2024 NBA Playoffs - East 1st Round: #4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. #5 Orlando Magic (CLE leads 3-2)

[Iwasawitness]

Anyone watching this game that isn't from Orlando or Cleveland, get some help

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I've genuinely enjoyed watching this even if it doesn't involve my team winning. Ugly and gritty basketball is underrated.

[Blacksheep25]

Besides like 6-4, has Orlando led this series for even a second in the second quarter? Felt like a replay of game 1. Cavs take it to 15-20. Orlando highlight is cutting it to 9, Cavs wake up and take it right back to 15.

[Revived]

Is Orlando the worst playoff team in NBA history?

Warned for trolling.
- ccs

[Iwasawitness]

Is Orlando the worst playoff team in NBA history?

Let's not do this. They don't even belong in the discussion. There's been far, FAR worse than this.

[Iwasawitness]

Jarrett Allen with a 20 rebound game. He's proving a lot of his doubters wrong with his performance in this series so far.

[JujitsuFlip]

Oof, Franz holding his shoulder at the end of the game.

[JujitsuFlip]

Well, Cavs did what they were supposed to and protected home court.

Game 3 is on Thursday!

[JujitsuFlip]

It is funny to see the coaches 2 different ideologies on rotations. Cavs played a tight 8 man rotation, which is pretty typical for this time of year, Magic went with 11 guys seeing floor time.

[Iwasawitness]

Orlando's team is going to be scary good when they work out the kinks and develop internally. They have so much talent and are very deep. I'm glad they're getting the chance to experience this so they can get better as a team.

[ORLMagicGirl15]

Orlando won 4th quarter of game 1 by 1pt. Theyve lost every other quarter of the series so far. Im not sure how theyll adjust. Theyll prolly take 1 at home but this is a quick series

It's the 1st quarter that is killing us. We are digging ourselves out of a hole every game because of our shooting. Our defense is fine, but we need to rebound as well.

[thelead]

Orlando's team is going to be scary good when they work out the kinks and develop internally. They have so much talent and are very deep. I'm glad they're getting the chance to experience this so they can get better as a team.

We have to sign a big and trade for a guard this summer. The guard FA market is fairly light which is why I say 'trade for a guard'.

I'm hoping we throw a large contract at IHart to combat bigs like Allen. And then trade for a guard like Dejounte or Sexton. We may still have money to sign a legit shooter too but we desperately need a BIG big and a dynamic guard to start.

[RookieStar]

Well good to see they never give up.

Game 3 is probably the best chance of me making my wish come true that we can win 1 playoff game.

But more importantly, hope Suggs is 100% and can play at home. Thatbreplay of his injury was scary. I felt it from my screen.

[SOUL]

Orlando's team is going to be scary good when they work out the kinks and develop internally. They have so much talent and are very deep. I'm glad they're getting the chance to experience this so they can get better as a team.

Really? Our game thread wants us to fire our coach and rebuild our rebuild.

[durden_tyler]

And it's time to remind everyone that the Cavs intentionally blew a big lead to the mighty Charlotte Hornets in the last game of the regular season to get this first round pairing with the Orlando Magic. Genius indeed.

[Vee-Rex]

Is Orlando the worst playoff team in NBA history?

Maybe if you only just started watching the league this year.

[JJ_PR]

Orlando may not be the worst playoff team ever, but they sure are the team with the worst spacing I've ever seen.

This series is like last year's Cavs vs Knicks, except that Cavs are the Knicks & Orlando is Cleveland of last year.

The Magic have zero spacing, & their two most important players are average defenders. They are also not very good rebounders, even though both of them are bigs.

[JujitsuFlip]

Orlando's team is going to be scary good when they work out the kinks and develop internally. They have so much talent and are very deep. I'm glad they're getting the chance to experience this so they can get better as a team.

Really? Our game thread wants us to fire our coach and rebuild our rebuild.

You all can have about $60 million in cap space if ya want, while retaining your top 3 players. Sounds like the sky is the limit.

[jkvonny]

Besides like 6-4, has Orlando led this series for even a second in the second quarter? Felt like a replay of game 1. Cavs take it to 15-20. Orlando highlight is cutting it to 9, Cavs wake up and take it right back to 15.

Not yet.

Cavs lead both games wire to wire. Played catch up all day in both games. But, trailed big and then but cut down the lead /margin for a respectable loss.

Magic defense keeps them in the game, but they need to start making their shots offensively.
Maybe they will do it at home in Orlando.

[jkvonny]

Is Orlando the worst playoff team in NBA history?

Overreaction alert!

[thelead]

Orlando's team is going to be scary good when they work out the kinks and develop internally. They have so much talent and are very deep. I'm glad they're getting the chance to experience this so they can get better as a team.

Really? Our game thread wants us to fire our coach and rebuild our rebuild.

You all can have about $60 million in cap space if ya want, while retaining your top 3 players. Sounds like the sky is the limit.

The problem is that the FA market is pretty weak. It seems like the paths towards improvement are trades and through the draft these days.

That trade for Mitchell was the exact right move for the Cavs. There was no other way to land that type of talent in Cleveland. The Magic are facing a similar reality this summer.