2024-2025 Regular Season Game 41: Philadelphia 76ers (15-21) at Orlando Magic (22-18) 6:00PM

[KillMonger]

Next year guys like Harris needs to go. If he can stay healthy, then he’s a solid vet to have but dude gets random injuries and out for weeks.

next year? too late for me....i'm thinking more this deadline

[Blue_and_Whte]

Next year guys like Harris needs to go. If he can stay healthy, then he’s a solid vet to have but dude gets random injuries and out for weeks.

next year? too late for me....i'm thinking more this deadline

Yeah the FO needs to stop effing around.

[Shaqdaz]

I've been watching the defense on the Sixers side out that resulted in the 5 seconds on repeat. It was an absolute thing of beauty. And what stood out to me was the way Orlando adapted - this was the exact same play they ran for Maxey at around the 2:00 mark, which ended on a wide open 3 because of miscommunication between Paolo and Queen.

Paolo switches the back pick onto Maxey; Cole switches the Gordon pick; Isaac switches the last screen and ends up denying Maxey the ball. Great stuff.

I've actually been quite impressed with Coles effort and overall effectiveness on defense the past few games...even against Milwawkee and Dame. I don't have any data to back up the eye test, but the times he does get scored on I feel are when the initial defender doesn't fight over the screen (PG got a 3 late because of this tonight)...and it looks as though Orlando is happy to give up this switch. I'm not sure if it's a general rule to switch these late in games, as it's typically a great defender switching onto the ball (or is when everyones healthy), but for 3 and a half quarters of the game, the Orlando defenders fight over the top and avoid the switch.

Another great win. I can't wait for when everyone's healthy

[Rainwater]

I've been watching the defense on the Sixers side out that resulted in the 5 seconds on repeat. It was an absolute thing of beauty. And what stood out to me was the way Orlando adapted - this was the exact same play they ran for Maxey at around the 2:00 mark, which ended on a wide open 3 because of miscommunication between Paolo and Queen.

Paolo switches the back pick onto Maxey; Cole switches the Gordon pick; Isaac switches the last screen and ends up denying Maxey the ball. Great stuff.

I've actually been quite impressed with Coles effort and overall effectiveness on defense the past few games...even against Milwawkee and Dame. I don't have any data to back up the eye test, but the times he does get scored on I feel are when the initial defender doesn't fight over the screen (PG got a 3 late because of this tonight)...and it looks as though Orlando is happy to give up this switch. I'm not sure if it's a general rule to switch these late in games, as it's typically a great defender switching onto the ball (or is when everyones healthy), but for 3 and a half quarters of the game, the Orlando defenders fight over the top and avoid the switch.

Another great win. I can't wait for when everyone's healthy

I mentioned this during the game, that rotation on defense that led to the 5 seconds was a thing of beauty. Cole's D has been good as well.

[pepe1991]

As it looks right now, OKC will have lottery pick this year for sure.
76ers are just disaster.

Without Embiid they are both top 8 worst offense and defense and on pace to win 27 games. Not that they are elite with him,but without him they are Nets level bad.

76ers are easly the worst nba team that isn't intentionally bad. Hell, Bulls want to suck but still are better.

Might as well fold. They keep pick with 1-6 selection. Without Embiid, Nets & Blazers will probably surpass them anyway.


From Magic POV, any W given injuries is good W. I'm looking forward Bucks game.

[RichCollab]

As it looks right now, OKC will have lottery pick this year for sure.
76ers are just disaster.

Without Embiid they are both top 8 worst offense and defense and on pace to win 27 games. Not that they are elite with him,but without him they are Nets level bad.

76ers are easly the worst nba team that isn't intentionally bad. Hell, Bulls want to suck but still are better.

Might as well fold. They keep pick with 1-6 selection. Without Embiid, Nets & Blazers will probably surpass them anyway.


From Magic POV, any W given injuries is good W. I'm looking forward Bucks game.

Paolo is back but the next top 6 pts leaders for the Magic were out.

[Optimus_Steel]

I've been watching the defense on the Sixers side out that resulted in the 5 seconds on repeat. It was an absolute thing of beauty. And what stood out to me was the way Orlando adapted - this was the exact same play they ran for Maxey at around the 2:00 mark, which ended on a wide open 3 because of miscommunication between Paolo and Queen.

Paolo switches the back pick onto Maxey; Cole switches the Gordon pick; Isaac switches the last screen and ends up denying Maxey the ball. Great stuff.

