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GAME INFO
Who: Sacramento Kings v. Orlando Magic
What: NBA Disney Bubble Game No. 2 (Game No. 67 overall)
When: Sunday, August 2 at 6pm ET
Where: HP Fieldhouse at ESPN Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, FL
How: NBATV, Fox Sports Florida, 96.9 The Game FM (Radio)

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Magic -2

PREVIOUS MEETING
January 13, 2020: Magic 114, Kings 112 - https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore?gameId=401161238

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ORLANDO MAGIC PROJECTED STARTERS

G: DJ Augustin



G: Evan Fournier



F: James Ennis



F: Aaron Gordon



C: Nikola Vucevic



ORLANDO MAGIC PROJECTED BENCH

G: Markelle Fultz



G: Michael Carter-Williams



G/F: Terrence Ross



F: Jonathan Isaac



C: Khem Birch



Deep Bench
G: BJ Johnson
G: Melvin Frazier
F: Vic Law
F: Gary Clark
C: Mo Bamba

Injuries: Wes Iwundu (neck) is QUESTIONABLE. Al-Farouq Aminu (knee) is OUT.

Sacramento Projected Starters
G: De'Aaron Fox
G: Bogdan Bogdanovic
F: Harrison Barnes
F: Nemanja Bjelica
C: Richaun Holmes

Bench
G: Cory Joseph
G: Buddy Hield
F: Kent Bazemore
F: Jabari Parker
C: Harry Giles III

Injuries: Marvin Bagley (foot) and Alex Len (undisclosed) are OUT.

This is the real test. Sacramento can score the ball with ease and Fox is a baller. If we show up like we did game 1 we could get into a deep hole

Guys please remember Fox torched Fultz and had a career high our last meeting. Augustine stands zero chance and I'm sure Sac will exploit that.

I predict a very very close game.

In case anyone missed it in the other game thread... Paul George mentioned Isaac.





Isaac jersey selling out

When will we start Fultz and JI?

J-Mezzy wrote:When will we start Fultz and JI?

I think there is a chance not until next season. Dj has better chemistry with Vucevic, he can also space for Fournier/ Vucevic pick and roll. Fultz enjoys playing with Isaac and they look for each other on the court ( Isaac makes nice cuts to the rim). They will have more oportunities on offense from the bench. I think Ennis/ Gordon works better than Isaac/ Gordon. Both AG and JI fit better as a 4. Finally its not likely Weltman will risk another Isaac injury.

look for JI and Fultz to play over 20 minutes today........

Hopefully the hurricane doesn't interfere at all

Viper1500 wrote:Hopefully the hurricane doesn't interfere at all

there's no more hurricane... now a tropical storm on the coast that will barely be felt in orlando

Back in the 7th seed, let’s keep it that way!

Transition defense needs to be much better than it was against the Nets. Also hope we defend Bjelica better than we did the last time we played the Kings. He was a problem for us that entire game. The Kings defense isn't really good at all so we definitely have an opportunity to do some damage offensively especially in the paint.

ChosenSavior wrote:Transition defense needs to be much better than it was against the Nets. Also hope we defend Bjelica better than we did the last time we played the Kings. He was a problem for us that entire game. The Kings defense isn't really good at all so we definitely have an opportunity to do some damage offensively especially in the paint.

The ill-fated "Khem Birch starting PF" days shortly after Isaac got hurt and before they acquired Ennis.

zaymon wrote:

J-Mezzy wrote:When will we start Fultz and JI?

I think there is a chance not until next season. Dj has better chemistry with Vucevic, he can also space for Fournier/ Vucevic pick and roll. Fultz enjoys playing with Isaac and they look for each other on the court ( Isaac makes nice cuts to the rim). They will have more oportunities on offense from the bench. I think Ennis/ Gordon works better than Isaac/ Gordon. Both AG and JI fit better as a 4. Finally its not likely Weltman will risk another Isaac injury.

I hope they keep it this way. I noticed yesterday that the Raptors went small with second unit with Ibaka at center and no PF. We could have Fultz, Ross, MCW, Iwundu, and Isaac.

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Raptors look like the old dudes who show up on the court and get laughed at and then beat your behind by 30. They are just IQ high and talented. Would be a rough series.

rcklsscognition wrote:Raptors look like the old dudes who show up on the court and get laughed at and then beat your behind by 30. They are just IQ high and talented. Would be a rough series.

If we try to guard Ibaka with Birch, we're toast.

Hopefully the starters can keep us in the game. DJ-Vanvleet, Fournier-Lowry, Ennis-OG, AG-Siakam, Vuc-Gasol.

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Does this mean less MCW?

Magic_Johnny12 wrote:

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Does this mean less MCW?

I doubt it.

I expect the same 10-man rotation as the last game.

Augustin-Fournier-Ennis-Gordon-Vucevic

Fultz-MCW-Ross-Isaac-Birch

Isaac played 16 minutes on Friday. Fultz played 19 and Clifford says expect a small uptick.