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GAME INFO
Who: Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic
What: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 14 and NBA Cup Game 2
When: Friday, November 14 at 7pm ET
Where: Kia Center in Orlando, Florida
How: FanDuel Sports Network Florida, NBA League Pass, 96.9 The Game (Radio)

GAMBLING
Line: ORL -1.5 (Opened PHL -3.5)
Over/Under: 213.5 (Opened 228.5)




ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 110-149 regular season, 3-4 playoffs



ORLANDO MAGIC STARTERS

G: Jalen Suggs



G: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope



F: Tristan da Silva



F: Franz Wagner



C: Goga Bitadze



ORLANDO MAGIC BENCH

G: Anthony Black



G: Cole Anthony



G: Gary Harris



F: Jonathan Isaac



C: Moritz Wagner



ORLANDO MAGIC DEEP BENCH
G: Jett Howard
G: Cory Joseph
G: Mac McClung (two way)
G: Trevelin Queen (two-way)
F: Caleb Houstan

Injuries: Paolo Banchero (oblique) are Wendell Carter Jr. (foot) are OUT.


Philadelphia Projected Starters
G: Jared McCain
G: Kelly Oubre Jr.
F: Paul George
F: Caleb Martin
C: Joel Embiid

Bench
G: Kyle Lowry
G: Eric Gordon
F: KJ Martin
F: Guerschon Yabusele
C: Andre Drummond

Injuries: Tyrese Maxey (hamstring) is OUT. Andre Drummond (illness) is QUESTIONABLE.

Hoping we can get this one but we'll get Philly's best shot. George with no minutes restrictions, Embiid with some rest, McCain playing like Maxey.

I think we're also lost 14 of 15 games against them.

I feel like this is a Jonathan Isaac game.

Goga cant get dumb fouls.

Gotta put pressure on them, theyre weak.

Also playing Kyle Lowry always scares the **** out of me. Not because of his skills, because hes a DIRTY **** who intentionally tries to injure people. And we have a lot of players who can annoy opposing teams.

This is a gane where we need WCJs 270lbs.

Must win. Knicks is going to be the toughest game we play in the cup.

RichCollab wrote:Must win. Knicks is going to be the toughest game we play in the cup.

Both teams have problems. They need time to gel while we need time to get PB back.

This is Joel’s second game this season. He is not in basketball shape and he and George need time to gel, I don’t need them to figure it out in this game. I’m going to need everyone to step up.

ORLMagicGirl15 wrote:This is Joel’s second game this season. He is not in basketball shape and he and George need time to gel, I don’t need them to figure it out in this game. I’m going to need everyone to step up.

He’s a risk to to go for 40…id suggest we try to run him into the ground with a high pace. Rip & run, which is kind of where Franz & Suggs tend to go, more so than PB. KCP has also shown nice outlets for fast breaks. Keep Embiid on his heels and maybe Eurostep him into early foul trouble.

I've seen Moe frustrate Embiid before with his relentless energy before, hoping for that tonight. Let's get this win.

McCain had a big game in the last one. He's exactly 1 month younger than Black.

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The market has this game with the same odds as the Pacers game. That's cool. Will be a HUGE win if we get it.

Predictions
Minister of Defense 4 blocks 3 steals
Anthony Black 11 points - 3 steals - 1 block - 5 assists
Franz 35 points 4 assists and 7 rebounds
Moe 15 points 2 charges
Suggs 4/11 from 3pt
KCP 2/6 from 3pt

Jett Howard sighting
Goga Foul trouble.

basketballRob wrote:McCain had a big game in the last one. He's exactly 1 month younger than Black.

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Tough task to go off against the best defensive 3 guard rotation in the league, with the Georgian beast and minister of defense waiting in the paint.

Suggs should be able to lock Mccains ass up. Id be disappointed if he doesnt.

Ofc this is the game where Paul George and Embiid appear super healthy out of nowhere.

Almost like they were never really injured sitting against the best team in the league.

The nba is honestly becoming a joke product.

Last years game vs Sixers without Embiid at home was one of the worst losses last year. Need to avenge that. Actually cant remember last time we won vs Philly.

Tough to envisage a win but hopefully we're in touch in the 4th and give it a real go.

I see a win. It’s not hard to see.

We are now a -2.5.

We home and have some flow going. It’s definitely possible we lose but we ain’t losing!

I really want to watch this one but we've got a bunch of friends coming over tonight...

I'm thinking about starting a small fire to clear them out early.

RichCollab wrote:I see a win. It’s not hard to see.

We are now a -2.5.

We home and have some flow going. It’s definitely possible we lose but we ain’t losing!

Oh la la, love to see it.

It's a tough matchup for us, particularly with Goga vs Embiid and Franz vs George. That said, Franz should cook and Suggs should be able to focus on offense and give us a second option boost.