I've actually been quite impressed with Coles effort and overall effectiveness on defense the past few games...even against Milwawkee and Dame. I don't have any data to back up the eye test, but the times he does get scored on I feel are when the initial defender doesn't fight over the screen (PG got a 3 late because of this tonight)...and it looks as though Orlando is happy to give up this switch. I'm not sure if it's a general rule to switch these late in games, as it's typically a great defender switching onto the ball (or is when everyones healthy), but for 3 and a half quarters of the game, the Orlando defenders fight over the top and avoid the switch.

Another great win. I can't wait for when everyone's healthy

I mentioned this during the game, that rotation on defense that led to the 5 seconds was a thing of beauty. Cole's D has been good as well.

That defensive stop was a thing of beauty. And it shows they can learn and adapt quickly from the Maxey 3 moments before.

[yoyojw17]

I've been watching the defense on the Sixers side out that resulted in the 5 seconds on repeat. It was an absolute thing of beauty. And what stood out to me was the way Orlando adapted - this was the exact same play they ran for Maxey at around the 2:00 mark, which ended on a wide open 3 because of miscommunication between Paolo and Queen.

Paolo switches the back pick onto Maxey; Cole switches the Gordon pick; Isaac switches the last screen and ends up denying Maxey the ball. Great stuff.

I've actually been quite impressed with Coles effort and overall effectiveness on defense the past few games...even against Milwawkee and Dame. I don't have any data to back up the eye test, but the times he does get scored on I feel are when the initial defender doesn't fight over the screen (PG got a 3 late because of this tonight)...and it looks as though Orlando is happy to give up this switch. I'm not sure if it's a general rule to switch these late in games, as it's typically a great defender switching onto the ball (or is when everyones healthy), but for 3 and a half quarters of the game, the Orlando defenders fight over the top and avoid the switch.

Another great win. I can't wait for when everyone's healthy

I mentioned this during the game, that rotation on defense that led to the 5 seconds was a thing of beauty. Cole's D has been good as well.

That defensive stop was a thing of beauty. And it shows they can learn and adapt quickly from the Maxey 3 moments before.

Yup! That switching got them all out of sorts! Loved it!

The next man up is legit on this team! Doesn't guarantee a win as sometimes there are vast talent gaps or matchup nightmares.... But we can agree that the effort of the team will stay as high as possible in those games. And yes... The effort can still look like a bunch of chickens with their heads cut off. Yesterday we lost another two players ... But we were able to wright the ship!

Hope we can get some healthy bodies back with a couple days off. But.... Great game!!! Go Magic!!

[Bergmaniac]

It's great that we pulled this one off despite all the injuries and it's nice to see Isaac being crucial on offense after struggling so badly on that end all year. Cole also played very well, not just his hot shooting early on, but he played solid D apart from the two dumb fouls when they were in the bonus and didn't try to be the hero in the clutch, instead made a good assist to Paolo.

Wathing Paul George this season makes me glad we didn't gave him a max contract, yes, he is still capable of getting hot, but he can't get by defenders anymore and has to resort to taking tough shots almost exclusively. He'll have good shooting nights and he is still a very good defender, but he is not worth 50 mln. per year, and it will only get worse from here on.

Any win this short-handed is a good win, but it's still frustrating how many games in which we outplay the opponents in most aspects handily are close or lost due to poor shooting. The only reason this one was close was because we shot so much worse from 3 than the Sixers and the FT line despite almost all of our 3s being wide open and the Sixers taking a lot of tough ones. We were crushing them on the glass, we were getting good looks inside and from 3, but the poor shooting made everything harder than it had to be.

[Last Guardian]

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[SOUL]

Any win this short-handed is a good win, but it's still frustrating how many games in which we outplay the opponents in most aspects handily are close or lost due to poor shooting. The only reason this one was close was because we shot so much worse from 3 than the Sixers and the FT line despite almost all of our 3s being wide open and the Sixers taking a lot of tough ones. We were crushing them on the glass, we were getting good looks inside and from 3, but the poor shooting made everything harder than it had to be.

Think of it this way, if we had consistent good shooting and consistent top 3 defense while being insanely short-handed most games... we would be a contender this year and win 5 chips in a row lol.

I wanna see how our offense is when we have most of our guys back. Shooting wasn't great early season but when we had most of our guys healthy (outside of Paolo in game 5/Franz sickness), we scored 109 points or more in every game but the Bulls one. Feel like with some more good shooting games, it can get to around 110-115 even if our defense lets up a little bit some games. Don't think we will ever have elite offense while playing our defensive style, but just being more efficient some games will really help.

[Bergmaniac]

Any win this short-handed is a good win, but it's still frustrating how many games in which we outplay the opponents in most aspects handily are close or lost due to poor shooting. The only reason this one was close was because we shot so much worse from 3 than the Sixers and the FT line despite almost all of our 3s being wide open and the Sixers taking a lot of tough ones. We were crushing them on the glass, we were getting good looks inside and from 3, but the poor shooting made everything harder than it had to be.

