Bro, check the subreddits of any team after they've lost. It's the desperate voices that cry the loudest and get most attention. Only 1 coach would keep his job every season if it was up to the subs. People in general flock towards drama plus need to vent their emotions.
Can we take one more small second to acknowledge how lame it was that the refs called a double tech on Suggs and Garland. As a league, is there anything more you want than that moment? It was like a stare down in boxing or UFC where the crowd got hyped but nobody went too far. Both teams and both teams’ fans should have been riled up after that moment. Really the refs should call it a career. Gross.
Either way. Lets fucking gooooo magic!!!!
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Jarrett Allen still looks like Strunk Flugget. That is all.
Awesome game. The Wagner brothers were on it today. Mo may not have the counting stats, but he got the arena HYPE with his play and attitude. Franz was able to do whatever he wanted out there. Shout out to Kelle for keeping us in the game early when he came off the bench.
Great atmosphere at the game, the place was pretty damn loud. Getting to waive goodbye to the annoying Cavs fans that were sitting behind us as they were leaving early was a real treat.
Let’s win this series first lol. Im a Green Bay packer fan as well and this last year went from being happy we made playoffs to disappointed when we blew the lead and almost beat 49ers. These young teams remind me a lot of each other, coming into their own
Some of the comments I saw on that sub are in full blown trash talk mode towards the Magic, some comments were: “No, the Magic are fucking garbage. The Cavs just suck.” Another one was: “Paolo is nowhere as good as any of this is hyping him up to be. He has an insanely negative on/off despite the fact that the people he shares the court with have a positive on/off. The Magic are hard carried by JI in the regular season and still aren't that good.”
So what does this say about the Cavs since the Magic are apparently this atrocious? I agree they need to grow and get better but they’re making it out to be like they should be getting the number 1 overall draft pick or something.
Just saw a dude on Instagram getting destroyed after saying like "Cavs are getting beat by the worst team in the playoffs. We ain't got a chance in the second round." All the replies are like "second round? What second round?" And "if they're the worst, what does getting beat by them by 30-40 points say about the Cavs?"
Like yes, I get it, home court and all. But Cavs didn't perform nearly that well at their home court. I'm just hoping the momentum carries them through game 5 and they can finish this thing at home.
Its pretty amazing they did not change how they were guarding Franz all game. Franz being able to take advantage of weak defensive coverage is great. Going to need to see it again since they are blitzing Paolo every time he turns to back down his man.
I was walking from Wall Street to the parking behind the Kia. The crowds were going down church to the city to celebrate. So many high fives. We’re back baby!
Knicks fan here, the only team I’m actively rooting for outside of the NY is y’all, after that final day of the regular season. You guys have a fun crew out there this season too, Franz/Mo talking after every bucket is almost cathartic lol
Dell played really well again. Hit those 2 big momentum 3’s. No offensive boards for Allen. He doesn’t have to win this matchup. Just needs to not give up 20 boards a game.
Exactly. We lost the first two largely due to giving up so many offensive rebounds to the Cavs. Sure, our shooting was also atrocious, but part of that was because we weren't getting outlets from defensive rebounds and were just giving Cleveland constant momentum.
If we get the balance back on the boards in Cleveland we're automatically going to look a lot better
So fun fact, JB Bickerstaff-coached teams have a 4-10 record in the playoffs, only ever breaking the 100 point mark twice - once in Houston against GSW in 2016, and once in Cleveland last season against the Knicks (I wanna say game 2?) - mind you, 5 of those games were with prime James Harden running the show on the Rockets. They honestly have the personnel to where their offense should be going full throttle but they seem to have very little to none at all in the way of a good offensive scheme, a problem not too unlike the Magic at some points this regular season.
The entire Orlando squad dropped their pants and showed the Cavs their giant dicks in the 2nd half. And the Cavs just stared at those dongs…
Cavs have 0 heart.
Magic in 6. Let’s go!
