Orlando Magic Enter In-Season Tournament Beating Toronto Raptors-Jalen Suggs Revenge Tourney
Talk about a show. Jalen Suggs put the hammer down as the Orlando Magic enter In-Season Tournament beating Toronto Raptors 107-126. The man’s gameplay may get quietly ignored at times; but it was not against the Raptors.
Jalen’s defense is elite. He doesn’t mind aggressively getting in there to steal the ball. Moreover, his offense is coming around and heating up too. Against Toronto he put up: — 18 PTS
3 REB
— 4 AST
— 2 STL
— 6/10 FG
— 2/4 3P
— 4/4 FTOver his last 6 games Jalen is:
16.1 PPG
50% FG
45% 3P
86% FT
2.5 SPG
Suggs’ high energy and constant pursuit of the ball helps him put up
Nevertheless, Jalen’s relentless energy against Toronto may stem from a deeper place and moment. Suggs may just have the draft in 2021 mind. Where Toronto’s Barnes barely went before him. Fawzan Amer, contributor of the Orlando Magic podcast, The Sixth Man Show; believes Suggs’ exhilaration on the court is to prove… he should of went fourth overall. Regarding this theory Amer states,
The “Suggs vs. Barnes” draft rhetoric hasn’t been forgotten from the fifth overall pick who wakes up to play Toronto. Prior to tonight he’s averaged 20 points in 3 career games vs Toronto (most vs any opponent), and he’s fueled himself to 11 points at the half tonight.
Jalen Suggs said postgame there was ‘maybe a little extra juice tonight’ after being asked if the fourth pick from his draft class being in the building tonight added additional juice to his performance tonight in the In-Season Tournament debut
[Nevertheless] both draftees’ of the 2021 NBA Draft Class who were picked in consecutive picks (Scottie Barnes and Jalen Suggs); embrace each other postgame. Following an Orlando Magic win in their debut of the In-Season Tournament at Amway Center.
Orlando Magic Enter In-Season Tournament Beating Toronto Raptors
Sam Vecenie, a senior writer for The Athletic.
Jalen Suggs gets better every time you watch him. The defense is obviously real. But he’s a dude now. To me, he’s very much a part of the Orlando core trio with Franz and Paolo now.
To me, the No. 1 reason why Orlando has a top-two defense. Big part of why they’re 8-5.
Coach Mosley seems to agree. In his post game presser, Mosley spoke on Jalen’s high energy and impact on the team. Mosley mentions,
“His energy is contagious, our guys know that when he comes to the bench & he’s fired up getting the crowd going it’s just incredible how he’s just willing to throw his body everywhere.”
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