Regular Season Game 22: Orlando Magic (10-11) at Portland Trail Blazers (12-8)

[Anti Chalmers]

So many turnovers to end the game. Unacceptable.

[swarlesbarkley]

The Magic have a solid basketball team. The two weak spots are clearly Fournier and Grant.

If they can just figure out a way to upgrade those two...

Bradley Beal and DLo. Done. Don't know how they do it but that would rock.

[OrlandoNed]

A lot of people on here loved Fournier over Oladipo though.

I liked 2014-15 Fournier with his contract over 2014-15 Oladipo and his soon-to-be payday. But clearly that was the wrong opinion!

You chose.....poorly.

[johanliebert]

Why did simmons not pass it to Ross off the screen?

Stupid inbound decision

[Optimus_Steel]

Also Ross was clearly open and we decided to pass it in the backcourt.

Sent from my SM-G900T using RealGM mobile app

Again this team is dumb and that's part of talent that we clearly lack. What a shishow all around. Port had a massiveeeee meltdown, Liilard wasn't even touching the ball, missed free throws, they we're melting down and we clearly refused to take it because we dumb. After seeing that mess I feel the typical December meltdown is upon us.

[Nightman]

Blazers tried to give this one to us but this team just choked it away.

Shoutout to Fournier for that awful turnover when it mattered the most. Oh and for a completely uneccecery tech. Every point matters in these close games but I’m glad Evan got to punch a **** table.

[OrlandO]

We missed AG as the inbounder. Isaac probably not the guy to be making tough passes.

[orlando1214]

It's hard not to feel like the Magic should have had two victories with this one and the Warriors game. These two games just show how important a star player is. The Magic can play so well, but they don't have that star player that can put them over the top. Obviously, that wasn't the only reason they lost, but the Magic have to play pretty much perfectly to beat these good team because they just don't have the talent to compete with guys like Durant, Klay, or Lillard.

Both games were good efforts and I love that they keep fighting, but like Clifford said after the last game, we have to move past moral victories.

[Optimus_Steel]

Why did simmons not pass it to Ross off the screen?

Stupid inbound decision

This team is dumb. Not suprisingly the last play was a turnover. Yea forget the open 3pt shooter heading toward the basket let's just pass towards our own basket....wtf stupid f****** team.

[OrlandO]

After Fournier made a few shots we should have stopped going to him... you just knew it wouldn't last for him.

[ChosenSavior]

Should of gotten the Golden State game and had a chance at taking this one. Evan continues to hurt us on both ends. I really hope this gets addressed really soon. Hopefully AG is healthy for Phoenix. Got to get that win and then get the one against Miami to salvage this road trip.

[SOUL]

We've had a lot of success as a franchise prior to this stretch, but man, I feel like even our winning team was dumb and lacked at the little things. Pietrus out of bounds plays, clutch rebounds, stuff like that. Still plagues us now.

[GameOver25]

Also Ross was clearly open and we decided to pass it in the backcourt.

Sent from my SM-G900T using RealGM mobile app

Again this team is dumb and that's part of talent that we clearly lack. What a shishow all around. Port had a massiveeeee meltdown, Liilard wasn't even touching the ball, missed free throws, they we're melting down and we clearly refused to take it because we dumb. After seeing that mess I feel the typical December meltdown is upon us.

You're probably right. Watching Fournier take this team down game after game might cause a snowball effect. Either the front office or Cliff have a decision to make on the horizon. He's hurting this team big time.

Sent from my SM-G900T using RealGM mobile app

[Optimus_Steel]

I hope Cliff tears their heads off in that lockeroom for those f******* turnovers.

[OrlandoNed]

It’s gonna be so fun rebuilding on the treadmill for the next decade with middle first round draft picks and overpaid 3rd tier free agents. Just have to wait until stupid, flukey dumb luck bails our incompetent franchise out.

[OrlandoNed]

It's hard not to feel like the Magic should have had two victories with this one and the Warriors game. These two games just show how important a star player is. The Magic can play so well, but they don't have that star player that can put them over the top. Obviously, that wasn't the only reason they lost, but the Magic have to play pretty much perfectly to beat these good team because they just don't have the talent to compete with guys like Durant, Klay, or Lillard.

Both games were good efforts and I love that they keep fighting, but like Clifford said after the last game, we have to move past moral victories.

They can preach no moral victories all they want, but it doesn’t mean squat unless you hold players accountable for their failures. Produce or GTFO.

[Knightro]

Someone figure out a realistic trade to get Evan out of here.

Fournier for Rubio?

[Optimus_Steel]

Cliff was clearly pissed. Said that they need to play tougher. Be tougher. They don't fight enough for boards/loose balls.

[The Real Dalic]

So many turnovers to end the game. Unacceptable.

This, I just felt like the effort tonight was just piss poor. It felt like we didn't want to work to win this one and were content just letting the offense win it for us. But, I'm glad that gauntlet part of our schedule is done. The rest of the schedule eases up a lot and hopefully we win these next 2 games without problems since they're against teams that we should be better than.

[Knightro]

I genuinely would trade Evan for any wing player who has a contract that’s shorter/cheaper at this point.

He’s just gotta go. Grant has to go too, but at least he’s a FA to be and we know he won’t be back.