Preseason Game 1: Orlando Magic (0-0) at Philadelphia 76ers (1-0)

Post #1 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 1:52 pm

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Who: Orlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers
What: Preseason Game No. 1
When: Monday, October 1st at 7pm ET
Where: Wells Fargo Center
How: NBATV

Orlando Magic Projected Starters

G: DJ Augustin
10.2 PPG, 2.1 RPG, 3.8 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG, .452/.419/.868
.615 TS%, 3.3 OWS, 0.8 DWS, 4.1 WS, 1.5 OBPM, -2.5 DBPM, -0.9 BPM

G: Evan Fournier
17.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 0.7 APG, 1.2 SPG, 1.1 BPG, .459/.379/.867
.577 TS%, 2.4 OWS, 0.9 DWS, 3.3 WS, 1.6 OBPM, -2.1 DBPM, -0.4 BPM

F: Jonathan Isaac
5.4 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 3.8 APG, 0.7 SPG, 0.0 BPG, .379/.348/.760
.465 TS%, -0.6 OWS, 0.8 DWS, 0.2 WS, -4.9 OBPM, 3.1 DBPM, -1.8 BPM

F: Aaron Gordon
17.6 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG, .434/.336/.698
.530 TS%, 0.9 OWS, 2.0 DWS, 2.9 WS, 0.0 OBPM, 0.0 DBPM, 0.0 BPM

C: Nikola Vucevic
16.5 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 3.4 APG, 1.0 SPG, 1.1 BPG, .475/.314/.819
.533 TS%, 1.3 OWS, 2.3 DWS, 3.6 WS, 0.6 OBPM, 2.1 DBPM, 2.7 BPM

Bench
G: Jerian Grant
G Jonathon Simmons
F: Terrence Ross
F: Jarell Martin
C: Mohamed Bamba

Deep Bench
G: Isaiah Briscoe
G: Melvin Frazier
F: Wes Iwundu
F: Khem Birch
C: Timofey Mozgov

Injuries: None

Philadelphia 76ers Projected Starters
G: Ben Simmons
G: Markelle Fultz
F: Robert Covington
F: Dario Saric
C: Joel Embiid

Bench
G: TJ McConnell
G: JJ Redick
F: Furkan Korkmaz
F: Mike Muscala
C: Amir Johnson

Injures: Wilson Chandler (hamstring), Zhaire Smith (foot), Jerryd Bayless (knee) are all OUT.

MagicFan101 · Post #2 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 2:03 pm

My conservative predictions for this game:

AG: triple double (30/12/10)

Bamba: shuts down Embiid defensively while dropping 15 pts himself

Isaac: the nickname JI-lite will be the new norm for Durant tomorrow

JBSouthpaw · Post #3 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 2:17 pm

So, Evan to guard Ben?
I feel decent on the match ups.
They have the advantage at PG & C, we have it at SG, and the other 2 are pushes to who ever gets hot.
AG needs to get the better of Saric. Besides PG, our bench is probably better, definitely not worse.
I think Simons and Ross can match JJ.

fendilim · Post #4 » by **fendilim** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 2:20 pm

Bamba gets 14 minutes tonight.

CalOrl11 · Post #5 » by **CalOrl11** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 2:41 pm

fendilim wrote:Bamba gets 14 minutes tonight.

Yeah probably, I think Clifford said no player is getting more than like 22 min tonight

MagicFan101 · Post #6 » by **MagicFan101** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 2:46 pm

fendilim wrote:Bamba gets 14 minutes tonight.

So ... only 10 Bamba Mamba blocks tonight?

magicman112 · Post #7 » by **magicman112** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 2:52 pm

Finally it's here. Don't really have a lot of expectations for this season just want to see a bit better product on the floor and the young guys getting better as well.

rcklsscognition · Post #8 » by **rcklsscognition** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 3:22 pm

Primary things I'm looking for tonight are a) Vuc's role in the offense and b) AG's usage rate.

Post #9 » by **Knightro** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 3:23 pm

I would put Isaac on Simmons, Augustin on Fultz and Fournier on Covington if it were me.

Mauro Pedrosa · Post #10 » by **Mauro Pedrosa** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 3:27 pm

Let's gooooo

JBSouthpaw · Post #11 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 3:48 pm

Knightro wrote:I would put Isaac on Simmons, Augustin on Fultz and Fournier on Covington if it were me.

Interesting, not bad!
The key is DJ NOT on Simmons!

Nightman · Post #12 » by **Nightman** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 5:10 pm

We back boys

VFX · Post #13 » by **VFX** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 5:24 pm

Glad Magic b-ball is back. Interested to see what the offense looks like without Vuc on the floor between AG/Isaac/Bamba. They will probably play extremely limited minutes regardless.

PennytoShaq · Post #14 » by **PennytoShaq** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 5:30 pm

Knightro wrote:I would put Isaac on Simmons, Augustin on Fultz and Fournier on Covington if it were me.

That’s what I expect to see. Especially in preseason. Clifford has said he is not that concerned with winning. He wants to streamline his sets and start developing guys days 1. Simmons will be a nice matchup challenge for JI. I hope to see it.

3ddman23 · Post #15 » by **3ddman23** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 6:36 pm

Is it official that isaac is starting??would be dope

NavalAviator94 · Post #16 » by **NavalAviator94** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 6:37 pm

MagicFan101 wrote:My conservative predictions for this game:

AG: triple double (30/12/10)

Bamba: shuts down Embiid defensively while dropping 15 pts himself

Isaac: the nickname JI-lite will be the new norm for Durant tomorrow

I'm going to live vicariously through you from now on.

NavalAviator94 · Post #17 » by **NavalAviator94** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 6:58 pm

PennytoShaq wrote:
Knightro wrote:I would put Isaac on Simmons, Augustin on Fultz and Fournier on Covington if it were me.

That’s what I expect to see. Especially in preseason. Clifford has said he is not that concerned with winning. He wants to streamline his sets and start developing guys days 1. Simmons will be a nice matchup challenge for JI. I hope to see it.

I'm curious as well. Does anyone know of any games where teams played Ben Simmons with a similar type of defender? It would be interesting to look at those and see how he fared against a good defender with size, speed and length.

Post #18 » by **UCFJayBird** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 7:01 pm

Is Isaac really starting? haven't had a chance to keep up with the latest news.

Driguez · Post #19 » by **Driguez** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 7:01 pm

Not expecting much in the form of PT for Bamba. But definitely happy for bb to be back! I am looking forward to see Bamba, Issac and Gordon on the floor at the same time.

OrlandO · Post #20 » by **OrlandO** » Mon Oct 1, 2018 7:12 pm

Summer flew by. Good to see basketball back on the menu, but not expecting to take much from preseason... it's nothing like regular season.