2024-2025 Regular Season Game 32: Miami Heat (14-13) at Orlando Magic (19-12) - 7pm

Post #21 » by **eyriq** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 4:07 pm

Rest parity, homecourt advantage, both banged up

I think here you bet on homecourt advantage.

Post #22 » by **SOUL** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 5:55 pm

Kinda hard to just trust numbers on this. Lot of other factors, including Heat incentive to beat us and a natural let up from us since we've beat them twice. Spoelstra will throw a lot of new wrinkles at us and he's a top coach in the league, we also needed an amazing game from Cole which I don't think will replicate, but we might have others step up too.

Definitely a 50/50 sort of game though since we compete every night. Our threes need to be hitting though.

Residual-Heat · Post #23 » by **Residual-Heat** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:00 pm

Sad to see Dru go out with that injury as he was playing for a long term contract and playing well. I hope he has a smooth and quick recovery.

IDK this feels like it will be a loss.

JoshuaPotter · Post #24 » by **JoshuaPotter** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:10 pm

Skybox wrote:I'd love to see AB take over this game and put up 20+ pts again, but without the horrific assist/turnover ration. His development (or not) is, imo, the X-factor for shutting down the Trade thread.

My gosh, Christmas came 364 days early this year.......

Feliz Navidad my friend! Hope you are doing the best you can! Cheers for 2025.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #25 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 6:37 pm

Beat that ASS

RookieStar · Post #26 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 9:19 pm

basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Yeah... MIA will be out for blood

Plus they wanna get away from Jimmys drama. Expect a whoppin
Wow. No faith in the Magic.

I'm sure Spoelstra will have a new game plan. Butler may not play. Rozier has already been ruled out. Dru Smith, who was starting and playing well, may have had a career ending injury in the last game they played. It looks like an uphill battle for Miami, and they should be the underdogs.

The Magic are 1.5 point favorites.

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I kept saying no matter what I love these guys, but as seeing as that other game, if Cole didnt go supernova and had some kobe-esque shots go in, we wouldnt have won that.

Every team can win against any other even the Wiz but smart money has me thinking that MIA will really try to step on our throats. Only way they can try to erase that memory

basketballRob · Post #27 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 9:28 pm

RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Yeah... MIA will be out for blood

Plus they wanna get away from Jimmys drama. Expect a whoppin
Wow. No faith in the Magic.

I'm sure Spoelstra will have a new game plan. Butler may not play. Rozier has already been ruled out. Dru Smith, who was starting and playing well, may have had a career ending injury in the last game they played. It looks like an uphill battle for Miami, and they should be the underdogs.

The Magic are 1.5 point favorites.

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I kept saying no matter what I love these guys, but as seeing as that other game, if Cole didnt go supernova and had some kobe-esque shots go in, we wouldnt have won that.

Every team can win against any other even the Wiz but smart money has me thinking that MIA will really try to step on our throats. Only way they can try to erase that memory

I can't see Miami getting 44 FTA tonight.

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RookieStar · Post #28 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 9:46 pm

basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Wow. No faith in the Magic.

I'm sure Spoelstra will have a new game plan. Butler may not play. Rozier has already been ruled out. Dru Smith, who was starting and playing well, may have had a career ending injury in the last game they played. It looks like an uphill battle for Miami, and they should be the underdogs.

The Magic are 1.5 point favorites.

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I kept saying no matter what I love these guys, but as seeing as that other game, if Cole didnt go supernova and had some kobe-esque shots go in, we wouldnt have won that.

Every team can win against any other even the Wiz but smart money has me thinking that MIA will really try to step on our throats. Only way they can try to erase that memory
I can't see Miami getting 44 FTA tonight.

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Can you see Herro and Duncan getting more than 10 3pt shot makes?

Idiosyncratic · Post #29 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 9:55 pm

Miami without Butler doesn't have enough scoring to make me think they will win easily. Started hot last game and came back to Earth. Cole was great, but the Magic also won the rebound and turnover battle which is a good way to stay in games. Probably another close game, but you never know especially with 3 point variance.

basketballRob · Post #30 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:10 pm

RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
I kept saying no matter what I love these guys, but as seeing as that other game, if Cole didnt go supernova and had some kobe-esque shots go in, we wouldnt have won that.

Every team can win against any other even the Wiz but smart money has me thinking that MIA will really try to step on our throats. Only way they can try to erase that memory
I can't see Miami getting 44 FTA tonight.

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Can you see Herro and Duncan getting more than 10 3pt shot makes?

No. The Celtics only managed 8.

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3ddman23 · Post #31 » by **3ddman23** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:19 pm

If rozier & butler are out and the magic play mistake free basketball. They should be in this game. You have queen guard herro all game. Throw kcp & suggs at Robinson and hope that Wendell & goga can handle bam. I'm not worried to much about there other guys.

I haven't been watching the last handful of games and may continue that cause I don't want to watch and they end up losing the game when I finally watch lol so I may continue the no watch approach until Paolo is officially back. Well see. Go magic.

RookieStar · Post #32 » by **RookieStar** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:22 pm

basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:I can't see Miami getting 44 FTA tonight.

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Can you see Herro and Duncan getting more than 10 3pt shot makes?
No. The Celtics only managed 8.

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Well I can...

Post #33 » by **Knightro** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:23 pm

Butler officially OUT.

Post #34 » by **eyriq** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:27 pm

TQ era

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basketballRob · Post #35 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:28 pm

RookieStar wrote:
basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:
Can you see Herro and Duncan getting more than 10 3pt shot makes?
No. The Celtics only managed 8.

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Well I can...

I can see Suggs and KCP getting 10. They are due.

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basketballRob · Post #36 » by **basketballRob** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:37 pm

The Queen of Orlando has arrived at the Kia.

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Message Boar · Post #37 » by **Message Boar** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:38 pm

Let's go Magic! Beat the heat!

Make them bow down to the Queen!

drsd · Post #38 » by **drsd** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:40 pm

Skybox wrote:...we should win if we cut down on the turnovers ....

Sounds like a quote from Coach!

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drsd · Post #39 » by **drsd** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:40 pm

Knightro wrote:Butler officially OUT.

He didn't travel to Orlando yesterday, so it did seem kind of likely.

ORLMagicGirl15 · Post #40 » by **ORLMagicGirl15** » Thu Dec 26, 2024 10:52 pm

basketballRob wrote:
RookieStar wrote:Yeah... MIA will be out for blood

Plus they wanna get away from Jimmys drama. Expect a whoppin
Wow. No faith in the Magic.

I'm sure Spoelstra will have a new game plan. Butler may not play. Rozier has already been ruled out. Dru Smith, who was starting and playing well, may have had a career ending injury in the last game they played. It looks like an uphill battle for Miami, and they should be the underdogs.

The Magic are 1.5 point favorites.

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Didn’t Miami think the same last game? Both Orlando’s star wings are injured, their best defending guard out due to ankle injuries, and Harris is sitting.

They were going to beat us handily. That didn’t happen. So when it comes to other teams being injured and their guys out for the game, it is anyone’s ball game. Someone on the Miami team will step up just like our guys did.