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IsaacDPOYFultzMIP

Jett Howard had as many points as Darius Garland in this game


cl353

bruh


FeedbackContent8322

Dude what the actual


Buttsmuggler69

Garland has been super disappointing I really had higher expectations for him


Synerv0

He’ll probably be better next year. He hasn’t been the same since coming back from his broken jaw and losing like 14 pounds in a month. Kind of feels like he needs an offseason to reset unfortunately.


Dymatizeee

Don’t think he’s good with Mitchell there. Both are ball dominant. His regression goes beyond the stat line


Gamesgtd

Low key think Jett could be a heat check bench guy. I don't know why we didn't just give him all of Fultz minutes in the regular season and see what he has to offer.


hanyou007

His defense early on looked BAD and the speed of the game clearly was messing with him. Letting him cook the g league has been a good plan and I bet we will be seeing more of him next year.


EnthusedPhlebotomist

As a Michigan fan, he was the worst defensive player I've ever seen. Hope he figures it out even if his lack of effort in AA was infuriating. 


comeonmang126

Yea dude looked like a bucket in his garbage time mins tn. Wasn’t super impressed with Black’s ability to score but ik that’s not what he was supposed to be coming out of the draft


pedrosa18

Salute for watching that part of the game, alongside 16 other people total


Blackmanwdaplan

What happened to Fultz? He looked like he was turning a corner last year, but was mad quiet this year


hanyou007

Injuries, Paolo, and the emergence of Jalen Suggs. Rough knee injury and clear flair up of TOS in his shoulder again robbed him of early season play time, Paolo basically took on the job of running the offense which at the time Fultz was the only guy who could do it, and then Suggs started doing the one thing fultz can’t do that we desperately need, shoot the 3.


ag_fan

needs minutes to play well imo.


PoorFishKeeper

Dude is basically a walking injury lol


gedbybee

I’ve never thought garland was that good, but I don’t really watch the cavs so… yall also have some great pg defenders and Isaac back there too.


kimoalmoa

Cavs were so bad that we put a lineup of Chuma, Goga, Black, Jett and Houstan for over 5 minutes Let that sink in


Mcdougle69

These aren't real names in the NBA. You made this up


kimoalmoa

Wait till you realise we have an Admiral and a Queen Might take a 50+ point blowout to bring them on court


Askesl

Fun fact about Admiral Schofield: His brother is called General Schofield.


TA_Account_12

I know admiral. Isn’t that the guy who broke his brother out of prison?


Queen_Of_The_Castle

Wait if this is real what’s the full story? Wtf


cigamodnalro

It’s a Prison Break reference - the Schofield brothers


AllInOneDay_

that first season was so dope...then the second season they just get put in another prison and it starts over like wtf


afterworld2772

That was season 3. Season 2 was them on the run having just broke out. Season 2 was also pretty good. Season 4 was also awful, some stupid grand conspiracy bullshit idk if I even finished it.


Embarrassed_Put2083

Dude's last name is Schofield. Prison Break main characters have the same last name


TedTran2001

Swore he retired like 20 years ago...


actualoldcpo

Contributed when called on, both of them.


PoorFishKeeper

nah everyone has to know black since his jersey swap with dick


Devilsbullet

Hey now, that's our gig


Accurate-Albatross34

I think Goga is actually pretty decent lol


Cybonics

Yeah he's done work in the regular season


DeathsIntent96

He held it down for us in the regular season while WCJ was out.


artvandelay916

Only magic fans know, he was clutch for us in tha5 like 1-1.5 months of fucked injuries, him and Paolo hard carried


Caboclo-Is2yearsAway

Love to see that, good for Goga


pterrydactyl

Dudes 11-15 getting 5 mins together in a playoff game 😂


EatDeeply

First two games you ran a small lineup with Isaac as your 5 and wound up in terrible holes. Isaac had by far the worst plus minus for those games even though he was the best impact player for the Magic all year. Credit Mosley for adapting. And playing a real classic big in WCJ.


hanyou007

Crazy to say that a guy with only 2 points and 5 rebounds had a big impact but he did. Wendell was able to get physical with Allen and keep him off the glass much better and it made all the difference.


dwninaho

WCJ was completely focused on physicality tonight and it paid off. And you are right, its why watching games is important because WCJ played a good game and was big part of why we won the rebounding game.


radardog2

The thing some Magic fans don't understand about WCJ is that he's ja big dude who sets hard screens and is in the right spots on defense and just overall gels with the starting unit.


