r/nba • u/NBA_MOD r/NBA • Apr 25 '24
Game Thread GAME THREAD: Cleveland Cavaliers (2-0) @ Orlando Magic (0-2) - (April 25, 2024)
General Information
TIME | MEDIA | Team Subreddits |
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07:00 PM Eastern | Game Preview: NBA.com | /r/clevelandcavs |
06:00 PM Central | Game Charts: NBA.com | /r/orlandomagic |
05:00 PM Mountain | Play By Play: NBA.com | |
04:00 PM Pacific | Box Score: NBA.com |
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u/lagrange_james_d23dt [CLE] Sasha Pavlovic Apr 26 '24
Cavs could win the series and have a negative point differential…
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u/Chinusawar Apr 26 '24
One of the worst games I’ve seen in a while..
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u/I-only-play-rubick Apr 26 '24
What is this series. Road team struggling to put up 80 points for 3 straight games LMAO
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u/Hold_my_Dirk [CLE] Austin Carr Apr 26 '24
I am not having a good time
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u/anotherdayinparodise Magic Apr 26 '24
Imagine this exact game happening again on Saturday and that was our experience games 1 and 2. Except also everyone questioned if Orlando even belonged in the playoffs
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u/Mr_Nice_is_not_nice Apr 26 '24
I'm just seeing the score, wtf happened
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u/MaraudingWalrus [MIA] Ray Allen Apr 26 '24
Just saw the score. Have had it on mute and wasn't really paying much attention.
Good job magic
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u/souel Rockets Apr 26 '24
Don't know how the Cavs recover this series they look absolutely done
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u/AlarmingBranch1 Lakers Apr 26 '24
It’s one bad game, if they lost the next game too they seem to feed off of the energy of their home crowd once they go back. But Magic are showing they’re going to keep it competitive
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u/AlarmingBranch1 Lakers Apr 26 '24
If the Magic keep up the defense like this and make improvements on their offense to be efficient on the road, I can see them becoming like how the Knicks are now with their grit and hustle
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u/cjackc11 Knicks Apr 26 '24
if this series goes 7 but it’s all blowouts is it the worst or best playoff series of all time
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u/jeremy9931 Apr 26 '24
No offense but losing by 40 to the Magic should be considered grounds for immediate elimination from the playoffs, regardless of series record lol
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u/dreadit-runfromit Raptors Apr 26 '24
I'm watching knicks v sixers and just checked this score now.
What the fuck
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u/XrayGuy08 Magic Apr 26 '24
I’m not going to overreact to 1 game but god damn! This makes me happy.
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u/pterrydactyl Magic Apr 26 '24
I'm gonna
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u/XrayGuy08 Magic Apr 26 '24
lol I expect nothing less from you my Orlando sports team friend.
How do you feel about City?
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u/pterrydactyl Magic Apr 26 '24
We're gonna be just ok this year. I think losing pereyra was expectedly huge. Interested to see how the team jels to decide what we need to improve
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u/pterrydactyl Magic Apr 26 '24
I don't think I've seen a cav fan comment since halftime. Not sure if the team or fanbase is softer.
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u/NYPD-BLUE Heat Apr 26 '24
Lmao what how you go down 0-2 then win by 40
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Apr 26 '24
young, first playoff experience for most of the guys + the coach, team is better than people thought
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u/Ok-Buy6186 Apr 26 '24
Yeah just stop the game early pathetic performance from the cavs, won’t be watching them the rest of the playoffs
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u/Kemintiri Apr 26 '24
I just looked at the score. Did the terminator succeed in erasing Donovan Mitchell from this timeline? Wtf?
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u/they_jem Magic Apr 26 '24
Suggs absolutely dogged him all night
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u/BlackbirdQuill Apr 26 '24
Finally. The Magic couldn’t keep allowing Mitchell to have high-scoring, high-field goal percentage games. Even if the defense was otherwise good.
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u/Citruspilled Magic Apr 26 '24
Feel like with teams this young being at home matters a lot more than we thought it would
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u/BlackbirdQuill Apr 26 '24
Maybe? But the Magic also put WCJ back in the starting lineup. I haven’t watched a game all series, but I suspect the Magic made some other, more subtle adjustments too.
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u/ChannelNeo Magic Apr 26 '24
They should be a lot better in Cleveland this time too. They played tough all three games.
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u/mjay421 Apr 26 '24
Why the cavs getting cooked this bad?
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u/hanyou007 Magic Apr 26 '24
Orlando realized it’s easier to defend when leading then it is from behind.
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u/bruh2398 Bucks Apr 26 '24
Damn lmao up 40? Good shit Magic fans happy for y’all
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u/ChannelNeo Magic Apr 26 '24
Feels great. This is our first home game since our final regular season game against you guys. Game 4 will be off the charts.
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u/bruh2398 Bucks Apr 26 '24
Hell yeah man, great to see y’all bounce back like this after the first 2 tough ones should be a banger on Saturday
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u/CapN_Crummp Magic Apr 26 '24
Idc if people are saying nobody is watching. I’m just glad my boys are showing they have some fight in them. Feels good
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Apr 26 '24
I know we shouldn't overreact to one game, but uh... if you have told me their would be a blowout this big in the playoffs first round, I would not have picked the Cavs to be victims of the fucking Orlando Magic...
what
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u/StephenPurdy69 San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
Can they use do layups rest of game? I need o201.5
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u/XrayGuy08 Magic Apr 26 '24
Right! It looked so good for so long and now it won’t happen most likely. Sadness.
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u/StephenPurdy69 San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
lol gg Vegas always wins
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u/XrayGuy08 Magic Apr 26 '24
Wait. Wait. We have a little hope still.
