NBA: This flower path is a bit strong

On April 25, 1997, at 7:00 pm US time, Toronto Tianhong Sports Arena.

The first game of the series between the Toronto Raptors, the first team in the Eastern Conference, and the Orlando Magic, the eighth team in the Eastern Conference, officially started.

In fact, before the game started, Hanamichi didn't even know how to lose this game!

Don't ask, just ask how many points the Raptors can beat the Magic!

Since the founding of the NBA, the first round of the playoffs series with the "black eight miracle" has only happened once so far (1997).

That was the Denver Nuggets in the 1993-94 season, who defeated the Seattle Supersonics 3:2.

The Denver Nuggets were able to counterattack and defeat the big brother Supersonics as the youngest team, and there were also unique and specific reasons.

At that time, the Seattle Supersonics, with 63 wins and 19 losses in the regular season and 37 wins and 4 losses at home, did not win a single game in the four regular season games against the Nuggets!

It can be said that he has "bee phobia" psychologically!

In addition, although most of the players in the Nuggets are young, the Nuggets with sharp defense can be said to be one of the few teams at that time that could restrain the Supersonics in terms of playing style.

But I'm sorry to say that the Magic did not restrain their Raptors players, and they did not have an inside defensive gate like [African Mountain] Mutombo who could reward the opponent with 6.2 blocks per game in the series!

(In 5 series, Uncle Mu gave 31 blocks to the Supersonics, and the highest was 8 hot pots!)

Although Hardaway is very strong, in this era of inside players who average 3 three-pointers per game, it is obvious that the Magic's weak inside line cannot pose a threat to the Raptors!

Besides, Hardaway is still injured, and the Raptors are recuperating and strong!

Not to mention [Jordan's successor], even Jordan himself would have to hug him a few beards!

"What about the successor?"

"I am still the successor of socialism!"

While muttering, Hanamichi came out to the cheers of the home fans.

Just as Hanamichi thought, the first game with the Magic was just like the Magic vs. Heat in the original history, with no suspense.

The Magic lost to the Raptors by a score of 64:99, like sleepwalking!

In the whole game, the Magic played a total of 11 players, but 10 of them were sleepwalking.

In the first quarter, the Raptors beat the Magic, who were not in good shape, by 35:10, completely beating them!

The Magic's head coach Rich Adubatu used 3 timeouts in the first quarter to adjust the team and try to play a beautiful counterattack. After all, the Magic's management was also watching the game.

But unfortunately, the Magic, who had been stunned, except for Hardaway, who still had a momentum and didn't want to be eliminated in the first round, the other players just wanted to end the game as soon as possible.

They didn't expect to make the playoffs this season!

It can only be said that Hardaway's energy is beyond the imagination of his teammates!

On the Raptors side, Ben Wallace, who replaced the master for the first time and entered the playoffs in the first year as an undrafted player, played as a starter in the first game of the playoffs. He was determined to have a good fight with the Magic!

But he found that the center on the opposite side, Ronnie Seikaly, who averaged 17.3 points and 9.5 rebounds in the regular season, was as soft as a punching bag!

Facing Ben Wallace's strong defense, he had expected that he would not be able to play the excellent performance in the regular season;

But in defending Ben Wallace's offense, Ronnie Seikaly did not dare to "hit hard"!

From this, we can also see the spirit of the Magic players. Even the second and third figures in the team are not motivated, let alone other players.

It was from here that Hua Dao thought of the original history. Why in this series, except for one player who averaged double digits, the rest of the Magic team only scored a few points and rebounds or played very well in a certain game and then finished it hastily!

"No, is this the case for the playoff teams?"

It can be said that the Orlando Magic has established a strong self-confidence for Ben Wallace, who participated in the playoffs for the first time, and accumulated sufficient experience in bullying.

"I can play such a chief center!"

The Magic team, which was stunned by the Raptors, finally stabilized the situation with the help of the whole quarter of the spiritual chicken soup of head coach Rich Adubatu and Hardaway's outside shot and inside pass in the second quarter, and played a 4:6 game with the Raptors.

Raptors 6 (slip)!

Magic 4 (die)!

After the start of the third quarter, the Raptors made quick adjustments. They strengthened their defense on the outside line, and their intention to target Hardaway was obvious.

This is alsoIt is the disadvantage of a single core team. Once the core is targeted, the whole team will be affected!

Faced with such changes, the Magic players who had just slowed down seemed a little unprepared. Originally, after the adjustment in the second quarter, a lot of the Magic's tactics were carried out around Hardaway.

But now Hardaway was deliberately targeted, and the tactics could only stagnate!

And Hardaway, who had a mediocre touch today, was seriously affected.

He couldn't even find a suitable opportunity to shoot, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply.

As time went on, the Magic's offense fell into trouble. They couldn't score effectively, and the Raptors took the opportunity to expand their lead.

At this critical moment, the other players of the Magic also failed to stand up and share the team's offensive pressure.

In the end, the Magic completely lost their ability to resist. In the roar of the Magic management drowned in the cheers of the fans on the scene, the Magic was completely defeated by the Raptors and collapsed across the board.

The score gap was also widened at the end of the third quarter, and the outcome of this game was no longer suspenseful.

In the spirit of human relations without deep hatred, the head coach of the Raptors, Old Deng, withdrew the starting players when the third quarter was halfway through, and only let Ben Ben, a "pseudo" starter, lead the substitute lineup on the court.

I don't know whether it was Hanamichi's 8 blocks that made the Magic's inside line autistic, or whether Das's 7-of-5 three-pointers from the outside made the Magic team explode!

In short, the Magic team, who had no ambition, lost the desire to chase points even when facing the Raptors' substitute players.

After three quarters, 82:44, it looked like they were heading for the 58 tragedy!

At the critical moment, the head coach of the Magic, Rich Adubatu, gave Old Deng a look:

Brother, the Magic management is watching, can you give me some face?

Old Deng: I've put all the substitutes on the bench, and you're useless when I give you the chance to chase points! I can't put the substitutes of the substitutes on the bench, right?

Rich Adubatu: This idea is not impossible to consider!

Then, in the fourth quarter, the Raptors sent out substitutes such as Reggie Slater, Sean Lespert, and John Long, who played for more than ten minutes in the regular season and averaged about [5+4].

In this way, the Magic gradually stabilized and recovered some points, but eventually lost to the Raptors 64:99!