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2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#101 » by basketballRob » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:11 am

We're 2nd in defense, and the Clippers are 3rd.

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Post#102 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:11 am

WCJ badly missing a three been more open then at shootaround is crazy

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Post#103 » by Rainwater » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:12 am

The Magic are lucky that the Clippers have been equally as bad on offense.
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Post#104 » by basketballRob » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:12 am

RookieStar wrote:I just tuned in... whats with all the doomsday posts?
We were down to 4 minutes in the second quarter left with one bucket. A dunk by AB early in the quarter.

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Post#105 » by CLosP » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:13 am

Harden has historically destroyed us in the past so hopefully he doesn’t get going & we need to get Zubac off the boards. Hopefully we can get some easier shots & keep getting to the FT line.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#106 » by FFBlitzace » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:13 am

The Dunn three kinda takes some wind out of the sails, but thank goodness we made a few shots or else this could have gotten away from us real fast.

I still think boos would have been justifiable at the moment the timeout was called. It's a cumulative thing, not just that long stretch of futility during the 2nd quarter. Our offense this season has been pathetic. Are they an NBA team or not. We know you can't score 120 every night with this roster, that's not what we're asking. Just don't be pathetic.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#107 » by basketballRob » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:13 am

It's playoff like basketball.

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Post#108 » by Bensational » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:15 am

Rainwater wrote:The Magic are lucky that the Clippers have been equally as bad on offense.


Both teams play smothering defense. Hasn’t been a ton of wide open misses, but a lot of turnovers from balls getting stripped when players attack the paint.
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Post#109 » by basketballRob » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:15 am

This is the way the Clippers game went last year at this time, and the Clippers pulled away with like 5 minutes left. I think I remember a big night game from Isaac.

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Post#110 » by thelead » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:18 am

Mad Guru wrote:That was legendary quarter of incompetent offense from both teams

There was some for sure but I wouldn’t downplay how good these two teams are defensively
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Post#111 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:19 am

I don't think we can hold thrm to 25% three shooting much longer, they have good shooters

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#112 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:20 am

Knightro wrote:This team is absolute garbage.

From where my expectations were at the start of the season to where things actually are at the end of the season, this is probably the most disappointing season I’ve ever watched in my life.

I just hate watching this team game to game.


It makes me sad that I feel this way. I just haven't enjoyed much this season at all.
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Post#113 » by thelead » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:20 am

SloNick Russia wrote:WCJ badly missing a three been more open then at shootaround is crazy

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Him not being consistent from deep is the biggest issue with his contract extension. We need him taking and making 3’s. He needs to pull bigs away from the basket to give Paolo and Franz some room to operate.
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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#114 » by Mad Guru » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:22 am

thelead wrote:
Mad Guru wrote:That was legendary quarter of incompetent offense from both teams

There was some for sure but I wouldn’t downplay how good these two teams are defensively

Oh the Clippers and Magic are 2 of the best three teams defensively but the Magic could hardly pass the ball. They showcased their ability to miss every shot no matter how wide open it is, and then clearly couldn't figure out the defensive scheme they were up against.

The Clippers on the other hand couldn't make a layup, couldn't dribble, couldn't finish a fast break, just a combined incompetence I haven't witnessed in a while.
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Post#115 » by thelead » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:23 am

Knightro wrote:
Knightro wrote:This team is absolute garbage.

From where my expectations were at the start of the season to where things actually are at the end of the season, this is probably the most disappointing season I’ve ever watched in my life.

I just hate watching this team game to game.


It makes me sad that I feel this way. I just haven't enjoyed much this season at all.

I’m ready for the organization to make some fairly major moves but it hasn’t been ‘all-time’ bad. Maybe you just miss Suggs’ crazy energy (and Mo being crazy)? lol
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Post#117 » by basketballRob » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:24 am

We aren't getting our good shooters shots. We need to get KCP, Harris, Joseph, and Caleb 3-pt shots.

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Post#118 » by Skybox » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:26 am

basketballRob wrote:We're 2nd in defense, and the Clippers are 3rd.

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and they not only "hide" guys like Harden and Powell, but they magically turn them into competent team defenders...we could too - team defense is where it's at, not defense-only players. We can hide a couple of guys that can put points up on the other end.
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Post#119 » by JF5 » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:26 am

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Re: 2024-2025 Regular Season Game 76: Los Angeles Clippers (42-32) at Orlando Magic (36-39) - 7pm 

Post#120 » by Knightro » Tue Apr 1, 2025 12:30 am

thelead wrote:I’m ready for the organization to make some fairly major moves but it hasn’t been ‘all-time’ bad. Maybe you just miss Suggs’ crazy energy (and Mo being crazy)? lol


Relative to expectations coming in? I think you can make the case it has been one of the very worst.

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