2023-2024 Regular Season Game 25: Orlando Magic (16-8) at Boston Celtics (19-5) - 3pm

[VFX]

Can we acknowledge Franz and Moe have to stop playing like absolute **** for us to win? Or is it always going to be about Cole or Fultz or AB?

They have played like trash.

There’s also the whole thing about guys getting experience to step up into roles for the future. Nobody needs to watch Gary Harris or Cole Anthony provide nothing out there while Black was doing a better job at the start of the game.

That kind of thing is going to make people skeptical.

[Rainwater]

Can we acknowledge Franz and Moe have to stop playing like absolute **** for us to win? Or is it always going to be about Cole or Fultz or AB?

True point.

[thelead]

BS technical. I hate that call

[ibraheim718]

They're playing the long game.. I get it. It's worked so far so I'll just focus on the positives like Jaylen Brown being a fake tough guy and losing in the playoffs again.

[TheChaser]

Well, a small fall back down to earth. This is ugly, but Boston is undefeated at home for a reason. They’re a seasoned playoff team, and yes, we got punked twice up there. Nice to see Paulo taking big steps, but it’s time to get back to fundamentals. And honestly, it wouldn’t hurt to get healthy again. No pun or play on words or whatever that is intended. We knew December would be tough and it is. Hopefully these guys dig a little deeper and get back on track. If you would’ve told me that we would be 16-9 in mid December, I would’ve laughed. Still proud of how far these dudes have come.

[SOUL]

Can we acknowledge Franz and Moe have to stop playing like absolute **** for us to win? Or is it always going to be about Cole or Fultz or AB?

They have played like trash.

There’s also the whole thing about guys getting experience to step up into roles for the future. Nobody needs to watch Gary Harris or Cole Anthony provide nothing out there to see the Black was doing a better job at the start of the game.

It's largely just nitpicking though. You're right, AB would have been a better option and it helps with his experience - I don't think he single handedly stops them making threes or the team wins though.

For what I'm more concerned about, winning, Franz needs to be good and our bench has to be a strength.

When our strength, which is our bench sucks.. we suck. Our starters have been largely mediocre in terms of a unit.

[VFX]

Dante seriously shut the **** up.

[ibraheim718]

The Heat game is huge.

[ogmagicfan]

Jett 3 from an AB ast

[ibraheim718]

They had a little more fight today. No worries.

[mattyBoi]

Blown out again.

[pepe1991]

I've seen several times now refs calling tehniqual on "rim hanging". And most of those calls were clear BS, i have seen some of nastiest falls on court if you don't hold

[SOUL]

Beat the Heat and I'll mostly forgive these games. I would've been largely unmoved if both were closer

[thelead]

basketballRob can now calm down with his confidence against Boston

[MasterGMer]

I still think during the stretch in the 4th Q, We needed to play Cole instead of Harris. Harris is -26 tonight

[Howard Mass]

Two decessive losses.

The Magic don't get slept on anymore.

[Rainwater]

If Franz and the Bench showed up this game have been closer.

[SOUL]

We really didn't have any answers tonight. Paolo was great on offense in the 1st, bad in the 2nd, Franz bad all game, AB's defense was good everything else just whatever, Suggs seemed meh, I didn't catch much of the 1st half so just basing it on the rest but yeah.. Isaac was okay, I guess, Harris absolute ass, Moe trash

[basketballRob]

basketballRob can now calm down with his confidence against Boston

They look beatable to me.

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[JF5]

I still think during the stretch in the 4th Q, We needed to play Cole instead of Harris. Harris is -26 tonight

It just didn't matter... Cole was getting killed on the defensive end and he couldn't knock down any shots.

Celtics just killed us...