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Chapter 220 The Strange Schedule

Fast forward to December, and there are only two unlost teams left in the league.

Orlando Magic and Chicago Bulls.

On December 12, the Magic beat the Knicks by 2 points at home, which also turned the Knicks' opening record into 25 wins and 8 losses. However, after winning this game, the entire Magic team did not smile much.

Even, Davis would rather lose this game.

Because of one game, the Magic injured two generals.

O'Neal was knocked to the knee while confronting Ewing.

Sprewell stepped on Starks' foot when he landed a layup during a breakthrough.

And both of their injuries occurred in the fourth quarter.

At that time, the point difference had reached 20 points. It stands to reason that it should be garbage time, but Pat Riley, who couldn't hold back his face, stubbornly left the main lineup on the court.

No way, the Magic can only continue to keep the main players on the court.

After one hit, something went wrong.

This also made the entire Magic team full of resentment towards Pat Riley.

Are you saying that it is not good for you to surrender honestly?Had to fight until the last minute.

The unexpected injury put the Magic in trouble.

Because O'Neal was close to full attendance in the first two seasons, the only real backup center for the Magic is Max, and Sprewell is better.

Under consideration, D'Antoni lined up the starting lineup of Marks, Rodman, Horry, Anderson and DeWeese to face the away game against the Eagles a day later.

Then, the Magic ushered in their first loss of the season.

They were beaten by Hawks guard Steve Smith. . .

Steve Smith made only two three-pointers, but both of them came in the last minute of the game.

The Hawks went from trailing by four points to leading by two in just 40 seconds.

At the end of the game, the expressions on the faces of the Magic players were all confused.

They didn't expect that they were leading by four points with 1 minute left in the game, and they became behind after 40 seconds.

DeWeese came close to the game-winning [-]-pointer at the end, but the ball bounced around the rim and eventually rolled out.

The Eagles are already an out-and-out lottery team. Their winning percentage so far this season is less than 4%, and they are striding forward on the road of reconstruction.

Before the game, no one expected that the magic team, which has been riding the dust since the start of the game, would lose like this. . .

The Bulls continued to triumph and easily defeated the Nets at home, extending their winning streak to 13 games.

Fortunately, the Magic overcame the exhaustion of consecutive away games on the second day of back-to-back, and beat the Cleveland Cavaliers beautifully in the away game.

Back then, the Cavaliers were considered a powerful team in the Eastern Conference, and the Tridents were well-known, but now, Larry Nance has retired, and Doherty has also retired due to a serious back injury. Last season, he was able to output 17+10+3 data steadily.

The Cavaliers now have only one Mark Price struggling to support them, and they are no longer the team that fought against Jordan in the playoffs for several consecutive years.

The Magic attacked wildly in the first quarter, scored 42 points in a single quarter, and established an 18-point lead.

The stunned Cavaliers have been chasing points in the next three quarters, but the Cavaliers, who only have Mark Price with a stable scoring point, even if they are fully fired, they will have a [-]-[-] match with the Magic.

In the end, the Magic won the Cavaliers away by 17 points.

Here, I have to complain about the strange brain circuit of the schedule planners again.

The Magic's next games are back-to-back, at their home court.

And their opponents are also back to back, who is it?
Cleveland Cavaliers. . .

That's right, two teams, within two days, played one game in Cleveland, then moved to Orlando and played another game. (This is the real schedule. I really don’t understand what the person who made the schedule thinks. Is there any knowledgeable brother who can give you some popular science?)
The two teams were obviously affected by the previous day's game. The game was very dull. Davis had good physical strength, but his teammates couldn't handle it.

Although there is no suspense about the outcome, Davis only sent out 9 assists. It's not that he didn't pass the ball, but that his teammates really couldn't make it.

Anderson was 13 of 4, Horry was 12 of 2, and Mason was 7 of 2. Fortunately, Cole stood up and made 5 of 4 three-pointers, becoming the second major contributor to the Magic's victory.

The first is of course DeWeese. He fired all his firepower and scored a quasi triple-double with 35 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists. You know, the Magic only scored 90 points in the game.

The Cavaliers were even worse. Mark Price was almost 31 years old and only scored 6 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in the game.

The Cavaliers only scored 75 points.

After winning two consecutive victories against the Cavaliers, the Magic only got one day of rest before going to Miami to challenge the Heat.

The Magic almost overturned on the road.

In this game, DeWeese's helper became Van Exel. He scored a career-high 23 points and helped the Magic beat the Heat in a difficult away game.

Although the old and vigorous Heat center Kevin Willis is 32 years old, he can still contribute 20+10 data in a stable way so far this season, and the Magic without O'Neal can't compete with Willis in the paint.

What?You said Rodman?
Sorry, Rodman basically disappears for a few days now, and then comes to play a game with dark circles, and clocks in with a three-to-five-ten board to get off work.

And this game Rodman didn't come at all.

Fortunately, Davis continued to fire with full firepower, scoring 36 points and 10 assists again, and won the game by 5 points.

Next, the Magic had another back-to-back game. . .

They returned to Orlando non-stop, ready to face the Eagles.

The Magic, who had just lost to the Eagles, didn't want to overturn again at home, but D'Antoni and Davis looked at the medical report handed in by the team doctor before the game, and they were frowning together.

"Michael, you said it would be great if they were all as good physically as you."

Davis sighed sadly.

"It's not that my buddy has good physical strength, but that my buddy has a system..." He murmured silently in his heart.

He thought for a while.

"Playing in the rotation, playing the Eagles at home, I think our chances are still great."

"But during this period of time, the team is either playing a game or on the way to the game. The physical condition of the whole team is not ideal under the exhaustion of the boat." D'Antoni pointed to the physical condition of other players in the report to Davis.

Davis thought for a while, picked up his cell phone and made a call.

"Now, we can only rely on him."

(End of this chapter)