2022-2023 Regular Season Game 47: Boston Celtics (35-12) at Orlando Magic (17-29) - 7pm

[RookieStar]

Ummm i dont wanna sound like an old man here but whats the context on why he is doing that with a poke.on card?

[pepe1991]

God damn it Cole's favorite pokemon is same as mine

It would have been cool if he brought some trap card from yugioh

[pepe1991]

Ummm i dont wanna sound like an old man here but whats the context on why he is doing that with a poke.on card?

I thought he is too young for pokemons

[SOUL]

God damn it Cole's favorite pokemon is same as mine

It would have been cool if he brought some trap card from yugioh

Match made in heaven, when you are good the team hums, when you're bad.. the forum is in disarray (jk )

[KillMonger]

it still doesn't feel real lol....there were legit posters that thought he would never play again....i'm sure the posts are still there...too lazy to look up the receipts

[KillMonger]

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[SOUL]

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Suggs defense alone is worth a lot. Plays like this show it. Runs Grant off the line, and then runs across the court for a contest that had no business being that close for most people. I don't agree with moving him just cause his minutes are low right now. He's going to earn a place in the rotation.

[j-ragg]

Does Derrick White play like a Mark Price and Gary Payton hybrid against everyone or just us?? I hate playing the Celtics. It must be nice making every three point attempt.

Suck it Eddie House.

[tooler]

There was lot of energy from Magic going into this game, first Isaac's game in near 3 years.

Celtics couldn't match it. Especially without 3 key rotation peaces that includes two guards and only serious rotation big they have.
Celtics in general have bad teams problem. 7 out of 13 losses are against teams with negative record, including epic a**whooping vs Oklahoma where they allowed 150 points. ( hello Xat )

But imo, they are clear cut favorites for title this year.

Magic 100% aren't bottom of the league no more. And that's a good thing, despite crying for tanking.

Isaac is back,that's whole theme of a night. Won't talk about player based on 10 min and 2 and half years out.

This game kind a confirms my feeling about Magic guards. Whenever Cole Anthony is playing great, Magic are winning




Even just looking at his splits in wins vs losses shows difference.

Magic are 6-2 in games when Cole scores at least 15 points.

I thought they said on the broadcast we were 9-2 when Cole scores atleast 13.

It’s clear we go as Cole goes.


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Because , when he is hot, he brings things "normal" above average guards today bring.
He shoots, clashes, scores, runs transition.

ofc when he is bad, it's really bad. But yea, Cole is good reminder that Magic need high quality guard and that guard will determinate Magic future ceiling.

His impact on winning vs production is polar opposite to Fultz .Fultz has more : points, assists, rebounds and higher usage in losses.

What I don’t understand is how the team is so good that 13 points from a 6’3” guard is enough to put them over the top. It doesn’t “feel” like the rest of the team is that dominant or doing anything unusual. I guess the length is unique and they play hard at times, which might catch lazy teams off guard.

[Bergmaniac]

For me this is a more impressive win than the two in Boston. Yes, we were at home and had a better injury situation, but the two wins in Boston were largely because they shot terribly from 3 on mostly good looks. This time they shot well from 3 and we still won comfortably. The defense was really good for most of the game, especially the second half, and the Celtics couldn't keep up. Losing the big first half win didn't faze our players which is one of the most impressive things about this team, stuff like this don't bother them. Cole was huge, he even played well on defense for a change. Paolo looked great, when his 3 is falling he is just a nightmare to guard, Franz with his usual all around display, Suggs's defence really set the tone for the second unit. WCJ with a very good game on both ends. Harris didn't score or shoot much, but his defense was very good too. And, of course, Isaac looked really good in his minutes, which is great to see.

BTW, I watched this with Eddie House's commentary, it was pretty hilarious towards the end.

[pepe1991]

I thought they said on the broadcast we were 9-2 when Cole scores atleast 13.

It’s clear we go as Cole goes.


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Because , when he is hot, he brings things "normal" above average guards today bring.
He shoots, clashes, scores, runs transition.

ofc when he is bad, it's really bad. But yea, Cole is good reminder that Magic need high quality guard and that guard will determinate Magic future ceiling.

His impact on winning vs production is polar opposite to Fultz .Fultz has more : points, assists, rebounds and higher usage in losses.

What I don’t understand is how the team is so good that 13 points from a 6’3” guard is enough to put them over the top. It doesn’t “feel” like the rest of the team is that dominant or doing anything unusual. I guess the length is unique and they play hard at times, which might catch lazy teams off guard.

It's also how nba is shaping to be nowdays. There is massive ,massive cluster of near 20 teams that are "average".
There are 3-4 trully awful teams and 4-5 contenders.

Magic, Pacers, OKC, Jazz were projected "suckers" and indeed they have negative records, but they are not rock bottom.
In same time, there are teams that should have been better than they are ( Hawks ,Heat, Lakers, Blazers ...) who make cluster of average team.

Just look at OKC roster, there are literally 2 guys with name recognision value. Giddey (due draft) and Shai. Jalen Williams, Pokuševski, Dort, Earl, Aaron Wiggins... those guys are largely uknown players. Holmgren won't even suit up, yet they sit on 23-24 record and on top of that, they are top 10 defense ? How?

Pacers, same story, Haliburton, Turner, Hield and bodies. And out of nowhere Mathurin is ROY candidate and with Hali they are playoff team.