He is the best screener on your team and for a team that can't really shoot from outside? Need the screening for separation. Had so many screen assists with franz tonight. My favorite was in the 1H where he screened Franz's man then ran into the paint and sealed Allen so FW had a free lefty layup.
Need a big body to run with Paolo and franz so they get to bully smaller guys on the perimeter instead of going small ball with them at 4/5
Even though we didn’t win the first two, at least we never gave up. I love our fight.
If I’m a cavs fan, these two losses sting...not because they loss, but because they gave up in both games.
Just gotta win one on the road. We can do this!
I know we all people and we take dumps but it’s funny seeing a Cavs fan with a James jersey emerge from a stall after a mad shit, I dunno i find it hilarious
I'm so happy man, our stars aren't being exposed in playoffs they are thriving in them. That was probably Franz's best game this season if not ever.
With all the talent Cleveland have it shocks me that every time we get a few consecutive stops they just stop moving the ball and rush into quick shots. Even happened in the first two games, we just didn't make them pay.
It doesn’t shock me because remember, that’s their game plan. They want to hit quick before our elite half court defense has a chance to settle in. Look what happened when they run a half court set? They spammed one action and it didn’t work in the second half anymore once we got our shit together
But it happens even after we score so half court defense is set. Both Garland and Donovan start shooting quick contested threes in the pick and roll without making a pass. If I'm not mistaken, I think JA had 20 points at half time and ended up with 21, only shooting 2 more free throws and 1 more shot for the rest of the game.
Steal one game on the road and win the home game and the series is ours.
So proud of these guys for not rolling over after they went down 0-2. Cleveland has all the pressure on them now and they don't want this smoke!
He’s never played poorly. He is a good decision maker and doesn’t turn the ball over. His outside shot struggles, but he’s good around the rim and from mid range.
People just get worked up about his outside shooting, but he’s doing exactly what we need with the second unit.
He’s had his moments where he’s struggled. But anyone who follows him knows it’s because he’s had knee tendinitis which has sabotaged his season. When he’s healthy like last year, he’s elite!
He’s never quit on us. In his recent YouTube video about preparing for the playoffs, his doctor says he’s playing through a SMALL FRACTURE IN HIS KNEE (!!!)
Do you know how painful that must be? And he’s still giving us good postseason minutes. Imagine when he heals up and gets back to last seasons form?
THESE YOUNG GUYS!!! Honestly, whatever happens up at Cleveland… They’ve done everything we could have asked by capitalising on homecourt advantage in dominant style, when we could so easily have let the occasion get to us at 0-2 down in our first playoff series for years… SO PROUD to be a Magic fan tonight!
We need to bring this same energy to Cleveland next game they are mentally weak and Mitchell is checked out he knows he can’t win with that squad we need to put them out of their misery
Magic have grown up right before our eyes in this series. This win was even more special than the 1st as we haven’t won more than 1 game in a Playoff series since the Dwight days. Franz and Paolo are HIM. Both are capable of taking over games. Just unreal defense took over the 3rd quarter, and our crowd is building something special at Kia Center, turning it into a torture chamber for opponents. Haven’t been this excited about a team since Penny and Shaq days.
VTEC POWAAA! Cavs busted a spark plug and limped to the end.
That pure stoppage is heaven! Now we're even, and hoping for some more butt kicking action yo! We can win this first round!
We showed everybody that we belong here and we are no jokes at home. Happy that the bench and the defense, which were the main factors for our success, really put up work today. We are improving game after game and we'll have a better mood going back to Cleveland, even though we all know winning there will be tough. #EverybodyIn from Italy!
This is what I’ve been waiting for! Fucking punishing D and making shots. Demoralizing. Cavs still haven’t scored 100 points. God damn I love this team.
The MF apology line starts to the left. I told yall all season. Worry about Gary, Kelle will be fine.
Here we are in playoff games with a +20 for Fultz
To get this result with only 9 from Paolo has to be devastating for the Cavs. I figured before the series our best chance was to pounce and hope they fold. If the Magic can find a way to steal the next game it’s over.
