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“We want Boston!” We want Boston! »» The Kia Center, entirely adorned with blue, exulted. On yet another penetration of Paolo Banchero (17 points), the Magic supporters all got up to celebrate the qualification in the playoffs of their protégés (120-95 victory). This basket, written during a big start in the last quarter, surely sealed the fate of the match, both the Hawks-however returned to six points at the start of the last act on a award-winning shot in the buzzer of Georges Niang (73-79)-were agony, as fell back in their first half.
Overwhelmed in the physical intensity at the start of the match, the Hawks could not exploit their recovery game as they are so often used: forced to play on half-terrain, they were sorely lacking in offensively inspiration. With a young trae muzzled in the first quarter, the Hawks were already led by 20 points from the middle of the second quarter (52-32). Fortunately for the Georgian franchise, Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero also struggled at the shots and then accumulated a 4/14 shots for 15 points.
“The players have managed to pull themselves together on the field”
Limited to only 10 points with a famelic address (3/11), Trae Young then gave the Floridian defense dizzy, scoring 12 of its 28 points in this quarter. The wrists of Floridian shooters then began to tremble, the defense of the Magic left boulevards to the Hawks … Enough to allow Zaccharie Risacher and his band to return to two possessions before the last twelve minutes.
“But as we have already known these kinds of situations in tight matches at home, the players managed to pull themselves together on the field. Our ability not to be destabilized, to hang on in defense and to get easy baskets as well as public support ended up making the difference ”analyzes the magic coach, Jamahl Mosley.
The Magic, always without much address with only 28 % success at 3-point, quickly ended the debates, winning the last quarter hands down (41-22) and taking advantage of the expulsion of Trae Young after two technical faults to offer an end of the match without great suspense.
“The spark” Cole Anthony
With the best +/- of his team (+32), Cole Anthony was the major craftsman of this success for the Magic. “What he brings to this team leaving the bench is his courage and that's what we need to continue doing”, underlines Jamahl Mosley. “” The spark he brings to this team out of the bench is exactly what we need. »»
Small by the defense of the Magic, the Hawks – as often this season – failed to find a second creator to blow up Trae Young … The Georgian franchise will therefore play its season in two days at the State Farm Arena against the Bulls or the Heat.
“The way we returned to the match, the aggressiveness we have shown and the strength we have deployed in attack … We have to inspire it for the next match”Tente de Positiver brings Young. “We have to make these efforts during the four quarters. »» Including act.
What to remember
– The Magic finds the playoffs. Sevenths of the regular season, with a balanced assessment (41 victories in 82 games), the men of Jamahl Mosley will play the playoffs for the second time in a row, after having missed the “Postseason” for three years. The Kia Center protégés will therefore face the Celtics, on Sunday, with the hope of spending a first Tour of Playoffs for the first time since the 2009/10 season, where they had been in the Conference Face Face … Les Celtics.
– The Hawks grill a first cartridge. Authors of a terrible match start, the Hawks roasted their first cartridge in this first round of the “play-in”. The men of Quin Snyder will face the winner of the meeting between the Bulls and the Heat, this Friday, at the State Farm Arena. And will find, in the event of qualification, the riders.
– Zaccharie is not at the best of its form. If he rather did the work defensively, the French rookie of the Hawks has not had the long distance address that we had known in recent months (1/5 behind the arc for 7 points in the end). Holder in Euroleague at 16 with ASVEL, Eurocup finalist last year with the JL Bourg and used to playing the playoffs … Zaccharie Risacher has already experienced many games in his young career and will be keen to recover, to prolong his season a little more.
From our special envoy to Orlando (Florida).
How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
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