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GAME INFO
Who: Oklahoma City Thunder at Orlando Magic
What: 2023-2024 Regular Season Game 54
When: Tuesday, February 13 at 7:30pm ET
Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
How: TNT, 104.5 The Beat (Radio)

GAMBLING
Line: OKC -2.5
Over/Under: 223.5 (opened 238.5)

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ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 85-132



ORLANDO MAGIC STARTERS

G: Markelle Fultz


G: Jalen Suggs


F: Franz Wagner


F: Paolo Banchero


C: Wendell Carter Jr.


ORLANDO MAGIC BENCH

G: Cole Anthony


G: Gary Harris


F: Joe Ingles


F: Jonathan Isaac


C: Moritz Wagner


ORLANDO MAGIC DEEP BENCH
G: Anthony Black
G: Jett Howard
G: Kevon Harris (two-way)
G: Trevelin Queen (two-way)
F: Caleb Houstan
F: Chuma Okeke
F: Admiral Schofield (two-way)
C: Goga Bitadze

Injuries: No Reported Injuries

Oklahoma City Projected Starters
G: Josh Giddey
G: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
F: Lu Dort
F: Jalen Williams
C: Chet Holmgren

Bench
G: Cason Wallace
G: Aaron Wiggins
G: Isaiah Joe
F: Kenrich Williams
F: Jaylin Williams

Injuries: Gordon Hayward (calf) and Bismack Biyombo (not yet with team) are OUT.

Thunder are crazy good. SGA with a 30.6 PER, powering the engine. Got to slow him down.

How are we favorites to win this?

JoshuaPotter wrote:How are we favorites to win this?

OKC is 2.5 point favorites.

eyriq wrote:Thunder are crazy good. SGA with a 30.6 PER, powering the engine. Got to slow him down.

With absolute respect to the rest of that roster. I was looking at it today and wondering how many of these players benefit from SGA gravity. The dude is a beast.

This is not to say Chet , Josh, Cason Wallace, Jalen aren't good in their own right. Just SGA brings it all together bigtime.

Knightro wrote:

JoshuaPotter wrote:How are we favorites to win this?

OKC is 2.5 point favorites.

Thank you, this is why I should never gamble.

JoshuaPotter wrote:

eyriq wrote:Thunder are crazy good. SGA with a 30.6 PER, powering the engine. Got to slow him down.

With absolute respect to the rest of that roster. I was looking at it today and wondering how many of these players benefit from SGA gravity. The dude is a beast.

This is not to say Chet , Josh, Cason Wallace, Jalen aren't good in their own right. Just SGA brings it all together bigtime.

For sure. SGA at 32.9% usage, the rest, Chet, JDub, and Giddey are in 3rd option territory at ~22%. They'll be contenders for years.

Edit: one of those players will need to develop into viable 2nd options, though.

Proud to finally see the Magic on national TV again in the regular season. Been so long since we have been on TNT.

Tall order to get this W but we are healthy this time against them. Hope the Magic shows the national audience and the Thunder that we are not to be trifled with... LET'S GO MAGIC!

Hopefully JI is able to play some good minutes. We'll probably want him to be covering SGA like he was Derozan the other night down the stretch.

Hope Suggs can slow SGA down

eyriq wrote:

JoshuaPotter wrote:

eyriq wrote:Thunder are crazy good. SGA with a 30.6 PER, powering the engine. Got to slow him down.

With absolute respect to the rest of that roster. I was looking at it today and wondering how many of these players benefit from SGA gravity. The dude is a beast.

This is not to say Chet , Josh, Cason Wallace, Jalen aren't good in their own right. Just SGA brings it all together bigtime.

For sure. SGA at 32.9% usage, the rest, Chet, JDub, and Giddey are in 3rd option territory at ~22%. They'll be contenders for years.

Edit: one of those players will need to develop into viable 2nd options, though.

JDub is already there.

Would be really nice to get this one tonight. Tough task but doable.

Suggs might be super hype for this one which could play to our advantage or be way too overzealous lol

Statement Game opportunity...

Can Suggs/Black/Isaac neutralize SGA?...that might just mean holding him to an inefficient 20 and make him work...but ORL can win this.

I honestly don't know what ti expect. I'm just hoping it's not a repeat of the miami game where we just are complete flat the whole game. Issac needs to be on sga for a big chuck of the game if possible.

If they cut out the self inflicted wounds and can some how manage to hit open 3s then may be able to pull this out at home. Well see how it goes.

Skybox wrote:Statement Game opportunity...

Can Suggs/Black/Isaac neutralize SGA?...that might just mean holding him to an inefficient 20 and make him work...but ORL can win this.

You had a typo brother. Fixed it.

Interesting presser were Coach was discussing "teaching how to accept Success".

Really exciting to see this as a clear step upwards.

OKC scores 135 on a good night and 110 on a bad one. We score 115 on a good night.

Conclusion: defend like maniacs is your only hope (and pray to the shooting gods)

Big game. I hope we win but if we can at least make it a close exciting game I'd be content. The Thunder are pretty loaded and have a good coach. Hopefully Suggs is fully healthy and charged up to battle SGA.

Let's Go Magic!

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