The Magic advance to the playoffs as the No. 7 seed in the East and face defending champions the Celtics in the first round

The NBA play-offs ignited on the 16th, and the Magic relied on Anthony (Cole Anthony) to start off the bench and cut a team-high 26 points, defeating the Hawks 120-95, advancing to the playoffs as the 7th seed in the East, and facing the defending Celtics in the first round.

Anthony and Trae Young

The Hawks, who finished 8th in the East this season, have participated in the play-offs for 4 consecutive years, winning 3 in the play-offs in team history, while the Magic, who finished 7th in the East, made their first appearance in the play-offs, and the two armies have won 2 wins each of the four regular season meetings.

The Magic, who played at home, opened the game with more points, and 9 people scored in the first quarter, entering the second quarter with a 32-17 advantage, and did not score a point in the first quarterTrae YoungHe gradually regained his touch and scored 10 points in the second quarter, but the Magic were rotated by Carter and Anthony, and still held a 61-47 advantage at the end of the first half.

After the basket, the Magic offense fell into a dumb fire, and the Hawks were thereTrae YoungUnder the leadership, he continued to narrow the gap and chased down to only 6 points before the start of the fourth quarter, but in the final quarter, the Magic pulled out an 8:2 small climax under the leadership of Carter and Anthony to open the gap, and then the young player Braque also joined the fire.Trae YoungThe more he played, the more emotional he became, swallowing 2 technical fouls and leaving the court in the last 4 minutes and 47 seconds, and the eagles, who lost their first brother, fell behind by up to 29 points, and missed the opportunity to play in the gym and successfully advanced ahead of schedule.

The two main forwards of the Magic, Banchero and Wagner, had a mediocre game, Banchero scored 17 points on 4-of-13 shooting, Wagner scored 13 points and 13 rebounds, but Carter jumped out and scored 19 points, and the other hero was Anthony who started off the bench with 26 points and a plus/minus of 32, and Brac also scored 16 points.

The Hawks came up short to fight the Bulls and Heat for the eighth seed, with Trae Young scoring a game-high 28 points and George Niang coming off the bench to score 15 points.