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And next to last for the 2nd half. Behind SA at -14.4
Tonight's game didn't change that.
I'm putting this up for board to discuss.
Not enough nap time during intermission ??
First half ratings are below. No one is even close to the Magic for Defensive rating in the 1st half.
https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced?GameSegment=First%20Half&dir=A&sort=NET_RATING
Second half ratings. https://www.nba.com/stats/teams/advanced?GameSegment=First%20Half&dir=A&sort=NET_RATING

Petition to shorten NBA games to 24 minutes

SOUL wrote:Petition to shorten NBA games to 24 minutes

Best answer.
Magic would definitely be a contender.

SOUL wrote:Petition to shorten NBA games to 24 minutes

Orlando (yet again) lost the 3rd quarter.

Just a point to consider…in (American) football, that’d be all about the coaching adjustments at the half

we have the lead... we decide that the sensible thing is to slow the game down... we cant play slow and in half court.. rinse and repeat...

byeganyo wrote:we have the lead... we decide that the sensible thing is to slow the game down... we cant play slow and in half court.. rinse and repeat...

Right…that’s where the backcourt shooting is crucial. From both spots. The play slows and the ball needs to work harder to find an open look. Our two big iso guys are a priceless foundation but the shooting has to follow. Imo, Paolo developing a reliable 3 is nice, and maybe elevates him to star level scoring machine, but the least important guy on the court to shoot it from deep.

byeganyo wrote:we have the lead... we decide that the sensible thing is to slow the game down... we cant play slow and in half court.. rinse and repeat...

This.

Teams make adjustments and they don’t.

Seems like Orlando comes back without the same energy in the third quarter and the bench has to come in and bring them back. They would probably lose a ton of games without Mo and Isaac.

That’s not to say that the bench is good. It means the half court offense is ****.