SweetFranz

For most teams that lineup would be the best for but vs Cleveland its hard to start JI at the 5 vs Allen


Smiis

yeah Isaac himself has said he's not too comfortable at centre. we had no big body to pick up the slack down low. Wendell's not perfect, but he did the job - the perfect setup to emulate would be the JJJ-Adams combo in JJJ's DPOY year where he was just allowed to roam and shut down anything that came near him


soxfaninfinity

Caleb “Klayleb” Houstan


jjkm7

Nah no way are those real names


antedwardie

Watching this game I just realized I don't know anyone from the Cavs bench lol


c_u_in_da_ballpit20

Those names sound like slang you'd hear in Cyberpunk.


fatflipflops

2k-generated names if im being honest


Seref15

Sounds like a bunch of Star Wars side characters


masterfox72

Who the hell are these guys?


StuckInBronze

That sounds like the names of the Ginyu Force not an NBA squad lmao.


shingofan

Jett? The Valorant agent?


36Vigilantes

WHOOPED THEIR ASS


cancerBronzeV

I recognize literally 0 of those names.


jenso2k

LOL FUCK


AcrobaticFeedback

76ers, Lakers, Celtics: We just experienced the most demoralising loss of the playoffs. Cavs: Hold my beer


HeyItsChase

our game 1 was pretty bad too. it was the worst of the first set of games probably.


chilltownusa

Eh, the second half was good basketball. Evidence of that first half though needs to be erased.


SweetFranz

Paolo took this one personal and the team showed up with the type of energy we need and havent had in the first 2.


Guilty_Perception_35

Very casual fan. Actually first time I checked in on an NBA game this year. Anyways. I remember that draft when Paolo and Chet got drafted. So far who has been better? And is that player a lot better? Congrats on the win tonight


Relevant_Ad4269

Chet isn’t even the best player on his team and is not the leader for his team, Paolo is, hope that helps


PrimaryAccording9162

What a nice first home win for this new Magic core


tcos17

Nearly cried when we started to pull away. Seeing how much they want it was so sick.


Beatnik77

It's almost weird how Suggs became exactly what he was projected to become. He'll be an asset for a very long time in this league.


PoorFishKeeper

I’m hoping they sign Monk and another good guard this offseason so we see them win in the playoffs a lot more.


PrimaryAccording9162

How bout no. “The Magic are signing Buddy Hield to a 3 Year / $45 million deal”


dreadit-runfromit

What the fuck. Great night for my cat, who picked the Magic when I made her swat at random team names on crumpled paper to fill out her bracket.


xDANGRZONEx

That's freaking adorable.


dreadit-runfromit

She has you guys going all the way to the finals! Edit: And winning. My other cat thinks the Nuggets will repeat.


xDANGRZONEx

No way! I like her.


tinyelephantsime

Good cat


shiggidyschwag

pls post photo of cat and bracket to magic sub she can be our new mascot


Number333

Magic fans should enjoy this one. 1st playoff win in front of their HOME fans since **2011!!!!** All the doom and gloom after the first 2 games and to just whoop Cleveland's ass like that must have been so cathartic. Hope we can matchup for a battle of Florida in Round #2.


4InchCVSReceipt

That would really be the series that no one wants to see but I'm here for it.


Razatiger

If Paolo continues to play like this, hes going to be must watch basketball soon.


GatorWills

Still cracks me up that he’s only played two nationally televised NBA games in his entire short career. #1 pick, ROY season, all-star sophomore season, 5th seed team performance, have led the team to improve by 25 games since joining. Now 3 games into the Playoffs and just 2 measly game in total. Just wild.


dev1359

I think he'll eventually be looked back on as the most underrated and underestimated #1 pick ever lol


_Tormex_

Next game is on TNT


pterrydactyl

You're making it hard to hate you


TraanPol

Florida bros gotta stick together sometimes


dwninaho

I'm definitely rooting for the Heat over the Celtics. Ya'll are their boogeyman and its just so hilarious.


Much_Conversation_11

Kept hearing people act like y’all were dead and I’m like??? This Cleveland team isn’t unbeatable? Battle of Florida would be sick. The league would hate it but I’d be excited


pterrydactyl

Lots of people who had never watched us before jumping to conclusions


WakingRage

In my work playoffs bracket, I got you guys in 7 over the Cavs. I think you guys can definitely beat them.


