2023-2024 Regular Season Game 38: Orlando Magic (21-16) at Miami Heat (21-16) - 8pm

[SOUL]

Not sure we can consider the Magic a serious basketball team if they lose to the Heat without Butler, Lowry *and* Herro.

Those three combine to play 96 minutes, score 53 points and dish out 13 assists every night.

Not sure I really agree at all. We're on the road, still have Bam, solid 4 year rookie in JJJ, Caleb, Duncan, Richardson, Love, Highsmith, all solid role guys vets.

We still have 4 rotation guys out and Ingles coming off of an injury with a bunch of young guys.

I'd say as constructed, it's pretty 50-50 in terms of talent available. Suggs is probably the X-factor in terms of who can separate themselves as the 3rd best player, but anybody on the Heat can go off.

edit: Maybe in terms of being SERIOUS about the team but we're still banged up as well. The time we should've made a statement was last Heat game when we were kinda healthy and got wrecked.

[penny_nz]

LFG Magic!!! Beat the Heat!

[Knightro]

Not sure we can consider the Magic a serious basketball team if they lose to the Heat without Butler, Lowry *and* Herro.

Those three combine to play 96 minutes, score 53 points and dish out 13 assists every night.

Not sure I really agree at all. We're on the road, still have Bam, solid 4 year rookie in JJJ, Caleb, Duncan, Richardson, Love, Highsmith, all solid role guys vets.

We still have 4 rotation guys out and Ingles coming off of an injury with a bunch of young guys.

I'd say as constructed, it's pretty 50-50 in terms of talent available. Suggs is probably the X-factor in terms of who can separate themselves as the 3rd best player, but anybody on the Heat can go off.

edit: Maybe in terms of being SERIOUS about the team but we're still banged up as well. The time we should've made a statement was last Heat game when we were kinda healthy and got wrecked.

I'm not saying they *WILL* win. I'm saying given who the Heat don't have, specifically from a shot creation standpoint, the Magic *SHOULD* win.

Of course they could lose, but it would be ridiculous to lose this game IMO. Especially with a rest advantage.

[eyriq]

Not sure we can consider the Magic a serious basketball team if they lose to the Heat without Butler, Lowry *and* Herro.

Those three combine to play 96 minutes, score 53 points and dish out 13 assists every night.

I like this with the minor caveat that this win is important if we want to consider ourselves a legit threat for the 4th seed.

[Bensational]

I’m excited to see Ingles back. But if he’s sharing with Fultz and Cole he’s not likely to be playmaking much.

[SOUL]

I'm not saying they *WILL* win. I'm saying given who the Heat don't have, specifically from a shot creation standpoint, the Magic *SHOULD* win.

Of course they could lose, but it would be ridiculous to lose this game IMO. Especially with a rest advantage.

Eh, I don't know. Give Spo a bunch of plug-and-play vets with at least one of their main guys available, especially Bam, seems like they can kind of just chug along while our team of streaky shooters led by a young star isn't a guarantee of anything.

This is the type of team we've struggled against with this team even when healthy, so it would be nice to win, but I still consider us a slight underdog.

If we had played better against the Embiid-less Sixers, Nets, or even the Heat last time I'd feel different.

[BlueBalls]

Dunno if we’ll ever see a healthy Magic team again.

Have to hope Ingles makes a huge difference and Paolo/Suggs are on.

And I’m a Fultz fan, so I would love to see him play well. But just win. Please.

[Howard Mass]

I want this one bad.

Beat The Heat!

Let's go Magic!

[Def Swami]

The Heat have this ability to just bomb 3's at a high efficiency. If they get hot from 3, we could be in trouble.

Welp

[penny_nz]

Great drives from Paolo and Chuma

[thelead]

Suggs continuing his role as starting PG is SUPER interesting with AB, Cole, and Fultz being available...

[MagicStarwipe]

So they're going to hit 25 3's I guess.

[penny_nz]

Terrrrrrrible foul from Suggs

[basketballRob]

Black defended Robinson well in the last game

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[SOUL]

Yeah, I mean, feels obvious this is what they' do.

[BlueBalls]

I’m already tired of this game

[penny_nz]

I love that Caleb is always ready and looking to fire, but great extra pass to Chuma there

And again!

[SOUL]

Nice!

[penny_nz]

Suggs is a **** menace, what a defender

[thelead]

Suggs has to be on an all-defensive team