The starters lacked confrontation, and the Magic lost by 23 points in the third quarter; with Peng Da as the core, the bench almost succeeded in a comeback.

Injuries plague the Magic. When Benqueiro, Carter and Bitadze all missed the game, the Magic's size was degraded in all aspects. They can no longer fight like they did in the past two or three years with fists and fists and become the Celtics' nemesis. On the road in Boston, the collapse happened in an instant.

It is difficult for a team to suddenly awaken another team personality. As far as magic is concerned, using delicate techniques to control the game is a self-contradictory second personality. It’s hard for a coach to expect a bunch of black men to suddenly be able to hit open three-pointers. It is even more difficult for a coach to expect a group of rough guys to suddenly learn passing and controlling skills. What's even more unlikely is that a group of simple-minded muscular men will instantly enlighten themselves and learn to read and dismantle the opponent's defense. But when he was short of major generals, Coach Mosley could only bite the bullet and hope that the above impossibility would become possible.

The coach tried his best. In order to be able to hit shots, to reduce the difficulty of handling the ball, and to add a little more delicate skills to the court, the Magic put together a "five-small lineup" for the first time. Black, Jones and Bain, the three defenders lined up. But the Magic's technical depression cannot be filled by relying on three guards.

Can Blake, who was not good at shooting when he debuted, really be able to withstand the pressure and hit open three-pointers? Can the naive Isaac really hold hands and cooperate with others to figure it out? German striker Wagner Jr. is good at impact due to his size. Today, the Celtics curbed his impact and forced him to handle the ball under a double attack. Can he pass the ball clearly? Bane is one of the few skilled players in the Magic, but in the midst of the siege, is Bane still very skilled? To put it simply, magic and "technology" are two completely different things.

Asking Zhang Fei to embroider will make a joke. About five minutes into the first quarter, the Magic hit three consecutive three-pointers by the Celtics, blasting a "9-0" wave. The origins of the three three-pointers were: Blake was distracted and missed a backcourt rebound; Isaac passed the ball directly to Simmons; Wagner Jr. was stealing the ball from Pritchard. After this shocking collection of mistakes, the Magic never took the lead again throughout the game.

At 3 minutes and 17 seconds of the second quarter, the Magic followed suit again and made a series of mistakes. Wagner Jr. had a big open space in the bottom corner. After taking aim for three full seconds, he only heard a "bang" sound and the shot ended in a blacksmith. Without contrast, there is no harm. The young Minot, after grabbing the rebound, rushed forward and hit the three-point shot without making any additional adjustments. The huge gap in projection technology lay bloody in front of little Wagner. The Magic's deficit was widened to 15 points. A minute later, little Wagner, who had no time to recover, lost the ball again under a double attack. After Pritchard counterattacked and scored easily, the point difference became 17 points. Two seconds later, Blake, who was impatient, simply transferred the ball and was intercepted by White. After Pritchard counterattacked and hit a three-pointer, the point difference exceeded the 20 mark. At this point, the game has lost its suspense.

In the NBA, every team has its own personality. This kind of personality is created by relying on the technical characteristics of the stars and the special styles of the role players. It is difficult for a team to change its personality easily, and it is even less likely to win by "breaking its personality". For magic, iron-blooded impact is their character. Winning ultimately comes down to size and confrontation.

Why were the Magic able to narrow the 25-point difference to 6 points in the fourth quarter? That's because the Magic half-given up and fielded the third unit. This third lineup suddenly found itself in garbage time.

First-year Noah Penda is the core of this lineup. His height of 2.01 meters and wingspan of 2.12 meters give the Magic a size advantage. Rookies are definitely immature technically. As a large striker, Peng Da has no awareness of posting up in the low post, and he is not used to fighting in the paint. But Pengda has the courage of a young man to fight and fight. When he broke through from outside the three-point line, he was extremely fast and had an exaggerated impact. Especially when Peng Da faced White, who was only 1.93 meters tall, his tank-like breakthrough impact was unstoppable for a defender. Even though he was hampered by rough technique, Pengda couldn't score a layup on the first try, but he was able to quickly grab an offensive rebound on the second try. All of a sudden, the Magic's offense became clear.

With Peng Da as the axis, the Magic straightened out their offensive ideas. Everything revolves around inside impact. Peng Da has become Banqueiro in the Magic's third team, and the whole team is looking for mismatches for him. None of the short men of the Celtics could stop Pengda. When Pengda was flanked by several "dwarfs", as a rookie, he had the rare ability to handle the ball.

Many times in the fourth quarter, Peng Da was able to predict the Celtics' attack attempts in advance and directly passed the ball back to his teammates on the outside the moment he touched the ball. The most classic shot appears at 8 minutes and 31 seconds. Pengda caught the ball at 45 degrees on the left side and broke through Pritchard's defense. Halfway through the attack, Hauser burst out from the diagonal stab, and Jaylen Brown came to help defend, forming a three-man encirclement and suppression situation in an instant. Peng Da was not in a hurry. After observing the position of his teammates, he hit high and threw a big cross pass like a teacher, breaking the encirclement and passing the ball to the open Magic teammates.

Richardson, who averaged only 0.7 points per game this season, and Jeter Howard, who was about to find a job in the NBA, benefited from Pengda's size advantage and both set career highs in scoring in wide open spaces. Richardson made 3 of 4 three-pointers, and Howard scored 22 points in a single quarter. The impact was supplemented by shooting. After the Magic connected inside and outside, the offense was completely activated. They recovered an 18-point deficit in the middle of the quarter, scaring the Celtics into a cold sweat. It was clear that they had already entered garbage time, but they did not dare to withdraw the main lineup..

At a certain moment in the fourth quarter, Pengda's silky dribbling from outside the three-point line, his tall and sturdy body, and his exaggerated breakthrough impact all reminded fans of Aaron Gordon during the Magic era. At that time, Gordon had obvious talent, but his playing skills were immature. The same is true for Peng Da now. Throughout the fourth quarter, fans could see Pengda's talent and talents, but in some game habits, such as defensive distraction, rough footwork skills, and shyness on key balls, he has a lot of room for improvement. The minor problems of these rookies caused the Magic to fail to persist in attacking basketball until the end, and were always a big step away from a real comeback.

But no matter what, magic can only be interesting if it is paired with body shape and muscle impact. Only when the Magic play basketball that matches their personality can they be competitive. The big forward always has to charge, whether he is Benqueiro, Wagner Jr. or Noah Penda.