Time flies, December is fleeting.

With the end of the Christmas battle, the Magic had only two games left in December.

In these last two games, the Magic also defeated two weak teams in the Eastern Conference, Bobcats and Hawks.

While improving his record to 26 wins and 5 losses, he also successfully won eight consecutive wins in the season.

After defeating the two teams, the Bobcats and the Hawks, it means that 2008 is officially over. Next, all teams in the league will enter a new year and start a new chapter.

With the end of 2008, major media and experts in the NBA also commented on various teams this season.

Among them, the Magic have also successfully surpassed the Lakers with a record of 26 wins and 5 losses, and are temporarily ranked first in the league.

Currently, behind the Magic are the Lakers with 26 wins and 6 losses and the Cavaliers with 25 wins and 6 losses.

Compared with the other teams, the Magic, Lakers, and Cavaliers currently have obvious advantages.

Although the season rankings in the regular season do not necessarily represent the final championship, for each team, the higher the ranking, the greater the confidence it can bring to fans and players.

Therefore, in the expert comments in 2008, the Lakers currently ranked first with a championship rate of 31.7%, while the Magic are temporarily ranked second with 28.6%.

As for the Cavaliers, although they also performed very well, the final chance of winning the championship by many experts is less than 20%.

The reason for this is precisely because although the Cavaliers have excellent results, the entire team is too young and lacks real experience in the finals, so the media are not optimistic about the Cavaliers' playoff journey.

Compared with the current three-legged league pattern in the East, the playoff competition in the West is even more intense.

In terms of intensity, it has even reached a white-hot stage.

In the entire West, except for the Lakers temporarily having a relatively outstanding record advantage, the remaining two to seven are not very different.

From the Nuggets, which ranked second in the West, to the Suns, which ranked ninth in the West, there is only a gap of 3.5 wins.

From this point of view, we can see how fierce the competition in the entire West is.

I'm afraid this ranking is not at the last moment of the regular season, and no one can accurately predict the playoffs in the Western Conference...

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After entering January, all the lists in the league have been released.

The current scoring champion in the league is LeBron James' 29.1 points, the rebounding champion is Howard's average of 12.7 times, and the assist king is Paul's 10.8 times.

It can be said that these three players are definitely one of the best in this era.

At least in these few seasons, they will definitely be able to shine in the league and make a career of their own.

On the latest regular season MVP forecast list of the league, LeBron James of the Cavaliers is currently temporarily topped with a not outstanding advantage.

Behind LeBron James are Howard of the Magic and Kobe Bryant of the Lakers.

As for the fourth and fifth places, Paul Pierce of the Celtics and Cameron Anthony of the Nuggets...

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After entering January, the Magic also ushered in a relatively hard-working schedule.

In the next few games, most of the Magic's opponents were in the playoffs, and there was also a showdown with the Cavaliers.

However, before facing the Cavaliers, the Magic had already encountered great trouble.

On January 2, the Magic first lost to the Dallas Mavericks with three-pointer at home.

And in the end, the team's second instructor, Rashad Lewis, injured his right knee in a fast break layup in the third quarter and had to leave the court for examination.

After the game, according to the examination of team doctor Cam Lee, Lewis was severely strained in the right knee ligament.

Although surgery is not required, this means that Lewis will hold an indefinite truce in the following year.

As for when we will come back, it depends on Lewis' personal recovery.

After all, ligament strain is very severe for NBA players. Once ligament strain cannot undergo a good follow-up recovery, I am afraid that the risk of ligament tear will be in the future career.

The team lost in the new year and accidentally injured a general Rashad Lewis, which also caused the Magic to fall into a slump in an instant.

However, the Magic's decline is obviously far from over.

In the back-to-back the next day, the Magic lost to the league's top bad team, the New York Knicks.

The Knicks can definitely be called a very bad team this season, and are currently ranked second to last in the East.

Logically speaking, facing such a weak league team, the Magic should be able to win this away game easily, but the Magic generals seemed to be collectively involved in the game.

Not only did he still conceal the ball when facing an open three-pointer shot, but he could be blocked by the basket when breaking through the inside.

This also led to the Magic's playing very ugly throughout the game. There was no momentum of the top teams in the league in the Magic.

Instead, it has a funny attribute of a bottom team.

These two losses not only ended the Magic's winning streak, but also poured a basin of cold water on the Magic in the new year.

Originally, since the season was over halfway through, the team performed very well this season and rose to the top spot in the league.

This also made the Magic Team extremely excited.

Both the fans and the management are very optimistic about the team's future this season and are determined to attack the out-of-reach championship trophy.

However, after entering 2009, the Magic suffered two losses. While successfully overtaking the Cavaliers behind him, they also lost the team's No. 2 scorer, Rashad Lewis, as the general.

This series of setbacks also made everyone in the team understand that they are far from reaching the level of invincibility in the league...

This also led to the fact that the Magic Team's generals once again fell into a tense atmosphere in the next period of time.

In normal training, everyone not only worked hard to start training, but also greatly reduced the frequency of funny laughter and laughter, and prepared to face the next challenge.

Although I don’t know whether the team will reach a trough in the second half of the season, which will lead to a significant decline in the team’s record.

But for today's players, it seems that the most important thing to work hard to play every game well.

As for other changes on the field, they can only be handed over to God's will...
Chapter completed!