Regular Season Game 13: Washington Wizards (3-7) at Orlando Magic (5-7) - 6pm ET

[Knightro]

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GAME INFO
Who: Washington Wizards at Orlando Magic
What: Regular Season Game No. 13
When: Sunday, November 17th at 6pm ET
Where: Amway Center in Orlando, FL
How: Fox Sports Florida and NBA League Pass (TV), 96.9 The Game (Radio)

GAMBLING
Line: Magic -7
Over/Under: 222.5

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ORLANDO MAGIC PROJECTED STARTERS

G: Markelle Fultz



G: Evan Fournier



F: Aaron Gordon



F: Al-Farouq Aminu



C: Nikola Vučević




ORLANDO MAGIC PROJECTED BENCH

G: DJ Augustin



G: Terrence Ross



G: Michael Carter-Williams



C: Mo Bamba



Deep Bench
G: Melvin Frazier Jr.
F: Wes Iwundu
F: Amile Jefferson
C: Khem Birch

Injuries: Jonathan Isaac (ankle) is QUESTIONABLE.

Washington Projected Starters
G: Isaiah Thomas
G: Bradley Beal
F: Troy Brown Jr.
F: Rui Hachimura
C: Thomas Bryant

Bench
G: Ish Smith
G: CJ Miles
F: Davis Bertans
F: Moritz Wagner

Injuries: John Wall (achillies), Ian Mahinmi (achillies) and Jordan McRae (flu) are OUT.

[Knightro]

Two teams that are almost polar opposites of each other.

The Wizards are 4th in ORTG, but just 28th in DRTG.

The Magic are 5th in DRTG, but just 29th in ORTG.

Wizards want to play fast (6th in pace) and the Magic want to play slow (29th in pace).

The Wizards aren't good rebounding team (29th in DREB%) and the Magic are an excellent rebounding team (3rd in DREB%).

Gonna be really interesting to see which team can impose the style of game they want to play.

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[GelbeWand09]

Two teams that are almost polar opposites of each other.

The Wizards are 4th in ORTG, but just 28th in DRTG.

The Magic are 5th in DRTG, but just 29th in ORTG.

Wizards want to play fast (6th in pace) and the Magic want to play slow (29th in pace).

The Wizards aren't good rebounding team (29th in DREB%) and the Magic are an excellent rebounding team (3rd in DREB%).

Gonna be really interesting to see which team can impose the style of game they want to play.

Problem is, without Isaac we are not a top 5 defense team, like last game showed. But we are better on offense too than our stats, because the horrible start seems to be behind us. We are middle of the pack offense, the last 4-5 games i think.
I jinxed it with my Beal posts anyway and expect a 50 point game now

Must win game, before the road trip. Expect a Vuc bounce back game & Gordon playing more efficient, against the bad defense of Hachimura.

[basketballRob]

San Antonio was a similar team with the 7th best offense and a terrible defense.

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[basketballRob]

I still don't know how Beal didn't get suspended for a long time after choking Fournier a few years ago. I really haven't been a fan of his since then.

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[PrimeThyme]

Leaving FSU to go and see this one tonight. I think I'm on a 6th game losing streak for games I've attended (including our worst home loss in team history against the Jazz in 2017) so I take full responsibility if we lose this game.

[Anti Chalmers]

I expect a huge game from Fultz with IT guarding him

[MagicFan101]

Leaving FSU to go and see this one tonight. I think I'm on a 6th game losing streak for games I've attended (including our worst home loss in team history against the Jazz in 2017) so I take full responsibility if we lose this game.

Stay away dude. We don’t need that voodoo around here ...

[drsd]

After two solid wins, Orlando needs to stay focus and claw out win-3.

[Blue_and_Whte]

As good a defender Isaac is hes not the only reason were a good defensive team. A lot of our success is because of Clifford. And although Aminu isnt quite the individual defender JI is he's still a good defender as is Gordon. I expect us to be fine tonight, guys just need to dig a little deeper.

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[PrimeThyme]

Stay away dude. We don’t need that voodoo around here ...

The curse breaks tonight. I feel It in my bones.

[AdamTheGreek]

Don't worry, if we lose, it'll be due to the blue jerseys.
Division game, need to find a way.
Yeah this Wizards team is frisky. Beal is obviously the big worry, but even their bench like Bertans-Wagner are causing problems for defenses. Hachimura is still riding the FIBA World Cup wave. Thomas Bryant was a problem for us last season. If Isaiah Thomas drops more than 15, it could be a long night.

[Def Swami]

What did Isaac do at Disney Springs that caused him to get a sprained ankle?

[Knightro]

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[PrimeThyme]

What did Isaac do at Disney Springs that caused him to get a sprained ankle?

Robbins said they were doing some type of shooting or basketball drill (can’t remember which) when they were showcasing the jerseys and that’s when he hurt it.

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[Howard Mass]

Let's Go Magic!

[Knightro]

A *lot* of Gordon early and not all of it good.

Hopefully they'll let Fultz attack IT off the dribble a little more because on paper that size and strength difference appears to be a big mismatch.

[BCS]

I expect a huge game from Fultz with IT guarding him

Only if they run plays for him tho...you would think they would run some post up plays for him but we never seem to play for the mismatches we have on the court

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