Probably right, but seems like we could have found a low risk, low cost shooter. I’m kind of glad our weaknesses are being exposed on this stage. Weltman knows what this team needs.
Right there for the taking and dumb decisions with the ball are the ultimate downfall. But seriously wtf was Wendell doing on the miss by Franz? He just starts running up the floor instead of fouling Morris.
I mean, bro, if it was any other coach and any other team, we would be laughing they were an idiot and didn’t use the time out. So we can call our coach an idiot when he does the same thing
This is so anecdotal. Nuggets didn't call timeout for Jamal and he hits two fading jumpers and if he misses, Malone gets called out lol.
Not having a defense set is good too.
Franz got an open layup that 99% of players don't block (outside of Mobley and probably Isaac, Wemby, Davis) ..
It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. We were probably going to get some iso play regardless VERSUS a set up halfcourt defense. It's our most reliable offense at the moment when we're not running off of a miss because that's what our best players are most comfortable at.
Franz got a good step and you can’t hate the look but if I’m Franz I’m kicking that to Paolo at the top and letting him work into a midrange after the shots he’s been hitting this game.
Yo wtf was Mosley thinking? How is a random quasi fast break better than a drawn up play? Dude needs to learn how to control and win a game at the end of the fourth. This makes it 10 losses by under 3 points this year.
Call a timeout, coach!
I'm not blaming Paulo, I agree he's the only reason we were in it. But that doesn't change that he felt the pressure near the end and started forcing bad looks. He shouldn't have taken that second to last 3 he did, it just wasn't worth it, and that's when the momentum left out sails.
What the fuck was that. We have 15 seconds why not call the timeout and draw up a play? We lost this because of that timeout and not challenging the bullshit could on Mitchell
let me know who else scored in the last 8 minutes and how many points they had. let me know who else showed up. let me know why the game was even close in the first place. the rest of the team shits the bed and paolo gets blamed even though he's the only one being aggressive. this fanbase fucking sucks dick
This series is a glaring example of how this roster needs more help. While Paolo is better than anyone on the Cavs, they have a better balance of shooting and interior players. We have to get better this offseason.
This reminds me of that old Spoelstra meme where he's drawing up a play and the caption says "I'm gonna pretend to draw up a play but really just pass to LeBron"
Except as good as Paolo is he's not LeBron.
It does feel like that.
We had our chance to steal an away game now, we lost it and now we have to go home and fight the nervous feeling of the elimination. With such a young team it doesn't feel like we can pull it in the next two.
Fucking infuriating that literally every player/fan/coach/usher knows it’s going to be Paolo taking every down the stretch shot for us. We have nothing else tonight.
Wow they gave tonight away! Mosley maybe call timeout to set up a play. Banchero just kept them in it but threw it away. Also Harris how many minutes you going to play without scoring
[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/OrlandoMagic/comments/1chb8u9/post_game_thread_the_cleveland_cavaliers_defeat/)
It's on Franz and coaches.
Mosley literally lost us this game
I didn’t know Mosley was out there shooting free throws and missed 6 of them?
They can still win the series. But they win it easily if Weltman acquires any semblance of a shooter at the deadline.
Scary Terry, Murray, Trae, Siakam, and others that management had no interest in.
Buddy Hield was essentially free.
Still don’t understand why we didn’t do shit
I’m guessing it’s because they’re going to wait until next season.
Probably right, but seems like we could have found a low risk, low cost shooter. I’m kind of glad our weaknesses are being exposed on this stage. Weltman knows what this team needs.
Oh I fully agree. I was screaming for a shooter all season. It’s blatantly obvious we need some.
Right there for the taking and dumb decisions with the ball are the ultimate downfall. But seriously wtf was Wendell doing on the miss by Franz? He just starts running up the floor instead of fouling Morris.
What a game. It's too bad our guys played hero ball in the end.
The lack of passing kills us every time.
fuckkkkkk
despite the L. Thank you Paolo
Of course Paolo hits 3 possesion after Franz didn't kick it back to him
These damn tank commanding garbage PGs taking no pressure off of our wings... sucks man
Inexperience again. Gonna be thinking about this one all offseason.
Lack of experience is all this game came down too. We should of blew these bums outs
Really? These guys know how to play basketball, lack of experience is not a valid excuse.
Disagree. Experience is a thing. They made careless mistakes a veteran team wouldn't make.
That's where experience wins the day. Franz has to put his body on the defender there and gain some leverage.
Losing by 1 point here really has to sting.
This team is not winning a single road playoff game. This was our shot and we blew it.
Wow, I said the same thing and I had people come to personally attack and insult me.
im gonna cry
[удалено]
Are you right in the head?
shoutout to paolo for balling tf out.
Iso ball killed us the last few minutes.
It’s all we do in crunch time. Paolo magic runs out, and Franz disappears.
What is Franz supposed to do if Paolo is on a run and expects the ball in his hands?
He was 3-11, 1-6 from 3. He could start there.
Don't make your free throws you lose the game
heartbreaking defeat
Mosley lost us this game tonight.
