The Orlando Magic are TOUGH

The Orlando Magic are TOUGH

What it do what’s good YouTube it’s your boy keville Jr and I’m finally back with another video I know it’s been a real long time since I made one of these but I’m working on a few different projects a few different videos to look out for

But I just got done watching the magic beat the Nuggets on the road by two a real close game a very good game and I had to make a quick video talking about Orlando cuz I watched him the past week face some adversity they just lost in

Double overtime two nights ago to the Kings that was a great game one of the better games I’ve seen this year super exciting that went back and forth then the comeback fly on the road in the High Altitude with the reigning chance with the Nuggets down to only eight players

That can dress that can play take down the Nuggets it made me think about how gritty this team is and I didn’t really expect them to to be this good this early at least um I know in my old video the My Team USA video I talked about Pao

Playing with that team and game gaining some experience which would help him this season I didn’t expect it to be this this beneficial this impactful but they’re currently in the playoffs they’re uh the six seed in the playoffs right now they’re 20 and 15 and Pao just

Came off of a 40o game against the kings in double OT they lost that game but then it turn it around and come back with his first career triple double the youngest Orlando Magic to ever post a triple double in this game against the reigning Champs is special I said how

That experience would help him make that jump playing the five he didn’t play much of the five this game against jic but playing against some great Defenders and Aaron Gordon kcp it it showed me something about this team and they’re real gritty man I remember at the start

Of the season I was thinking they had too many guards they just drafted Anthony black I believe the year or two years before that they had uh they drafted jayen Suggs and I was like man they’re real guard heavy I don’t know if this roster is going to work but they

Battle injuries and people have stepped up Jaylen SS has actually surprisingly been very very good he’s had an all defensive team type impact on the defensive side and he’s also upped his uh his points average by four which he’s at 13.4 this year and they’ve just been

Missing a lot of guys I know Marquel fos is battling another knee injury Anthony black didn’t play in this game I believe he was sick he tried to play but couldn’t go France Vagner got hurt in the King’s game early on so they were missing a bunch a bunch of people I know

Jonathan Isaac is hurt again uh and so and a few other guys but it’s it’s just crazy that to battle all that and still come out with the win they’ve been beating good teams they beat the Celtics a few times this year just beat the Nuggets battle with a lot of playoff

Teams it’s showing me that this team is really I won’t say they’re for real in terms of title contending but making the playoffs making some noise is a building block for what for what they want to be in the future and it’s only a matter of time until them the Thunder these young

Teams are really competing for championships as long as they keep building the right way keep drafting the right way they they’ve been taking all these years drafting players and seeing what works and it’s finally come to fruition man but I want to talk specifically about the Kings game the

Other day the magic hit 25 threes which is a franchise record this is the game that I’ll say really opened my eyes to the magic and show me like how I won’t say deep but how talented and locked in they’re bench unit in all 15 12 guys

However many they played how bought in those guys were because Gary Harris went down in this game fron Vagner went down 5 minutes into this game they had to end up playing Trevin Queen 38 minutes chuma oiki 27 minutes and Caleb Houston played 30 minutes and all three of those guys

Contributed in a big way down the stretch even though they lost his game and it was really crazy to see that these low role players really stepped up in in a time of need and really put on for them to keep them in this game while

Paulo was out uh on the bench cuz they were all hitting threes hitting shots playing great defense and it just is a testament to Jamal Mosley and his uh system and his defensive unit and everything like that but specifically poo banero this man went off for 43

Points five assists and hit six threes which is a career high for him 11 from 14 from the free throw line and the way he took over in the fourth quarter and both over times was crazy to see man like you can see the jump he took and

Put it upon himself to really will this team to a victory even though they lost but he really took over and it was fun to see the last thing I want to talk about is his approach and his play overall in the fourth quarter in overtime and double overtime he scored

23 points on 7 for1 shooting and 3 for five from three in those three periods the one word to describe this performance by Paulo is spots he got to his spots this game at will and if you look at this shot chart you can see all

The dark spots on the field goals made they’re in certain areas because he got straight to where he needed to be to make the most out of his opportunities you see that left wing the right wing and the paint that’s really where he got most of his work done and he was really

Efficient doing so look at the confidence he has in taking these shots they’re down one with 20 seconds left and he’s hitting a pullup three a dagger three that’s confidence he was not taking these shots really early in his rookie year but in year two you can see

The jump he’s made and here this is what I mean when I say he’s getting to his spots off the pick and roll he gets to switch and goes straight to where he needs to be and Rises up for the pull up look at his teammates like even they

Know what he’s doing here again off the inbounds just attacking the rim Strong finish over two guys with one second left on the clock to send it to double OT but overall this Orlando Magic’s team is really fun to watch I’m really excited and interested to see how this

Young team elevates from this point on for this season and in the future appreciate y’all for tuning in and I’ll see y’all real soon for my next video Peace

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