JujitsuFlip wrote:Yeah man, Banchero fouled two 3 point shooters, early, no calls. Wade missed the shot.jbk1234 wrote:JujitsuFlip wrote:Terrible loss but Kenny wants to rest guys down the stretch, so it is what it is.
Reffing is the main reason for the loss today, no exaggeration.
Adam Silver got what he wanted.
I didn't get to watch, but the free throws were 24-20 in favor of the Magic which doesn't seem awful. I know that both Banchero and Franz can be the beneficiaries of touch calls sometimes and if you don't let one team play defense, it impacts the gane more than indicated by the box score.
You're not going to win many games when Mitchell goes 9 for 28. You'll win fewer still if Mobley is out and Hunter goes 2 for 11. Any time Merrill wants to start shooting well again would also be great (2 for 8).
Franz did some weird out of bounds dance they didn't call, that led to a 3.
Allen fouled hard on his poster dunk, no call.
Tristan called for 2 touch fouls on Goga going for rebounds while Magic are in the bonus.
Jerome pushed out of bounds, called a turnover. Then Black knocks down back to back triples.
Mitchell's arms chopped, loses the ball, instant layup for the Magic.
Hunter called for his 4th foul once the Cavs held the Magic possession to a bricked shot, gave free throws on a bad call.
These are just off the top of my head. The Magic were allowed to play with a different level of physicality. I'm not one for conspiracy theories but i am positive Silver told Brothers and his crew to keep the game close.
24 turnovers is WAY too many but our ball handlers were getting mugged all game.
The box score shows 13 turnovers? Still on the high side but not awful.
The game came down to us missing way too many 3s after Orlando pivoted to trying to guard the interior after Allen was hot inside early.
But yes, the foul calls seemed one-sided all night. Tony Brothers was crew chief, surprise surprise. Even ESPN brought up the Allen dunk/foul at halftime.