2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #5 Orlando Magic (CLE WINS 4-3)

rockmanslim · Post #2861 » by **rockmanslim** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:57 pm

Last night Dirk and Kenny picked the Cavs because of homecourt, but Chuck picked the Magic and was emphatic about it, saying it took them a while to acclimate to the playoffs, but they're now acclimated. Chuck was on to something

tmorgan · Post #2862 » by **tmorgan** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:57 pm

Yeah, Bickerstaff has got to go. I mean, Allen is super important and missing him makes it harder, but if 3/4 of your roster looks overwhelmed and the other guys can’t execute, it’s gotta be on the coach.

10DayContract · Post #2863 » by **10DayContract** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:57 pm

Too many whistles.

Bob Ross · Post #2864 » by **Bob Ross** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:57 pm

Cleveland tanked like cowards for this lol

NyKnicks1714 · Post #2865 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:58 pm

This feels like a straight up blowout. Cleveland is not coming back in this game.

cgf · Post #2866 » by **cgf** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:58 pm

Great response from these young Magic in the 2nd. THey're keeping their foot on the Cavs necks and continuing to impose their will. They desperately need someone like Quickley or Coby, but this team is gunna be a tough out if they play with this energy...even for Boston.

Post #2867 » by **G R E Y** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:58 pm

Wow Magic!

Really resisting bad puns here... Casting spells, waving wands...

Struss suffering from video evidence lol

Hoopstar23 · Post #2868 » by **Hoopstar23** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:58 pm

If the magic advance they are gonna cause a lot of problems to Boston and I can see this going 7 if zingus is out of the second round

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Revived · Post #2869 » by **Revived** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:58 pm

This game is showing the importance of Jarrett Allen who’s also one of my favorite players in the league.

Doranku · Post #2870 » by **Doranku** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:58 pm

No surprise that Max Strus is falling apart. This guy has some of the worst playoff performances I've ever seen.

advent11 · Post #2871 » by **advent11** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:59 pm

Refs favoring the Magic.

tmorgan · Post #2872 » by **tmorgan** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:59 pm

KokoKaizer wrote:
scrabbarista wrote:Every time I watch Mo Wagner I'm reminded of a guy I played with in high school. He even had a twin who was also on the team.

He used to pull down dudes' shorts in the post. He never got caught, but he almost got punched a lot of times. He was always smiling. He really instilled confidence and courage in teammates, the kind of guy you love to have on your team.

Yep Mo is special and a true team leader

Wagner was the exact same guy in college. This is who he is. I’m surprised he’s done as well as he has, and equally surprised he has a brother with such a bigger skillset. They were fun to have around.

ogmagicfan · Post #2873 » by **ogmagicfan** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:59 pm

once again it was hilarious seeing all the Cavs fans crying about the fouling disparity. the reason there is one is because the Cavs are fouling mroe and its very clear

JujitsuFlip · Post #2874 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:59 pm

Shock Defeat wrote:Cavs are a highly disappointing team. Failed rebuild

You can thank Koby Altman for dumping all their assets too early.

Potential · Post #2875 » by **Potential** » Sun May 5, 2024 5:59 pm

This Cavs offense is a **** disgrace to sports. I have never seen a worse offense in the NBA playoffs in my 52 years watching the NBA. This includes last years Cavs team

XtremeDunkz · Post #2876 » by **XtremeDunkz** » Sun May 5, 2024 6:00 pm

Didn't even realize this game started yet. Why would they have it at 1pm when it's the only game today

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JujitsuFlip · Post #2877 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sun May 5, 2024 6:00 pm

ItsDanger wrote:Cavs look lifeless, looking forward to offseason I guess.

Hopefully jb is gone.

Captain_Obvious · Post #2878 » by **Captain_Obvious** » Sun May 5, 2024 6:00 pm

Can't believe CLE gives Merrill meaningful minutes in a game 7

but then he is outperforming Garland (who isn't though?)

Pacernation · Post #2879 » by **Pacernation** » Sun May 5, 2024 6:00 pm

advent11 wrote:Refs favoring the Magic.

Really? I think the Refs are the Cavs smallest problem in this game..

rockmanslim · Post #2880 » by **rockmanslim** » Sun May 5, 2024 6:00 pm

Imagine Banchero in the NFL as a tight end

Who wins?