2023-2024 Regular Season Game 7: Dallas Mavericks (5-1) at Orlando Magic (4-2) - 7pm

[ibraheim718]

Magic need more shooting and we had a FA to do some. We brought in **** Ingles

They just needed to make a few more shots.. nobody is going anywhere and nobody is coming in.

[IllMagic04]

Refs were trash but thats not why we lost. 8-27 from 3 is why we lost.

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[FFBlitzace]

Learning opportunity for anyone interested in learning. Turnovers and other such bad plays kill you at any stage of the game, even when you're up by 15. They had opportunities to blow the game open but instead kept turning it over and allowing them to stay within striking distance. And from there, they took off while we collapsed.

They seem genuinely pissed that they blew this game, which is better than not being pissed. But we watched hundreds (literally) of Vucevic stanchion punches that never manifested itself in any kind of positive way. I don't think these guys are like Vuc, but the point is, it's not enough to be mad and acknowledge you sucked. You have to get better. I'm optimistic that they will.

And obviously our shooting was horrendous, but we could have beaten it with a low turnover game. It is what it is with the shooting, which means we flat out can't be turning it over.

[pepe1991]

Lack of scoring for tonight. Good effort for 3 quaters, Dallas this year looks good too. They dragged us in half court in 4th and we couldn't execute sets on offense

Black, kid, heads up!
For rest of fans here, good night

[Last Guardian]

Regardless of whether Fultz would have helped or not...we need Paolo and Franz to be the guys. They crapped out in the second half. It happens. On to the next one.

[basketballRob]

This loss was completely inexcusable. They get up double digits in the second quarter and acted like Dallas would give up. Just pathetic.

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We were on our way to blowing it open but per usual the refs kept them in it.

Come on don't blame the refs, it was Magic unforced turnovers.

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The refs can stop runs and do other things to manipulate the games.

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[KillMonger]

We got to figure out these 3rd quarters man

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[Optimus_Steel]

Jalen needs to stop messing with the refs also. I think that's why Mose benched him. Otherwise why bring him in for a minute? Mosley was probably thinking let use this game to teach some lessons.

He was saying at halftime that the Mavs would lose their legs...just not the right attitude whatsoever

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[eyriq]

im puttin this loss on Paolo. I get it, he wasn't getting calls. But man, he is our guy, and he laid a complete egg. We put the ball in his hands, and he turned it over and took terrible shots the entire fourth quarter. (and yes franz was terrible, but i dont consider him the "guy")

how do you let one of the worst defenses in the NBA hold you to a 2 point half?

I kind of feel like it was a universal suck. But Suggs was 10 pts on 12 FGA, with 4 turnovers to boot

[ChosenSavior]

And to think they want you to pay to watch this garbage.

you expect us to win every game?

We're now 4-3. Considering our starter's average age is something like 21, that ain't bad

Honestly this and the Clippers were two best teams we played this year so far. Team needs to learn how to maintain leads and not play with your food as kids usually do.

[Bensational]

Disappointing to lose that one but these are the losses that need to become lessons for them.

[thelead]

Getting a look at Jett, especially since we're missing Harris, would have been nice.

[ibraheim718]

Jalen needs to stop messing with the refs also. I think that's why Mose benched him. Otherwise why bring him in for a minute? Mosley was probably thinking let use this game to teach some lessons.

He was saying at halftime that the Mavs would lose their legs...just not the right attitude whatsoever

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Kids these days.. what are you going to do?

[Rick Rolled]

Magic need more shooting and we had a FA to do some. We brought in **** Ingles kept Okeke’s 5M corpse and said this is fine.

I mean, he’s a 40% career 3 point shooter which is 26th best all time.

The unfortunate truth is that every time we sign a shooter he loses the ability to shoot.

[ibraheim718]

Getting a look at Jett, especially since we're missing Harris, would have been nice.

Houstan didn't do much tonight... and he left him in there.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Honestly, I wouldn't mind if the entire team just stayed at the practice facility and practice shooting 1000 3s.

[ogmagicfan]

Hopefully a learning moment for the team, importance of consistency and playing soundly defensively

[bigdogdylan5]

Gosh this fan base can be kinda exhausting with the highs and lows. Yes we played a terrible half, no we are not a terrible team. The shooting has to improve but we **** knew that… We are still so damn young our starters are all babies in NBA terms. On to the next one against a division opponent.

This also goes for the highs… We beat lakers and you guys were reacting like we’re actual contenders.

[thelead]

Getting a look at Jett, especially since we're missing Harris, would have been nice.

Houstan didn't do much tonight... and he left him in there.

Yeah, I don't hate Houstan but Jett is a lotto pick. Makes no sense to me.

[ChosenSavior]

Our execution from the 1st half to the 2nd half was night and day on both ends. Team has to develop mental toughness to withstand offensive droughts.