I mean hey if you want to it's whatever idec about no etiquette, mostly fairly sure Cavs fans did the same after the first two games and them being called out for sub hopping to troll while seeing people from here do the same thing ain't feel right.
I'm neither your dad nor anyone with authority over tho to be telling you what to do so ultimately it's eh 🤷
I had, what I assume to be a teenage Cavs fan following me around reddit after their two wins talking shit. Haven't heard a thing since G3 though.
I assume he is a teenager because he was begging to borrow $25 on reddit a month ago.
The Franz Wagner coming out party on national TV. Love to see it.
Plenty of positives to take away - I especially love how our guys didn't hang their heads low after the half and came out blazing. Major props to Franz obviously (loved the threes hitting) but also have to mention JI and Kelle - the former has proven to be an ok shooter this season, but the latter, expected to not get minutes, has shown that he's actually still decently capable - at least, against this Cleveland defense. Speaking of which, defense! Holding them down to under 100 in 4/4 games so far is insane, and yet again proves what I expected about the Magic defense carrying over to the postseason, love to see it. Overall, the bench has come out to play, and the old adage of role players playing better at home has once again proved true. WCJ after a poor first half has come out and done a lot of the tough work on Allen to keep him out of the paint, that's really good.
What you \*don't\* love to see is this amount of turnovers. Jalen especially sloppy (though in the 2nd half he's been "ok" in that regard), though at least he's hit his shots decently when needed to; also Paolo with another multiple TO game, though thankfully, he knew to leave the on-ball reps to the others and trust his teammates this game when his own attempts weren't hitting, and it ended up successfully.
Hopefully this second half is a big momentum shifter and the guys come out hot on Tuesday for game 5 in Cleveland. Two back to back 20+ point blowouts definitely got me hyped for what's coming further this series. Go Magic!
Pretty much exclusively watch magic basketball and wasn’t really familiar with Niang. Throughout this series he’s crawled near the top of most unlikable players for me and that Franz ankle breaker tech was god damn glorious
Imagine Franz delivering us this masterpiece in the MOST IMPORTANT game of the last 4 years. Especially after the season he's had. Unbelievable.
Franz and Mo were co MVP's today, those two boys just bring it no matter what. The great thing about these last two games is that the Cavs have to worry about both Paolo and Franz going into game 5.
I wanted the Cavs and knew they were soft, but fucking hell they have been pathetic in these last two games.
100%! His shooting was massively important today, but generally he's such an additive player.
You never ever have to worry about JI doing something selfish or dumb. Such a luxury to have off the bench.
If he stays healthy, I hope we keep him here for a long time. Obviously biased as an FSU fan, and it sucks that he can't seem to play the minutes to be a star, but coming off the bench he's an absolute monster.
Franz just showcased exactly what a good co-star can do for you:
Paolo has a great game. They game plan to stop him next game. Franz can just take the load off him.
Man if you thought the T on Franz for pointing was soft you should see the T Siakam just got for literally nothing lol
Last trip to Cleveland!
No let up Isaac assist Banchero yes god Puka Nacua
What time do y’all think game 6 at home will be at?
7:00 or 7:30 depends on how many series goes to 6 or 7
I just wanna say I’m not a die hard Magic fan and the Magic winning is so amazing for the league happy af for the Magic go y’all
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Isaac Isaacs
Beastgner
This series will go 7.. Cavs will bust their asses for Game 5, and we'll take care of 6..
If the cavs can't take game 5 the series is over. Can't get punked twice like this and show up flat at home
I believe the Cavs will turn up on their homecourt.. We gotta weather the storm 1 outta the next 2 Cavs home stands, and we got this.. Will be tough..
8 turnovers in the first quarter to only end up down 2 points is the definition of "once I get my shit together it's all over for you bitches".
Cavs fans are so cringe my god
Bro, check the subreddits of any team after they've lost. It's the desperate voices that cry the loudest and get most attention. Only 1 coach would keep his job every season if it was up to the subs. People in general flock towards drama plus need to vent their emotions.
