COLLAPSE: Orlando Magic Let 19-Point Lead SLIP—Why Paolo Banchero & Co. Must Learn to FINISH
The Orlando Magic collapsed after holding a 19-point lead, falling 113-108 to the Houston Rockets. Kevin Durant’s late-game heroics proved the difference. But a 20-0 third-quarter run erased their lead as the Magic continued to trip over themselves.
This team is still learning how to close out tough opponents. And put all their pieces together.
Jalen Suggs returned from his back injury but struggled, especially during the Rockets’ third-quarter run. The Magic are still trying to regulate their emotions and play with maturity and poise. That cost them once again.
00:00 Close Games Define Good Teams
08:23 Paolo on Magic’s Performance
15:55 Jalen Suggs’ Struggles and Return
29:13 Paolo’s Scoring and Playmaking
35:46 Orlando’s Costly Late Lapse
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28 Comments
is Suggs playing hurt? he is hurting the team.
Waiting until a team goes on a 13-0 run before calling timeout is crazy work.
Suggs gave up 17 points on his own. Mosely has to go.
One coach made adjustments – the other didn’t… guess who is who 😂😂😂
This was definitely a game they should have won. If they beat the pistons, I will forgive them. 😅😅
Suggs and Black plays lackadaisical for stretches of games…then they have few a good games consecutively…then back to being lackadaisical…at times black be unfocus like against Phoenix for no reason he wasn't paying attention instead was looking around causing green to run to an open area for the shot… and he doesn't play with energy unless he see open lanes for dunks…and at times suggs be wereckless where it's like one step forward then one step backward for every good play he make… he seems to get hype then make a foolish one…black also has a tendency of taking his eye of the person he guarding and also the person he be passing the ball to… sometimes he pass the ball to a player who had already repositioned and it lead to a bad pass or turnover and suggs simply needs to calm down and grow up… black need to stop being lackadaisical
When suggs and Black plays poise Orlando is almost unstoppable…when they don't it's the other way around…even if banchero and bane have a mediocre game they can still win if both suggs and Black plays a little above average
This was definitely coaching that lost this one.
So according to you what this coach needs is players. He needs Jockic, Giannis, LeBron, Luka and SGA maybe he’ll win some games then. So the problem is the front office. You don’t expect them to beat any good teams. What are we doing then?
Mos bought his plane ride out of Orlando last night. A 19 point slide is unacceptable.
A mentally weak team. Still.
Suggs play in the 3rd qtr when the team was up big was about as bad as I’ve seen any player play this season. Suggs and Black cannot play too many minutes together. Moseley needs to go if the team wants to start to reach its potential.
Once again the reporting is way off and excuses given left and right like he Oprah you get an excuse you get an excuse everyone gets a excuse😂
The culture is completely gone and coach is failing big time as well as the media for not calling the games for way they are smh wash rinse repeat😢
This team has to many mental lapses. They seem confused, unfocused and at times lack effort. I like Mosley but at some point you got to ask is this as far as he can take to this team?
A first round exit again with this payroll ….
Trying to be optimistic like you Phil, on a positive note; towards the end of the game they showed the Magic bench and they genuinely looked stunned and frustrated. Instead of laughing and making jokes like not caring. Hopefully they remember this and do everything they can to not experience it again.
This loss is on Mose, not Paolo not Bane not AB not Suggs. That 20-0 run shows why this should be Mose last season. This same thing has been happening for 4 seasons now
Suggs went absolutely AWOL. Not only the multiple turnovers, tech, overdoing it, bad decisions, driving into traffic, stubbornness, but completely going free safety gambling for steals which allowed Sheppard to get absolutely wide open 3s which opened the floodgates for Houston. He abandoned his teammates on defense, complete selfishness as Jevon mentioned. Enabled my Mose.
Not mad at our guys, it was a good game facing off against a team that matches up well against us.
well at least Bane is a beast
Orlando doesn’t run offense they run glorified pickup basketball. No clear roles. People only see makes/misses think they playing better when hitting shots. It’s been the same story all year. Defense has better.
Coach Mosely post games always sounds lachrymosely when he talking about the team.
Suggs and Ab needs to go to too inconsistent game to game.
Jonathan Issac and Goga need to go get in the game and it’s 4 versus 5.
Jevon Carter look very good as point he seems to decisively with the ball.
Anthony black has played bad ball year but people didn’t notice because he hit shots. Everybody takes turns calling their own number. The shooting is an issue but their process is awful. Rockets have a clear pecking order everybody plays to their strengths
Phil what you mean you don’t like Jevon taking so many threes is that not why they brought him here. Because they need shooters what else he suppose to do just drive to basket
Missed too many free throws
Funny you say we need a scorer off the dribble but for years now you're one of the many thats said "we can't bring in players who take the ball from P5".. you also said that we didnt need Cam Thomas but thats what he would have brought to the bench… time and time again we've just settled with relying on the slow progression instead of bringing in players that would make the roster better because steel sharpens steel.. other teams who were behind us in rebuild did this and now have hopped us because they made moves and not just sat by..
A playin team. Nothing more and maybe a 7 or 8 seed.
Mose likes to send the message to his players "you be you", but if too many players are being themselves on the court then cohesion as a unit starts to deteriorate. Coach needs to define and hold accountable each player to their roles.
Mike Malone for coach next year! Championship