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Looks like GSW are sitting KD for rest tonight as well. Not surprised at all considering Orlando isn’t taken seriously as a team around the league necessary of playing star players.

Orlando has now played against -
Bucks without Giannis (W)
Raptors without Kawhi (W)
Now GS without Durant (?)

Do people think free agents view Orlando the same way these organizations do? Because if so, we aren’t landing anyone.

A bit unfortunate that this is now a must-win against the champions but that's where we're at with those boneheaded losses to Chicago and New York.

Wouldn't surprise me at all if we win this. The team plays better when the expectations are low.

Extremely disappointed to see that the Warriors lost to Miami last night. Even if Durant is out, I do not see them losing two straight. Nevertheless, I will hope beyond hope we can pull this one out. Definitely need the W after the loss to the Knicks.

Andre Iguodala is also OUT tonight for the Warriors.

Everyone else is in.

MagicMatic wrote:Looks like GSW are sitting KD for rest tonight as well. Not surprised at all considering Orlando isn’t taken seriously as a team around the league necessary of playing star players.

Right!?

I understand it’s the second night of a b2b but this G-League lineup of Curry, Klay, Green and Cousins is still pretty damn disrespectful ...

#GreenFont

MagicFan101 wrote:

MagicMatic wrote:Looks like GSW are sitting KD for rest tonight as well. Not surprised at all considering Orlando isn’t taken seriously as a team around the league necessary of playing star players.

Right!?

I understand it’s the second night of a b2b but this G-League lineup of Curry, Klay, Green and Cousins is still pretty damn disrespectful ...

#GreenFont

Convenient you left out the rest of my post.

We lose by 20

MagicMatic wrote:

MagicFan101 wrote:

MagicMatic wrote:Looks like GSW are sitting KD for rest tonight as well. Not surprised at all considering Orlando isn’t taken seriously as a team around the league necessary of playing star players.

Right!?

I understand it’s the second night of a b2b but this G-League lineup of Curry, Klay, Green and Cousins is still pretty damn disrespectful ...

#GreenFont

Convenient you left out the rest of my post.

Does it matter?

Answer me this: Does the roster we have tonight have any business competing with a team sending out those 4 guys?

KD or not, this is a stacked team. A win tonight ... if it somehow happens ... would be very impressive.

Is it fun being a fan of misery?

Oh good, no Durant tonight? So that means we are only playing the players who had the best record in NBA history. Easy win tonight boys

MagicFan101 wrote:

MagicMatic wrote:Looks like GSW are sitting KD for rest tonight as well. Not surprised at all considering Orlando isn’t taken seriously as a team around the league necessary of playing star players.

Right!?

I understand it’s the second night of a b2b but this G-League lineup of Curry, Klay, Green and Cousins is still pretty damn disrespectful ...

#GreenFont

My heart literally hurt when I read that lineup, lol. You could take out Cousins and put in two scrubs and i'd still think we should get blown out.

Still shook from the NYK loss. Opportunity for a bounce back win, but going to be really tough.

MagicFan101 wrote:

MagicMatic wrote:

MagicFan101 wrote:
Right!?

I understand it’s the second night of a b2b but this G-League lineup of Curry, Klay, Green and Cousins is still pretty damn disrespectful ...

#GreenFont

Convenient you left out the rest of my post.

Does it matter?

Answer me this: Does the roster we have tonight have any business competing with a team sending out those 4 guys?

KD or not, this is a stacked team. A win tonight ... if it somehow happens ... would be very impressive.

Is it fun being a fan of misery?

The point is that better teams sit their players against Orlando. Has nothing to do with whether or not Orlando can/can’t win against them.

Warriors playing the back end of a road-road BtB, with the Magic at home with rest.

A win here by Orlando would not be a shock. Computers have Orlando around a 40% chance to win, after all.


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It has been reported that Briscoe has passed the NBA concussion protocol.

Curry is still going to obliterate DJ, but no Durant makes GS significantly worse on defense. Still convinced this is a loss after Tuesday’s disaster but this team has a tendency to win when I’m the most down on them (so that they can dash my hopes again shortly after).

Would love a win against the Warriors tonight. Would be a wonderful present for this Magic fan who is celebrating a birthday tomorrow. We have to win the bench battle and atone for that putrid performance against the Knicks.

We have a chance if Steph or Klay don't go nuclear on us. That's a big "if" though.