Game 3: Shambles @ Orlando Magic 19/04/19 at 7:00PM ET on SN1/ESPN

[lobosloboslobos]

Ref assigments tonight:

Tony Brothers (#25)
Sean Wright (#4)
Michael Smith (#38)
Gediminas Petraitis (#50)

From @NBARefStats:

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Expect a LOT of foul calls tonight.

This is not comforting..

And people still think this is accidental smh

[BramptonYute]

Damn, raptors getting good start times now?

Was looking forward to an afternoon game

[DonoMitchellROY]

Tony brothers scheduled loss

[ratul]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

[magicmouse]

Ref assigments tonight:

Tony Brothers (#25)
Sean Wright (#4)
Michael Smith (#38)
Gediminas Petraitis (#50)

From @NBARefStats:

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Expect a LOT of foul calls tonight.

This is not comforting..

And people still think this is accidental smh

I feel for Siakam, Isaac, Vooch and Gasol. But They will likely let AG and Kawhi go at it.

[magicmouse]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

It is a big deal here. The town is very active for this game. A lot of hype and parties going on at the moment. It is a big deal and today has been all about the magic first playoff home game since 2012. Players, media and fans are really looking forward for this game. It should be interesting to see how the players will respond to the hype.
The weather is awful here thought. A lot of rain.

[RaptorHooter]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

It is a big deal here. The town is very active for this game. A lot of hype and parties going on at the moment. It is a big deal and today has been all about the magic first playoff home game since 2012. Players, media and fans are really looking forward for this game. It should be interesting to see how the players will respond to the hype.
The weather is awful here thought. A lot of rain.

The severe thunderstorm watch ended just as Kwahi entered the arena.

[Saul Goodman]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

It is a big deal here. The town is very active for this game. A lot of hype and parties going on at the moment. It is a big deal and today has been all about the magic first playoff home game since 2012. Players, media and fans are really looking forward for this game. It should be interesting to see how the players will respond to the hype.
The weather is awful here thought. A lot of rain.

I still remember the insane crowds in '08 with the "Blue and White Ignite" shirts in the seats thinking that was the most clever **** ever lol. Gonna be good one tonight!

[magicmouse]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

It is a big deal here. The town is very active for this game. A lot of hype and parties going on at the moment. It is a big deal and today has been all about the magic first playoff home game since 2012. Players, media and fans are really looking forward for this game. It should be interesting to see how the players will respond to the hype.
The weather is awful here thought. A lot of rain.

I still remember the insane crowds in '08 with the "Blue and White Ignite" shirts in the seats thinking that was the most clever **** ever lol. Gonna be good one tonight!

Hahaha! Believe it or not is still the same theme this year. Blue and white ignite. They most had so much marketing and give away material from those years that decided to keep it the same.

[C_Money]

Gonna be a frustrating game all night with this reffing crew.

[magicmouse]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

It is a big deal here. The town is very active for this game. A lot of hype and parties going on at the moment. It is a big deal and today has been all about the magic first playoff home game since 2012. Players, media and fans are really looking forward for this game. It should be interesting to see how the players will respond to the hype.
The weather is awful here thought. A lot of rain.

The severe thunderstorm watch ended just as Kwahi entered the arena.

I love that guy. You cant really hate him, even if you want him to fail. Hope we can contain him to under 30. I doubt it thought.

[magicmouse]

Magic fans haven’t been to the playoffs in a while. And they were a good crowd during the Howard days. Let’s bring it. Pls god let’s have the same intensity as game two!

It is a big deal here. The town is very active for this game. A lot of hype and parties going on at the moment. It is a big deal and today has been all about the magic first playoff home game since 2012. Players, media and fans are really looking forward for this game. It should be interesting to see how the players will respond to the hype.
The weather is awful here thought. A lot of rain.

The severe thunderstorm watch ended just as Kwahi entered the arena.

I love that guy. You cant really hate him, even if you want him to fail. Hope we can contain him to under 30. I doubt it thought.

[Maximillion]

Regular season FTA
Raptors 22.0 (21st)
Magic 19.2 (30th)

Playoffs FTA
Raptors 15.5 (would rank 30th)
Magic 22.0 (would rank 21st)

Difference from Regular season to Playoffs FTA
Raptors -6.5 FTA
Magic +2.8 FTA

Regular season FGA restricted area
Raptors 28.6 (21st)
Magic 25.5 (28th)

Playoffs FGA restricted area
Raptors 31.5 (would rank 7th in regular season)
Magic 25 (would still rank 28th in regular season)

Difference from Regular season FGA to Playoffs FGA
Raptors +2.9
Magic -0.5

So the Raptors FTA dropped massively relative to their regular season numbers (and I mean MASSIVE - it would rank dead last in the reg. season, 20% less than the last place Magic), even though their aggression has risen. Magic on the other hand stayed stable in FG in the restricted area, but got an uptick in FTA.

This despite the fact that “home court advantage” for the Raptors meant games in Toronto should have favoured them due to official bias. Despite the fact that the Raptors are the ones with the high FTA star (Kawhi) and the Magic don’t have one.

And now we get the top 3 refs in personal foul calls per game, with Tony Brothers as the lead ref who statistically favours the home court team. Should be interesting...

[Scott Hall]

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[WuTang_CMB]

About time. No more games.

[RapsFanInOhio]

Magic +5.5 seemed like an easy bet with Brothers. I think we win, but Tony will keep it close.

[Tha Cynic]

Ref assigments tonight:

Tony Brothers (#25)
Sean Wright (#4)
Michael Smith (#38)
Gediminas Petraitis (#50)

From @NBARefStats:

Read on Twitter

Expect a LOT of foul calls tonight.

This is not comforting..

And people still think this is accidental smh

Urgh... I hate seeing **** like this. Leaves a very poor taste in your mouth. What's the only way the magic can win against the Raptors? Reffing. So what do the Raptors get? The three refs who call the most fouls in the NBA.

[Kineso]

Keep up the defensive intensity shown in game 2 and this one will be a cake walk. Go Raptors!

[alienchild]

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Patrick McCaw is available tonight, per @ekoreen. Sounds like Nurse intends to get him in there.

[DG88]

McCaw is available tonight. I expect to see him get a few minutes tonight on guys like Ross and MCW.