Think of it this way, if we had consistent good shooting and consistent top 3 defense while being insanely short-handed most games... we would be a contender this year and win 5 chips in a row lol.

I wanna see how our offense is when we have most of our guys back. Shooting wasn't great early season but when we had most of our guys healthy (outside of Paolo in game 5/Franz sickness), we scored 109 points or more in every game but the Bulls one. Feel like with some more good shooting games, it can get to around 110-115 even if our defense lets up a little bit some games. Don't think we will ever have elite offense while playing our defensive style, but just being more efficient some games will really help.

I understand all this and it's pretty much exactly what I tell myself when I get frustrated by the poor shooting, but I just wanted to vent a bit. I really want to see how they will look fully healthy, even an average offense would make us very hard to beat of the defence keep up.

The team has been short-handed most of the season and that playing so hard on D has a trade-off on offense but still it would be nice if at least one of our supposed 3 point specialists was shooting above the league average. Just a few weeks ago Mo Wagner was briefly leading the team in 3 point percentage with 36%, which is the league average this season. Currently the only players above him at this are Queen, Paolo and Cory Joseph, neither of them had taken more than 40 threes this year. It's remarkable we have such a good record at the peak of the 3 point era.

[three3d]

As it looks right now, OKC will have lottery pick this year for sure.
76ers are just disaster.

Without Embiid they are both top 8 worst offense and defense and on pace to win 27 games. Not that they are elite with him,but without him they are Nets level bad.

76ers are easly the worst nba team that isn't intentionally bad. Hell, Bulls want to suck but still are better.

Might as well fold. They keep pick with 1-6 selection. Without Embiid, Nets & Blazers will probably surpass them anyway.


From Magic POV, any W given injuries is good W. I'm looking forward Bucks game.

OKC wow! Would really like working out a deal with OKC they are so loaded, adding another lottery pick to that team is crazy.

[Rainwater]

It's great that we pulled this one off despite all the injuries and it's nice to see Isaac being crucial on offense after struggling so badly on that end all year. Cole also played very well, not just his hot shooting early on, but he played solid D apart from the two dumb fouls when they were in the bonus and didn't try to be the hero in the clutch, instead made a good assist to Paolo.

Wathing Paul George this season makes me glad we didn't gave him a max contract, yes, he is still capable of getting hot, but he can't get by defenders anymore and has to resort to taking tough shots almost exclusively. He'll have good shooting nights and he is still a very good defender, but he is not worth 50 mln. per year, and it will only get worse from here on.

Any win this short-handed is a good win, but it's still frustrating how many games in which we outplay the opponents in most aspects handily are close or lost due to poor shooting. The only reason this one was close was because we shot so much worse from 3 than the Sixers and the FT line despite almost all of our 3s being wide open and the Sixers taking a lot of tough ones. We were crushing them on the glass, we were getting good looks inside and from 3, but the poor shooting made everything harder than it had to be.

Man, Paul was on fire yesterday. If he didn’t foul out I don’t think the Magic win.

[Optimus_Steel]

Paolo has ascended another level, a special level. He just looks so poised and composed, not rushing or forcing plays. His balance on his shot looks even and straight. He has put in a lot of work in the background.

[three3d]

https://www.procamps.com/simonsfl

MY BAD WRONG THREAD, PHONES ACTING UP WITH THIS SITE



Without actually asking Simons himself nobody knows what he actually values contract wise. He still does run a Summer Camp in Altamonte Springs so maybe the idea of playing back home is appealing. There are some things people would give up monetary incentives for, as stated he’s already getting a raise just by avoiding State Income Tax. Can you put a value on what the Magic offer, a chance to play Playoff basketball, a chance to be back home, no state income tax, playing with two All Stars that will make his job easier, a head coach that has so much respect around the league and cares about his players on a personal level. The incentives of just being apart of this team would/could appear to be way more valuable than money.

[BadMofoPimp]

Mosely just said AB is 6'9".

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With shoes on?

[doct3r dr3]

Just very proud of this team.

[three3d]

Mosely just said AB is 6'9".

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With shoes on?

Coincidentally there was a moment in last nights game before that comment was even made that AB was standing next to someone ( forget who it was ) and he looked taller to me as well. I thought it was just the camera angle honestly so I’ll have to check my DVR to see if I still have the game and can find it.

AB no matter the height is still a string bean lol, putting on some weight and muscle will help him so much driving to the rim.

[three3d]

Just very proud of this team.

These guys remind me of the Darell Armstrong led teams, this is truly Heart And Hustle the 2025 version.