ECQF | P2 (2) Toronto Raptors vs (7) Orlando Magic

Perseus1966 · Post #441 » by **Perseus1966** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:44 am

lets see what refs will do next friday.

simple_jack · Post #442 » by **simple_jack** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:46 am

NxtGr8MagicCntr wrote:Playoff tickets sold out in minutes for orlando. We are hungry and our crowd will be loud. Before the dates were announced sold out. Maybe they will call a tech for every whine that lowry did tonight haha

It’s the playoffs lol

Who doesn’t sell out tickets? Lol

Also expect a lot of Rap fans

PhilBlackson · Post #443 » by **PhilBlackson** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:50 am

Showtime23 wrote:
B-Ball Freak wrote:Great bounce back game by the Raptors, Lowry played like we all know he can. Bring that same energy and focus in Orlando and get that home court advantage back.

Toronto has the 3 best players out of 5 in the series. Should have been a easy sweep but game 1 was weird.
Game 2 was what it should have been the entire series.

That's a bit dismissive...

I mean while I do think the Raps should have it in them to control the series, tonight was a completely dominant win. That kind of performance certainly can't be expected for an entire series.

Our team was very locked in defensively which would be amazing if they could be like that on a nightly basis but I wouldn't count on it. The Raps were likely emotionally charged since they're pissed off that they lost HCA/1st game so they really got after them -- it's gonna be hard to sustain that level of intensity. But I do suspect though our effort will remain higher because guys got too see that we can completely stifle them if we lock in and it's what can give us the edge.

But ORL will make some adjustments to get some better looks that they should obviously be more competitive than a 30pt loss. They'll find ways to close that gap and it's why our defense is going to be very important because if don't lock in they can easily start getting some momentum back. Have to "keep that same energy" going into Game 3 but again don't expect the Ws to come that easy.

ORL_on_FIRE · Post #444 » by **ORL_on_FIRE** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:53 am

SFour wrote:Vucevic with 6 points on 3/7 shooting...are Magic fans going to give Marc "Vucevic stopper" Gasol credit now?

Lol your own fan base has a harder time giving Gasol credit let’s be honest. :lol:

Uncle Dennis · Post #445 » by **Uncle Dennis** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:54 am

ORL_on_FIRE wrote:
SFour wrote:Vucevic with 6 points on 3/7 shooting...are Magic fans going to give Marc "Vucevic stopper" Gasol credit now?

Lol your own fan base has a harder time giving Gasol credit let’s be honest.

Lmao, damn that's actually true (mostly from JV fans). Hilarious... :lol:

tdotrep2 · Post #446 » by **tdotrep2** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 2:55 am

ORL_on_FIRE wrote:
SFour wrote:Vucevic with 6 points on 3/7 shooting...are Magic fans going to give Marc "Vucevic stopper" Gasol credit now?

Lol your own fan base has a harder time giving Gasol credit let’s be honest.

its so obvious how impact gasol is, some guys just like big numbers

SFour · Post #447 » by **SFour** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:03 am

ORL_on_FIRE wrote:
SFour wrote:Vucevic with 6 points on 3/7 shooting...are Magic fans going to give Marc "Vucevic stopper" Gasol credit now?

Lol your own fan base has a harder time giving Gasol credit let’s be honest.

true...but that's because some of them are bitter that Masai traded JV away.. and they want the Gasol trade to be a failure so they can tell others "I told you so"

minami · Post #448 » by **minami** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:03 am

The Real Dalic wrote:
Kabookalu wrote:Vucevic is so bad right now. Not scoring, turning it over, not rebounding.

He tends to struggle against bigger, wider players. And when he struggles from the jump, he gets frustrated and makes mistake after mistake. He could have big games in Orlando, but Gasol is too big and strong for him.

Just watching the boxscore Gasol didn´t seem to have a good game, but then i saw Nicola´s...

SFour · Post #449 » by **SFour** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:04 am

minami wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:
Kabookalu wrote:Vucevic is so bad right now. Not scoring, turning it over, not rebounding.

He tends to struggle against bigger, wider players. And when he struggles from the jump, he gets frustrated and makes mistake after mistake. He could have big games in Orlando, but Gasol is too big and strong for him.

Just watching the boxscore Gasol didn´t seem to have a good game, but then i saw Nicola´s...

you can't just look at the boxscore for Gasol...you need to look at advanced stats to understand his impact on both sides of the floor

ShotCreator · Post #450 » by **ShotCreator** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:06 am

About what I expected. We can’t score on this team.

The Real Dalic · Post #451 » by **The Real Dalic** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:07 am

SFour wrote:
minami wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:He tends to struggle against bigger, wider players. And when he struggles from the jump, he gets frustrated and makes mistake after mistake. He could have big games in Orlando, but Gasol is too big and strong for him.

Just watching the boxscore Gasol didn´t seem to have a good game, but then i saw Nicola´s...

you can't just look at the boxscore for Gasol...you need to look at advanced stats to understand his impact on both sides of the floor

You don't need advanced stats, just watch the game and you can see his impact.

minami · Post #452 » by **minami** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:07 am

SFour wrote:
minami wrote:
The Real Dalic wrote:He tends to struggle against bigger, wider players. And when he struggles from the jump, he gets frustrated and makes mistake after mistake. He could have big games in Orlando, but Gasol is too big and strong for him.

Just watching the boxscore Gasol didn´t seem to have a good game, but then i saw Nicola´s...

you can't just look at the boxscore for Gasol...you need to look at advanced stats to understand his impact on both sides of the floor

I know him well since Barcelona/Akasvayu Girona.

Hope the trade turns out well for you guys.

NickAnderson · Post #453 » by **NickAnderson** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:12 am

Gasol is doing a great job on Vuc but he’s getting double and triple teamed some times. It’s more of the raps defense than anything

VanWest82 · Post #454 » by **VanWest82** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:20 am

Gasol was fantastic defensively this game. His hands were everywhere. Vuc was nowhere. DPOY performance.

Red Shoelace · Post #455 » by **Red Shoelace** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:34 am

Pachinko_ wrote:Not watching the game, how did the Raps shut down Vuc like that?

ratul · Post #456 » by **ratul** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:36 am

Orlando is a very good squad. This will be a tough series if the raps can't come out with the same energy.

Red Shoelace · Post #457 » by **Red Shoelace** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:41 am

mowcrowbar wrote:Is Ross injured? he was scorching in the 1st.

kanahda ballz · Post #458 » by **kanahda ballz** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:50 am

Magic coaching staff should tell Isaac to stop taking so many 3 point shots, that is not his game (yet). His constant bricking of 3's was killing whatever little momentum the Magic could muster.

Best advice for Isaac is to work on his 3 point shot in the off-season.........and not in the NBA playoffs.

Anticon · Post #459 » by **Anticon** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:51 am

Very good game, surprised the margin was as high as it was. Probably the best game Toronto's played since they beat Boston in late February.

Interesting that Orlando hasn't been able to get more than a couple guys going each game. Ross and Gordon tonight, Fournier and Augustin last game. I guess Vucevic is due next game.

bon · Post #460 » by **bon** » Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:53 am

Raps in 5... though I expect Game 3 to be closer

Who wins the series?