Cavaliers vs Magic Series General Discussion Thread

Post #1 » by **SOUL** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 11:55 am

Thought we should have one up.

Please use this one and not the other thread for other series.

Thanks!

3ddman23 · Post #2 » by **3ddman23** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:24 pm

I'll be at game 1 in Cleveland!!!! My first road orlando magic game live. Is there anyone else in here going to Cleveland this weekend?

JoshuaPotter · Post #3 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:38 pm

Does bally sports have an APP on the PS5 / xbox? How do I get this on my television?

drsd · Post #4 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:47 pm

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Vegas odds on all outcomes, in Order:

Cleveland winning in five games is at +360
Cleveland winning in four games is at +420
Cleveland winning in six games is at +490
Magic winning in six games is at +500
Cleveland winning in seven games is at +700
Magic winning in seven games is at +800
Magic winning in five games is at +950
and
Magic sweeping the Cavs is at +1600

drsd · Post #5 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:49 pm

SOUL wrote:Thought we should have one up.

Please use this one and not the other thread for other series.

Thanks!

Can you add a poll to the 8-differing outcomes (examples: Magic in 4 vs. Magic in 7)?

JoshuaPotter · Post #6 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 12:50 pm

drsd wrote:..
Vegas odds on all outcomes, in Order:

Cleveland winning in five games is at +360
Cleveland winning in four games is at +420
Cleveland winning in six games is at +490
Magic winning in six games is at +500
Cleveland winning in seven games is at +700
Magic winning in seven games is at +800
Magic winning in five games is at +950
and
Magic sweeping the Cavs is at +1600

It's a good thing all those odds are greak to me otherwise I would say Magic in 7.

Seeing as its our first playoffs. I won't even be mad if we are swept. But I am hoping the kids come to play and at least win out in home.

drsd · Post #7 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:08 pm

JoshuaPotter wrote:It's a good thing all those odds are greak to me otherwise I would say Magic in 7.

Seeing as its our first playoffs. I won't even be mad if we are swept. But I am hoping the kids come to play and at least win out in home.

I like the Magic in six. Orlando should steal an early Cleveland game, and game-6 is the home game for win #4.

Post #8 » by **eyriq** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:10 pm

drsd wrote:..
Vegas odds on all outcomes, in Order:

Cleveland winning in five games is at +360
Cleveland winning in four games is at +420
Cleveland winning in six games is at +490
Magic winning in six games is at +500
Cleveland winning in seven games is at +700
Magic winning in seven games is at +800
Magic winning in five games is at +950
and
Magic sweeping the Cavs is at +1600

Cavs in 4, 5, 6 before Magic in 6 is a reality check.

drsd · Post #9 » by **drsd** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 1:34 pm

eyriq wrote:Cavs in 4, 5, 6 before Magic in 6 is a reality check.

This means Vegas thinks it is more likely Cleveland will win two games in Orlando than Orlando winning one-single game in Cleveland.
Hmmph.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #10 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:00 pm

Dont we usually know the entire schedule of the first round by now?? I thought we'd know the schedule shortly after game 82.

Is it because of the play-in? I probably cant make it to a game this year anyway but this is annoying.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #11 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:01 pm

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Post #12 » by **eyriq** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:12 pm

Nine man rotation with JI starting is the way. We need to get off to good starts and play Franz, Suggs, and Paolo massive minutes.

MagicTownBaller · Post #13 » by **MagicTownBaller** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:14 pm

DiplomaticMagic wrote:Dont we usually know the entire schedule of the first round by now?? I thought we'd know the schedule shortly after game 82.

Is it because of the play-in? I probably cant make it to a game this year anyway but this is annoying.

I was planning on going down to Orlando too but I can't plan with my job without a schedule.

thelead · Post #14 » by **thelead** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:31 pm

3ddman23 wrote:I'll be at game 1 in Cleveland!!!! My first road orlando magic game live. Is there anyone else in here going to Cleveland this weekend?

Good for you. Our best hope to win the series is stealing game 1. Hope it happens with you in the building.

Residual-Heat · Post #15 » by **Residual-Heat** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:37 pm

Obviously we need everyone to show up, but feel like Isaac will have a huge role to play in this series. I dont expect to win the series at all, but i would say if there's an "x-factor" its Isaac.

Also we need to hit our 3s. Paolo really dropped off the last few games of the season, hopefully it was just tired legs. Need 35+% from him and Franz.

Bakomagic · Post #16 » by **Bakomagic** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:38 pm

eyriq wrote:Nine man rotation with JI starting is the way. We need to get off to good starts and play Franz, Suggs, and Paolo massive minutes.

Good point. One of the many benefits of starting JI is to help get off to a good start. It’s been really tough recently getting behind double digits early and trying to come back.

I do worry about JI not being there to supplement Jingles and MoW limited defense but WCjr can do enough if we also throw AB in the mix instead of Fultz.

Also would make sense to stagger Suggs and Franz into the bench group to add another defender and ball handler/scoring option with them.

jezzerinho · Post #17 » by **jezzerinho** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:40 pm

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Post #18 » by **eyriq** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:42 pm

Bakomagic wrote:
eyriq wrote:Nine man rotation with JI starting is the way. We need to get off to good starts and play Franz, Suggs, and Paolo massive minutes.

Good point. One of the many benefits of starting JI is to help get off to a good start. It’s been really tough recently getting behind double digits early and trying to come back.

I do worry about JI not being there to supplement Jingles and MoW limited defense but WCjr can do enough if we also throw AB in the mix instead of Fultz.

Also would make sense to stagger Suggs and Franz into the bench group to add another defender and ball handler/scoring option with them.

I couldn't hit the "hell yes" button fast enough to approve AB getting rotation minutes. Hell yes to that.

jezzerinho · Post #19 » by **jezzerinho** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:44 pm

The playoffs is where oppositions get themselves familiar with what you're bad at and make you do that.

If we're self-scouting, what would you say are the glaring gaps offensively in each of our starters?

"Shooting" is kind of a given....

Post #20 » by **eyriq** » Tue Apr 16, 2024 2:53 pm

Looking at ESPN BPI and we have the lowest probability to advance of all the Eastern postseason teams at 28.8%, except for the Bulls and Hawks .

That's cold.

Celtics 79.2%
Cavs 71.2%
Pacers 51.3%
Bucks 48.7%
Knicks 43.3%
Sixers 38.6%
Heat 38.1%
Magic 28.8%
Bulls 0.7%
Hawks 0.2%