NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

On April 1997, 4, at 25 p.m. US time, Toronto SkyTeam Arena.

The first game of the series between the Toronto Raptors, ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and the Orlando Magic, ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference, officially began.

In fact, before the game started, Hanamichi didn't even know how he would lose!

Don’t ask, just ask how many points the Raptors can beat the Magic!

Since the founding of the NBA, the "black eight miracle" has only occurred once in the first round of the playoffs (1997).

That was the Denver Nuggets in the 1993-94 season who defeated the Seattle SuperSonics 3:2.

The Denver Nuggets were able to make a comeback and defeat the big-name Supersonics as the youngest team for their own unique reasons.

At that time, the Seattle SuperSonics had 63 wins and 19 losses in the regular season and 37 wins and 4 losses at home. However, they did not win a single game against the Nuggets in the four regular season games!

It can be said that he suffers from bee phobia psychologically!

In addition, although most of the players on the Nuggets are young, the Nuggets with sharp defense can be said to be one of the few teams at the time that could restrain the Supersonics in terms of playing style.

But I'm sorry to say that the Magic did not restrain the players of the Raptors. They don't have an inside defensive gate like Mutombo who can reward opponents with an average of 6.2 blocks per game in the series!

(In the 5-game series, Uncle Mu gave the Supersonics 31 blocks, and the highest was 8 blocks in one game!)

Although Hardaway is very strong, in this era of inside players making 3 three-pointers per game, it is obvious that the Magic's weak inside line cannot pose a threat to the Raptors!

Besides, Hardaway is still injured, while the Raptors are recuperating and have a strong team!

Not to mention [Jordan's successor], even Jordan himself would have to rub a few stubbles off his beard!

"What about the successor?"

“Labor and capital are still the successors of socialism!”

Hanamichi muttered to himself as he came out to the cheers of the home fans.

Just as Hanamichi had expected, the first game against the Magic was just like the game between the Magic and the Heat in the original history, with no suspense at all.

The Magic team was like sleepwalking, losing to the Raptors with a big score of 64:99!

Throughout the game, the Magic had a total of 11 players on the field, but 10 of them were sleepwalking.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Raptors beat the Magic team, who were not in good shape, 35:10, completely stunning them!

Magic head coach Rich Adubato used three timeouts in the first quarter to adjust the team and attempt to launch a beautiful counterattack. After all, the Magic management was also watching the game.

But unfortunately, the Magic players, who were already stunned, except for Hardaway who still had a lot of drive and didn't want to be eliminated in the first round, all the other players just wanted to end the game as soon as possible.

They didn't expect to make it to the playoffs this season!

It can only be said that Hardaway's energy is beyond the imagination of his teammates!

As for the Raptors, Ben Wallace, who replaced his mentor for the first time and entered the playoffs in his first year as an undrafted player, started the first game of the playoffs and put all his effort into it, vowing to have a good fight with the Magic!

It turned out that the center on the opposing team, Ronnie Seikaly, who averaged 17.3 points and 9.5 rebounds in the regular season, was as soft as a punching bag!

Facing Ben's strong defense, he had expected that he would not be able to play the excellent performance in the regular season;

But when it comes to defending Big Ben's offense, Ronnie Seikaly didn't even dare to "strike hard"!

This also shows the morale of the Magic players. Even the second and third players in the team are not motivated, let alone other players.

It was from here that Hua Dao thought of the original history. Why in this round of the series, except for one player of the Magic team who averaged double digits in points per game, the others only got a few points and rebounds, or they just performed very well in a certain game and then ended up in a hurry!

"No, this is the only team in the playoffs?"

It can be said that the Orlando Magic built up a strong sense of self-confidence for Ben Wallace, who was participating in the playoffs for the first time, and accumulated sufficient experience in bullying weak opponents.

"I can play as a center forward like this!"

The Magic, who were stunned by the Raptors, finally stabilized the situation with the help of head coach Rich Adubato's inspirational speeches throughout the quarter and Hardaway's outside shots and inside passes in the second quarter, and fought the Raptors 4:6.

Raptors Six (Slide)!

Magic Team Four (Death)!

After the start of the third quarter, the Raptors made quick adjustments. They strengthened their defense on the perimeter, and their intention to target Hardaway was obvious.

This is also the disadvantage of leading a team with only one core. Once the core is targeted, the entire team will be affected!

Faced with such changes, the Magic players who had just slowed down seemed a little unprepared. After adjusting in the second quarter, many of the Magic's tactics were centered around Hardaway.

But now Hardaway is being deliberately targeted and the tactics can only stagnate!

Hardaway, who had a mediocre touch today, was seriously affected.

He couldn't even find the right opportunity to shoot, and his shooting percentage dropped sharply.

As time went on, the Magic's offense struggled and they were unable to score effectively, allowing the Raptors to take advantage and extend their lead.

At this critical moment, other players of the Magic also failed to step up and share the team's offensive pressure.

In the end, the Magic completely lost their ability to resist. Amid the roars of the Magic management drowned out by the cheers of the fans, the Magic were completely defeated by the Raptors and collapsed across the board.

The score gap widened at the end of the third quarter, and the outcome of the game was no longer in doubt.

In the spirit of human relations without any deep hatred, the Raptors head coach, Old Coach, withdrew the starting players halfway through the third quarter and only put Ben Ben as a "fake" starter to lead the bench lineup on the court.

I don’t know if it was because of Hanamichi’s 8 blocks that made the Magic’s inside line defensive, or because of Das’ 7 of 5 three-pointers from the outside that blew up the Magic!

In short, the Magic team, who had no ambition, lost the desire to catch up even when facing the Raptors' substitute players.

After three quarters, the score was 82:44, and it looked like the 58 tragedy was imminent!

At the critical moment, Magic head coach Richie Adubatu gave Coach Old Deng a look:

Hey man, the Magic management is watching us, can you please give us some face?

Old Deng: I put all my players on the bench and gave you a chance to catch up, but you didn't use it! I can't put the substitutes on the bench, can I?

Richie Adubatu: This idea is not out of the question!

Then, in the fourth quarter, the Raptors sent out substitutes such as Reggie Slater, Sean Lespert, and John Long, who had played more than ten minutes in the regular season and averaged around [5+4].

In this way, the Magic team gradually stabilized and recovered some points, but eventually lost to the Raptors 64:99!