2024-2025 Regular Season Game 12 and NBA Cup Game 1: Charlotte Hornets (4-6) at Orlando Magic (5-6) - 7pm

[thelead]

KCP has to start hitting some 3’s right? I know he will but it is crazy how poorly he is shooting it right now. He’s at 20.8% from deep for the season…

[richi_v25]

Suggs made his first 7 shots and missed his last 7 shots tonight. Interesting way to go 7/14 from the floor.

That... is wild

He also messed up his foot, I thought he was gonna be out the next month or 2 so I'll take the 7 missed shots.

[Ducklett]

Franz Wagner last 3 games...

27.3 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 6.0 APG, 2.0 SPG, 1.3 TOV, 50.8% FG

He hasn't played in the 4th quarter in any of the three games.

But but BUT HeS NoT a MaX pLaYeR bC hE cAnT bEaT tHe UnDeFeAtWaEd Cavs in Cleveland.

Well, these last 3 games have been cupcakes (decimated NOP, WAS, and CHA). Max players play well most of the time and play well against top competition. We need him to play this well against playoff teams.

Bruh, WE ARE DECIMATED. Did you not catch the last 9 minutes of the game where we had to play 5 guards?

[thelead]

But but BUT HeS NoT a MaX pLaYeR bC hE cAnT bEaT tHe UnDeFeAtWaEd Cavs in Cleveland.

Well, these last 3 games have been cupcakes (decimated NOP, WAS, and CHA). Max players play well most of the time and play well against top competition. We need him to play this well against playoff teams.

Bruh, WE ARE DECIMATED. Did you not catch the last 9 minutes of the game where we had to play 5 guards?

LOL… we’re missing two players (albeit our star and another starter)… we are not ‘decimated’

Go take a look at NOP injured list. THAT is a decimated team.

[eyriq]

The Hornets bench got CRUSHED

[RookieStar]

But but BUT HeS NoT a MaX pLaYeR bC hE cAnT bEaT tHe UnDeFeAtWaEd Cavs in Cleveland.

Well, these last 3 games have been cupcakes (decimated NOP, WAS, and CHA). Max players play well most of the time and play well against top competition. We need him to play this well against playoff teams.

Bruh, WE ARE DECIMATED. Did you not catch the last 9 minutes of the game where we had to play 5 guards?

You forgot to add : we had to dig deep and play our 3rd stringers and a Gleague 2 way..

[Knightro]

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[OrlandoDream]

Why does Jonathan Issac continue to play less than 20 mpg? Hes our highest paid player this season.

[Knightro]

Why does Jonathan Issac continue to play less than 20 mpg? Hes our highest paid player this season.

It just doesn't seem like his body is really equipped to play a lot of minutes unfortunately. That ship seems to have sailed.

But he was super impactful tonight. If he can give 70 games of 15 to 20 really positive minutes a night, he's still worth what they're paying him.

[OrlandoDream]

Why does Jonathan Issac continue to play less than 20 mpg? Hes our highest paid player this season.

It just doesn't seem like his body is really equipped to play a lot of minutes unfortunately. That ship seems to have sailed.

But he was super impactful tonight. If he can give 70 games of 15 to 20 really positive minutes a night, he's still worth what they're paying him.

Hope that's not the case since we just extended him for another 4 years. Idk if the front office vision of him is to play 15min a night. They are prob being overly cautious with JI as usual. Its always been that way with him.

Its just frustrating bc when he plays, like you said he makes such an impact on defense and hitting those open 3s which we desperately need.

[VFX]

Why does Jonathan Issac continue to play less than 20 mpg? Hes our highest paid player this season.

Because the front office is negligent with money.

[thelead]

Why does Jonathan Issac continue to play less than 20 mpg? Hes our highest paid player this season.

It just doesn't seem like his body is really equipped to play a lot of minutes unfortunately. That ship seems to have sailed.

But he was super impactful tonight. If he can give 70 games of 15 to 20 really positive minutes a night, he's still worth what they're paying him.

Hope that's not the case since we just extended him for another 4 years. Idk if the front office vision of him is to play 15min a night. They are prob being overly cautious with JI as usual. Its always been that way with him.

Its just frustrating bc when he plays, like you said he makes such an impact on defense and hitting those open 3s which we desperately need.

Starting next season, he’ll be making $15 mil per. That’ll be a little more than 10% of the projected cap. Well worth his contract if he can give us 20 mpg for 70+ games.

[pepe1991]

Didn't watch this one, looks like we did what we should against 3 bad/banged up teams. Now back to real competition starting tonight.

It seems like Wagner will have legit chance at making all star game.

[KillMonger]

soon as i saw franz hitting middys....

[GelbeWand09]

I thought Franz is a roleplayer and not even a fringe Allstar? He is like averaging 25-26ppg on good efficiency without the flu games + very good defense.
He isn't worth a max like 75% of the max players but before you trade him, you trade everyone else not named Paolo til you got the right combination of role players & 3rd scorer.

[GelbeWand09]

They're all regular season games though. It's just the extra games that is incentive because of money, which is nice, but again.. not worth it on a B2B to potentially injure guys or lose a regular season game.

A championship is a championship

Most NBA fans probably already forgot who won last year. I thought all the time writing this the Pacers til I remembered it was the Lakers. Was it the Lakers?

[pepe1991]

They're all regular season games though. It's just the extra games that is incentive because of money, which is nice, but again.. not worth it on a B2B to potentially injure guys or lose a regular season game.

A championship is a championship

Most NBA fans probably already forgot who won last year. I thought all the time writing this the Pacers til I remembered it was the Lakers. Was it the Lakers?

Yea, i only remember it because on one podcast they were mocking Lakers as "defending champions" as only motivation for Lebron to play this year, aside of tagging along with talentless son

[drsd]

I dont care about point diffential. I care about the Pacers game tomorrow.

For the 3-1 teams, differential will be key in promotion. Thus Orlando HAD-TO run up this score.

[drsd]

Box score thoughts:

Orlando won the FG% battle and won the game.

Nine extra FG- attempts led to nice extra FGs!

The Magic had a 11-TO differential to create all those extra shots. (Coach is happy).

Twelve Magicians missed at least one three-ball to finish the night on a sub 30% stat line. Sad.

p.s. Caldwell-Pope has now had five games where he made Zero three-balls.

[drsd]

I looked up if Harris' +20 on zero points was high. It's not even in the top-25. The NBA record is +42.

Bogut did have 12 boards in his zero /+42 : Warriors box-score: December 16, 2015