Game 8: Memphis Grizzlies (2-5) @ Orlando Magic (2-6) - 7:00 PM

ducler · Post #1 » by **ducler** » Fri Nov 8, 2019 9:20 pm

Post #2 » by **VCfor3** » Sat Nov 9, 2019 3:42 am

Nice to see JJJ keep his fouls to only 3 tonight. He also had a really nice slam over Isaac. Ja and Dillon had rough nights. Clarke shot under 50% which makes it a poor shooting night for him I guess? I liked the way the team rallied in the first half to take the lead after being down quite a bit even if we did get destroyed in the 2nd half.

Next game is tomorrow at home. Hopefully Dillon and Ja bounce back while JJJ continues to actually remain on the court.

Whole Truth · Post #3 » by **Whole Truth** » Sat Nov 9, 2019 12:52 pm

Magic like the Heat have a gritty defense, with good lengthy wing defenders. They're a team that has to be properly spaced out.

Magic were allowed to simply take away driving lanes, shutting Ja down. It led to poor execution, poor decisions & eventually frustration to a white flag 4th Q performance.

Jenkins rotations & subs didn't help with them finding chemistry & cohesion against a smothering defense. Ja has the most chemistry with Clarke who continues to come off the bench. Ja seems to be having trouble running the pnr with Jaren & Jonas, they're operating in the same space. Give him some Raptors tape on how Lowry utilized Jonas.

It's amazing how Brooks can look so good one game, then go 0-7 the next. Hopefully he can start to string together some of his performances, find some consistency. His defensive play has bee solid overall.

The only good I can take out of this one besides it being a good night for the tank, is that 3J showed a pulse.

I don't know if people realize it but if Memphis had beat Magic tonight there would have been something like 8-9 teams with a equal or worse record.