Magic crushes Sixers B team

The Magic etc the Seekers they continued their momentum on Tuesday. Orlando achieved its eighth victory in the last eleven outings with a great victory in Philadelphia (103-144). Sixers, still bereft Joel Embiid, Paul George, VJ Edgecombe, Kelly Oubre Jr or even Adem Bonastick his tongue out and he won’t go further in this NBA Cup.

The locals will last a quarter. The beginning of the match was complicated by shots on both sides, but it was solved by quick rotations led by Nick Nurse and Jamal Mosley. Entries from Trendon Watford and from Jared McCain on one side,Anthony Black, Goga Bitadze Then Tyus Jones on the other, increase the tempo of the game. The Sixers, who started shooting 2/9, recovered with 9/10! Philadelphia leads by seven points (33-26), but the Magic respond with three three-pointers in the final 63 seconds of a fiery first quarter.

Kasapnica 2nd quarter

But it won’t last for teammates Tyrese McKay. The Sixers’ zone defense can’t keep up with the Magic, who can’t get a stop. Anthony Black is monstrous offensively, to fly in the circle as well as to draw threes. The guard scored 16 points in four minutes and single-handedly increased the deficit (43-57). Orlando talks his defense, then plays at 200 mph. The guests are sinking Philadelphia and playing like a dream: 15 points only on the counterattack in the second quarter, shooting 20/27 and a huge 51-25 in that period. Black highlights his outstanding quarter (20 points at 8/9, 27 units at the break) with a street shot just before the buzzer to silence Xfinity Mobile Arena (60-86).

Returning from the locker room does not change anything, despite the absence Jalen Suggssent off at the end of the first period after the start of the fight. The Sixers don’t have the slightest answer, and aren’t making any more defensive efforts to limit the damage. Individual marking, zone, backup… Nothing works for the Pennsylvania franchise. So Magic is having fun. Tristan Da Silva, Franz Wagner, Desmond Bane… Everyone participates in the offensive festival, with the public booing, outraged by the beatings his players are getting in addition to the 15-0 conceded. +30 then +40, the match is over with a quarter of an hour to go.

The end of the meeting has no other interest than to state the activity Noah Penda (10 points, 9 rebounds), the apathy of all the Sixers until the end of the bench (-46 maximum difference…) and the supporters of the Affiliates who demanded entry in vain Kyle Lowry.

WHAT TO REMEMBER

– Not victory, slaughter. 80 points in the racket, 36 after a loose ball. Or 82 points off the bench, an NBA season record and nine players over ten points, unheard of in Magic history. Orlando punished the Sixers to a degree we’ve rarely seen since the start of the season. It was clearly not a Philly team at its peak because the infirmary was so full. But no less impressive is the performance of the Floridians, also deprived of Paolo Banchero.

– Show Jalen Suggs. The first period was a busy one for the leader of the Magic, in many ways. He was one of Orlando’s main leaders, especially in transition, and became the first player since Jeff Teague in 2020 to collect more than 10 assists in less than 17 minutes of play per StatMuse. Suggs specifically wanted to recreate the iconic confrontation between Dwyane Wade and LeBron James by serving Wendell Carter Jr. and then spreading his arms without looking at the end of the action… Before hitting the ref on his run. Then to be ejected moments later for inciting an altercation between Carter Jr. and Andre Drummond.

– Possible Magic finals – Pistons, eliminated Sixers. Orlando continues its perfect start to the NBA Cup, going 3-0 and atop Group B. They will play against the Pistons, who could have the same record before the final day if they win the following night against the Celtics. Orlando-Detroit on Friday night is full of promise. Philadelphia, defeated three times in three days, will not go further than the group stage.

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How to read statistics? Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive jump; T = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Difference of points when the player is on the field; Points = Points; Rating: player rating calculated based on positive actions – negative actions.