Jazz geared up for ubertank. Than Lauri decided to be star.

Ditto with Magic.

Problem today for most teams isn't step Magic are making ( Hawks, Dallas, Knicks, Raptors,Kings made that step from 2020-21 to today). Problem is going from mediocre cluster to contender.

And some of it is nba season and offense that is nothing but 3 point barage. So you have wild results ( watch ending of Lakers- Grizzlies game , Memphis up by 5 , with 1 min to go, Lakers miss two shots in a row and get offensive rebounds due Memphis awful mistakes, turnover at a center of a court, missed free throw to tie a game...) and that's a contender.

[Magic_Kingdom]

it still doesn't feel real lol....there were legit posters that thought he would never play again....i'm sure the posts are still there...too lazy to look up the receipts

I will save you some time, I was one of them. I'm happy to admit I was wrong because it was genuinely cool to see him check into the game last night. Let's hope he can stay healthy.

[JoshuaPotter]

Seriously, why are you here? Go to the vest thread and vote.

Happy for JI and happy for the game by Paulo. Especially against a good team.

As I have stated, if Fultz / Cole remember they wear the magic jersey we have a good chance of winning.

[GameOver25]

I thought they said on the broadcast we were 9-2 when Cole scores atleast 13.

It’s clear we go as Cole goes.


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Because , when he is hot, he brings things "normal" above average guards today bring.
He shoots, clashes, scores, runs transition.

ofc when he is bad, it's really bad. But yea, Cole is good reminder that Magic need high quality guard and that guard will determinate Magic future ceiling.

His impact on winning vs production is polar opposite to Fultz .Fultz has more : points, assists, rebounds and higher usage in losses.

What I don’t understand is how the team is so good that 13 points from a 6’3” guard is enough to put them over the top. It doesn’t “feel” like the rest of the team is that dominant or doing anything unusual. I guess the length is unique and they play hard at times, which might catch lazy teams off guard.

IMO it's not really about the points, but his role (6th man/2nd unit with Franz/off guard/not lone playmaker). If we break the game down into segments his scoring is done within a period where the starters are resting. Now Cole starting at PG and taking shot away from Paolo/Franz/WCJr probably is not ideal. But a hot energized Cole with the 2nd unit taking shots away from Moritz/Ross is a difference maker. Mosley needs to keep it this way, unless tanking orders come from above again.

[JoshuaPotter]

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Been tracking it, we are roughly 500 since Fultz + Cole returned and yes if you look at a certain date we are much better then we look for sure.

[Optimus_Steel]

For me this is a more impressive win than the two in Boston. Yes, we were at home and had a better injury situation, but the two wins in Boston were largely because they shot terribly from 3 on mostly good looks. This time they shot well from 3 and we still won comfortably. The defense was really good for most of the game, especially the second half, and the Celtics couldn't keep up. Losing the big first half win didn't faze our players which is one of the most impressive things about this team, stuff like this don't bother them. Cole was huge, he even played well on defense for a change. Paolo looked great, when his 3 is falling he is just a nightmare to guard, Franz with his usual all around display, Suggs's defence really set the tone for the second unit. WCJ with a very good game on both ends. Harris didn't score or shoot much, but his defense was very good too. And, of course, Isaac looked really good in his minutes, which is great to see.

BTW, I watched this with Eddie House's commentary, it was pretty hilarious towards the end.

LOL what did House say?

[basketballRob]

For me this is a more impressive win than the two in Boston. Yes, we were at home and had a better injury situation, but the two wins in Boston were largely because they shot terribly from 3 on mostly good looks. This time they shot well from 3 and we still won comfortably. The defense was really good for most of the game, especially the second half, and the Celtics couldn't keep up. Losing the big first half win didn't faze our players which is one of the most impressive things about this team, stuff like this don't bother them. Cole was huge, he even played well on defense for a change. Paolo looked great, when his 3 is falling he is just a nightmare to guard, Franz with his usual all around display, Suggs's defence really set the tone for the second unit. WCJ with a very good game on both ends. Harris didn't score or shoot much, but his defense was very good too. And, of course, Isaac looked really good in his minutes, which is great to see.

BTW, I watched this with Eddie House's commentary, it was pretty hilarious towards the end.

LOL what did House say?

https://youtu.be/4uIuJU745Rs


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[Bergmaniac]

For me this is a more impressive win than the two in Boston. Yes, we were at home and had a better injury situation, but the two wins in Boston were largely because they shot terribly from 3 on mostly good looks. This time they shot well from 3 and we still won comfortably. The defense was really good for most of the game, especially the second half, and the Celtics couldn't keep up. Losing the big first half win didn't faze our players which is one of the most impressive things about this team, stuff like this don't bother them. Cole was huge, he even played well on defense for a change. Paolo looked great, when his 3 is falling he is just a nightmare to guard, Franz with his usual all around display, Suggs's defence really set the tone for the second unit. WCJ with a very good game on both ends. Harris didn't score or shoot much, but his defense was very good too. And, of course, Isaac looked really good in his minutes, which is great to see.

BTW, I watched this with Eddie House's commentary, it was pretty hilarious towards the end.

LOL what did House say?

I don't remember exact quotes, but he sounded so deflated that the Celtics were about to lose their third game in a row against us.

[Orlando Dawg]

Magic have the bigs so they always have a shot to win

[The-Stallion70]

We have a squad right now, screw that conspiracy tanking bs get out of here with that.