2025-2026 Regular Season Game 5: Orlando Magic (1-3) at Detroit Pistons (2-2) - 7pm ET

[basketballRob]

Black's breakout game!

https://youtube.com/shorts/eyTBsgOGaDM?si=myssZvalg3G_eezo

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[FFBlitzace]

Can't let Duncan Robinson off the hook. Attack him, force the help, and then please God make the open shot it creates.

[SOUL]

I feel like I can only take a few more random outbursts of hot shooting, Duncan Robinson is def salivating

[RookieStar]

Did we ever try to hunt the opponents weak players?

[Idiosyncratic]

Honestly would expect this to be a tough game even if we were playing well. For that reason I can't view it as a must win, but I view it as we need to look like a functional basketball team. If we look solid, but lose on a banked in 3 buzzer beater or something there will at least be some positives to take.

All our games so far have been like nails on chalkboard to watch. Which is sad because I normally love watching every single game, but these have been really rough. Maybe it's in part because I mentally have expectations, but man just give me some quality basketball please.

[AdamTheGreek]

Mentally preparing everyone for a Magic Killer T12 performance.

[basketballRob]

I think we win this one. We learned how to fight in the last game after being embarrassed in the first half. They will focus on defense tonight.

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[basketballRob]

Mentally preparing everyone for a Magic Killer T12 performance.

I think Franz smokes him.

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[GameOver25]

I'm done with pace, back to grit and grind, with just opportunistic pacing/running/transition. The team needs to focus back on their defensive identity.

[FFBlitzace]

Mentally preparing everyone for a Magic Killer T12 performance.

Honestly, I'd like to see Paolo master one of Tobias' pet moves. The one where he catches on the right block, couple dribbles moving towards the middle of the paint, rising into a short jumper. There's nothing to it really, it's barely even a "move." But it's simple and effective against a smaller defender and Paolo could really use something like that.

[FFBlitzace]

"Like Anthony Black and Tristan Da Silva. *cough* butnotjetthoward"

[thelead]

Not likely to happen but do we think Mosley can survive a ~1-9 start?

[BlueBalls]

Tragic are 1.5 point faves tonight. If I didn’t have an aversion to betting against my own team, I’d be tempted to drop some pesos on the pistons

[thelead]

damn, refs were about to let that mugging go...

[Darth Magic]

Paolo on the block 2 straight possessions. HALLELUJAH!

[BlueBalls]

Wendell’s lazy bull is taking years off my life

[FFBlitzace]

Wow. Could WCJ have played that any worse?

[thelead]

Paolo on the block 2 straight possessions. HALLELUJAH!

warms my heart

[Darth Magic]

Wow. Could WCJ have played that any worse?

I don't think so

[GameOver25]

Paolo every shot attempt needs to be a driving attempt also.