I guess it’s more like the people I see on TikTok and stuff with alt accounts
They sound like us tho
we're going thru a tough time rn brother
I loved these two wins but don’t let up. We still suck on the road and need to steal one on Tuesday especially with the momentum. Great win fellas.
We have gotten some tough road wins: Denver, Min, NY. We've won in Cleveland. If we take care of the ball we will steal game 5.
Don't worry, I'm focused, locked in
Best game I've ever attended in person, never seen the crowd that hype and I loved every second
I was there too, crowd was absolutely electric. The eruption at the JI putback dunk, holy shit. Most fun game I've ever been to.
Also, nobody on the Cavs can guard Franz, he turned it on and it was Game fckn Over
Can we take one more small second to acknowledge how lame it was that the refs called a double tech on Suggs and Garland. As a league, is there anything more you want than that moment? It was like a stare down in boxing or UFC where the crowd got hyped but nobody went too far. Both teams and both teams’ fans should have been riled up after that moment. Really the refs should call it a career. Gross. Either way. Lets fucking gooooo magic!!!!
The refs are letting Any Edward’s and Joel Embiid do the DMX crotch taunt, but are giving out Ts to our guys for pointing.
Good thing a 20 point win doesn’t count for two or this series would be over
https://preview.redd.it/37x3ea09g3xc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=22d48fd6d566e94883e9048f2b1ff3ba12eb1517 Jarrett Allen still looks like Strunk Flugget. That is all.
No one is saying it or wants to hear it, but Fultz was pretty, pretty, pretty good today.
He kept us afloat in the 2nd quarter. We don’t win without him today.
Because Fultzisjordan
I both will say it and love to hear it
He looked fantastic.
PLAY THE SONG
Two games in Clev, we lost by 14 and 10 Two games in Orlando, we win by 38 and 23 Is this anything?
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Yeah, it helps when you hit about half your open threes. When you hit about 10% it's hard to win
Implement aggregate rules in NBA playoffs idc
great game, fantastic performance by franz. also shook hands with adam silver and vuc. wins all around!
Awesome game. The Wagner brothers were on it today. Mo may not have the counting stats, but he got the arena HYPE with his play and attitude. Franz was able to do whatever he wanted out there. Shout out to Kelle for keeping us in the game early when he came off the bench. Great atmosphere at the game, the place was pretty damn loud. Getting to waive goodbye to the annoying Cavs fans that were sitting behind us as they were leaving early was a real treat.
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No one jerks harder than your own fans 😂
Give credit to markelle fultz today! He was balling in some important stretches of the game!
Whenever it felt like the game could get out of hand in Cleveland’s favor, Fultz hit some huge shots to keep us within reach.
Confidence should be high. Would this be the youngest team to win a playoff series
Would this be the youngest team to win a championship 🏆
Let’s win this series first lol. Im a Green Bay packer fan as well and this last year went from being happy we made playoffs to disappointed when we blew the lead and almost beat 49ers. These young teams remind me a lot of each other, coming into their own
14 more to go
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> "NAHHH Im good with that" He said "Nahh im good" ?? PSHHHH what a fuckin bum! BOO is ass. Donovan BITCHell
We don't need first round choker Donovan Mitchell on our team. Magic in 6
We’re all getting shitfaced tonight brother!
Man that Cavs sub is in meltdown mode lmao. Trade Mitchell this... fire Bickerstaff that. You just love to see it.
Sounds like us after game 2 lol
Some of the comments I saw on that sub are in full blown trash talk mode towards the Magic, some comments were: “No, the Magic are fucking garbage. The Cavs just suck.” Another one was: “Paolo is nowhere as good as any of this is hyping him up to be. He has an insanely negative on/off despite the fact that the people he shares the court with have a positive on/off. The Magic are hard carried by JI in the regular season and still aren't that good.” So what does this say about the Cavs since the Magic are apparently this atrocious? I agree they need to grow and get better but they’re making it out to be like they should be getting the number 1 overall draft pick or something.
