Game 24: Magic at Bucks - 12/10/24 - 6:00 pm - TNT/FDSWI

[MickeyDavis]

Much better second half

[StickeeFingaz]

Need more than 2 rebounds. 0 assists in the second half from Giannis.

[PG Graveyard]

After all that **** we are ahead. Buckle down in the second half

[CharityStripe34]

Question, why did Ajax leave and not return?
I thought he was playing fine, right?
Or, did I miss something?

Thought the same. He seems to have a fairly short leash. Unless Doc was thinking he wanted more spacing to free up Giannis and Bobby?

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[Turk Nowitzki]

Much better second half

MD from the future?

[drdrG]

Seems like Dame is settling in a bit knowing when to shoot and when to distribute. He and Middleton created a ton of good looks leading the PnR that half.

[Bernman]

Need more than 2 rebounds. 0 assists in the second half from Giannis.

It shows, cuz he's not boxing out & has open cutters to the hoop + 3 pt shooters, yet he keeps calling his own # out of machismo.

[Turk Nowitzki]

Played braindead ball for like 80% of that half. There's really no reason we shouldn't win this going away considering how short handed they are but if braindead ball continues to be on the menu we'll get what we deserve.

[humanrefutation]

Magic have 8 turnovers. We have 9.

Magic are shooting 57% from the field. We're shooting 59%.

They're shooting 38% from three, we're at 39%.

18-16 on the boards.
12-15 assists.


After all that, the stats are quite similar at the half. But then you note that the Magic are missing Franz and Paolo, and it doesn't feel so good.

[tsamo]

Magic have 8 turnovers. We have 9.

Magic are shooting 57% from the field. We're shooting 59%.

They're shooting 38% from three, we're at 39%.

18-16 on the boards.
12-15 assists.


After all that, the stats are quite similar at the half. But then you note that the Magic are missing Franz and Paolo, and it doesn't feel so good.

I may sound like a broken record, but they also have fouled us only 6 times to our 11. Thankfully after whatever that was in the beginning, they started calling it a little bit better.

[emunney]

I don't think we're playing badly.

[yb90]

Question, why did Ajax leave and not return?
I thought he was playing fine, right?
Or, did I miss something?

Thought the same. He seems to have a fairly short leash. Unless Doc was thinking he wanted more spacing to free up Giannis and Bobby?

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He had 2 early fouls

[emunney]

Magic were a great defensive team with Wagner and Banchero and are a better defensive team without them.

[Bernman]

Question, why did Ajax leave and not return?
I thought he was playing fine, right?
Or, did I miss something?

Thought the same. He seems to have a fairly short leash. Unless Doc was thinking he wanted more spacing to free up Giannis and Bobby?

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He had 2 early fouls

So he's 1/3 of the way to fouling out at the 1/2 pt in the game, & he's not a guy you care if he's there at the end all that much.

[fansinceforever]

We're playing. They're hitting shots. If we stay the course and get some stops, we'll win this game easily.

The Magic w/o their two best players shouldn't be an issue.

[PG Graveyard]

Much better second half

MD from the future?

Do cars fly in the future MD?

[emunney]

Giannis was playing rushed and looked like Divincenzo on some of those attempts at the rim. He will settle down and he had 20 in spite of it.

[Bernman]

Magic were a great defensive team with Wagner and Banchero and are a better defensive team without them.

Paolo's a weak link defensively. We were really picking on him on switches last yr. Don't have that player in the starting 5. Have to wait when it's Moritz on the floor. Then it's him and Bobby trading buckets on each other, like usual.

[tsamo]

Ajax, my boy why pass to Giannis there?!

[CharityStripe34]

This starting lineup is death against Orlando.

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