CUP FEVER: Orlando Magic FACE OFF with Detroit Pistons for Group B title | Who has the EDGE?
The Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons are expected to have many high-stakes battles in the Eastern Conference’s future. Friday, they battle for the top spot in Group B in the NBA Cup and an inside track to a wide-open Eastern Conference.
Locked On Pistons’ Ku Khahil joins the show to break down the Pistons’ surprising hot start and what has helped elevate them into the best team in the Eastern Conference, nearly a quarter of the way through the season.
We also break down whether the Magic can keep up their groove with the impending return of Franz Wagner to the lineup.
Who will come out on top in this high-stakes clash? And can the Magic survive last-night chaos to advance to the knockout round again?
00:00 Pistons’ Surprising 13-Game Win Streak
09:25 Pistons Playoffs: Renewed Focus
20:02 Magic Offense Flourishing Without Paolo
30:34 Franz vs Paolo: Team Dynamics
38:29 Magic’s Struggles: Defense Defines Season
48:04 NBA Cup Scenarios
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7 Comments
Magic should be able to get into cup game as long as they don’t lose by the point differential against Detroit. Or at least that’s how it think it goes
I think paolo should sit out this game tomorrow this is a very important game I'm not one of those weather magic fans saying we better without paolo cause we're not, right now the team is playing in rhythm, paolo needs about 2 or 3 games to get back into the flow of things this is a serious game not only to advance to the knock out rds but for bragging rights to show the nba world the magic have arrived by beating the top team in the east even tho pistons had a cup cake schedule but casual fans look at records not schedules
Happy Thanksgiving PRR
Yeah I'm not buying into the pistons being some power house team in the east yet they had a pretty easy schedule ngl give magic that same schedule and we would probably go on a 13 game win streak, they beat the magic while they were still learning the new offense and how to play with bane and suggs back in the line up.
I would watch Lock on Pistons when Ku Khahil was going through the losing streak and he was doing the show in the dark, I'm happy for him and the Piston fans for the turn around since then. I looking forward to the battles these two team will have against each other going forward.
Paolo is our best player and we are NOT better without him, but he must adjust his game. We are at our worst when we have a 6'10" point forward dancing with the ball 1 versus 5 with teammates stagnant in the corners. P5 needs to quicken and round out his game, not rushing into turnovers, but quickly involving teammates.
Lsts Gooooo Magic..Beat Detroit