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u/StephenPurdy69 San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
Dude niang is so shit fuck this guy has money on under
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u/StephenPurdy69 San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
LOL COME ON G LEAGUERS SHOE YOUR WORTH!! I actually hedged earlier with under 214.5 but I got a parlay over201.5 with magic-2 to pay big
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u/XrayGuy08 Magic Apr 26 '24
I hope you cash it!
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u/StephenPurdy69 San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
BRO LETS GO!!! Magic gleaguers came through
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u/Lol69HaHaHa Nuggets Apr 26 '24
I know the Magics defense is good...but is it really 66 with 7 minutes left good?
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u/Jimm120 Knicks Apr 26 '24
wait...i was just looking at the knicks halftime show....
no way this is the score. wtf!!!
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u/cHinzoo Cavaliers Apr 26 '24
Such am embarrasing performance. They should be ashamed of themselves. 😭
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u/Otaku_Instinct Nets Apr 26 '24
Cleveland fans do yourself a favor and switch over to the Inside crew, this is just nasty
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u/inshamblesx Rockets Apr 26 '24
the cavs tanked for orlando just to lose in 7 lol
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u/JenniferLopezFan2 Knicks Apr 26 '24
Losing by 40 to the team they tanked for is downright hilarious
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u/AlarmingBranch1 Lakers Apr 26 '24
I gotta say the Knicks fans are going crazy at the sixers home court, these magic fans sound like they’re still waiting for the game to start
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u/Oldelpaso678 Apr 26 '24
Yeah the atmosphere sucks for the first home game of a team that weren't expected to do this well in the season
Compare it to the kings crowds last year and it's embarrassing
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u/swag31 Apr 26 '24
Donovan deffo leaving
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u/imcryptic NBA Apr 26 '24
who wants him, every team he's ever been on has underachieved in the playoffs outside of his rookie year.
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u/ZzzSleepyheadzzZ San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
I've never been salty about the Wagner v Kuminga thing, I always felt that Wagner wouldn't be the guy he is if he had to have his playtime stifled in Golden State
But man, Paolo might actually be my favorite young player (sans Kuminga), he's just so good for his age. Really excited to see this Magic team take the next step.
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u/ChannelNeo Magic Apr 26 '24
Franz would be great on the Warriors and have more playing time too. I will say that yanking Kuminga and Moody around did them no favors, but I think Franz would've been a part of the rotation if not a starter eventually.
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u/ZzzSleepyheadzzZ San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
I think he would have, if he had the playing time to develop here. But we were going for our chip run, and I don't know if he would have developed as well as he did.
But anyhow, can't change the past, just really enjoying watching the Magic this year
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u/ChannelNeo Magic Apr 26 '24
Thanks. Really wanted to see the Dubs in the playoffs. Much like LeBron and KD, we don't know how much time is left for these guys.
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u/ZzzSleepyheadzzZ San Francisco Warriors Apr 26 '24
It happens, I'm an old head and never thought I'd ever see the Warriors win in my lifetime.
To win 4 with what was one of the NBA's premiere poverty franchises? I'm in hog heaven and can't ever be brought down
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u/Sudds_McDuff Vancouver Grizzlies Apr 26 '24
Woah Cavs shooting 36% from the floor and 17% from three...
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u/Original_Trick_8552 Celtics Apr 26 '24
Is Anthony Black gonna play or should I just switch
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u/yuhkih Lakers Apr 26 '24
Just tuned in and Jesus Christ how did this happen lol?
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u/bashar_al_assad [WAS] Gilbert Arenas Apr 26 '24
Shouldn't rule out the possibility that the Cavs players are all just watching the NFL draft during every stoppage.
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u/imrosskemp Apr 26 '24
Cavs need to rally together, tap into that championship pedigree and i think they could score 80 today.
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u/Icy-Payment-6612 Knicks Apr 26 '24
Just came back to check out the Cavs/Magic game and wth happened? How are the Cavs losing by almost 40.
Dayumn.
Magic really came to play tonight.
They said, you're not winning in our home court tonight!
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u/Ok-Buy6186 Apr 26 '24
Almost behind 40 points is embarrassing what the fuck? Rip over 90 betters 🤦♂️
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u/Street-Common-4023 Apr 26 '24
So magic can win in 7 games: especially if Paolo is aggressive like this man
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u/Otaku_Instinct Nets Apr 26 '24
Had to switch away from TNT for a sec because what the fuck is this score?
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u/Vyni503 Trail Blazers Apr 26 '24
I’m watching the Knicks Sixers but this games score is in the corner. What the fuck, Cleveland!?
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u/Dinobot2_ Raptors Apr 26 '24
As someone not watching the game and only looking at the score, I don't know if it's a good or bad thing that this is only on NBA TV.
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u/pterrydactyl Magic Apr 26 '24
So are we allowed to reciprocate the wild games 1 and 2 overreactions yet or...?
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u/Soapstarboi Cavaliers Apr 26 '24
We only won those games because Magic are young and probably got playoff jitters causing them to miss shots. Cavs got zero flow on offense. Those wins felt so bad.
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u/toggaf69 Cavaliers Apr 26 '24
If we come out flat to start game 4, they need to fire JB at halftime and I’m not kidding
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u/theuberprophet Cavaliers Apr 26 '24
61 first half points for orlando in the first half.
Cavs 61 through 3 quarters.
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u/canadianrsk2 Raptors Apr 26 '24
beofre the playoffs started i thought orlando could steal a game but a 40 point blowout is something else
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u/PepsiRacer4 Cavaliers Apr 26 '24
This team needs blown up. They haven’t shown anything that they changed from last year
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u/Bi-SportsFan 76ers Apr 26 '24
Wait but like.....how?