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Orlando may be able to get a game, things can change but it's looking kinda similar to cavs of last year that just weren't ready for prime time.
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Revived wrote:Is Orlando the worst playoff team in NBA history?
Ralof wrote:pretty even serie(in theory),just one team has a superstar,the other team has not
KazuoOda wrote:SOUL wrote:durden_tyler wrote:And it's time to remind everyone that the Cavs intentionally blew a big lead to the mighty Charlotte Hornets in the last game of the regular season to get this first round pairing with the Orlando Magic. Genius indeed.
It may work, but a lot of this is self inflicted by the Magic too. We're two bad first quarters away from closer games (that I think we still lose because Cavs just have better shot making and more experienced guys).
It's more about Cavs' fans expectations. I think they would not be happy with the season beating us and getting destroyed by the Celtics.
I dont get this argument.
Lose to the Celtics in the 2nd or the 3rd round, what difference does it make. You're not gonna roll over when you face them. Doesn't matter what round you play them in.
Iwasawitness wrote:SOUL wrote:durden_tyler wrote:And it's time to remind everyone that the Cavs intentionally blew a big lead to the mighty Charlotte Hornets in the last game of the regular season to get this first round pairing with the Orlando Magic. Genius indeed.
It may work, but a lot of this is self inflicted by the Magic too. We're two bad first quarters away from closer games (that I think we still lose because Cavs just have better shot making and more experienced guys).
It's more about Cavs' fans expectations. I think they would not be happy with the season beating us and getting destroyed by the Celtics.
First and foremost, I don’t really see Cavs getting “destroyed” by Celtics. Beaten? Sure. But destroyed? People continue to underestimate the Cavs and I’m not sure why.
With that said, yes, I’d be satisfied with a second round exit. We’ve had a lot work against us this year with the absurd amount of injuries and yet to still go farther than last year is fine in my book. Cavs are not ready to be title contenders just yet. They’ve shown so much internal improvement and development, and to be so young makes this all the more exciting. If we truly are a second round exit… that’s fine. I can still at least laugh at all the people who were convinced we’d be a first round exit.
Revived wrote:jbk1234 wrote:Revived wrote:Maybe. But Magic are definitely the worst team in the playoffs this year despite being a 5th seed.
They’d lose to any of the other 15 teams from either conference in a 7 game series imo.
The Pacers got run off the court by a Bucks team without Giannis. The Heat without Butler and Rozier aren't a playoff team period.
If the Heat without Butler and Rozier can beat Chicago then they can beat Orlando too. And Pacers played one game lol.
Jadoogar wrote:Cavs are playing really poorly and they are winning easily. Magic's weaknesses are really glaring.
The Real Dalic wrote:Jadoogar wrote:Cavs are playing really poorly and they are winning easily. Magic's weaknesses are really glaring.
The Magic's defense is making it look like the Cavs are playing really poorly. It's been all year that teams say they played really badly against us. It's not that they're playing badly, they're getting clamped up.
Jadoogar wrote:The Real Dalic wrote:Jadoogar wrote:Cavs are playing really poorly and they are winning easily. Magic's weaknesses are really glaring.
The Magic's defense is making it look like the Cavs are playing really poorly. It's been all year that teams say they played really badly against us. It's not that they're playing badly, they're getting clamped up.
sure but they keep winning by 20 points
The Real Dalic wrote:Jadoogar wrote:Cavs are playing really poorly and they are winning easily. Magic's weaknesses are really glaring.
The Magic's defense is making it look like the Cavs are playing really poorly. It's been all year that teams say they played really badly against us. It's not that they're playing badly, they're getting clamped up.
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The Real Dalic wrote:Jadoogar wrote:The Real Dalic wrote:The Magic's defense is making it look like the Cavs are playing really poorly. It's been all year that teams say they played really badly against us. It's not that they're playing badly, they're getting clamped up.
sure but they keep winning by 20 points
It was by 10, and that's because the Magic's defense is that elite and their offense has been MIA in Cleveland. Even career elite shooters like Joe Ingles was missing his open 3's.
The Real Dalic wrote:Jadoogar wrote:Cavs are playing really poorly and they are winning easily. Magic's weaknesses are really glaring.
The Magic's defense is making it look like the Cavs are playing really poorly. It's been all year that teams say they played really badly against us. It's not that they're playing badly, they're getting clamped up.
Statlanta wrote:Revived wrote:Is Orlando the worst playoff team in NBA history?
No they are the worst offensive team of the 16(probably all 20, including the play-in) teams. They are probably as good or better than the Pacers.
3ddman23 wrote:Revived wrote:jbk1234 wrote:
The Pacers got run off the court by a Bucks team without Giannis. The Heat without Butler and Rozier aren't a playoff team period.
If the Heat without Butler and Rozier can beat Chicago then they can beat Orlando too. And Pacers played one game lol.
I love how other teams get excuse but the magic don't.
Roger Murdock wrote:The Real Dalic wrote:Jadoogar wrote:Cavs are playing really poorly and they are winning easily. Magic's weaknesses are really glaring.
The Magic's defense is making it look like the Cavs are playing really poorly. It's been all year that teams say they played really badly against us. It's not that they're playing badly, they're getting clamped up.
I haven’t been that impressed with the Magics defense. It’s good but people were making it seem legendary. Garland and Mitchell are getting lots of space for themselves and the reason the Cavs scored so few points game 1 was they missed 17 or 18 threes in a row, most pretty open. Cavs aren’t converting open shots at a high level.