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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**ORL**|**28**|**26**|**41**|**27**|**122**|[](/ORL)|
**DEN**|**37**|**30**|**31**|**22**|**120**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/ORL)**ORL**|**41-82 (50.0)**|**17-36 (47.2)**|**23-34 (67.6)**|**11**|**40**|**25**|**14**|**9**|**3**|**20**|**122**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**48-95 (50.5)**|**9-33 (27.3)**|**15-19 (78.9)**|**9**|**38**|**28**|**13**|**8**|**1**|**23**|**120**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|30:57|9-14 (64.3)|4-6 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|1|0|2|0|2|22|+6|
A. Gordon^^PF|36:14|5-8 (62.5)|2-4 (50.0)|4-5 (80.0)|3|8|3|1|0|0|4|16|-4|
N. Jokic^^C|36:51|13-19 (68.4)|0-1 (0.0)|3-4 (75.0)|0|4|8|2|3|0|3|29|-4|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|29:01|1-4 (25.0)|0-3 (0.0)|4-4 (100.0)|1|3|2|3|1|1|1|6|+2|
J. Murray^^PG|33:21|9-23 (39.1)|0-6 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|1|7|9|3|1|0|3|20|-5|
P. Watson|12:47|2-6 (33.3)|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|0|0|0|0|4|4|-16|
C. Braun|16:20|2-4 (50.0)|1-3 (33.3)|1-2 (50.0)|1|4|0|1|0|0|0|6|-2|
R. Jackson|17:18|5-12 (41.7)|1-5 (20.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|3|3|1|0|0|0|11|+1|
Z. Nnaji|11:09|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1-2 (50.0)|1|2|0|2|1|0|4|3|+2|
J. Holiday|10:05|0-1 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|1|1|0|0|0|1|0|+4|
B. Key|5:57|1-3 (33.3)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|2|1|0|0|0|1|3|+6|
**Totals**||**48-95 (50.5)**|**9-33 (27.3)**|**15-19 (78.9)**|**9**|**38**|**28**|**13**|**8**|**1**|**23**|**120**||
**DNP:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Jay Huff***, ***DeAndre Jordan***
**Inactive:** ***Vlatko Cancar***, ***Jalen Pickett***, ***Julian Strawther***, ***Hunter Tyson***
**[](/ORL)ORL**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
C. Okeke^^SF|28:31|1-3 (33.3)|1-3 (33.3)|0-2 (0.0)|3|7|1|4|1|1|1|3|-2|
P. Banchero^^PF|40:41|8-21 (38.1)|1-4 (25.0)|15-19 (78.9)|1|10|11|5|3|0|2|32|+2|
M. Wagner^^C|37:50|8-14 (57.1)|2-4 (50.0)|1-2 (50.0)|3|11|3|0|2|0|4|19|+1|
J. Suggs^^SG|33:53|9-15 (60.0)|7-9 (77.8)|2-4 (50.0)|2|4|1|2|0|1|3|27|+1|
A. Black^^PG|4:40|0-1 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|0|0|0|1|0|-6|
C. Anthony|31:03|8-15 (53.3)|3-8 (37.5)|4-4 (100.0)|0|2|4|3|1|0|2|23|+2|
C. Houstan|24:05|3-6 (50.0)|2-5 (40.0)|0-2 (0.0)|0|0|1|0|0|0|3|8|+2|
T. Queen|30:45|2-4 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|1-1 (100.0)|1|5|2|0|2|1|4|5|+10|
A. Schofield|8:32|2-3 (66.7)|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|1|1|0|0|0|0|5|0|
**Totals**||**41-82 (50.0)**|**17-36 (47.2)**|**23-34 (67.6)**|**11**|**40**|**25**|**14**|**9**|**3**|**20**|**122**||
**DNP:** ***Goga Bitadze***, ***Wendell Carter Jr.***
**Inactive:** ***Markelle Fultz***, ***Gary Harris***, ***Kevon Harris***, ***Jett Howard***, ***Joe Ingles***, ***Jonathan Isaac***, ***Franz Wagner***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**ORL**|38|8|21|6|41|15|17|[](/ORL)|
**DEN**|66|12|13|18|27|13|24|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 6** | **Times Tied: 4** | **Gametime: 2:16** | **Attendance: 19659**
*Officials: Ed Malloy, Matt Myers, Dedric Taylor*
by BigHoneyBot
31 Comments
It was nice being 2nd seed for 1hr
Jokic’s rebounding has seem to fallen off a cliff over the last couple weeks
Man, we really have issues with larger teams on the inside.
I get giving Jamal shit for that awful last possession but also that KCP turnover the possession before was brutal.
