The Magic Needs To “Exhaust The Simple,” According To Wendell Carter Jr.
The Orlando Magic fell against the Philadelphia 76ers 124-109, extending their current bad run.
The Orlando Magic have returned to earth after a scorching start to the season.
After losing 124-109 to the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday at the Kia Center, Orlando has now lost 13 of its previous 19 games, five of its previous six, and plummeted from second to eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
Wendell Carter Jr., the center for the Magic, believes that a youthful Orlando team going through a rut might benefit greatly from simplifying things. He also mentioned how the Boston Celtics (32-10) and Philadelphia (27-13) have achieved success because of their simplicity.
Carter Jr. stated, “This is just about just keeping the game simple.” “There’s nothing insane that the Celtics and 76ers of the world are doing when you look at them. They simply wear out the easy, and I believe we should continue doing it more effectively.
The Magic’s midseason problems have also been exacerbated by injuries. After sustaining their injuries on January 3 against the Sacramento Kings, Franz Wagner (sprained ankle) and Gary Harris (strained calf) have each missed eight straight games.
Injuries have also plagued Carter Jr., who has missed 26 games this season due to hand and knee problems, while Jonathan Isaac, who had a hamstring injury and illness before playing again on January 13 against the Oklahoma City Thunder, missed 10 games in a row. After recovering from right knee tendinitis, Carter Jr. has shown signs of life as he has scored season highs in back-to-back games, including a double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds against Philadelphia.
In his last three games, Carter Jr. has averaged 20 points per contest.
Either way, Orlando needs to get back on track if it hopes to avoid blowing a 16-7 lead. The Magic brass must decide whether to make a move to inject some spark into a young squad that is in a rut or whether it is easier to embrace the small things and get Wagner and Harris back before the trade deadline approaches.
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Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat regrets missing the game-winning shot against the Atlanta Hawks.
In the last seconds of Friday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler chose to pass to Caleb Martin with the game on the line.
Jimmy Butler, a forward with the Miami Heat, has never shied away from making a big play.
Although he usually feels at ease making the game-winning shot, on Friday versus the Atlanta Hawks, he wasn’t. Guard Dejounte Murray made a jumper with two seconds left to give the Hawks a 106-104 lead.
One last possession remained for the Heat. Butler received the ball after they inbounded it, but he sent it back to Caleb Martin rather than attempting the final shot. Martin didn’t have enough time to fire a shot.
Butler afterwards acknowledged that he had erred in the play.
“I probably should’ve shot it, though, to be brutally honest,” Butler stated. “I suppose I might have. I thought I saw [the defender] step up to make a double move. Caleb received the ball from me. Since I should have taken and made the shot, I believe I put him in a terrible situation.
Butler, who is renowned for his brilliance in the last two minutes, was nothing like this play. He was a nominee for the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year Award last year, which went to guard De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings. Butler came in second.
Butler will likely become even more combative in these circumstances as a result of this.
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