2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST

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Player(s) of the Game

Paul George | 39 PTS (9-26 FG, 6-15 3P, 15-16 FT), 8 REB, 3 STL
3
23%
Jerami Grant | 19 PTS (7-9 FG), 11 REB
4
31%
Steven Adams | 14 PTS (7-12 FG)
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Terrance Ferguson | 10 PTS (4-9 FG)
1
8%
Russell Westbrook | 16 PTS (5-14 FG), 15 REB, 16 AST
2
15%
Dennis Schroder | 20 PTS (9-15 FG)
3
23%
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#21 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 1:56 am

Ferguson has had a couple of really nice passes.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#22 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:03 am

When a big can shoot threes it seems like Adams seems to miss this in the scouting report. He’s way too far back on his man far too often.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#23 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:05 am

Are those cupping marks on Fourniers shoulders? They look like nipples.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#24 » by spearsy23 » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:13 am

I'm at work so I haven't been able to watch, how have we given up 70 points in a half to the magic?
“If you're getting stops and you're making threes and the other team's not scoring, that's when you're going to see a huge point difference there,” coach Billy Donovan said.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#25 » by QPR » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:27 am

spearsy23 wrote:I'm at work so I haven't been able to watch, how have we given up 70 points in a half to the magic?


Presumably the same way we've given up 134 to Boston, 117 to Orlando, 116 to NO (without AD, Mirotic, Randle and Moore) 142 to Atlanta, 138 to LA (without LeBron) and 154 to San Antonio in the last month.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#26 » by Dadouv47 » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:30 am

It''s getting ugly
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#27 » by Dadouv47 » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:30 am

Guess this team likes winning and losing streaks
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#28 » by NaturalThunder » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:33 am

It'd be nice if we could get our crap together and not lose to the Magic at home.

Our defense really is concerning at this point. This is an extended period of games of horrendous defense.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#29 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:37 am

Why doesn’t Vucevic get a t for slamming the ball at the rim? Personally I don’t really care but I thought that was an automatic tech.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#30 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:41 am

Adams has had a lot of mediocre games lately.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#31 » by RunOKC » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:45 am

Good run. Defense is stepping up finally. OKC up 3.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#32 » by Dadouv47 » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:46 am

ThunderBolt wrote:Adams has had a lot of mediocre games lately.


He looks tired. Every year he has some period like that.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#33 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:51 am

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ThunderBolt wrote:Adams has had a lot of mediocre games lately.


He looks tired. Every year he has some period like that.

If only we had a capable backup to spell some minutes.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#34 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:55 am

Grant has been sensational.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#35 » by RunOKC » Wed Feb 6, 2019 2:58 am

Schroder really silencing the critics after his terrible December
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#36 » by RunOKC » Wed Feb 6, 2019 3:04 am

Wow, those are two really dumb fouls by Russ... Terrible call on Schroder in transition though
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#37 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 3:04 am

Russ is doing his best to get the magic back in this one.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#38 » by RunOKC » Wed Feb 6, 2019 3:13 am

We aren't getting much love from officials today. Might lose at this rate :banghead:
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#39 » by ThunderBolt » Wed Feb 6, 2019 3:20 am

Orlando has played some good defense at times tonight.
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Re: 2/5 | G53: Orlando Magic at Oklahoma City Thunder - 7PM CST 

Post#40 » by Dadouv47 » Wed Feb 6, 2019 3:23 am

We basically only played well during the 3rd quarter. That was ugly but whatever :)

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