Magic victory in New York, Knicks enter crisis

Stop. Message intended for those who would take this title in the first of the first degree, because we know from experience that in New York each situation is lived to the power of a thousand and that the record of 2-0 before the meeting of the night had probably generated around of Madison a wild sale of tickets for the next NBA Finals. After this introduction where we give you absolutely no concrete information, it’s time for the debrief of the strange victory of the night!

Definitely, to be called Anthony and to have a first name which begins with C was this night pledge of a statute of ephemeral hero. Indeed, a few minutes before the start of the Melo Show at Staples Center, it was first the sophomore Cole Anthony who had decided to carry the Magic on his tadpole shoulders to participate in offering Orlando his first victory of the season, one of the last would we be tempted to say if we were mean people. The stats of Greg’s son last night? 29 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists, scuze the Florida Giannis, 9/16 shooting including 5/9 from parking and 6/7 throwing. A Jackass first half with a mustache and dreads, a rebounding career high while taking full advantage of the apathy of the Knicks, the promise of a boss season among kids even younger than him and, tonight, the perfect springboard for an idyllic last quarter of… Terrence Ross, ah hi, how are you?, Author of 22 of his… 22 points between minutes 36 and 48 to give victory to his team.

Cole Anthony, Terrence Ross, Terrence Ross, Cole Anthony, a sort of meeting arranged between a young man and an elder to keep the village alive and, in any case, two great guarantees for the Magic at the heart of a season that does not exist. not that much. Other satisfactions of the night for Orlando, the first victory of Jamahl Mosley in his coaching career, Jalen Suggs who continues to gain confidence (11 points and 3 assists) and the beefy duo Wendell Carter Jr. / Mo Bamba who dominated New York interiors last night. Come on guys, there won’t be a lot of them this season so we hope you celebrated this one as it should be. The Knicks? Forced to talk about the performance of the night. Derrick Rose solid off the bench but passed in defense, Julius Randle who wanted to do too much, and the rest of the roster who had left his motivation in the locker room. There it was, it was fast but it’s not worth much more.

Honor rather to the Magic therefore, and to this victory acquired courage in the last quarter. A small setback in New York but which obviously has no impact except that we can finally criticize them a little after a year of grace, and a good breath of fresh air for the Florida franchise, of the kind of the ones she’ll need from time to time this season.

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