2024-2025 NBA Playoffs Round 1, Game 1: (7) Orlando Magic at (2) Boston Celtics - 3:30pm ET

[Bensational]

Imagine if the Magic had a lockdown guard defender they could put on Pritchard…

Imagine if the Magic had a scoring guard like Pritchard...

Really needed a hot shooting night from Cole or Houstan to have a response to that. Haven’t had that, haven’t even generated many good looks for them.

[Knightro]

People are going to blame the supporting cast, but it's just extremely hard to win an NBA basketball game when two guys have 60% of the shot attempts.

GTFO, the reason we have 2 guys taking that many shots is because everyone else is so damn inept at scoring. Give them a decent supporting cast worth passing too.

That isn't how basketball works.

When every possession in the halfcourt essentially goes the exact same way, it's impossible for role players to reasonably get any kind of rhythm when they barely touch the ball and aren't afforded any reasonable amount of shot attempts.

And I'm not knocking Paolo or Franz when I say that either. I get why they're playing that way, it's just not a recipe for success against anyone good.

[penny_nz]

Celtics generate so many wide-open 3s. Man I hope the Thunder can beat them.

It’s gonna be Cavs/Thunder

If it is, 2 teams that started their rebuild after us, I'm going to be feeling things watching that...

[Bensational]

WHAT ARE THE MAGIC DOING?! Standing around ball watching. Getting blocked by White and Horford. They look checked out. Or just lost.

Absolutely embarrassing effort in a playoff game.

Going to try not to lose my mind after one game, but all I ever ask for is effort, and they simply aren’t giving it.

I think Franz and Paolo are just overwhelmed that they can’t find an answer. Seems like it was a brief lapse in focus for a young team. I’ll take it if they can bounce back from that.

[ogmagicfan]

I gotta say, its so hilarious how f***** bad the overreactions to Paolo when he came back from the oblique injury

He is playing great bball again, per usual in the playoffs against the defending champs

He is elite

[eyriq]

Womp womp

[SHAQ32]

Giving Franz the max was like Golden State giving Mike Dunleavy Jr. a max back in 2006

Come on A smaller market unfortunately has to do stuff like this to keep talent. This how the NBA works now a days. A greatly good young player gets locked up in this era. While I agree Franz should have got a bit less he still would have been in the 185-200 mil ball park no matter what. It is what it is

Oo and Franz is leaps and bounds better then mike dunleavy jr..

Basicly a 25-5-5 guy also been a TOP defender at 6-10 is a MAX player on any NBA team

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Anyone can put up 24-5-5 in today's league

[3ddman23]

The magic just need better players man. It's clear as day when u watch these games... They need better role players. I give this front office one more off season. They do minimal stuff this off season I may tap out for a while.

[OrlandoNed]

Offense > Defense

[Bergmaniac]

Lots of overreacting as usual, Celtics are an all-time great team, we are an average one, this is to be expected. The effort is fine, but in the playoffs you need a lot of ballhandling and reliable shooting on offense and we just don't have this. Two players creating everything is easy to defend.

[SOUL]

Their team features 5 current or former all-stars and Derrick White who would be our third best player lol

[eyriq]

Celtics generate so many wide-open 3s. Man I hope the Thunder can beat them.

It’s gonna be Cavs/Thunder

If it is, 2 teams that started their rebuild after us, I'm going to be feeling things watching that...

We started this current rebuild after them

[Bensational]

Our guys gotta get better at moving into space and open passing lanes. We’re too static and Boston know how to clog the standard gaps.

[OnlyFranz22]

WCJ is just anti-clutch

He’s anti anything.

What does he actually do?

[SHAQ32]

Lots of overreacting as usual, Celtics are an all-time great team

LOL

[CLosP]

The Magic need a third player who can actually create their own shot. Nobody is scared of our “three point” shooters with low volume.

[OrlandoNed]

Our FO rather lose as a family than win as a professional team.

[eyriq]

Offense > Defense

Boston has both

[basketballRob]

At this pace, Mosely probably won't even play Black by game 4 of a sweep.

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[GameOver25]

Well we know one thing for certain unfortunately Mosley will make no adjustments offensively. So what we see on offense strategically today is what we'll see for the rest of the series.