drekwins wrote:I didnt get to see the game... but 26 FTs to 10 is wild. Orlando got 89 FGA, to Clevelands 86 FGA... and then, they got 16 more FT attempts. No team can win with the other team getting that many more attempts to score.
Overall, it appears that Cleveland outplayed them, but Orlando out hustled them on the boards (15 ORebs vs. 7) and got a very friendly whistle. Turnover battle was equal.
Are the stats deceiving or is that how it went down?
You got some very disingenuous responses, the Cavs did not have a better game and lose because of a favorable whistle. Idk how anyone could watch that game and say CLE outplayed the MAgic.
Lowkey the Cavs played like trash most of the game, and just made 2 serious runs to not make that game a blowout. They went on a run in th first half when Paolo came out and fultz and Ingles played terrible for a few minutes, and then they had an 11-0 run in the 3rd. Orlando responded to both, and then swung back each time. Mitchel did his thing in the 4th, but it wasn't enough, MAgic just had too much going on by then.
The discord I was in was ready to murder Niang and Okoro, and they got nothing frron guys like TT and MM who actively hurt the team. That goaltend by Tristan when the ref already blew the whistle is a great example. Morris taking step back 3's in a game 6 was something you wouldn't even want 10 years ago. Compound all that with Evan playing like Luke Kornet for most of the game, and you get the idea. Cavs offense was just simple pick and roll and you knew Garland and Mitchel weren't passing it back out.
The people who said this game just came down to FT's missed a lot of the game it seems. What they really need to be saying instead of framing it this way is, Wagner is incredible at finding angles and getting to the rim and initiating contact. Same with Poalo. Size on the wings is the Cavs biggest weakness, everyone knows this, so why are people surprised they are getting handled by 2 6'10 guys driving to the paint? That's the real story, Cavs can't check either guy. Garland and Mitch are driving, but they are hitting mostly finesse shots, the kind that make you say wow, but they aren't banging like those 2 have been all series. Cavs have to foul or give up 2 every time one of thos guys beats a late defender, or decide to just go 1v1. They have no way of stopping either.
Last nights game was also determined by Jalen Suggs, from the start to the finish he was the difference maker, hitting timely shots. A few of those were off of the offensiv rebounds you were talking about.
Cavs are a tiny team, and Magic are gigantic. That size differential is showing itself in every facet of the game right now, and has been the real reason the Cavs are losing. They just physically can't compete, and yes the MAgic are playing with more hustle. The whistle is going to seem more friendly in that situation, but as a nuetral fan, I just see a JV team complaining they can't guard the 18 year old seniors out there for most of the game.