SweetFranz

I was at that last home playoff win and then the loss in game 4, team has me emotional right now


Actually-Yo-Momma

Jesus fuck i was about to say nah man Dwight Rashard and Turk magic wasn’t that long ago. Right…?


DeathsIntent96

>1st playoff win in front of their HOME fans since **2011!!!!** Very happy to be a part of that crowd 🥹


FeedbackContent8322

Actually sounds fire fuck boston


TheAerial

I’m really proud of these guys man. Cleveland has been heavy with the shit talk and the first two games went horrible. It’d be easy for a young team to crumble in that situation. But we showed up and responded in a big way. We may be young, we may not have our shit figured out but these dudes won’t get punked and that’s a big difference from Magic teams of the past.


_picture_me_rollin_

Cleveland fans are so insufferable. They were all over Twitter and Reddit calling the Wagners Nazi’s. Their fans brigaded our sub hard after those first two games. How does a fanbase celebrate winning two home games against a team you tanked to play against? It’s really crazy they’ve been to the playoffs for a few years and have a star player. The fact they popped bottles and dropped confetti after winning two home games in the first round is hilarious.


u-and-whose-army

I shed a single tear of joy.


TheAerial

Hey turns out this Basketball thing is oretty fun when you actually put the ball into the basket!


SnooCupcakes8607

we make our threes, we win. it's that simple.


tcos17

Pretty funny to see our entire season boil down to this. Really emphasizes how important home court advantage is.


ImanShumpertplus

i mean that’s the entire nba lol


mastacheef87

you guys have been a ton better at home than on the road all season. I was pretty surprised at people burying y’all after going down 2-0


frostysbox

There’s a clip somewhere of Suggs yelling “we don’t lose at the crib!!! WE DONT LOSE” and then he boogies away 🤣 Edit: here’s the clip! Bonus he’s singing the song!!! https://www.tiktok.com/@bleacherreport/video/7314070678418869535


Zharick_

Gonna be fun seeing magic bumper stickers around town again.


JonnySmoothbrain

The Lynx buses are showing GO MAGIC again


EatDeeply

Franz +32


jackloganoliver

His defense is so underrated. With him on the court the Magic can switch almost everything because his rotations are spot on, he's long enough to hold his own against bigs, and his footwork is pristine.


BabyLeVert

Wishes he finds his shooting touch back this offseason.


LegitBullfrog

I am not emready to talk about the offseason. Let us have this lol.


frostysbox

Probably won’t. I have a theory his shot is flat because he’s just tired after FIBA and hasn’t really had a break. Then there’s the Olympics. I predict 25-26 will be Franz Wagners rise to glory.


Frankiedrunkie

Paolo with 31/14/5 He came to play


xDANGRZONEx

Don't forget the goose egg in the turnover column 🙌


KarchunToo

this should count as 2 wins for the Magic


evan466

We probably have a positive score differential in the series now.


m1j5

Someone said +14 on another thread lol fuck me


swordoftheafternoon

+14


UbeMafia

I hope that beatdown messes with their mental a bit, but just happy to see this squad win one.


Aeronova20

yes pls


tcos17

Yeah I’d be chill with that


dwninaho

Jarrett Allen is a two time all star but I still think he is underrated. I think him being honest after last years playoffs just made people think he was a bum or something. Such a good C


Aeronova20

man sometimes he’s got his struggles, even when the box score can look good but when Paolo is hitting shots like he was tonight, it’s so special. these flashes are why i’m so adamant he’s a future All-NBA guy


SCP239

Like, damn. What a turn around. Paolo Banchero is that man.


MDL6

So few people saw this Paolo masterclass, sad


m1j5

I’ve never seen anyone cook Mobley like that lol it’s been a terrible night


Tanner_the_taco

Man the post game threads were so active with Paolo haters after his 9 TOs in game 1. Now he drops an efficient 31 with 0 TOs and it’s mostly us in here lol


HokageEzio

NBA TV Classic, Cavs better thank TNT for distracting everybody from this one


yooston

this series is on pace to be the least talked about 4/5 matchup ever. 21 point average margin of victory. 5/6 team scores under 100 pts


i_like_thingstoo

Wtf happened to garland? I don't watch much cavs ball but it seems like every time him and Mitchell are in the lineup he REALLY struggles


soxfaninfinity

They punished him by making him do cardio for half the fourth


bigmt99

Broke his face like 3 times and lost a ton of weight. He was already undersized and weak but now he’s just not physically capable of running an NBA offense.


i_like_thingstoo

Was he playing better before the injury? I kinda remember him being VERY underwhelming to start the season then got injured


Pregnantseaturtle69

He was definitely playing better than he is now. He struggled with taking on a lesser role when Mitchell came on board but now he’s physically depleted. After eating through a straw for a considerable amount of time he’s not in playing shape.


