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Like the Bulls and the Heat, the Hawks took an annual subscription to the “Play-in”, with a 4th participation in a row. This season, clearly, it's a surprise since we thought that the franchise was in the reconstruction phase. All the more after Jalen Johnson's injury, then the transfers of D'Andre Hunter and Bogdan Bogdanovic last February. But Trae Young and his teammates hung on, and they are even on a beautiful dynamic with three successful victories, including the last, on Sunday, against the Magic.
Precisely, to open the “play-in” ball, the Hawks move to Orlando who had the potential to finish in the top 6 before paying a heavy tribute to injuries since Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and especially Jalen Suggs made long passages to the infirmary.
With the experience of the past season, the support of his audience, and a good end of the season (7 victories in 10 games), the Magic appears to be favorite to join the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
Magic presentation
Holder : C. Joseph, K. Caldwell-Pope, F. Wagner, P. Banchero, W. Carter Jr
Replacement : C. Anthony, G. Bitadze, J. Isaac, G. Harris, C. Houstan, A. Black…
Absent : J. Suggs, M. Wagner
Coach : J. Mosley
The strong point
Defense. Even if Jalen Suggs is not there, the Magic retains a very good defense with specialists like Caldwell-Pope, Carter Jr or Isaac. Number 1 against, Orlando has the best defense in the East and the 2nd of the country with 109.1 points collected on 100 possessions. With its impressive “Frontline”, the Magic is also the team that collects the least on offensive rebounds.
Weak points
The 3-point bench and shoot. With the exception of Anthony, there are not really players capable of set fire to the bench, and onoured games, the “jokers” can make the difference. The Orlando bench brought about 36 points per game this season, compared to 44 for the Hawks. Another weak point: the 3-point address, a real black point throughout the season. With less than 32% by far, Orlando ranks last from the NBA.
Presentation of Hawks
Holder : T. Young, D. Daniels, Z. Risacher, M. Gueye, O. Okongwu
Replacement : C. Levert, G. Niang, T. Man, V. CirJci, K. Wallace …
Absent : C. Capela, J. Johnson
Coach : Q. Snyder
The strong point
The rhythm. With Trae Young on the baguette, the Hawks like to run and shoot, but also share the ball. Almost 70% of baskets are registered after a decisive pass. With 118.2 points on average per game, Zaccharie Risacher's partners have the second most prolific attack on the East Conference, and if they can put pace, they are able to drop anyone.
The weak point
Physical hardness. Running and stealing balloons so as not to have to fight … It's a bit of the slogan of these Hawks, especially since Jalen Johnson's injury. Dyson Daniels and Zaccharie Risacher offer versatility on exteriors, but it still lacks muscles to compensate for the limits of Trae Young. As soon as the game slows down and turns into a trench battle, it becomes complicated for the Hawks.
The key to the match
Defense on Trae Young. If the leader All-Star has shot this season at 28.3 points on average against the Magic, it is necessary to retain a figure: its 27% at 3-point, with less than four successes per game. To slow down the Hawks attack, the Magic must focus on its leader, cutting it from its teammates, and preventing it from finding its rhythm from afar. Jalen Suggs is not there for him to rot life, but the Duo Joseph-KCP has experience to hinder him.
Regular season
2-2
10 FEGURRIER: Magic – Hawks (106-112)
20 FEGURRIER: Hawks – Magic (108-114)
8 avril : Magic – Hawks (119-112)
13 avril : Hawks – Magic (117-105)
VERDICT
Orlando. At the play-in, experience and defense are significant assets, and the magic seems a notch above. The Banchero-Wagner pair has few equivalents in the NBA, and it will be complicated for the Hawks to contain them. In the regular season, the Magic displays a 75% of victories for the training of its division, and before losing a match for butter against the Hawks on Sunday, Orlando remained on 9 wins in 11 matches.
HOURLY
At 01:30 (on beIN SPORTS 1), on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday.
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