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Chapter 143 Predicament, Doubt

The Magic got into trouble right away at the beginning.

They were beaten 11:0 by the Pacers.

Vogel was very angry and called a timeout. They still scored zero after so long, which is really hurtful.

The audience at the scene has long been silent.

It was the Magic's worst start to the season.

As the saying goes, the most critical part of a game is the start. If the lead is confirmed at the start, then the initiative can always be controlled.But if the start is overwhelmed, then the game can basically be said to be over.

There are still 8 minutes left in the first quarter, and the Magic has not scored yet!
A sense of powerlessness appeared in An Xiaonan's heart, and Pacer was like a pimple that couldn't be squeezed, the more it squeezed, the more painful it became, the more anxious it became.

He has made no achievements in this game so far, and An Xiaonan feels extremely uncomfortable with the rhythm of the playoffs.

In the past, he was the one who strategized and played the game in his hands.But now it is the game that is turning him upside down...

In the first quarter, An Xiaonan was in a state of confusion. Although abnormal performance is an occasional thing, but in this crucial first game of the playoffs, he behaved like sleepwalking, which made people feel too Don't care about the game.

An Xiaonan, who was sleepwalking, was quickly replaced. At the end of the first quarter, the Magic fell behind by more than double the score at 11:25.

Some people began to criticize An Xiaonan.

An Xiaonan tried his best not to listen to these gossip, he just wanted to play the game well.

He finally scored his first point of the game in the second quarter, but by this time he had already made five shots.

At halftime, the Magic trailed by 38 points at 58:[-].

安笑南7投1中得到2分3个助攻3个失误。

Before the start of the game, no one thought that the development of the game would be like this.The Orlando Magic, the third-ranked Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference led by the popular rookie candidate An Xiaonan, is actually [-] points behind the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference's sixth-ranked Indiana Pacers at halftime?

Many people should believe this before the start of the season.But with the display of magic's strength, everyone will think it's just a joke.

Being behind by 76 points at halftime was a fatal blow to the Magic.When facing the [-]ers, they also fell behind so much at halftime, but this game is impossible to comeback anyway.

Because An Xiaonan wasn't in the mood at all.

Without An Xiaonan's magic skills, it's not as simple as missing arms and legs, but even without a head.

At the beginning of the third quarter, the Magic's substitutes had a 7:0 offensive climax, but they were quickly opened by the Pacers.

In the end, the Magic lost the game.

Their home-court advantage in the series is gone.

89:103, this is the final score of the game.

An Xiaonan only scored 5 points, 5 assists and 7 turnovers. This was his most fascinating performance this season.

维克多奥拉迪普全场24投11中，三分7投3中，罚球4罚4中砍下全场最高的29分7个篮板4个助攻2个抢断的全面数据。

The absolute core data of the two sides formed a contrast between Xiao Ming.

The third-ranked Magic in the Eastern Conference lost to the sixth-ranked Pacers. After the game, all major forums on the Internet have exploded.

Doubts rolled in.

Someone questioned:
The Magic showed a dark horse attitude this season, but they were crushed by the Pacers in the first game of the playoffs. This can only show that the Magic's performance is short-lived after all and cannot stand the test.

There are also people defending An Xiaonan:

As a rookie, An Xiaonan has 0 experience in the playoffs, so it's understandable that he didn't find the rhythm in the first game.

But someone gave a counterexample:

Ben Simmons also played in the playoffs for the first time, and Donovan Mitchell also played in the playoffs for the first time, but why did An Xiaonan sleepwalk while these two played at a level against the sky?

From this point of view, the halo of the best rookie will definitely not fall on An Xiaonan.

An Xiaonan felt very uncomfortable seeing all kinds of doubts like this.

Their performance in the first game of the playoffs was really far from the regular season.

Is it really a flash in the pan?

How could An Xiaonan be just a flash in the pan!
This is just the first game without experience, the second game will definitely win!
An Xiaonan thought angrily in his heart that he had to prove himself and break the doubts of the outside world!
Now that the Magic have lost their home court advantage, the gap between No. 3 and No. [-] in the East is not as big as the gap between No. [-] and No. [-], No. [-] and No. [-].

So, at the start of the playoffs, the Magic have a 68 percent chance of advancing and a 32 percent chance of being eliminated.After the game, the Magic's promotion probability plummeted to 49%, lower than the Pacers...

An Xiaonan would never allow the outside world to look down on the Magic again. He decided to review the first game carefully, find out his shortcomings one by one, and then correct them all in the G2 game to give the Magic a victory.

He doesn't want to be the head star of a team below the Eastern Conference.

So, late at night after the game ended, An Xiaonan came to the computer room alone after Roland was asleep, and played tonight's game repeatedly.

An Xiaonan watched the replay for three hours, and he found that he would choose to forcibly get rid of the opponent when he was pressing.But they couldn't completely get rid of the defense, and the other teammates couldn't get a chance, and they were also defended.

An Xiaonan knew that with this shot, he thought the Pacers were betting on his failure to make a shot, so An Xiaonan went straight to the inside lane and made a layup.

He didn't expect that at the moment he jumped up and concentrated on layup, the Pacers suddenly switched defenses, and Evan Turner directly gave him a solid hot pot.

This goal was the most demoralizing goal in the game.

In addition, there were many mistakes that should not have occurred in An Xiaonan's hands. An Xiaonan recorded them one by one, and simulated some changes in his mind.

In the second match, An Xiaonan vowed to play at his own level.

after one day.

An Xiaonan fell asleep soundly, it's eight o'clock in the morning on the g2 match day.

An Xiaonan has been studying tactics to break the Pacers' defense for more than a day. After thinking hard, he finally found a way.

In the evening, An Xiaonan arrived at the Amway Arena an hour earlier. At this time, there were not many spectators entering the arena.

An Xiaonan walked into the locker room, put down his backpack, and glanced at his phone.

There are many unread text messages on the phone.

Brett Gison: An Xiaonan, I will watch your g2 game live, I hope you will sweep away the decline and bring you to Orlando to advance to the second round!

Chris Paul: Ann, I believe you can.

Mike Conley: Don't live up to my expectations!

There are many similar messages of encouragement, An Xiaonan took a deep breath after reading it...

(End of this chapter)