2024-2025 Regular Season Game 21 and NBA Cup Game 3: Orlando Magic (13-7) at Brooklyn Nets (9-10) - 7:30pm

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #21 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 7:40 pm

How do any team prep for a team when they have this many players out?

Knicks just beat the Hornets by 1 point with the Hornets missing half their team. It really isn’t all that easy. Don’t overlook this team Orlando.

pepe1991 · Post #22 » by **pepe1991** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:49 pm

Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?

Post #23 » by **SOUL** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:52 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?

Depends how many of the questionable ones play, I find it odd they won in Phoenix and then have half of them on the report

basketballRob · Post #24 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:52 pm

pepe1991 wrote:Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?

I bet Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney Smith end up playing.

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RookieStar · Post #25 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:55 pm

basketballRob wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?
I bet Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney Smith end up playing.

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basketballRob · Post #26 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 8:57 pm

RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?
I bet Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney Smith end up playing.

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Maybe they are doing us a solid by sitting out

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Bakomagic · Post #27 » by **Bakomagic** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:02 pm

rcklsscognition wrote:We have to beat NY anyway even if NY lost today so that game didn’t matter too much outside of point differential which they got nothing from.

If the Knicks lost today, it would have given us a chance to win the group with one loss, since the 1st tiebreaker is differential.

Either way it’d be nice to win them all to secure a home game in the cup quarterfinals.

Post #28 » by **magik9113** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:05 pm

I’m on the train to NYC right now to attend tonight’s game. I’ll be going again on Sunday.

I went to the two games in BK last season and they were absolutely awful for us. I apologize in advance if I am the curse.

Animorphsfan · Post #29 » by **Animorphsfan** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:23 pm

Bakomagic wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:We have to beat NY anyway even if NY lost today so that game didn’t matter too much outside of point differential which they got nothing from.

If the Knicks lost today, it would have given us a chance to win the group with one loss, since the 1st tiebreaker is differential.

Either way it’d be nice to win them all to secure a home game in the cup quarterfinals.

1st tiebreaker is head to head, point differential only matters when more than 2 teams are tied.

rcklsscognition · Post #30 » by **rcklsscognition** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:31 pm

Yeah it’s H2H so it’s really just down to Tuesday. Our differential is huge right now for wild card so hopefully we win tonight and pad that.

RookieStar · Post #31 » by **RookieStar** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:49 pm

wow...

NYK won just 1pt against a decimated Lamelo-less CHA team. It looks like they were about to lose.
ATL beating CLE the second time around??? Is ATL the kryptonite?

basketballRob · Post #32 » by **basketballRob** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 9:57 pm

magik9113 wrote:I’m on the train to NYC right now to attend tonight’s game. I’ll be going again on Sunday.

I went to the two games in BK last season and they were absolutely awful for us. I apologize in advance if I am the curse.

Thanks for confessing your sins. Do 3 Hail Marys, and you should be gtg.

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ogmagicfan · Post #33 » by **ogmagicfan** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:15 pm

SOUL wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?

Depends how many of the questionable ones play, I find it odd they won in Phoenix and then have half of them on the report

they might be forcing the issue with tanking with their early season success

The Nets trading their players may come sooner than later

The Nets have 4 1st rounders in the upcoming draft

Skybox · Post #34 » by **Skybox** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:18 pm

SOUL wrote:
pepe1991 wrote:Do Nets even have 5 men to suit up ?

Depends how many of the questionable ones play, I find it odd they won in Phoenix and then have half of them on the report

Front office called…”WTH do you guys think we’re trying to do here?”

Not looking for a heartwarming underdog story and 12th pick :lol:

ogmagicfan · Post #35 » by **ogmagicfan** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:21 pm

I gotta say it again, its insane the amount of luck we've had with players on opposing teams being out since Paolo has gotten injured

Not complaining, I'm so used to players coming back specifically to play against us that this is a nice change of pace

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #36 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:28 pm

Bakomagic wrote:
rcklsscognition wrote:We have to beat NY anyway even if NY lost today so that game didn’t matter too much outside of point differential which they got nothing from.

If the Knicks lost today, it would have given us a chance to win the group with one loss, since the 1st tiebreaker is differential.

Either way it’d be nice to win them all to secure a home game in the cup quarterfinals.

I don’t think we would have been automatic winners. Even if they were 2-1 and we went 3-0, they would still have a chance to beat us in the last game because the first tiebreaker is head-to-head. If the scenario happens in reverse we would still have a chance to win against the Knicks next Tuesday.

tooler · Post #37 » by **tooler** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:41 pm

ogmagicfan wrote:I gotta say it again, its insane the amount of luck we've had with players on opposing teams being out since Paolo has gotten injured

Not complaining, I'm so used to players coming back specifically to play against us that this is a nice change of pace

The same thing happened last year early in the season. Maybe it’s the new nature of the NBA. Or maybe players don’t want to get beat up against our physical team.

Post #38 » by **magik9113** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:44 pm

basketballRob wrote:
magik9113 wrote:I’m on the train to NYC right now to attend tonight’s game. I’ll be going again on Sunday.

I went to the two games in BK last season and they were absolutely awful for us. I apologize in advance if I am the curse.
Thanks for confessing your sins. Do 3 Hail Marys, and you should be gtg.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #39 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:48 pm

magik9113 wrote:I’m on the train to NYC right now to attend tonight’s game. I’ll be going again on Sunday.

I went to the two games in BK last season and they were absolutely awful for us. I apologize in advance if I am the curse.

So you didn’t learn your lesson the first time?

Post #40 » by **magik9113** » Fri Nov 29, 2024 10:51 pm

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:
magik9113 wrote:I’m on the train to NYC right now to attend tonight’s game. I’ll be going again on Sunday.

I went to the two games in BK last season and they were absolutely awful for us. I apologize in advance if I am the curse.

So you didn’t learn your lesson the first time?

I never learn. I’ll make sure I don’t go to the knicks game though. It’s looking like a must win now