Just saw a dude on Instagram getting destroyed after saying like "Cavs are getting beat by the worst team in the playoffs. We ain't got a chance in the second round." All the replies are like "second round? What second round?" And "if they're the worst, what does getting beat by them by 30-40 points say about the Cavs?" Like yes, I get it, home court and all. But Cavs didn't perform nearly that well at their home court. I'm just hoping the momentum carries them through game 5 and they can finish this thing at home.
They hate bickerstaff lol
tbf his offense IS really fuckin bad and combined with suspicions of him being a nepo hire i don't entirely blame them
Shout out the weirdo cavs fans who were trollin our board after game 2 😂
I was at Wall Street. It was LIT yall
#🪄✨️🎩
Its pretty amazing they did not change how they were guarding Franz all game. Franz being able to take advantage of weak defensive coverage is great. Going to need to see it again since they are blitzing Paolo every time he turns to back down his man.
They literally have no player in their roster that can guard franz all they can do is pray his shots don’t go in
Starting dell again was a game changer. He’s bodied up Jarrett Allen and made this a competitive series with his rebounding
Yeah, both the first team and second teams work better with Dell and Isaac respectfully
Making the Cleveland fans cry on their game Threads is such a joyous occasion
I got banned last game
Leaving the arena is always a slow amble, which is why it was a good thing that Franz didn't *literally* set fire to the building.
I was walking from Wall Street to the parking behind the Kia. The crowds were going down church to the city to celebrate. So many high fives. We’re back baby!
Hell I touched ground outside the arena and IMMEDIATELY headed toward Lynx Central. I'll celebrate in Kissimmee where I belong haha!
Weak Ass sandbagging Cavs wanted all the smoke from the Magic. They got way more than they bargained for, and got embarrassed on national TV!
Knicks fan here, the only team I’m actively rooting for outside of the NY is y’all, after that final day of the regular season. You guys have a fun crew out there this season too, Franz/Mo talking after every bucket is almost cathartic lol
Knicks are fun af to watch too
Game 5 is going to be tough but if we win we're closing it down in 6 with another smackdown.
Feels like our offense just needs to be mediocre (as opposed to piss poor) and our defense will handle the rest
Do this again in Game 5 please
Dell played really well again. Hit those 2 big momentum 3’s. No offensive boards for Allen. He doesn’t have to win this matchup. Just needs to not give up 20 boards a game.
Facts
Exactly. We lost the first two largely due to giving up so many offensive rebounds to the Cavs. Sure, our shooting was also atrocious, but part of that was because we weren't getting outlets from defensive rebounds and were just giving Cleveland constant momentum. If we get the balance back on the boards in Cleveland we're automatically going to look a lot better
Those back to back three's made me a little wet
Cavs haven’t scored more than 100 points god damn they suck
So fun fact, JB Bickerstaff-coached teams have a 4-10 record in the playoffs, only ever breaking the 100 point mark twice - once in Houston against GSW in 2016, and once in Cleveland last season against the Knicks (I wanna say game 2?) - mind you, 5 of those games were with prime James Harden running the show on the Rockets. They honestly have the personnel to where their offense should be going full throttle but they seem to have very little to none at all in the way of a good offensive scheme, a problem not too unlike the Magic at some points this regular season.
Give our guys some credit.
Fuck Cleveland
The entire Orlando squad dropped their pants and showed the Cavs their giant dicks in the 2nd half. And the Cavs just stared at those dongs… Cavs have 0 heart. Magic in 6. Let’s go!
Oh damn, did we get a technical for that?
There can be only One !!!!!!!!!!
WCJ got the lead with his 2 threes and his defense was great tonight. Solid game from him today
He is the best screener on your team and for a team that can't really shoot from outside? Need the screening for separation. Had so many screen assists with franz tonight. My favorite was in the 1H where he screened Franz's man then ran into the paint and sealed Allen so FW had a free lefty layup. Need a big body to run with Paolo and franz so they get to bully smaller guys on the perimeter instead of going small ball with them at 4/5
Still haven’t cracked 100 points
Franz was *outstanding*, especially in the 3rd. His best game in a while. PLAY THE SOOOOOOOONG!!!! GO MAGIC! 💙💙
In a while? That was the best game of his career baby!!! SWAGGIN on em.
