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    On 4/17/2019 at 12:51 AM, All Eyes On Me said:

    Kyrie got Shaq, C-Webb, Reggie, Nate Robinson and Lisa Leslie for Uncle Drew... surely, LeBron can at least do that, right? I dunno if Charles and Larry Legend would do it again. Would love to see another Bill Murray cameo

    They were the good guys. No one wants to be seen as the team of five top-talent NBA players that Lebron can beat by himself.

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    4 minutes ago, TrueMagicFan07 said:

    I like and agree with the part about guys over helping. I saw that happen twice. There was the time when one of Toronto's players had already been stopped from making a layup. A Magic teammate left the Raptors guy that he was guarding at the corner 3 and ran over to the basket to HELP. The ball was thrown back to the man he had been guarding and a 3 pt. shot was made.

    Fournier did it a few times over a short stretch in the third off Green, which may or may not have been part of their run. Lowry and Gasol got some looks that way as well.

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    12 minutes ago, ~O~ said:

    You gotta understand.  All the necessary adjustments have been made by Toronto.  They're basically water walking over us right now.  You've seen Fournier play terrible for 2 games and Vucevic play terrible for the entire series.  Fournier is missing wide open shots showing that he can't be relied on at all in the NBA on this stage.   Vucevic is falling apart mentally.  He just does not have anything on an out of prime...34 year old Marc Gasol.  Wouldn't you consider..that absolutely embarrassing?   

     

    There are few adjustments that can be made but Toronto is better than the Magic.  They have much more mismatches to exploit than the Magic.   I've literally seen this game 3 times   Its the same story.   

    It didn't have to come down to a rebound if Fournier and Vucevic did what they were suppose to do. 

    Toronto had 58 wins, of course they’re better. Marc Gasol’s game ages well because he plays on the ground. Let’s not act like him being 34 matters at this point, with player careers extending across the board. They also doubled down low a lot and we missed open threes.

    We could have folded after going down almost 20 points in the 4th, but didn’t. Fournier missed big shots. Isaac missed open shots. Too many drives ended in kick outs that could have been layups or drawn fouls. Vuc was passive for most of the game. Guys overhelped a lot, giving up open threes. These are all bad things, but the point is that this was a close game. It’s not over. We are the worse team, so our mistakes make a bigger difference than theirs. That doesn’t mean it’s time to give up. Appreciate the heart and hustle. Wait until the offseason to worry about changing the team. Until then, enjoy the games.

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    Means a lot to win, means so much more to win the way we did. Giving up the big lead to start the half, fighting back only to watch us go down six in the last few minutes, two in the under 2. Then to still fight and take it on the road against a really good team... just what this teams needed. Remember the Pacers series. Game one means nothing if you can’t take three more. Stay hungry!

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    1 minute ago, ?4thewin said:

    That's what's great about her. It feels like she's spent the whole year on the message boards with us. Knows exactly what she's talking about and it doesn't seem like she's reading facts off a paper

    She actually puts the work in to be great at her because she loves what she does. It’s great to see that kind of passion. As a fan, it means so much to hear someone on the national stage recognize your team in a non-artificial way.

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    1 hour ago, MagicOne said:

    Right now I have our playoff chances at around 38 percent. Everything is stacking up in the Hornets favor. There is a great chance here that they spoil our party. Not trying to be negative and I sure hope I am wrong. But when you look at our remaining 2 games and the Hornets last three it is pretty obvious the way things will probably play out.  I think we could be left out along with Miami. If we do miss out what will have cost us was losing those 3 straight games to the Bulls, Cavs, and Knicks. Either way it will have been a tremendous season and plenty to look forward to!

    No, what will have cost us is losing to Charlotte with the playoffs on the line. Charlotte will be on a back-to-back coming from Cleveland. No excuse to lose that game if both teams are playing for the 8 spot.

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