2024-2025 Regular Season Game 16: Orlando Magic (9-6) at Los Angeles Clippers (8-7) - 10:30pm

[Knightro]

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GAME INFO
Who: Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Clippers
What: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 16
When: Wednesday, November 20 at 10:30pm ET
Where: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California
How: FanDuel Sports Network Florida, NBA League Pass, 96.9 The Game (Radio)

GAMBLING
Line: ORL -3.5 (Opened ORL -1.5)
Over/Under: 204.5

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ORLANDO MAGIC HEAD COACH
Jamahl Mosley - Career Record: 112-149 regular season, 3-4 playoffs



ORLANDO MAGIC STARTERS

G: Jalen Suggs



G: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope



F: Tristan da Silva



F: Franz Wagner



C: Goga Bitadze



ORLANDO MAGIC BENCH

G: Anthony Black



G: Cole Anthony



G: Gary Harris



F: Jonathan Isaac



C: Moritz Wagner



ORLANDO MAGIC DEEP BENCH
G: Jett Howard
G: Cory Joseph
G: Mac McClung (two way)
G: Trevelin Queen (two-way)
F: Caleb Houstan

Injuries: Paolo Banchero (oblique) is OUT. Wendell Carter Jr. (foot) is QUESTIONABLE.


Los Angeles Projected Starters
G: James Harden
G: Kris Dunn
F: Terance Mann
F: Derrick Jones Jr.
C: Ivica Zubac

Bench
G: Kevin Porter Jr.
G: Amir Coffey
F: Nic Batum
C: Mo Bamba

Injuries: Kawhi Leonard (knee), Norman Powell (hamstring) and PJ Tucker (not with team) are OUT.

[Knightro]

Wendell has game props available on the gambling websites, which leads me to believe he's probably going to be available.

But we'll see.

[magik9113]

I'm excited to wake up tmrw and watch the highlights of the big dub. Definitely curious to see what we're about to do with WCJ/Goga. It just feels cruel to have this always happen to Goga, but I know he knew what to expect when he signed that contract with us. Still, I'd love to see him remain the starter

[3ddman23]

This is a game we're I could see Franz struggle a bit. They have a decent amount of forward depth to throw at Franz to try and disrupt him. Aside from that it's always the small thing with this team. If they can come how control harden and not allow zubac to eat them alive in the paint I think they will have a shot to win this one.

This is the easier one of the back to back so it would be a huge win if they could pull it out. Go magic!

[rcklsscognition]

Should I take the under on WCJ for 8 tonight?

[Skybox]

LAC will make the most obvious bets and focus a LOT of attention on Franz...
as a result, KCP will make 4 of 6 threes, da Silva will go for 25pts (as the most ignored starter), primarily off of 6 made threes off of Franz' masterful recognition of the defensive scheme...8 assists, but probably an additional 5 hockey assists as the ball moves around the perimeter to find the open shooter (often TdS)...when LAC panics in the 4th and decides to cover everyone, Franz puts up 15 in the quarter and blows the game open....Franz finishes with 30, many of them from the FT line.

Scene.

[Knightro]

Could the Magic try and play some jumbo sized lineups to accommodate all three centers?

Like a 2nd unit of Black/Harris/Isaac/Moritz/Carter potentially? Can Isaac even chase smaller guys around at this point?

[Knightro]

Wendell has game props available on the gambling websites, which leads me to believe he's probably going to be available.

But we'll see.

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GOGA RIDES ON

[basketballRob]

Could the Magic try and play some jumbo sized lineups to accommodate all three centers?

Like a 2nd unit of Black/Harris/Isaac/Moritz/Carter potentially? Can Isaac even chase smaller guys around at this point?

Isaac could take off tomorrow against the Lakers

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[SOUL]

Powell being out is big, but Clips are a classic team Magic struggle against. Kinda like the Nets last year when they had a bunch of solid vets and no huge names (obv outside of like Thomas or Harden). Gotta play disciplined. Winnable if we hit shots.

[Bensational]

When Dell comes back I wouldn’t be surprised to see them start him and Goga, and TDS goes back to the bench. Would keep all bigs involved, though no idea how effective a Goga/WCJ pairing would be.

[basketballRob]

This is the 3rd season in a row that we've had long win streaks with Dell out, and then the awkwardness of bringing him back.

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[RookieStar]

Mo Bamba revenge game???

[eyriq]

I don't like our current starting lineup. Swap in JI for TDS, please.

[SOUL]

I don't like our current starting lineup. Swap in JI for TDS, please.

Again... this leaves Moe as a primary backup defender

[shadrock]

When Dell comes back I wouldn’t be surprised to see them start him and Goga, and TDS goes back to the bench. Would keep all bigs involved, though no idea how effective a Goga/WCJ pairing would be.

Never seen a second rate player get the superstar treatment so undeservedly like we are giving Dell. It just blows my mind.

[Bensational]

When Dell comes back I wouldn’t be surprised to see them start him and Goga, and TDS goes back to the bench. Would keep all bigs involved, though no idea how effective a Goga/WCJ pairing would be.

Never seen a second rate player get the superstar treatment so undeservedly like we are giving Dell. It just blows my mind.

25mpg is hardly superstar treatment for a starting quality player who by all metrics is a good player. I mean, he got benched for the first 2 games of the playoffs after starting nearly every other game he had played, and he took it like a champ and won his spot back.

Just because we’re spoilt for choice between Goga and WCJ it doesn’t mean we need to crap on either one to support our preference.

[BadMofoPimp]

I don't like our current starting lineup. Swap in JI for TDS, please.

So, you want Slim to start and play 15mpg with the starters leaving our bench defenseless. Brilliant!

[eyriq]

I don't like our current starting lineup. Swap in JI for TDS, please.

So, you want Slim to start and play 15mpg with the starters leaving our bench defenseless. Brilliant!

I want to play our best lineup and players

[BadMofoPimp]

I don't like our current starting lineup. Swap in JI for TDS, please.

So, you want Slim to start and play 15mpg with the starters leaving our bench defenseless. Brilliant!

I want to play our best lineup and players

We need Slims contributions at his limited physical capacity right where it is. He can finish games with the starters when needed.