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Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 3:28 pm
by OrlandO
Orlando has won just one game in the last 15 meetings with Miami. This weekend's home-and-home set will give the Heat an opportunity to season sweep the Magic for the third time in four years.
Miami has dropped four of six on the road, while Orlando, 21-18 at home, has clinched its first winning record at Amway Center in four years.
Aaron Gordon sustained a concussion during the Orlando Magic's loss to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday and will not play against the Miami Heat on Friday, Magic officials said. The injury could end Gordon's season, because the Magic have only four games remaining and because Gordon has entered the NBA's concussion protocol, which states a player must pass a series of tests before he is allowed to return to practice and later to game action.
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.@NikolaVucevic will start tonight vs. the Miami Heat.
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Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 3:35 pm
by Patrick1978
Who starts for gordon?
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 3:39 pm
by OrlDave
Patrick1978 wrote:Who starts for gordon?
AN would be nice, but probably Smith or Ersan.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 4:59 pm
by ChosenSavior
Well so much for the Vuc off the bench experiment. Really wanted to see more of it. It could possibly be Ersan starting with Drew keeping his role off the bench. I don't see Jason Smith starting at PF.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 5:23 pm
by OrlandoDream
No AG and Vuc back in the SL? So it's whiteside vs Jason Smith. This won't end well.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 6:11 pm
by j-ragg
Fournier-Nicholson-Vucevic
Worst defensive frontline possibly in the history of the Magic?
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Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 6:42 pm
by ORL_on_FIRE
I can't even remember the last time Ersan played. Start Nicholson!
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 7:31 pm
by Statlanta
j-ragg wrote:Fournier-Nicholson-Vucevic
Worst defensive frontline possibly in the history of the Magic?
I see that lineup and raise you a Keith Bogans, Juwan Howard and an Andrew DeClerq for good measure
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 7:46 pm
by SOUL
People actually argued that Bogans was a good defender on these boards. I remember.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 9:29 pm
by Def Swami
j-ragg wrote:Fournier-Nicholson-Vucevic
Worst defensive frontline possibly in the history of the Magic?
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No, this is.
[tweet]https://twitter.com/JoshuaBRobbins/status/718547583375970304[/tweet]
Feel so bad for Nicholson, dude can just not catch a break.
[tweet]https://twitter.com/erivera7/status/717489850983849989[/tweet]
[tweet]https://twitter.com/erivera7/status/717491213381799936[/tweet]
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 9:45 pm
by OrlandO
If we're planning to bring Nicholson back then keeping him on the bench is probably a good idea. No need to let him pad his stats in some meaningless games and give more teams a reason to look into him. It's bad enough we'll have to overpay fournier after being promoted with a starting role and huge minutes for much of the season.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 10:50 pm
by ChosenSavior
Absolutely knew that Ersan would get the start lol.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:01 pm
by MagicStarwipe
Let's just hope the final few games here aren't too depressing.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:05 pm
by ORL_on_FIRE
At the game tonight! Crowd looks good. Mostly heat fans haha
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:19 pm
by Xatticus
I've said it many times and I will say it again. I love when Elfrid pushes it in transition.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:31 pm
by MagicStarwipe
Ersan hit rim yet? lol
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:31 pm
by Xatticus
Ilyasova with two airballs on two three point attempts.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:32 pm
by Xatticus
Nice drive by Mario.
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:32 pm
by FloridaHoosier
I can hear the Heat fans, I'll be so glad when we play well enough to shut them up!
Re: Game Thread: Magic (33-45, 21-18 Home) vs Heat (46-32, 19-19 Away) 4/8 7PM
Posted: Fri Apr 8, 2016 11:39 pm
by Bensational
Marble? So Nicholson isn't going to get a run with the 2nd unit?