In a recent NBA regular season game, the Magic lost 110-123 to Philadelphia on the road, suffered three consecutive defeats, and continued to be at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, with a record of only 8 wins and 38 losses. It can be said that losing to Philadelphia is not surprising at all, after all, the team strength gap is too obvious, winning is the upset, but for the Magic, the most surprising thing about this game is perhaps the outstanding performance of the team's new star Mohammed Bamba, which makes people see his bright future. He played a career-culminating performance in front of Embiid, full of gold.
In this game, Philadelphia's inner giant Embiid was in a state of explosion, playing for 27 minutes, 17 of 23 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, 15 of 17 free throws, and frantically bombed down 50 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks, the performance was still unstoppable, and under his leadership, Philadelphia played a wave of offensive climax in the final quarter, directly losing suspense in the game.
Embiid is undoubtedly the brightest star of the game, and magic has become embiid's background board, but in addition to the expected loss, the most surprising thing for the magic is obviously that the team's new star in front of Embiid also played a career highlight game, which made people see his talent and potential.
Bamba started the game, played 30 minutes, 12 of 15 shots, 7 of 8 from three points, 1 of 2 from the free throw line, and finally bombed 32 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, and the offensive and defensive ends were very eye-catching, although it failed to limit Embiid, but being able to cut such data in front of Embiid is enough to prove how good the youngster is. The three-point shot of 7 of 8 in this game is even more eye-catching, and when the blue-collar interior line known as "Uncle Mu II" can make a difference outside the 3-point line, his future will become very bright.
Bamba was the Magic's 2018 interior pick with the 6th pick in the first round, with excellent physical condition and basketball talent, and his draft template was Mutombo. However, after coming to the Magic, he did not get too many opportunities, because the Magic's team building plan is not clear, and there are other internal players in the team to compete, Bamba has obtained very little playing time, and has not been used as the core of the interior line to cultivate for the first time, and even sat on the bench for a while, making many fans feel that magic is a tyrannical thing. After failing attempts to impact the playoffs over the past few seasons, the Magic are determined to rebuild and send off a number of veterans, and Bamba has officially become the core of the team's interior line.
This season, Bamba has played in 34 games for the Magic, averaging 27.6 minutes per game, contributing 10.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals, 2.2 blocks, shooting 36.6% from three-point range, being very well-rounded and having a good 3-point shooting ability.
Being able to play such a performance against Embiid will definitely help him greatly boost his confidence and play more aggressive games in the future. It is worth mentioning that last season, there was a media rumor that the Lakers intended to trade Mobamba, but in the end they did not reach a deal. From the current situation of the Lakers this season, it is not difficult to see that it is really a pity that the Lakers did not complete the bamba transaction. If there is a Bamba, the Lakers' inner line will have a strong guarantee, and after the thick eyebrow injury, the team's penalty area will not be penetrated by the opponent.