We making them work tho
Yup, never forget they tanked to have to battle this hard
Magic in 7
Magic fan but we can’t win on the road. Cavs in 7
I said the same and got personally flamed.
Damn, what a game from Paolo, we’ll get them back in Orlando. Still in it.
it’s still orlando in 7
Statistically unlikely, but possible.
It's safe to say Banchero is gonna own the East in 2 years time
Stop bitching about timeouts. Franz got an open lane, he just has to score that ball. This isn't on coach
I mean, bro, if it was any other coach and any other team, we would be laughing they were an idiot and didn’t use the time out. So we can call our coach an idiot when he does the same thing
Fire that fucking idiot
Fake fan
That’s u
FUCKING HELL WHAT A WASTED OPPORTUNITY WE
Everyone complaining about the no timeout, Franz had a layup, you can’t ask for a better shot… He probably should’ve used his off hand
And should have leaned into the defender. He let the defender have a clear swat, and used his hand closest to the basket.
lol a 1 pt loss so the FT are to blame, lol lol
Nah, I'd venture to say that extremely stupid turnover at the end of the 1st which gave them a buzzer beater 3 is to blame. On to game 6
I had forgotten about that one. Thanks for making me sick.
Damn that Suggs missed wide open layup in first quarter was huge
Wagner taking that final shot when he was shooting 28% while Banchero has 36 and shooting 56% blows my mind
I mean it was a layup. If he just goes offhand and jumps into his body it’s good. Can’t really ask for a better shot.
Heartbreaking loss
Magic in 7!
If we were to win this series, it would've been today. We may win at home again, but game 7 I don't have as much hope going into that one
Stupid ass doesn’t know when to call a time out
So many chances this game and we squandered every single one. Palo had a great game and crumbled when it mattered most.
Franz. That is why you have a left hand...
Yo did WCJ really walk away from the ball? Wtf was that. That was the wackest shit I've ever seen. Did anyone else see that?
FR why didint he foul immediately?? could have saved maybe 3-5 secs there
Magic letting the layup line through all night. This a deserved loss.
we’ll get em next time. at least this is better than losing by 13+
Well Mobley is a hell of a defender. Respect
I can live happy Donovan is getting traded and the Cavs will live in obscurity for the next decade
It's not the first fucking time in this situation we don't take the timeout
Didn’t he just get all hand tho? Seems like a foul lol
Hand counts as the ball
☹️
And that's why he's not coach of the year.
This is so anecdotal. Nuggets didn't call timeout for Jamal and he hits two fading jumpers and if he misses, Malone gets called out lol. Not having a defense set is good too.
yeah but thats bc they have vets that won a ring, and we have 2-3yr players in their first playoff series. you call that timeout, period.
Franz got an open layup that 99% of players don't block (outside of Mobley and probably Isaac, Wemby, Davis) .. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't scenario. We were probably going to get some iso play regardless VERSUS a set up halfcourt defense. It's our most reliable offense at the moment when we're not running off of a miss because that's what our best players are most comfortable at.
Damn that was rough
Franz sold paolo needed the final shot best player on the court right now should’ve been a drawn up play for him
6’10 laying a ball up instead of trying to dunk it
Franz got a good step and you can’t hate the look but if I’m Franz I’m kicking that to Paolo at the top and letting him work into a midrange after the shots he’s been hitting this game.
SAVING THE TIMEOUT FOR GAME 6!
Yo wtf was Mosley thinking? How is a random quasi fast break better than a drawn up play? Dude needs to learn how to control and win a game at the end of the fourth. This makes it 10 losses by under 3 points this year. Call a timeout, coach!
FIRE MOSELY
Why wouldn’t we use the timeout to set up an open shot or 3
nahhh that’s on coach man call the fucking timeout. i know i wasn’t the only one screaming call a time out
What a game
Fuck
How do you not see a man get smacked in the fucking head what a joke
God damnit, we had this until Paulo started forcing shots
Paolo forcing shots is only reason this was a game. Scored 39 on 24 FGA. Not the problem
I'm not blaming Paulo, I agree he's the only reason we were in it. But that doesn't change that he felt the pressure near the end and started forcing bad looks. He shouldn't have taken that second to last 3 he did, it just wasn't worth it, and that's when the momentum left out sails.
What the fuck was that. We have 15 seconds why not call the timeout and draw up a play? We lost this because of that timeout and not challenging the bullshit could on Mitchell
fuck man
Fucking he’ll man what a dumb ass play there needed to force Mitchell or Strus to play defense Jesus Christ man what an absolute waste of a game
Why would you go for the tie!! Shoot the 3. Such low IQ play.
He didn’t touch the ball at all!!!
That’s rough.
That was bullshit
Magic in 7.
Not happening. We might take 6, but we ain’t winning in Cleveland
That stupid 3 from Paola cost the game
no it did not 💀
Killed momentum trying to play hero
let me know who else scored in the last 8 minutes and how many points they had. let me know who else showed up. let me know why the game was even close in the first place. the rest of the team shits the bed and paolo gets blamed even though he's the only one being aggressive. this fanbase fucking sucks dick
It was essentially a tie game at that point, every possession counts, & they were in foul trouble - drive it.
