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

[basketballRob]

If the Magic had just a middle of the road offense instead of a horrendous one, they could have actually won this series.

But only reason why D is so good is because roster is filled with players that are work horses on D because they don't have any talent to play offense.

Our whole identity is on defense, add some more talented version of Cole ( Prichard?) and he will be targeted on D on every play.
And if you want great offense and great defense, especially at guards spot, that's probably + $30M guy

Many times, offensively talented players don't work on defense.

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[Bensational]

We’d better not see Cole again for the rest of this game. 3 fouls in 9 minutes… may as well have Goga out there at that rate.

Mosley had 4 games of Cole doing exactly this but still decide to go with him. Coach has not attempted to make changes to the lineup at all.

Cole hasn’t played in the 2nd half in 2 games this series, and only averaged 6mpg in the other 2 (10th man).

Coach doesn’t have the breathing room to gift Cole minutes tonight.

[eyriq]

Franz is having a superstar game, need to get out of his way

[SloNick Russia]

Lets play AB and hope he makes a layup

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[Idiosyncratic]

If the Magic had just a middle of the road offense instead of a horrendous one, they could have actually won this series.

But only reason why D is so good is because roster is filled with players that are work horses on D because they don't have any talent to play offense.

Our whole identity is on defense, add some more talented version of Cole ( Prichard?) and he will be targeted on D on every play.
And if you want great offense and great defense, especially at guards spot, that's probably + $30M guy

True. Also adding just one OK passing 57 TS% player isn't going to turn around an entire offense like some fantasize. It is still probably worth trying, but it is going to probably take several moves over time and internal development.

[pepe1991]

I would not be running anything through Paolo right now when Franz is on the court. Franz is making all the right reads and making his shots

Paolo looks absolutely exhausted... All his shots have been short since late game 3.

He is 22 playing 19 min over span of near hour and half.

40 years old Horford played 18 min.

He just lives off foul baiting and low efficiency shots, over span of playoff series his lack of desire/ability to generate good shots is impossible to hide.
Games 1&2 bad shots go in, games 4&5 they don't.

[eyriq]

I'm buying back in on WCJ

[IllMagic04]

I get why he keeps going to Cole. We NEED offense and there’s always a chance we could get good Cole. I doubt Cole comes back in. We may have seen Cole’s last game in Orlando.


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[Bensational]

Refs taking Paolo out of the game.

[eyriq]

Rough whistle

[ogmagicfan]

no call on the trip

[Bensational]

Why do we keep forcing Paolo when he’s off to such a rough start this quarter? Try some other options guys! Let him ease back into the flow of scoring.

[ogmagicfan]

I'm buying back in on WCJ

He's impressed me this series too

Draft a center as his replacement this season and have WCJ as starter till he replaces him

[Idiosyncratic]

CoJo has held his own on defense, but is laying an egg on these open 3s.

[ogmagicfan]

they really called the 5th on Paolo, welp

[CZ Eddie]

CHALLENGE

[thelead]

Why do we keep forcing Paolo when he’s off to such a rough start this quarter? Try some other options guys! Let him ease back into the flow of scoring.

Mosley's decision-making is terrible. I saw this coming in the first few minutes of the game. The ball needs to be in Franz' hands tonight.

[Last Guardian]

The inability to shoot shouldn't be surprising...yet every game it is.

[JT3000]

Okay, that was complete BS. This is rigged.

[Bensational]

Brown elbows Paolo in the face… Paolo foul. Refs trying to end this series.