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Listen. Markelle Fultz was getting elbowed in the face by Siakam for about 2 seconds and still got called for the foul.

Ok........somehow we're in the game but at the same time, I feel like Toronto is saving it for the second half.

Vucevic is mentally traumatized by this team. I hope he sees therapist about this. The Raptors are already lobbying for calls just like they did in the playoffs.

The Raptors look good. Its like nothing has changed for them. Its just that Lowry, Anunoby, Siakem and Gasol are taking Leonards shots.

This sort of feels like the playoffs last year season. It almost looks like the Magic didn't learn anything new from that series and this is just game 6.

Well..its already a blowout in 9 minutes of play. Now the Raptors are just playing with us.

Time lock these guys in a gym and have them shoot for 3 months straight from taped zones on court.

The offense was flowing until DJ Augustin forced that bad shot. The Raptors are going to test how resilient the Magic are on offense....which they aren't. The Raptors answered every shot with a tougher shot. Its something the Magic haven't been able to do in more than half a decade.

Golden State with championship burn out and players with no identity. Down Klay Thompson. This may be the start to their demise. Who will be their replacement...

Also...plays runs for Trae Young virtually identical to plays run for Curry. I think Clifford didn't respect Trae's capability of mirroring Curry.

Looking back at this game today, there's no excuse for 7 of 10 of our players to come into Atlanta with a passable approach to that game. The bigger picture is being a 45 and up win team. The off season should have been a huge leap for all the youth on our team. They should have been mentally prepared for the work at hand. However, they came out like a lottery team attitude. They struggled with things that should be second nature. For instance... First to the ball: They were out hustled on the ball on the offensive end all night Two hands: Not grabbing the ball but tipping it around once or twice led to missed second chance points or opponent second chance points. Team Rebounds: There are various moments two players on the team go after the rebound and it ended up in the opponents hands for second chance points. STRONG Rebounds: Jonathan Isaac had a rebound with two hands and lost the ball because he didn't muscle up and fight for it -----> Protect the Ball: Court Awareness seems to be a major problem on this team. I get nervous that the other team will steal the ball even after rebounds because our players do not pay attention to who's around them. And this is all about the details of just....defensive and offensive rebounding. Once again, its disappointing that Michael Carter-Williams of all people had more of a focused approach then our entire starting lineup. The starters should be embarrassed..yet again and again...and again....

I agree. I completely forgot he played which says how much impact he actually had.

I'd say the player of the game was MCW. He played above average for his role tonight.

This looks done. The guys shot 38 percent. Isaac and Gordon...not a good look tonight.

Oh ****

Wtf are they doing with scoreboard!!!

No. I was wrong and early. I was on NBA's website and there were 9 games today. I over scrolled right and thought the Magic played today instead of Saturday.

Oh. I guess I was wrong.

I'm excited for tonights game. Truly excited for Fultz.

Yes. 2016. James is able to stuff the stat sheet but I'm not talking about just stats. James has been a terrible teammate to have since 2015. He's gotten players traded away and thrown under the bus. Coaches fired and thrown under the bus. I wouldn't be surprised if had investments in public transportation. Star B or C on his team takes most of the blame. When he's on your roster, he literally strips the gm of all power and dictates what happens to the team. Look at the Lakers now? No patience on the future by trading away all their picks. Just a whole bunch of LeBron's past rivals on his team that don't even mesh well together or past their declines as well.........JUST LIKE THE CAVS TEAM. Lmao. The situation should be foreseeable as I was excited when they got Dwight since I hate the damn Lakers so much. LeBron already stripped away another team's franchise player and ruined New Orleans season. He's not even on their damn team and his cancer spread to their organization. Delusion is something I don't feed into as a critical thinker. James has been on a steady decline since 2017-18 season. He gets his stats off being in control of possessions and playing point. How else will he rack up assists in order to stat stuff for triple doubles. His teammates even complained about his stat stuffing. It also been clear that LeBron does not play defense but maintains an illusion of being this "great defender" by highlights of one single play; chase down block. He doesn't even guard the best player on the opposing team and people make the predictable excuse that he's conserving energy. He wasn't even guarding Kawhi the other night. When he was mismatched on him, he was blown by just like. The fiction of his "defense" is a mirage. Don't make me bring out the highlight of Kuzma pushing him because he wouldn't close out on three point shooters. There's even highlights of him blaming teammates for losing his own man. The West proved too much for him last year as I thought it would. Didn't even make the playoffs and already, the talking heads are saying "FINALS" as they say every year. The east had no heart nor gumption to eliminate those mediocre Cavs teams from going to the finals. Toronto, Boston, Indiana, Washington, Chicago; all perennial failures against a roster of the Cavs that got swept and backdoor swept once reaching the highest stage. Chicago was the closest but kept taking injury blows. My memory of James' career isn't volatile or any player in the league I've watch and witnessed for that matter. James is a past player who continues to be forced upon the fans as the greatest player in the league and world annually when its clear he's not when you watch him. He was that, the BEST player in the league, in 2009 to 2013. LeBron could blow by ANYBODY....except Kawhi Leonard during that period. Derrick Rose challenged him in one season after winning MVP with a lesser team and that was only challenge he had during that period. His past failures of being constantly eliminated and double standards get swept under the rug. James is not best anymore with the relevant talent that has progressed the league. Notice I didn't mention Anthony Davis or James Harden or even Russell Westbrook. I mentioned players who aren't fully about themselves. I mentioned player's who style of play contribute to winning basketball or overall team success. Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo. Kevin Durant is probably the closest exception to this but after he came back playing on a injured leg to motivate the Golden State Warriors, he redeemed. Dude tore his Achilles in a finals game for his teammates. Kawhi Leonard could be an exception as well but its becoming ever so clear that he truly DID want to go home. He could been the king of Canada of he wanted to but he sacrificed that just to go home to Los Angeles. He did throw the Spurs under the bus but its been clear his injuries were mismanaged by the Spurs.

The Clippers are the scariest defense in the league. Mo Harkless being their fourth best defender says enough for me. Their scorers are two way defenders. George and Leonard play both ends. Kawhi Leonard is known to wear players down so there's no way anyone in the west or east can deal with him in a series. Patrick Beverly is the most annoying defender in the league. They will wear teams down in the playoffs. Just by defense alone. Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Stephen Curry, Joel Embiid, and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been the leagues best players since 2016. Everything else has been a a deception for the sake of incentives. I'm excited about Dallas with Doncic and Porzingis.

Fultz dunk highlight of the game.

This is mandatory win. Cavaliers.

Fultz is going to have to work on dimensional offense.

You should expect this after 20 years. How long have you been a fan?