12/1 Magic @ Timberwolves 8PM EST

woosah · Post #1 » by **woosah** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 7:37 am

vs.

8PM Target Center, Minneapolis, MN

"Gumbo for errrbody if we get 4 in a row. Serious now. Momz will hook it up."

"say whaaaa? GUMBO? oh i'm bout to shine on these wolves in hurrr."

"Gumbo man. Yesssssss. Vuc, I like the jambalaya but shoooooooot I will take it."

"Gumbo. You better just get out of my way."

"Alright I'll ball, but cold cuts would be better."

"No one will be getting gumbo if I have something to say about it...or don't get any myself."

Wiggins: "Wait gumbo? Can we talk trade to the gumbo supplier?'
Lavine: "No one ever makes us gumbo." *pout face*

"Yo, you let them get gumbo and i'mma f**** you up dawg. No ******* ****** gumbo gets served from this game. You digggg?"

Orlando has won eight of 12 and a 9-6 record in November was its first winning month since March 2012. The three straight victories have come by a combined 52 points, including 110-91 against visiting Boston on Sunday. It was the fourth time in five games the Magic (9-8) held their opponent below 42.0 percent shooting.

Now they can claim a fourth consecutive win for the first time since Dec. 14-19, 2012.

yeeeesssssssssss. 4 in a row pulleezy fo' sheezy."

The Magic's bench is outscoring the opponent's by an average of 18.7 points over the past three games. Victor Oladipo scored a team-high 19 on Sunday along with eight rebounds and six assists. He's averaging 20.0 points on 43.6 percent shooting in three games as a reserve after averaging 12.8 and shooting 37.0 percent while starting each of his first 12 games.

Dec. 1 @ Minnesota: Orlando is 34-18 all-time vs. Minnesota (21-6 at home, 13-12 on the road) during regular season action,
including 1-0 this season

…Orlando won both games against Minnesota last season…The Magic have won 12
of the last 14 meetings with the Timberwolves

…Orlando has won the last eight outings at home and six of the last eight visits to
Minnesota

Alright fellas, let's do this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

rusoopE · Post #2 » by **rusoopE** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 9:51 am

Another Magic victory incoming!

ivDT · Post #3 » by **ivDT** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 11:27 am

let's get it!

AddiFB · Post #4 » by **AddiFB** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 11:27 am

Hmmm... I don't have a good feeling for this game, for some reason. I THINK we might lose by 6.

That said, 10-8!

Post #5 » by **SOUL** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 11:54 am

Can't slack against these guys, we had to rely on a big comeback and bench Oladipo and Vucevic the last game against them. Would really like to see Vuc look much improved vs Towns. Can't get punked by a rookie twice, no matter how good he is.

NEM · Post #6 » by **NEM** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 12:11 pm

Hope they come out with some energy unlike last time we played them. 4 game winning streak and 10-8 sounds so good. Make it happen!

darthcheech2000 · Post #7 » by **darthcheech2000** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 12:14 pm

First game of the first west coast trip... A young Wolves team on the up and up.

Keep playing like you have.

Feed off home fans despair with every clock violation and offensive board.

Let Jason Smith steal Shabazz Muhammad's lunch again... and again.

Hound Rubio into another "meh" stat sheet.

Get the W.

Go Magic!

Post #8 » by **eyriq** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 12:18 pm

50/50 game! Baby Wolves are a force to be reckoned but we are well equipped to reckon.

tooler · Post #9 » by **tooler** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 1:03 pm

The three straight victories have come by a combined 42 points...

I thought I had done my math wrong, but it's actually this quote that's wrong! We are +52 over the last 3 games. 9 points, 24 points, 19 points.

Blue_and_Whte · Post #10 » by **Blue_and_Whte** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 1:33 pm

darthcheech2000 wrote:First game of the first west coast trip... A young Wolves team on the up and up.

Keep playing like you have.

Feed off home fans despair with every clock violation and offensive board.

Let Jason Smith steal Shabazz Muhammad's lunch again... and again.

Hound Rubio into another "meh" stat sheet.

Get the W.

Go Magic!

He almost had a triple double last time we played them. 8 pts 12 rbs 12 asts although he didn't shoot the ball very well.

We had a lot of momentum after beating the overrated Bucks so I knew we'd beat the even more overrated Celtics, but this is one of those winnable games that's dangerous. Teams are going to start adjusting to our line up change and this is a big test of the mental fortitude of our guys. We need to punch them in the mouth first and not underestimate them.

NEM · Post #11 » by **NEM** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 1:33 pm

darthcheech2000 wrote:First game of the first west coast trip... A young Wolves team on the up and up.

Keep playing like you have.

Feed off home fans despair with every clock violation and offensive board.

Let Jason Smith steal Shabazz Muhammad's lunch again... and again.

Hound Rubio into another "meh" stat sheet.

Get the W.

Go Magic!

Rubio was 2 points short of a triple double last time. Alfred just hounded the hell out of him. His sheet looked good though

woosah · Post #12 » by **woosah** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 1:43 pm

tooler wrote:
The three straight victories have come by a combined 42 points...

I thought I had done my math wrong, but it's actually this quote that's wrong! We are +52 over the last 3 games. 9 points, 24 points, 19 points.

friggin Fox Sports preview :banghead:

tooler · Post #13 » by **tooler** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 1:52 pm

I see Minnesota is 2-6 at home and 6-3 on the road. Part of that may be due to scheduling luck with Rubio out, but it kind of reminds me of our team last year that we were just talking about.

darthcheech2000 · Post #14 » by **darthcheech2000** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 1:52 pm

Checks stats...

Post #15 » by **SOUL** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 2:18 pm

Payton completely outplayed him that game - one of those games where stats don't mean much. Timberwolves fans were gushing over Payton's defense that game. Still though, Rubio is like Payton in where he can shoot badly and still impact the game in other areas.

Hopefully he plays him tough again.

seeingstars · Post #16 » by **seeingstars** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 2:22 pm

Can't wait for tipoff! Garnett above killed me lol

JBSouthpaw · Post #17 » by **JBSouthpaw** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 2:26 pm

KG didn't play last game, could have a small but meaningful impact.

GANGSTERDOG · Post #18 » by **GANGSTERDOG** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 3:08 pm

Who else didn't play last game? I know Vucevic definitely "didn't play" last game lol. I feel like Oladipo got injured this game? Idk

Evan and Elfrid did awesome tho.

3ddman23 · Post #19 » by **3ddman23** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 3:17 pm

This road trip is is one were we can come out with a winning record if we play our game .. but it's also one were we can really disappoint if we don't fire on all cylinders. If we can hit open shoots, play sound defense and secure rebounds & loose balls we can win this game. Go magic

Destin · Post #20 » by **Destin** » Tue Dec 1, 2015 3:17 pm

In my opinion... this is the absolute most important game of the season so far.

If we can start out with a W on a 5 game road trip, the confidence level will be at its peak