2023-2024 Regular Season Game 6: Los Angeles Lakers (3-2) at Orlando Magic (3-2) - 7pm

[Skybox]

Ok... we will face Luka and a C that swats the ball like crazy. I liked Franz gping to the rim even though he gets blocked. I hope he can do that against Lively.

Lively will foul out in the first qtr trying to stop PB…who’s got Luka? Nobody’s stopping him, but I guess Black might have the size and length to give him a little trouble. Luka will embarrass him and anybody else a few times, but you can get 25 from Luka and still beat them. Suggs on Kyrie…a little help from the frontcourt = a win over DAL, imo.

[Skybox]

Paolo and Franz will score way more with Goga and Black in the lineup.

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What do you think? Why? Just need to or do you see some gain?

[basketballRob]

Paolo and Franz will score way more with Goga and Black in the lineup.

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What do you think? Why? Just need to or do you see some gain?

I just think the ball moves better, and AB and Goga seem more content being complimentary players. Neither of them force anything, and they make the easy pass.


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[Residual-Heat]

Ok... we will face Luka and a C that swats the ball like crazy. I liked Franz gping to the rim even though he gets blocked. I hope he can do that against Lively.

Lively will foul out in the first qtr trying to stop PB…who’s got Luka? Nobody’s stopping him, but I guess Black might have the size and length to give him a little trouble. Luka will embarrass him and anybody else a few times, but you can get 25 from Luka and still beat them. Suggs on Kyrie…a little help from the frontcourt = a win over DAL, imo.

Okeke played great defense on Luka that one game anyone else remember that?

[Skybox]

Ok... we will face Luka and a C that swats the ball like crazy. I liked Franz gping to the rim even though he gets blocked. I hope he can do that against Lively.

Lively will foul out in the first qtr trying to stop PB…who’s got Luka? Nobody’s stopping him, but I guess Black might have the size and length to give him a little trouble. Luka will embarrass him and anybody else a few times, but you can get 25 from Luka and still beat them. Suggs on Kyrie…a little help from the frontcourt = a win over DAL, imo.

Okeke played great defense on Luka that one game anyone else remember that?

That’s another guy due for a revival

[IllMagic04]

Great win. As someone who was not a fan of the Black pick I must say he was really good and its gonna be tough to keep him off the floor. Not sure where he plays when everyone is back but he gotta get minutes somehow.

Paolo is Franz were just outstanding. They both are looking like stars again. We are starting to unlock the playmaking upside I saw from Paolo at Duke.

Bottom line we made 3s. We just had a hot night. But still very impressive win

Not sure why the Lakers didn't waive the white flag sooner. Yea they made a run but in order to win Bron woulda had to play the entire 4th. No way that should be happening.

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[RookieStar]

Ok... we will face Luka and a C that swats the ball like crazy. I liked Franz gping to the rim even though he gets blocked. I hope he can do that against Lively.

Lively will foul out in the first qtr trying to stop PB…who’s got Luka? Nobody’s stopping him, but I guess Black might have the size and length to give him a little trouble. Luka will embarrass him and anybody else a few times, but you can get 25 from Luka and still beat them. Suggs on Kyrie…a little help from the frontcourt = a win over DAL, imo.

Yeah... dont forget they are surrounded by 3pt shooters...

[ORLMagicGirl15]

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Excited to see this starting lineup...
... though I have no idea how it could work.

Seems like it needs plenty of ball and player movement, cutting and screening... and another big game by Paolo.

That’s exactly what happened.

[Skybox]

Ok... we will face Luka and a C that swats the ball like crazy. I liked Franz gping to the rim even though he gets blocked. I hope he can do that against Lively.

Lively will foul out in the first qtr trying to stop PB…who’s got Luka? Nobody’s stopping him, but I guess Black might have the size and length to give him a little trouble. Luka will embarrass him and anybody else a few times, but you can get 25 from Luka and still beat them. Suggs on Kyrie…a little help from the frontcourt = a win over DAL, imo.

Yeah... dont forget they are surrounded by 3pt shooters...

Oh yeah, they’re always in it but they’re a system team and Luka is the engine. But everyone has known that since he came in the league and few have stopped him. Kyrie’s a flake but an MVP-level talent on any given night. He’s become invisible next to Luka but still a significant threat. Grant Williams was a good add too…not taking DAL likely at all.

[basketballRob]

With this starting lineup, Paolo and Franz are more of the leaders.

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[RookieStar]

IF we still like Goga 20 games from now, then that's going to be an awkward decision.

Not really... time to ummm... load manage or something.

Or just wait for cold-Moe.

[ogmagicfan]

IF we still like Goga 20 games from now, then that's going to be an awkward decision.

I think the starting job will be here for WCJ when he comes back

Our defense was ranked 3rd with him starting, and he has more a 3 pt jumper, the expectation is that WCJ doesnt play as poorly offensively as he did to start the season

[Audi]

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[RookieStar]

Also, i thought there was a lot of lakers fan in realgm. Their board seems to be dead.

[RookieStar]

IF we still like Goga 20 games from now, then that's going to be an awkward decision.

I think the starting job will be here for WCJ when he comes back

Our defense was ranked 3rd with him starting, and he has more a 3 pt jumper, the expectation is that WCJ doesnt play as poorly offensively as he did to start the season

I know numbers and stats doesnt support me BUT i always feel when we face against huge C, wcj isnt as effective.

Dont really care about offensive production in the C spot ij our SL because Franz and Paolo is there together

[RookieStar]

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You think they are the same heat fans that made the switch when bron and bosh signed there and just jumped to LA when Bron signed there?

[ogmagicfan]

We played with a faster pace (97.5) in this game than our average this season prior to the game (91)

[RichCollab]

We can give injured players proper time to rest and heal. JI can to play the minutes he is playing until he is ready for a larger role.

We are a deep team that also has players who trust and respect each other.

[SOUL]

We can give injured players proper time to rest and heal. JI can to play the minutes he is playing until he is ready for a larger role.

We are a deep team that also has players who trust and respect each other.

I'm fine with people being annoyed with rotations because every fanbase complains about those, people who want to fire him are seriously tho

[eyriq]

Paolo and Franz will score way more with Goga and Black in the lineup.

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What do you think? Why? Just need to or do you see some gain?

I just think the ball moves better, and AB and Goga seem more content being complimentary players. Neither of them force anything, and they make the easy pass.


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Very good point.