Jokic hits game winner vs Warriors yesterday, they show a clip of Jokic hitting game winner on Magic during timeout. Then they go to Jamal and he gets shut down. Yeesh
Wild ass thread, bunch of mfs I’ve never seen once in my life saying the exact same thing about Jamal being a ball hog or whatever.
Good news for everyone is there are no back to backs in the playoffs. Our two weakest showings the last several weeks were on SEGABABA.
Some really fucking brain dead takes in here
Okay pump the brakes, we’re not about to start a “Jamal wants to be the number one option” rhetoric because that’s gross and untrue.
People here calling this the worst loss of the season lmao calm down.
In conclusion, the Magic are always on crack whenever they play us. Threes just keep going in, even though they’re one of the worst 3pt shooting teams, you can bet your ass they will shoot 50% against us every damn time.
I know we are freaking out about The Contract rn. But hilariously Kuminga and Moody are closing tn against the Pistons and stinking it up lmao. Just let a 12 pt lead evaporate on the back of their misses
Michael Malone drew up a play that will send Jamal Murray to the all-star game and he fumbled it
Pistons are doing something.
Tbh just seems like everyone was tired as fuck. Really not a big deal in the grand scheme of things. 3rd qs being our weakness isn’t great however
Think what grinds my gears is the implosion of this sub after any loss. The fact that we are 8-2 in our last 10, won 6 straight road games, the best team on B2Bs that have been fucking us. All it takes in one loss during a great run for this sub to call the heads of whichever player stunk up a game.
It’s ok to be mad after a loss but for the love can we be a bit more logical in here.
Next day thread can’t come soon enough, conversations are significantly better when the gross takes of a post game thread are gone.
Steph and Klay a combined 10/32 this b2b hitting them hard too
They were up by 18 against the best team in the NBA 24hrs ago and now there up 1 against one of the worst teams of the decade lol I wish people would understand how meaningless the regular season is
Honest reaction here is boys were gassed. Winning 1-2 on a B2B is good.
Thanks for coming to my post game ted talk where I just got back from the Arena.
If only Jamals half time shot counted. 🙁 What is interesting is Jokic last night knew exactly how long he had to get shot off. Jamal didn’t, held it for too long and then pur it up.
At the end of the day, I’m glad these losses do happen. I think it makes Malone reconsider some things, how he finishes games, plays, and so on forth before the playoffs hopefully
I can’t, for the life of me, find the pasta of that comment where the guy’s like “okc losing to the hawks by 2pts on a SEGABABA has convinced me that they’re the best team in the league”
I need it!!
🙏 Grizzlies, Pistons, Raptors 🙏
Damn it. Curry hitting clutch 3s.
Give MPJ the ball in that situation Jamal!!! Also, does anyone feel like we need to make a trade for a bench player that can shot create?
Paolo Banchero with 19 FTs is pretty messed up
No subs til 344 of 3rd quarter. On a b2b with a ton of tired legs.
Take Jamal out earlier maybe 4th goes different
I know coaching isn’t an option in the 82 tho
Oh man I’ve gotta Photoshop idea for you uncreative doomer asses to show you how to really doom. Brb.
Desmond bane does not skip triceps day.
If given a choice to win a game in a back to back I’m glad it was last night. Tonight was a frustrating loss since we could have gained ground for the top seed but I’d rather Jamal was healthy and chucking shots than lose him again to another injury.
I’ve had some adversity in my life, but it’s been a pretty privileged and happy life so far. The tragedies I’ve faced have been awful to go through, but afterwards they have given me some perspective and made me appreciate the blessings even more.
I lost my mother to cancer at the young age of 58. The night before she passed, she confided in me that it was time. I didn’t believe her and I argued with her. All she wanted was some support, and I was too selfish to recognize it. That’s some guilt that I will never completely wash away.
The second time I ever fell in love, I found out she was fucking one of my best friends. The rage I felt was so overpowering, and my desire for revenge on the friend was so great, that I had to be talked out of acting on these desires several times. I still look back and cringe when I think about how childishly I handled everything.
The first actual good job I ever had was taken from me because an octogenarian in power, who could barely string a sentence together, wrongly claimed I was incompetent. Being at the business end of an act of injustice is a feeling of impotence. Instead of being rewarded for hard work, I was punished for it.
But the worst thing to ever happen was the game tonight. Bad officiating occurred. My favorite team’s second best player had a bad night. KCP lost the ball. How am I ever supposed to recover from this?
The death of my mother taught me to forgive myself. The infidelity taught me that vengeance can be worse for the one enacting it. The firing led to a better position. But how am I supposed to get over this game? Murray is a ball hog, Malone needs to be fired, and Malloy is a bad ref. I don’t know guys, the doomers might be right about this one.
Banchero shot 19 free throws, can kerr please lodge a complaint
7 loses out of 12 so far . Crazy
0-2 Magic
1-3 Rockets
1-2 Thunder