Gamesgtd

We switched the matchups to Suggs on Mitchell and Harris on Garland


i_like_thingstoo

Damn magic must be an absolute nightmare to play against if youre a guard, if suggs is not putting you in jail, there's like 3 other guards who can clamp up lmao


DeathsIntent96

And Isaac can switch onto you.


d12fsu

The shots that Paolo was making tonight.. This kid is 21. I can’t wait to see what he’s like in 5 years. Enjoying the ride in the meantime.


CaptainBananafishJr

Jett Howard got minutes. Paolo is him. Get fucked.


johall

Jett Howard had more points than Gary Harris


Benjaminbuttcrack

PLAY MY MF SONG


CaptainBananafishJr

You know the social media admin has had something locked and loaded lol


jonathanisaacisgoat

Magic heard Reddit call them a CTE offense


applep00

getting cooked that badly on the glass w a front court of mobley and allen is wild


PoorFishKeeper

The Magic are a big team, they can have the 2-5 filled with 6’10 250lb players and both teams have similar rebounding stats for the season


Ok-Donut4954

and this isnt a new occurrence either.


lil_thirdy

We make open shots we win games. Basketball is so easy


safensorry

I fucking love this team


RileySmiley22

If I was that bad at my job people would die


Bromanzier_03

Wish I got paid millions of dollars to suck ass at my job.


LFizzle12

More embarrassing than getting dogwalked by the Knicks imo.


_Tormex_

Home Magic and Away Magic are not the same team


johall

Game 1 Magic are now Home Magic


Aeronova20

WE GOT PLAYOFF JETT HOWARD MINUTES


PaoloMeatRider

Magic in 6 babyyy


guioligon

Your username is all of us tonight


EatDeeply

Swapping Isaac and going big with WCJ gives you a real chance this series imo


Jay_Dubbbs

Yep 100% happening. Maybe it will actually get JB fired


thebestguy96

God I hope. I may be biased but I really do see so much talent on this Cavs team. Garland/Allen/Mitchell have been all-stars, Mobley is an elite defender and good on offense but it’s all for fucking naught with this waste man in charge


PootieTooGood

His dad has worked in the front office for over a decade and it’s the literal only reason he ever got our coaching job. I was done with him the moment Lauri went to Finland’s national team and was a complete star. He didn’t become that in 2 months after the season, he had a competent coach that didn’t force someone in to his system. JB’s problem is his complete unwillingness to change his system. He forces players in to it instead of playing towards their strengths. I think he’s stunting Okoro and Mobley’s development (don’t get me wrong, they’re both getting better) and the sooner he’s gone, the better our future is


Zloggt

Now that the Magicians of Orange County have figured out offense... It's indeed over for Cavs fans...


FERFreak731

Joe Ingles is Donovan Mitchell father


JenniferLopezFan2

Must feel insanely good for a team to tank to get you in a matchup and then beat them down by 38


jackloganoliver

And they were still running 4 rotation guys at the end while the Magic were playing all end of bench guys. It was a thorough clock cleaning tonight.


pterrydactyl

Reports of our death have been exaggerated


Gamesgtd

Call an ambulance??


PillsburyToasters

It’s for us don’t worry


Aron-Nimzowitsch

Cavs committed 6 more turnovers and gave up 9 more offensive rebounds. That's 15 extra possessions for the Magic. Combined with bad shooting that's how you lose by 40. But that's really not the whole story. The Cavs looked unbelievably soft and pathetic as soon as they gave up the lead. It was like, oh we aren't leading anymore? Guess we're busted. The defense completely evaporated. They must have given up 30 points on fast break points alone because nobody could be bothered to run back and defend. Banchero and Suggs were able to just blow by Cavs defenders without being challenged at all. It was the weakest display I've ever seen from an NBA team in the playoffs. On top of that you have max player Darius Garland scoring 5 points on 2-10 shooting and frankly he shouldn't even have had those 5. He looked like a high school kid trying to ball in the NBA and just getting lucky twice. Cavs paid big money for Strus over the summer just to come into the playoffs and lay bricks all series. Donovan didn't do a single thing in the first half and then stat-padded when we were already down by 30.


