2024-2025 NBA Playoffs Round 1, Game 5: (7) Orlando Magic at (2) Boston Celtics - 8:30pm ET

[Magicman125]

get that W and give the home fans a chance to see another playoff game before year's end. Force a game 6.

[Celts17Pride]

Media loves our defensive performance. However, we've only had one game better than our defensive rating. Our offense has been bad, under our offensive rating in all but one game. Off the top of my head we are 2-2 against the spread.

I come away thinking that the Celtics are just obviously a juggernaut. They are versatile enough that they don't really have any weaknesses. It feels like last season's final run where no one really was able to push them. Winning tonight will blow my mind

Also, thanks knightro for all you do for this community! Appreciate you, brother.

You want some optimism my guy?

I don’t think the Magic are that far off from being really good. Genuinely.

I just don’t trust Weltman or Mosley to make the hard decisions necessary, both from a personnel and schematic standpoint, to get this team where it needs to go.

Honestly I don't think you guys are far off. I personally think you guys need obviously Suggs back and a legit 3rd scorer. Don't know what is going on with KCP. I would keep Paolo, the two Wagners, Carter and Suggs and try to use KCP, Isaac, Black etc. and draft picks to go get a 3rd scorer, someone that can give you 12-16 points every night in the playoffs. Just my opinion. You guys are very close.

[eyriq]

Paolo is ready

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[RichCollab]

Paolo is ready

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It’s awesome when you have players who are motivated by wanting to be the best and just hate losing.

Franz, Suggs, and Paolo all fit that bill.

[RookieStar]

If this is it.. its been a pleasure boys. I personally felt this was a wasted season after Wagner went down just after Paolo. Then we got the season ending injuries of Suggs and Moe...

Well... time to fire up the ol draft thread. We got 4 picks this time. Sadly.. we aren't in a tanking position.lol

[basketballRob]

Media loves our defensive performance. However, we've only had one game better than our defensive rating. Our offense has been bad, under our offensive rating in all but one game. Off the top of my head we are 2-2 against the spread.

I come away thinking that the Celtics are just obviously a juggernaut. They are versatile enough that they don't really have any weaknesses. It feels like last season's final run where no one really was able to push them. Winning tonight will blow my mind

Also, thanks knightro for all you do for this community! Appreciate you, brother.

You want some optimism my guy?

I don’t think the Magic are that far off from being really good. Genuinely.

I just don’t trust Weltman or Mosley to make the hard decisions necessary, both from a personnel and schematic standpoint, to get this team where it needs to go.

Honestly I don't think you guys are far off. I personally think you guys need obviously Suggs back and a legit 3rd scorer. Don't know what is going on with KCP. I would keep Paolo, the two Wagners, Carter and Suggs and try to use KCP, Isaac, Black etc. and draft picks to go get a 3rd scorer, someone that can give you 12-16 points every night in the playoffs. Just my opinion. You guys are very close.

Thanks. See you before game 6.

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[Bensational]

Season on the line against the defending champs - how does the young team respond?

Magic 8-ball says… “undecided”.

Believe!

[Bensational]

Media loves our defensive performance. However, we've only had one game better than our defensive rating. Our offense has been bad, under our offensive rating in all but one game. Off the top of my head we are 2-2 against the spread.

I come away thinking that the Celtics are just obviously a juggernaut. They are versatile enough that they don't really have any weaknesses. It feels like last season's final run where no one really was able to push them. Winning tonight will blow my mind

Also, thanks knightro for all you do for this community! Appreciate you, brother.

You want some optimism my guy?

I don’t think the Magic are that far off from being really good. Genuinely.

Eyriq is slowly restoring optimism to the board, one post at a time.

[CalOrl11]

Don't expect to remain awake for this whole game but I hope to be pleasantly surprised in the morning. I think we'll need 30+ from both Paolo and Franz with someone like Black having 15

[RookieStar]

Media loves our defensive performance. However, we've only had one game better than our defensive rating. Our offense has been bad, under our offensive rating in all but one game. Off the top of my head we are 2-2 against the spread.

I come away thinking that the Celtics are just obviously a juggernaut. They are versatile enough that they don't really have any weaknesses. It feels like last season's final run where no one really was able to push them. Winning tonight will blow my mind

Also, thanks knightro for all you do for this community! Appreciate you, brother.

You want some optimism my guy?

I don’t think the Magic are that far off from being really good. Genuinely.

Eyriq is slowly restoring optimism to the board, one post at a time.

If he manages to make pepe post sunshine and butterfly then we should build a statue for eyriq

[3ddman23]

Seeing these other teams role players step up big for them is just a sight to see. Gary Trent Jr is essentially winning the game for the bucks in game 5 right now. A guy we could have had for change. Tobias Harris & Schroeder are keep the pistons in the game vs the Knicks. Smh

[MartinsIzAfraud]

When did NBA TV get blacked out in FL wtf

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Won’t be able to watch this one but it was a pleasure watching all the games with you guys this season. Enjoy the game for me.

[BlueBalls]

Once more into the breach, dear friends

[basketballRob]

Fanduel is going crazy.

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[KillMonger]

If it ends tonight so be it....Paolo and Franz got more playoff experience against really good teams and are both performing well...... AB got some experience as well.... All in all this could've been worse we could've bottomed out when both our stars went down, then moe and Suggs went down... We cobbled a playoff birth back out really nothing......certain flaws of the team were exposed for the world to see putting some pressure on the front office to make a move.....So...... Not a completely lost year

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[MartinsIzAfraud]

Gary Trent Jr going off for 30…. Twice in the series. Must be nice, happy for you, gimme that

[basketballRob]

I thought the game started at 830

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[basketballRob]

Is the game at 9?

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[RookieStar]

This OT is prolonging our agony