NBA new season preseason continues. In this game, Zion and Ingram are missing from the Pelicans. In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Magic 104-86.
In the first quarter, the Magic made a 7-0 start with consecutive mid- and long-range shots! The Pelicans quickly scored 5 points to catch up, and the two sides began to score each other. After half a quarter, the Magic succeeded in a continuous jump shot with a wave of 10-1 and instantly opened up the point difference! After having scored each other in the first quarter, the Magic led by 8 points 26-18.
In the second quarter, after the two sides each played a small climax, Varan scored one after another at the basket, Lewis and Walker also scored three points in a row and the Pelicans reached the score 12-2! After each score, Alexander Walker scored 3 three-pointers and led the team to a 14-2 lead! On the Magic side, Wagner and Anthony quickly scored three points in return, and the Pelicans led 52-51 by one point at halftime.
Easy side fights with Varan to take 5 points and lead the team to a 7-0 gap. Carter and Hampton quickly joined forces to score a 9-0 lead! Then the two sides struggled to score points in the iron, and the Pelicans scored consecutively to the basket to regain the lead. The Magic occasionally hit perimeter hot pursuit, and the Pelicans led 72-68 by 4 points in the three quarters.
At the end of the quarter, Carter Biao made a three-pointer to catch up to 1 point, but Hart scored 6 points in a row, and Murphy even scored a three-pointer to lead the team to 14-0 and immediately opened the point difference! Carter's layup stopped the bleeding, and Marshall led the Pelicans by 5 points to 18 points! The Magic rushed to catch up but couldn't catch up. In the end, the Pelicans won.
Magic's side, Anthony 12 points and 6 rebounds, Carter 13 points and 11 rebounds, Ross 11 points
Pelicans, Varan 13 points and 9 rebounds, Alexander Walker 19 points and 5 assists, Lewis 10 points, Murphy 20 points 6 boards
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