The Magic got off to a flying start, and Robin Lopez quickly moved forward with six points on the first three actions of the game. Blake Griffin, supposedly leading the greatly diminished local troop in this Saturday night battle, is still running in, and visitors are taking advantage.
Gary Harris takes over from the bushy veteran pivot, and races the machine, slamming 13 points. Steve Nash asks his players, who lack automation, to tighten the screw in defense, but the instructions of the Canadian technician are not followed for the moment. At the break, Orlando is logically in the lead on the scoreboard (50-44).
Cam Thomas attacks the second half with the desire to get his people back on track, and the former LSU will attack the circle when he sees Orlando’s defensive largesse. But the Floridians want to take advantage of the difficult situation Brooklyn finds itself in, and end their seven-game losing streak.
David Duke Jr is in the oven and the mill, and the former Providence shines by gobbling up a maximum of offensive rebounds and putting enormous energy in defense! The Magic is tough, but doesn’t bend. Despite the assaults of Steve Nash’s men, the visitors won this duel (100-93).
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– 8 active players for the Nets. Blake Griffin, Patty Mills and… not much else to eat for Steve Nash against the Floridians. Ravaged by Covid-19, Brooklyn had to sign James Ennis III, Shaquille Harrison and give Langston Galloway a lot of playing time to be able to play this match. Day’Ron Sharpe, who nevertheless warmed up about an hour before the start of the game, was also placed in solitary confinement a few minutes before kick-off. The Nets front office grits its teeth …
– 3/24 at 3-points in the first half for the locals. Not at all on their plate from afar, the Nets crossed the Gobi Desert in the first period with their shots from afar. Indeed, only one player registered his name in the list of three-point scorers in the first period: Blake Griffin! With 3/8 long distance, the veteran ignited, and converted from a distance.
– 8 offensive rebounds for Duke Jr! The rear of Liberian origin is a real bouncing vacuum. 14 catches in total, and especially 8 (!) Rebounds swallowed in the opposing camp! Mounted on springs, he stuck two superb taps at high altitude, and on a streak during the third quarter, he even took 3 offensive rebounds in a row on the nose of Robin Lopez, who still measures 19 centimeters more than him!
TOPS/FLOPS
✅ Robin Lopez. Propelled holder because of multiple absences, the veteran pivot responded and left his mark on the meeting. With 20 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, the former Knicks was difficult to control in the paint by the locals, who only had Blake Griffin available for this position, and poor Kessler Edwards as a “fallback” At station 5 this evening.
✅ David Duke Jr. As Richard Jefferson, analyst for the television station which transmits the Brooklyn matches, said, this kind of match “must be used by young people to let go of the horses!” “. And David Duke Jr. understood the lesson perfectly: with 18 points, 14 rebounds and 2 interceptions, the 22-year-old rookie was everywhere, in “watchdog” mode, giving even hope to his team in the money time.
⛔ Kessler Edwards. 9 points at 4/13 on shots for the rookie out of Pepperdine, but also the thankless task of playing the pivot position for a good part of the match due to lack of rotation inside.
⛔ The NBA. It is obviously complicated for the league to postpone matches, because stalling them later in the season may be very complicated, but with the health protocol currently in place, these meetings with so many absentees spoil the show and distort the ‘sporty aspect.
THE FOLLOWING
Brooklyn (21-9) : back-to-back and duel against the Nuggets (night from Sunday to Monday, at 1:30 am).
Orlando (6-25) : travel to Canada to face the Toronto Raptors (night Monday to Tuesday, 1:30 am).
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