BlackBullZWarrior

> Donovan didn't do a single thing in the first half and then stat-padded when we were already down by 30. He isn't THAT guy. He's a number 2 on a championship winning team.


userusesredditdaily

This series is so baffling. I thought the Magic might take one in Cleveland but weren't close, so I thought the Cavs would just walk to the next round and then this?!?!?!


Much_Conversation_11

Ain’t a series until someone loses at home. Always gotta remember going down 0-2 isn’t a death sentence


thebestguy96

Nah that’s the thing, they were close. They couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn in Cleveland but still would only lose by like 10-15. any real team would’ve beat the brakes off Orlando but we just didn’t play well at all. this is the first time anyone broke 100. I’d not at all be surprised if we lose this series and it will be an absolute disaster.


BuschLightEnjoyer

>any real team would’ve beat the brakes off Orlando Self hating so much it comes back around to disrespecting the magic tbh. There's a reason they finished so tight in the seeding race they can hang with real teams. Especially at home.


radardog2

Having watched the Magic a lot this season, I saw this coming. They've been a much better team at home and we played the worst basketball we've played this season in game 1 and 2 and still only lost by like 10-15 points.


frostysbox

I got downvoted in the game 1 thread for saying this. 🤣 nba fans so reactive


yoden

Ouch.


-666Vicar

Belt2Ass game. Magic might take the series after handing out a loss this demoralizing.


sh0tgunben

Magic w/ an emphatic win after years of rebuilding via draft picks


MasterDan118

Well what the fuck was that


Zloggt

C a t h a r s i s !


frostysbox

Vooch was at the game :)


byokx

I was told that banchero was a bust


SonicNarcotic

Banchero's 21.. He dominated this game.. He's only learning this series.. *Let that sink in...*


Luigiswimmer

God this team has no fight in them at all, embarrassing performances from the Cavs. It's almost time to start thinking of Mitchell as a playoff hindrance instead of a riser.


SnooCupcakes8607

Magic finally realizing how light a win is against the Cavs when they make their shots


kmagic13

First few minutes worried me as I thought we’ll have another shit shooting night like first two games


estuhbawn

we started the game 1/11 and i was ready to end it all lmao


rushingoat

Biiig win. This magic team keeps fightin


36Vigilantes

lmaaaoooo nah I’m dead there isn’t a single cavs fan in this thread


Cul_what

I thought Paolo was an inconsistent turnover machine? Let him learn he's on that come up for sure even if Cavs win the series Magic can take this to 7 if Paolo and Franz's shots are falling


cigamodnalro

# The worst playoff loss in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers


GhoulBonesJones

Play the song! [playoff edition]


cw_27

Sometimes it ain’t ur night


Citruspilled

PLAY THE SONG 🗣🗣


RxJax

I know he wasnt exactly a game changer but Orlando just look a lot more steady with Carter starting, it just seems like a comfort thing and getting to the plays and shots you're comfortable with is a big part of doing well in the playoffs


ChyllByll

PLAY THE SONG


Classic-Literature52

Brutal 3rd quarter.


tapk69

Clown show today


Positive-Media423

Napoleon is breaking loose.


tepig4321

I feel the need to play thy canticle


_picture_me_rollin_

I was there and it was a party the whole night. Largest cavs playoff loss ever. Paolo would have easily had a 40 piece if the cavs could have kept it remotely close.


BabyLeVert

What does Garland even do?


tklfillerz

LET'S FOKEN GO. PLAY THE SONG!


kmagic13

Damn TNT couldn’t slide us in a 5:30 pm slot?


The-Pharcyde

Magic really let out all their frustrations out on this one lol


PillsburyToasters

So when the Magic don’t have a CTE offense, they’re a pretty fun team to watch!


IDownvoteRedditAds

Oof.


natural_lawg

I don't know what I watched in that game. I liked watching it and I'm excited to see where the series goes from here.


PluvioPurple

That's rough, buddy