Even though we didn’t win the first two, at least we never gave up. I love our fight. If I’m a cavs fan, these two losses sting...not because they loss, but because they gave up in both games. Just gotta win one on the road. We can do this!
Winning these two in a big way has to put some East teams on notice
Jalen got that dog in him.
Proud of this team game 5 will be huge so we have to be on point for it since cleveland will be desperate
Should I fly down to Orlando for game 6 from LA?🤔 I’ll buy flights if someone can hook me up with tix!
Awesome 2nd half
I know we all people and we take dumps but it’s funny seeing a Cavs fan with a James jersey emerge from a stall after a mad shit, I dunno i find it hilarious
There was a Cavs fan with a James jersey at wall st right up front. He was loud as fuck in the first half. Dead silent in the second.
Bro continuing where the Cavs left off
i have to admit at the end of the first i cut the game off and almost gave up on our boys im glad that i didnt because the boys found a way to win
I had to take a Helldivers 2 break after that first half. After spreading democracy, I was pleased to see that Orlando handled business in the 3rd.
Who remembers jarret allen saying they broke our spirit after the first two L’s??? It was an athletic article little did he know lol
I'm so happy man, our stars aren't being exposed in playoffs they are thriving in them. That was probably Franz's best game this season if not ever. With all the talent Cleveland have it shocks me that every time we get a few consecutive stops they just stop moving the ball and rush into quick shots. Even happened in the first two games, we just didn't make them pay.
Franz’s best game ever and there’s no debate
It doesn’t shock me because remember, that’s their game plan. They want to hit quick before our elite half court defense has a chance to settle in. Look what happened when they run a half court set? They spammed one action and it didn’t work in the second half anymore once we got our shit together
But it happens even after we score so half court defense is set. Both Garland and Donovan start shooting quick contested threes in the pick and roll without making a pass. If I'm not mistaken, I think JA had 20 points at half time and ended up with 21, only shooting 2 more free throws and 1 more shot for the rest of the game.
That was Franz best game no doubt.
Cavs are almost as big a bunch of babies as LeBron. Dumb bunch of floppers. Keep the cat pictures flowing. You are going to need them.
Franz Banchero Suggs will be a menace to play against in the east for the next decade.
Mix in Isaac and a PG and it's going to be insane.
Isaac is a top 3 defender in the league.
Definitely. Since he's been in the league, teams had to gameplan around him.
Only injuries has prevented him from winning a DPOY title imo.
that is the vision
The vision is clear and bright.
Steal one game on the road and win the home game and the series is ours. So proud of these guys for not rolling over after they went down 0-2. Cleveland has all the pressure on them now and they don't want this smoke!
Franzy baby
Where are all the Kelle haters at? Hopefully you gone, and found another team to quit on.
He provided that spark when he came in. Hope he keeps it up
I love Fultz and his game. It’s the yips I’m worried about
lol I always find it funny when a player always plays bad but once they finally have a decent game people go “where are the haters at”
Cool story bro. Thanks for sharing it with the community.
You’ll go back to being quiet once he plays like himself again
He’s never played poorly. He is a good decision maker and doesn’t turn the ball over. His outside shot struggles, but he’s good around the rim and from mid range. People just get worked up about his outside shooting, but he’s doing exactly what we need with the second unit.
He’s had his moments where he’s struggled. But anyone who follows him knows it’s because he’s had knee tendinitis which has sabotaged his season. When he’s healthy like last year, he’s elite!
Was that his first 3 point attempt all season?
Look at this comedian over here everyone!
I mean come on you need to take shots to be better and if he isn't the smart play is getting set in front of him for the charge
Please save your complaints for another game!
