2024-2025 Regular Season Game 72: Los Angeles Lakers (43-27) at Orlando Magic (33-38) - 7pm

[Bensational]

Oooooo Paolo! That behind the back pass! I’m liking the razzle dazzle.

[Knightro]

Warriors, Bucks, Rockets, Minny, Hawks are 15 game tankers? This is just post All-Star break

Win more than one of those games and get back to me.

Have the team play better with you on the floor and get back to me.

I don't care about stats without context.

I want wins and I want stats to be meaningful in how they lead to wins. That applies to every player, not just Paolo. He just happens to be the high usage player, so it's more magnified.

[thelead]

Austin Reaves weakness = defense

Cant be having CoJo old self beat you on a cut

We could cover his defense (mostly) and could absolutely use his offense. He's kinda redundant with Luka out there.

[Darth Magic]

Our offense just makes me sick

[thelead]

damn, Luka clobbered Paolo... no call

[Knightro]

Always fun with the role players hit threes. Let's keep it going.

[thelead]

WCJ's defense has been phenomenal

[JF5]

WCJ's defense has been phenomenal

Hes been looking good the last few weeks.

Need to raise that trade value

[ogmagicfan]

Warriors, Bucks, Rockets, Minny, Hawks are 15 game tankers? This is just post All-Star break

Win more than one of those games and get back to me.

Have the team play better with you on the floor and get back to me.

I don't care about stats without context.

I want wins and I want stats to be meaningful in how they lead to wins. That applies to every player, not just Paolo. He just happens to be the high usage player, so it's more magnified.

He's getting there, he's 22 and missed half the season

[ogmagicfan]

Austin Reaves weakness = defense

Cant be having CoJo old self beat you on a cut

We could cover his defense (mostly) and could absolutely use his offense. He's kinda redundant with Luka out there.

Agreed, I'd happily take him, dont think the Lakers will put him on the trade block though, especially because Lebron only has so much longer

[Bensational]

Gonna be a game of supporting casts. Our big 2 is matching their big 2. Our guys are shooting 42% from 3 vs 32% for them which is giving us the edge.

[ogmagicfan]

Lakers defense loading up on whichever side Paolo is on

[Knightro]

He's getting there, he's 22 and missed half the season

Nobody, especially me, is saying he can't or won't get there.

Just pointing out where things currently are and some of the things that need to improve beyond rage screaming "PAOLO SHOOTING GOOD, PROBLEMS ALL SOMEONE ELSES FAULT"

[Skybox]

Austin Reaves weakness = defense

Cant be having CoJo old self beat you on a cut

We could cover his defense (mostly) and could absolutely use his offense. He's kinda redundant with Luka out there.

Reaves can really pass too...He's as good a target as there is out there and I have also said that Luka makes him a bit of a luxury. They need better bigs and you can bet WCJ won't loaf on Lebron and Luka's team.

[VFX]

Latest whistle ever

[JF5]

Paolo man... is incredible

[Bensational]

We got Anthony ‘Black-Label’ tonight.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

I know Luka is a great player but I seriously could not watch him for 82 games doing that to get foul calls.

[VFX]

Wow Mosely challenged something

[shadrock]

Oh look, another Cory Joseph start and no Cole Anthony, and we are shooting above 40% from 3. Hmmmmm...

Competent "bread and butter" PG skills improve the entire teams baseline. Its that simple.