2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #5 Orlando Magic (CLE WINS 4-3)

Iwasawitness · Post #1301 » by **Iwasawitness** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:35 pm

As I expected, the Magic are back down to earth. But I don’t like what I’ve been seeing from the Cavaliers offense.

JujitsuFlip · Post #1302 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:35 pm

Cavs should have a 10 point lead but i understand its on TNT and competing with day 3 of the NFL draft, so the refs are gonna keep the Magic in it with some god awful officiating.

cdubbz · Post #1303 » by **cdubbz** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:36 pm

You CAN'T get a technical for pointing at a player even if its considered taunting. Come on...

Would be hilarious if all the players pointed at their opponents after every bucket just to call out how silly the technical is.

Post #1304 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:36 pm

Yeah good energy push and comeback by Magic. You can see the inexperience but credit to them for upping the intensity to make up for it. Control what you can.

Iwasawitness · Post #1305 » by **Iwasawitness** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:36 pm

tdotrep2 wrote:How's Mobley been doing? I kept hearing he was the second coming.

Defensively he’s having one hell of a series, and he played very well offensively in the first two games. So far he’s playing fine in this one.

Wolfgang630 · Post #1306 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:36 pm

The NBA is pathetic. You can't show any emotion. What's wrong with Wagner is doing? I want to see more of that from players in the PLAYOFFS. It's so lame. The NBA is killing taunting out of the league.

cdubbz · Post #1307 » by **cdubbz** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:37 pm

thelead wrote:Man... I thought the NBA was going to crack down on offensive players jumping into defenders... hasn't happened all year

Right?

It was cringy that Mitchell was clapping after that play as if he really did something.

JujitsuFlip · Post #1308 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:37 pm

cdubbz wrote:You CAN'T get a technical for pointing at a player even if its considered taunting. Come on...

Would be hilarious if all the players pointed at their opponents after every bucket just to call out how silly the technical is.

If they're gonna T up Strus for throwing his hands up after getting his 2nd foul on a bogus call then Franz was obviously getting a tech there.

Post #1309 » by **jbk1234** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:38 pm

I don't know about sending all 5 guys back on defense after the shot goes up, at least someone has to crash the boards so you're not one and done every possession.

Tor_Raps · Post #1310 » by **Tor_Raps** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:39 pm

JujitsuFlip wrote:
cdubbz wrote:You CAN'T get a technical for pointing at a player even if its considered taunting. Come on...

Would be hilarious if all the players pointed at their opponents after every bucket just to call out how silly the technical is.
If they're gonna T up Strus for throwing his hands up after getting his 2nd foul on a bogus call then Franz was obviously getting a tech there.

Neither should be techs tbh.

Post #1311 » by **jbk1234** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:39 pm

Niang is just killing us. He can't get his shot off against Issac.

cdubbz · Post #1312 » by **cdubbz** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:40 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:The NBA is pathetic. You can't show any emotion. What's wrong with Wagner is doing? I want to see more of that from players in the PLAYOFFS. It's so lame. The NBA is killing taunting out of the league.

Nothing was the same after Malice in the Palace.

Chuck Everett · Post #1313 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:42 pm

Wolfgang630 wrote:The NBA is pathetic. You can't show any emotion. What's wrong with Wagner is doing? I want to see more of that from players in the PLAYOFFS. It's so lame. The NBA is killing taunting out of the league.

And we wonder why we have no rivalries.

Chuck Everett · Post #1314 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:46 pm

Jolting Joe Ingles.

I like the Cavs giving Mobley more touches. This kid has so much talent.

Chuck Everett · Post #1315 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:49 pm

Mitchell having a much better game this afternoon.

Wolfgang630 · Post #1316 » by **Wolfgang630** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:49 pm

Maybe we’ll get a close game at the end. Feels like it’s heading in that direction

JujitsuFlip · Post #1317 » by **JujitsuFlip** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:50 pm

jbk1234 wrote:Niang is just killing us. He can't get his shot off against Issac.

Nor can he guard him, gotta get him off the court.

Chuck Everett · Post #1318 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:52 pm

Paulo's a freight train in transition.

Post #1319 » by **G R E Y** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:52 pm

Wow Isaac gets that 3 going more consistently he's the ultimate modern game player.

Already a two - way threat.

Chuck Everett · Post #1320 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 5:54 pm

Great two man game by Levert and Allen.

Who wins?