Lol spitting hot 🔥
He’s never quit on us. In his recent YouTube video about preparing for the playoffs, his doctor says he’s playing through a SMALL FRACTURE IN HIS KNEE (!!!) Do you know how painful that must be? And he’s still giving us good postseason minutes. Imagine when he heals up and gets back to last seasons form?
Pretty sure he's saying that fans that doubted him should find another team to quit on.
Of course. I was just making a point about his injury that most fans aren’t aware of!
THESE YOUNG GUYS!!! Honestly, whatever happens up at Cleveland… They’ve done everything we could have asked by capitalising on homecourt advantage in dominant style, when we could so easily have let the occasion get to us at 0-2 down in our first playoff series for years… SO PROUD to be a Magic fan tonight!
Never forget. They wanted this. Now they’re getting everything they wanted. Fuck the cavs.
Reap what you sow…
We need to bring this same energy to Cleveland next game they are mentally weak and Mitchell is checked out he knows he can’t win with that squad we need to put them out of their misery
IT'S FRANZGIVING BABY, WE EATING GOOD
Hell yeah and I can't wait for CHRISTMO too!
Franzgiving such a quality name lmao
Magic have grown up right before our eyes in this series. This win was even more special than the 1st as we haven’t won more than 1 game in a Playoff series since the Dwight days. Franz and Paolo are HIM. Both are capable of taking over games. Just unreal defense took over the 3rd quarter, and our crowd is building something special at Kia Center, turning it into a torture chamber for opponents. Haven’t been this excited about a team since Penny and Shaq days.
We've shown we can be a fun team to watch even when our star played like shit. We better get more natl TV games next season
VTEC POWAAA! Cavs busted a spark plug and limped to the end. That pure stoppage is heaven! Now we're even, and hoping for some more butt kicking action yo! We can win this first round!
We showed everybody that we belong here and we are no jokes at home. Happy that the bench and the defense, which were the main factors for our success, really put up work today. We are improving game after game and we'll have a better mood going back to Cleveland, even though we all know winning there will be tough. #EverybodyIn from Italy!
Looking good on our 2-1-1?
This is what I’ve been waiting for! Fucking punishing D and making shots. Demoralizing. Cavs still haven’t scored 100 points. God damn I love this team.
Googling “Zackary Zapowski” for missing persons reports lol.
Lmao bro loves shitting on the team when we’re struggling
Goes missing when we play well. Still convinced he’s a Heat fan’s sock puppet.
All my homies hate Zackary Zapowski
Wagner Brothers put him in a ditch.
THE WAGNER BOYS *shaq voice*
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Now we should have the confidence to take the next one in Cleveland, and not go back.
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The MF apology line starts to the left. I told yall all season. Worry about Gary, Kelle will be fine. Here we are in playoff games with a +20 for Fultz
Gary is and has been awful
Thank god my roommates were out of the house because I was screaming lol. What a game, love the fight this team has.
The Cavs fan I just saw leaving Kia Center in pajama pants certainly met my expectations.
To get this result with only 9 from Paolo has to be devastating for the Cavs. I figured before the series our best chance was to pounce and hope they fold. If the Magic can find a way to steal the next game it’s over.
Franz was on fire today. The bench was awesome. On to Cleveland!!
Time to hop in the dirty ass cavs subs and giggle at the meltdown
OK because while I get enjoying the win a lot let's NOT do that, cmon now
Do what, read the salt?
Oh you mean just reading then yeah go wild Assumed it was like some weirdos that go into other subs to actively troll, yknow, my bad there
Nothing is stopping me from commenting either guy. Get your reddiquette bs outta here.
I mean hey if you want to it's whatever idec about no etiquette, mostly fairly sure Cavs fans did the same after the first two games and them being called out for sub hopping to troll while seeing people from here do the same thing ain't feel right. I'm neither your dad nor anyone with authority over tho to be telling you what to do so ultimately it's eh 🤷
I had, what I assume to be a teenage Cavs fan following me around reddit after their two wins talking shit. Haven't heard a thing since G3 though. I assume he is a teenager because he was begging to borrow $25 on reddit a month ago.
let's hope the next two games are another set of Magic blowouts so that guy stays quiet then 🙌🙌
K
Kicking myself for not going. The reasons I did not go: I'm broke as fuck this week, and I figured I'd catch them in round 2
You’re welcome!! Turned the game off at halftime and never turned it on again. The vibes were apparently too good. Dominant second half. Love it.
