a jump ball for the Magic, Wagner broke through the hook and missed, and Holiday made a board shot and scored the game’s first point. The Magic didn’t open much gap to the Bucks in the opening game, but as the rotation came on the field, the advantages of the Bucks’ depth of lineup began to manifest. The Bucks quickly opened up the score gap by relying on the mix and match of the main force and the bench lineup to 32-24. End the first quarter.
In the second quarter, the Magic had a good opening three-pointer and narrowed the difference by relying on outside shots. However, Antetokounmpo did not give the Magic a chance. He used his personal ability to score consecutively and quickly widened the difference. Middleton also began to take over the game. At 4 minutes 59 seconds, Middleton scored 2+1 and the score came to 51-38. The Bucks’ role players also made efforts to stabilize the situation and entered the second half with a 63-51 lead.
Easy side fights again, the Magic launched a counterattack, Gary Harris continued to score consecutive points to narrow the difference, he scored 7 points in a row, and the Magic only trailed the Bucks by 2 points. At 6 minutes and 23 seconds, Wagner made a 3-pointer withdraw and the Magic evened the score for the first time. However, in the second half, the weakness of the Magic’s insufficient rotation depth was exposed again. Holiday and Cousins teamed up to open the difference again. Cousins continued to make contributions on both sides of the offense and defense. With his last attack, he scored 2 +1, the Bucks entered the end of the third quarter with a 96-85 lead.
In the fourth quarter, Antetokounmpo scored 10 points in a row and gave Allen an assist three-pointer. Although the Magic’s offensive was fierce, Antetokounmpo used his personal ability to smooth out the Magic’s goal. Subsequently, Middleton also began to enter the state, consecutive goals and assists to drive the Bucks. At the end of the fourth quarter, the Bucks main force did not end, the Big Three also completely put out the momentum of the Magic counterattack, and finally defeated the Magic 136-118.
Magic starters: Franz Wagner, Wendell Carter, Gracepie, Gary Harris, Fraser
Bucks starting: Antetokounmpo, Middleton, Portis, Garrison Allen, Jrue Holiday
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