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

thelead · Post #2081 » by **thelead** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:23 pm

Fun game so far

Mad Guru · Post #2082 » by **Mad Guru** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:24 pm

Iwasawitness wrote:
Mad Guru wrote:
Iwasawitness wrote:Jarrett Allen and Gary Harris both ruled out for tonights game. Big loss for Cleveland obviously but they've proven they can beat Orlando without him. It will be interesting to see what kind of an impact Harris being out has on the Magic though. From my understanding, Isaac will be in the starting lineup to create a bigger lineup. Speaking of lineup changes, Marcus Morris will now be starting at the four for Cleveland.

Very interested to see how this all plays out.

I think that's a mistake on Cleveland's part.

Morris was fine last game, but with a couple days to game plan, he can be exploited.

The Magic might start out fast if Mosely has a good game plan, and that will be tough for Cleveland to recover from. The Magic don't give up many leads.

Morris has a lot of postseason experience and toughness the Cavaliers desperately need against a team going big heavy. They're also going to want to keep that floor spread out as much as possible.

It will be interesting to see how the ball moves around for Orlando without Harris playing.

I just don't respect Morris at all, a lot of his "benefits" last game were him taking the ball and making a mid range off the dribble. That's the worst shot in basketball, and he isn't nearly the defender he thinks he still is.

So far, he has done nothing, and had his hand down on a three, bad move so far IMO.

picc · Post #2083 » by **picc** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:28 pm

I want Cleveland to win but I think I'd miss the Magic more if they lost. Is Allen scheduled to be back by game 7/next round?

JujitsuFlip · Post #2084 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:28 pm

Hate jb's first sub but we'll see how it plays out.

picc · Post #2085 » by **picc** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:28 pm

Yeah mayne this is going 7.

Doranku · Post #2086 » by **Doranku** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:28 pm

Garland and Mitchell have zero chemistry. One of 'em has gotta go

Funcrusher · Post #2087 » by **Funcrusher** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:28 pm

Damn, cameraman understood the assignment

Chuck Everett · Post #2088 » by **Chuck Everett** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

Suggs is locked in.

Mad Guru · Post #2089 » by **Mad Guru** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

JB is making mistakes with these rotation changes IMO, Orlando taking easy advantage of this.

jkvonny · Post #2090 » by **jkvonny** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

GG so far.

Cavs with the early lead, Magic then grabs the lead.

Iwasawitness · Post #2091 » by **Iwasawitness** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

picc wrote:I want Cleveland to win but I think I'd miss the Magic more if they lost. Is Allen scheduled to be back by game 7/next round?

Allen is considered day to day, so I'd be shocked if he wasn't back in game 7, assuming this gets to that point.

SportsGuru08 · Post #2092 » by **SportsGuru08** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

Franz having himself a good first quarter so far

RB34 · Post #2093 » by **RB34** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

Need this to go 7

beeshma · Post #2094 » by **beeshma** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:29 pm

First time watching this series. I find myself rooting for Orlando.

JujitsuFlip · Post #2095 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:30 pm

Mad Guru wrote:
Iwasawitness wrote:
Mad Guru wrote:I think that's a mistake on Cleveland's part.

Morris was fine last game, but with a couple days to game plan, he can be exploited.

The Magic might start out fast if Mosely has a good game plan, and that will be tough for Cleveland to recover from. The Magic don't give up many leads.

Morris has a lot of postseason experience and toughness the Cavaliers desperately need against a team going big heavy. They're also going to want to keep that floor spread out as much as possible.

It will be interesting to see how the ball moves around for Orlando without Harris playing.

I just don't respect Morris at all, a lot of his "benefits" last game were him taking the ball and making a mid range off the dribble. That's the worst shot in basketball, and he isn't nearly the defender he thinks he still is.

So far, he has done nothing, and had his hand down on a three, bad move so far IMO.

On a near 30 footer, gimme a break lol

jkvonny · Post #2096 » by **jkvonny** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:31 pm

Funcrusher wrote:Damn, cameraman understood the assignment

I missed it! :lol:

What happened?

JustBuzzin · Post #2097 » by **JustBuzzin** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:31 pm

Lmao they already spoiled the game. Game 7 is on Sunday they already aired the commercial

ChipotleWest · Post #2098 » by **ChipotleWest** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:32 pm

Isn't it weird to have an advertisement for Game 7 when the series could end tonight?

Funcrusher · Post #2099 » by **Funcrusher** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:33 pm

JustBuzzin wrote:Lmao they already spoiled the game. Game 7 is on Sunday they already aired the commercial

NBA shadow script writers are furious rn

Iwasawitness · Post #2100 » by **Iwasawitness** » Fri May 3, 2024 11:33 pm

ChipotleWest wrote:Isn't it weird to have an advertisement for Game 7 when the series could end tonight?

This is normal for the playoffs. I've seen advertisements for game 7s when we hadn't even gotten to the fifth game yet.

Who wins?