2023-2024 General Game Thread

[A Better DJ & Photographer 457]

The only negative I can find rigt now is that our 2024 pick is losing value. We shouid trade it before the rest of the league realizes what we've got going on.

[Jason Funderburker 111]

This early season success has me wishing we had gone hard after a guy like Cam Johnson in the offseason just to have one more impact role player

[Jamesdin 40]

6 hours ago, Jason Funderburker said:

Idk if that is fair to Memphis given they have an entire starting lineup injured

Only Smart and Ja. We are missing 2 starters also and yet our bench is still top5 production wise. We are deep as marianas trench, lol

i forgot about adams. My bad

[CTMagicUK 1,482]

It'd be a very Magic thing to do to drop 1 or more of the next 3 games against the Hornets and Wizards after a 6 game win streak and 2 big wins. Hoping Mosley keeps them hungry.

[Albert Lergier 99]

On 11/23/2023 at 1:17 PM, Albert Lergier said:

Last night's game was a 'playoff game', it was. It was a VERY SCRAPPY one and we won it against none other than the defending champs and the MVP of the league.

The Nuggets are a phenomenal team with or without Murray as we are a very deep team. WCJ out Goga in, Markelle out, Cole is plugged in.

Such a scrappy game it was that we scored 124 pts and only took 80 shots....that is unbelievable !!!! To win it, we had to score big in the 4th...we scored 42 !!!!

Next opponent on Friday is going down too !!! We match-up against them as good any team in the league and our bigs and bench have more talent.

Last year we took them 3 to 1. Go Magic !!!

And down they went !!!

In another 'playoff game', in another very scrappy game (that is how playoffs games are)  this time against the best team in the league and with two all-stars players, the Magic's talent and depth prevailed.  

So scrappy that in 2 different quarters they had leads of 10 to 12 points and were not able to put us away and in both occasions we came back and won the fight by knockout.

Coach chess moves, all were were precise, very good in-game adjustments. The last move, this one by a player, a 3 from the corner by Jalen, the checkmate !!!

[ball junkie 277]

The Orlando Magic became the latest team to play spoiler by claiming a 113-96 victory over the East-leading Boston Celtics.

With the victory, Orlando moved to 3-1 in group play, securing a critical head-to-head tiebreaker over Boston and setting up a potentially complicated set of circumstances on Tuesday.

Orlando, which has a point differential of plus-22 after Friday's win, will claim Group C if the Brooklyn Nets lose to the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday or the Celtics win by 22 or fewer points and the Nets to win by 13 or fewer points.

For Boston to win Group C, the following things will need to happen Tuesday:

• Boston will need to beat the Chicago Bulls at home by at least 23 points.

• Brooklyn will need to beat Toronto at home.

• Brooklyn will need to win that game by a margin of 15 or fewer points than Boston's margin of victory.

For example, if Boston beats Chicago 100-70, Brooklyn would have to beat Toronto by a margin of 22 points or less for the Celtics to win the group.

For Brooklyn to win Group C, it needs to win and Boston to lose or win by at least 15 points against Toronto and by within 8 fewer points than Boston's margin of victory.

The one thing Orlando's win did guarantee is that the Pacers (due to their win over the Pistons) will host a quarterfinal for a chance to advance to the semifinals in Las Vegas.

From ESPN

[Albert Lergier 99]

13 hours ago, A Better DJ & Photographer said:

The only negative I can find rigt now is that our 2024 pick is losing value. We shouid trade it before the rest of the league realizes what we've got going on.

Need to let them simmer as it was done with Jalen and Cole. Their role will increase in the future. This is not only a deep team but a contender to finish top 4 in the conference. 

Their learning this year is not going to be playing in NBA games 20+ minutes.

[Albert Lergier 99]

https://youtu.be/UwIkhzGyvd0?si=5bVbKPsd40TNhfNo

 

Magic FANS, here is you "favorite" Celtics analyst !*%#&(

[All Eyes On Me 1,210]

All I gotta say is hell yeah! Welcome back to the party, Orlando

[Jay Magic 1,247]

1 hour ago, All Eyes On Me said:

All I gotta say is hell yeah! Welcome back to the party, Orlando

This is the start of what we all dream of.. it is happening. 

[TrueMagicFan07 674]

8 hours ago, CTMagicUK said:

It'd be a very Magic thing to do to drop 1 or more of the next 3 games against the Hornets and Wizards after a 6 game win streak and 2 big wins. Hoping Mosley keeps them hungry.

The very same thing you mentioned happened last season or the season before. I believe we were on a similar 6 game win streak.

[TrueMagicFan07 674]

                           

 

          

                                  MAGIC VS HORNETS  

~SUNDAY~

Amway Center - Orlando, FL

Sunday, November 26th at 6:00 P.M. EST

TV:  Bally Sports FL

 

Orlando takes on Charlotte, aims for 5th straight home win

Charlotte Hornets (5-9, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (11-5, second in the Eastern Conference)