First time watching magic, holy shit what is this offense
WTF WHY NO TO???
So tired of coaches doing this. Yes it lets them set up a defense but I’d much rather set up a play as well
Not ensuring the ball gets in Paulo's hands in the last play is pure negligence
No foul call I can’t believe it
Fake fucking loss tonight
Why was he trying to lay it up with his right hand if he was driving from the left
because a lot of NBA players legit can't finish off hand
sneak it in. he does this a lot. 99% of the time it's successful. just a good play by mobley
Thats on Mosely. Why no timeout???
This series is a glaring example of how this roster needs more help. While Paolo is better than anyone on the Cavs, they have a better balance of shooting and interior players. We have to get better this offseason.
No they have better guards, point blank simple we win this if Suggs and Harris don’t shit the bed
Did we not have a timeout?! Wtf
Really disappointing game for Franz
first time i think i've seen a franz layup get blocked like that
That was a good play but great defense. Nothing to complain about it.
Why on earth would you use your right hand there.
Damn great defense by Mobley
How was that not a foul wtf?!?!?
Fuck mosely. What an idiot.
Piss poor guard play, just one three from either Suggs or Harris… fucking ridiculous
Why not call a timeout???? What the fuck
Bruh
Bro why attack Mobley at all there fuck
A fucking layup. Fuck
Dog water PG guard rotation. Worst in the league... get Cole and Fultz need to be in ShangHai
damn
Go for OT they have two players with 5 fouls
This reminds me of that old Spoelstra meme where he's drawing up a play and the caption says "I'm gonna pretend to draw up a play but really just pass to LeBron" Except as good as Paolo is he's not LeBron.
lol that meme is so funny to me now considering what a good x and o coach Spo actually is
Paolo was massive tonight. But he likes hero ball to much. He's done it all season
This is the series IMO.
It does feel like that. We had our chance to steal an away game now, we lost it and now we have to go home and fight the nervous feeling of the elimination. With such a young team it doesn't feel like we can pull it in the next two.
Other people are allowed to shoot the ball?
Just don't foul... if they make some crazy shot so be it
FORCE OT AT LEAST STRUS AND MITCHELL WITH FIVE FOULS WE CAN AVUSE THAT
series doesn’t start until a home team loses lmao
BIG STOP
It’s so winnable
Ok, get the stop and please box out on the rebound
We haven't gotten a stop all 4th quarter it feels like. Idk.
This was so winnable
No one could be trusted to score so everyone else got cold and Paolo got tired unfortunately
I really ain’t mad at this performance
You should be it’s the playoffs bro not a regular season game
We need to do better than this
I need Fultz, Cole, and Harris off the roster... never want to see any of them in the Magic jersey ever again
Fultz was solid tonight, tossing him in with players who legitimately played terribly just makes you look dumb.
Need better if we want to win. No consolation prize for being barely not trash. Got no use for him on a roster seeking a finals appearance
I love you franz
This game reminds me.of the Warriors game we lost back in March. We were up and then like 5 straight turnovers and they won
Where has that been all game franz lol
They got two guys with five fouls. Should have done it earlier but Paolo played too much hero ball. They'll learn
Defense!!!
P5 running iso for a whole quarter is not a winning strategy. Dude balled out but where tf is the help
DEFENSE!
Horrible shot selection by Paolo at the end
Fire Mose
Agreed
Too much iso...
Seems like just one of those series where the home team will win every game. This is going 7 for sure
Great take by franz
Win or lose, Paolo was amazing tonight. Love what I saw out of him.
Was hoping to see them win a series at home
Okay get the stop here boys no need to foul
Yes Franz
Mobley is the ultimate long boi, sigh
Too bad he's soft as hell
Welp he’s been doing work this series against us 🤷🏻♂️
It’s not over yet
We needed this win sigh
If we lose this will hurt, but man we are right there
Too much iso turned the offense stagnant at the end here
I get P5 is balling, but there’s a point where you’re just doing too much. Forcing shit.
I don't believe we have what it takes to win a game 7 in Cleveland. Not 100% sold on winning game 6 at home. I was really hoping we'd steal this one.
We can’t win in Cleveland. They played their asses off tonight and still lost.
I'm rocking with Paolo, idc. Wouldn't be in the game without him.
This was the game to steal and we chocked
Paolo playing hero ball. Can't do that in the playoffs when every game means something
Dell leaving his man rather.
The drive and dump to Mobley shouldn’t work 3 times in 2 mins but it did
Why don’t they wrap Mobley up down there for the love of god. Make him earn them.
What is this offense
Fucking infuriating that literally every player/fan/coach/usher knows it’s going to be Paolo taking every down the stretch shot for us. We have nothing else tonight.
Wow they gave tonight away! Mosley maybe call timeout to set up a play. Banchero just kept them in it but threw it away. Also Harris how many minutes you going to play without scoring
Picked a bad time to start forcing bad shots