2024-2025 NBA Playoffs Round 1, Game 1: (7) Orlando Magic at (2) Boston Celtics - 3:30pm ET

OnlyFranz22 · Post #541 » by **OnlyFranz22** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:55 pm

SHAQ32 wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Lots of overreacting as usual, Celtics are an all-time great team

LOL

No they are not lol

Cavs or Pacers/Bucks will beat them this year

Post #542 » by **SOUL** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:55 pm

ogmagicfan wrote:
SOUL wrote:Black was 1-4 and -15 in his minutes.

Dont tell Rob/Eyriq

Single game plus minus isn't great but portraying him as some Godsend that was happening this game a la Cole/Black in the Hawks game is just lol.

All of our guys just gotta be more consistent. We lost momentum out of the half because WCJ's brain worms came back.

JT3000 · Post #543 » by **JT3000** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:55 pm

It's in the mail, Franz. I got you.

Post #544 » by **Bensational** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:56 pm

KillMonger wrote:derrick white killed us.....most of the time he waited for that moment when we would switch for him to pull up from 3 and he was hitting.....if we're not going to defend it better then we just got to hope for a game where they miss a lot

Hopefully he becomes a luxury cap casualty for them in the near future and we can nab him. White/Suggs backcourt would elevate us in a big way.

MagicFan101 · Post #545 » by **MagicFan101** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:56 pm

SHAQ32 wrote:
Bergmaniac wrote:Lots of overreacting as usual, Celtics are an all-time great team

LOL

What’s funny?

1) Orlando is not 100% with Suggs and Mo out.

2) Celtics went through similar growing pains with their young forward duo

3) It’s no secret we are a legit shooter + center (and more experience) away from our final form.

3b) Despite that, had we remained healthy, we would likely a top 4 seed and have a chance to win a first round series this year.

… oh well, tough ****. Growing pains are a part of the game.

DiplomaticMagic · Post #546 » by **DiplomaticMagic** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:57 pm

Franz was not good today. Games like today give me doubts on him. Not nearly as effective vs good defenses.

KillMonger · Post #547 » by **KillMonger** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:57 pm

once again we lost the game by the 3rd quarter

Idiosyncratic · Post #548 » by **Idiosyncratic** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:57 pm

AB looked very nervous. He did not play well, but did a couple OK things. With how the Celtics went at CoJo and Cole he probably has a chance to earn minutes, but has to calm down.

Post #549 » by **eyriq** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:58 pm

WCJ starting over Goga is criminal

Rainwater · Post #550 » by **Rainwater** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:58 pm

DiplomaticMagic wrote:Franz was not good today. Games like today give me doubts on him. Not nearly as effective vs good defenses.

He was okay

pepe1991 · Post #551 » by **pepe1991** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:59 pm

Basketball is team sport.
51 shots taken by 2 players on 86 points total.
This is not how basketball should be played.

OnlyFranz22 · Post #552 » by **OnlyFranz22** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:59 pm

You trade Franz/AB for Book/Grayson

Book
Suggs
Grayson
Paolo

And go from their FO. It’s not that difficult

GameOver25 · Post #553 » by **GameOver25** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:59 pm

WCJr being dumb was the start of our downward spiral.

Post #554 » by **Knightro** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:59 pm

Gotta get more FT attempts. Gotta force more turnovers on defense. Gotta hope the Celtics shoot a little worse from 3PT.

The pace was the one the Magic wanted.

Rainwater · Post #555 » by **Rainwater** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:59 pm

eyriq wrote:WCJ starting over Goga is criminal

WCJ didn’t play poorly

Post #556 » by **Howard Mass** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 9:59 pm

No surprises. We knew Orlando would struggle at times due to lack of outside shooting and inability to score for stretches.

They played hard but this one is more about how many games the Magic can win in this series before some offseason adjustments to this roster.

thelead · Post #557 » by **thelead** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 10:00 pm

eyriq wrote:WCJ starting over Goga is criminal

Not overpaying Hartenstein and Tyus was the real issue.

3ddman23 · Post #558 » by **3ddman23** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 10:00 pm

OnlyFranz22 wrote:
3ddman23 wrote:The magic just need better players man. It's clear as day when u watch these games... They need better role players. I give this front office one more off season. They do minimal stuff this off season I may tap out for a while.

After Paolos first year it should have been imminent to get players around him.

They have not at all.

Actually the complete opposite.

Yup... Detroit put Tobias Harris, Malik Beasley & tim hardaway. And acquired schorder at the deadline. And those guys went out and almost beat New York yesterday in msg... I truly don't understand what this front office is thinking waiting so long to improve this roster. One more summer is all they get from me...

ogmagicfan · Post #559 » by **ogmagicfan** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 10:01 pm

SOUL wrote:
ogmagicfan wrote:
SOUL wrote:Black was 1-4 and -15 in his minutes.

Dont tell Rob/Eyriq

Single game plus minus isn't great but portraying him as some Godsend that was happening this game a la Cole/Black in the Hawks game is just lol.

All of our guys just gotta be more consistent. We lost momentum out of the half because WCJ's brain worms came back.

Agreed, its always deeper than the +/-, but I'd say Cole has a higher chance of being important towards a win, with how the offensive struggles are so apparent. A Cole heater game wouldve given us a good chance at a win tonight.

To beat them, we need at the very least 2 players to step up beyond the usual. Against the Hawks we had 3 (WCJ, Cole, AB). Tonight we had none, maybe 1 if you consider Paolo, but we're almost used to these kinda performances from him.

MasterGMer · Post #560 » by **MasterGMer** » Sun Apr 20, 2025 10:01 pm

Derrick White and Payton Prichard are the game. We need shooters like those two. Boston is elite and shot 16 for 37 from 3s. We made 11 3PT FG. But that is not enough. We need Franz in the 2nd half! That performance is not good enough to win it. We did so many things well but 1st half and 2nd are a huge difference. Let's regroup and think about Game 2. We need to win one here in Boston