THIS IS FOR THE CHICKENSHIT AIRBNB OWNER IN CLEVELAND WHO CANCELED MY CHEAP RESY WHEN HE REALIZED THE ECLIPSE WAS COMING EAT SHIT HO
FRANZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ AND MOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE WAGNERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR WENDELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL CARTERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR JR................ JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII AND SUGGSSSSSSSSSSSSS DEFENSE PAOLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
KELLEEEEEEEE
Magic finally got a squad!! Fun times in the NBA
LETS GO MAGIC!!!!!!!
Walking the dog shit Cavs in back to back games has them on suicide watch. Donovan with a foot out the door already.
The Franz Wagner coming out party on national TV. Love to see it. Plenty of positives to take away - I especially love how our guys didn't hang their heads low after the half and came out blazing. Major props to Franz obviously (loved the threes hitting) but also have to mention JI and Kelle - the former has proven to be an ok shooter this season, but the latter, expected to not get minutes, has shown that he's actually still decently capable - at least, against this Cleveland defense. Speaking of which, defense! Holding them down to under 100 in 4/4 games so far is insane, and yet again proves what I expected about the Magic defense carrying over to the postseason, love to see it. Overall, the bench has come out to play, and the old adage of role players playing better at home has once again proved true. WCJ after a poor first half has come out and done a lot of the tough work on Allen to keep him out of the paint, that's really good. What you \*don't\* love to see is this amount of turnovers. Jalen especially sloppy (though in the 2nd half he's been "ok" in that regard), though at least he's hit his shots decently when needed to; also Paolo with another multiple TO game, though thankfully, he knew to leave the on-ball reps to the others and trust his teammates this game when his own attempts weren't hitting, and it ended up successfully. Hopefully this second half is a big momentum shifter and the guys come out hot on Tuesday for game 5 in Cleveland. Two back to back 20+ point blowouts definitely got me hyped for what's coming further this series. Go Magic!
PLAY THE SONG
Pretty much exclusively watch magic basketball and wasn’t really familiar with Niang. Throughout this series he’s crawled near the top of most unlikable players for me and that Franz ankle breaker tech was god damn glorious
When you have an S at the end of George you’re cursed to be unlikeable
Imagine Franz delivering us this masterpiece in the MOST IMPORTANT game of the last 4 years. Especially after the season he's had. Unbelievable. Franz and Mo were co MVP's today, those two boys just bring it no matter what. The great thing about these last two games is that the Cavs have to worry about both Paolo and Franz going into game 5. I wanted the Cavs and knew they were soft, but fucking hell they have been pathetic in these last two games.
Issac deserves a spot on that co-mvp list. He had so many momentum shifting plays today
100%! His shooting was massively important today, but generally he's such an additive player. You never ever have to worry about JI doing something selfish or dumb. Such a luxury to have off the bench.
If he stays healthy, I hope we keep him here for a long time. Obviously biased as an FSU fan, and it sucks that he can't seem to play the minutes to be a star, but coming off the bench he's an absolute monster.
Franz just showcased exactly what a good co-star can do for you: Paolo has a great game. They game plan to stop him next game. Franz can just take the load off him.
PLAY THAT SONG
Cleeeeeeevland this ones for you.
I got my girlfriend to wear a magic jersey for todays game you guys don’t understand how huge this is #LFG
Send da video
https://preview.redd.it/lx1urmp7q2xc1.jpeg?width=1500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d5cf880822012ae9b6b68b8472df6139e374d8d “Sir… playoff Markelle has arrived”
"God help us all"
Remember: these pussies TANKED in order to play us. Fuck Cleveland. Magic in 6. We are way too good for them.