Magic vs Pelicans Gameday thread 4/3/2024

Got to win now!!!!!!

At the crib, @Jim_Eichenhofer has our Keys to the Game:

�� ORL led 14-6 in three-point makes vs. NOP in 3/21 win
�� Pels subs 2nd in plus-minus; Magic backups 4th in ppg
�� Duke No. 1 picks Zion, Banchero at power forward#Pelicans | @FDSportsbook pic.twitter.com/8xkmq3AiK3

— New Orleans Pelicans (@PelicansNBA) April 3, 2024

Warriors did us a huge favor last night

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Can they PLEASE play some good defence ?? BIG Game.

Every game until the end will be a big game now. These home games are must wins. They have to find a way to stay above the play in.

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Originally Posted by P_B_&_G

Every game until the end will be a big game now. These home games are must wins. They have to find a way to stay above the play in.

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CJ continuing to consistently choke in big games?he may turn it around in the second half, but the last few losses would suggest otherwise.

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Originally Posted by pr1840

CJ continuing to consistently choke in big games?he may turn it around in the second half, but the last few losses would suggest otherwise.

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Don't think I can do another season watching CJ on this team. I pray they move him after the season.

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Originally Posted by donato

Don't think I can do another season watching CJ on this team. I pray they move him after the season.

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Ditto. Completely useless on defense and WAY too inconsistent on offense. Whenever intensity ramps up, his lack of athleticism becomes apparent pretty much every time.

Team is playing really lifeless. I think we underestimate how much we also miss Jose. We’re missing BI who’s presence always lets us have a scoring and playmaking threat on the floor but we also mis our energy guy in Jose.

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Originally Posted by Freyfamilyreuni

Team is playing really lifeless. I think we underestimate how much we also miss Jose. We?re missing BI who?s presence always lets us have a scoring and playmaking threat on the floor but we also mis our energy guy in Jose.

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Then we don?t have winners on this team. Shouldn?t be hard to get up for a home game against a good team that beat you a week ago, especially when the standings are this close and you dropped the ball completely in your last home game.

If Zion’s knee is hurt… ugh.

Whew

Greatest collapse in NBA history if we don’t make playoffs or playin?

Btw eff Harris that was a dirty move

CJ is 5-17 with 2 turnovers and 2 assists.
Last game - 6 for 17
Boston - 10 for 23
Bucks - 9 for 24
Thunder - 8 for 24

Wow talk about a nightmare homestand. Maybe we should have made some trades before the deadline. The entire team and the coaching look way off.
Yeah I know BI is out but come on now, lose again to the Magic and this time at home.

This team will get bounced in the play in, they're a bunch of losers

Maybe they can get Caitlin Clark in the lottery

The magic got our number. It be like that sometimes.

So is Zion hurt, did he foul out or is Willie trying to make a point?

What happened at the end there?

Defender tried to make a steal and slipped, taking out his knee, he was fine but Willie kept him out.

Apparently Zion hurt his finger

rip

We just dropped to the 7 spot . Play in game

https://external-content.duckduckgo....aa6&ipo=images

Fellas, we almost had a good season.

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Originally Posted by Freyfamilyreuni

Apparently Zion hurt his finger

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They won’t say it’s his knee cause we are tired of hearing it.

Now they are actually discussing the Lakers jumping to the #6 seed. They have a favorable schedule. Christ they played the Wizards last night. We did this to ourselves.

I am an eternal optimist but if this team flames out and gets bumped out of the play in there will have to be changes made. Like maybe a 10 foot jumper for Z. lol

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Originally Posted by Fedupfan

They won’t say it’s his knee cause we are tired of hearing it.

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No, you could see he hurt his finger. He was shaking it and looking at it,

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What happened at the end there?

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Refs being A-Holes instead of just ending the game. Daniels with the perfect commentary

https://youtu.be/XxZn0800f9k?si=uLcCjdlW4-0oqsvn

Do the refs have to give an explanation for ejections? And did he give each player two consecutive techs or is there some rule where one tech will get you ejected at the end of the game? NBA needs to be much more transparent on ******** like this especially with the possibility of gambling manipulation.

I will hold out until the end, but at this moment I am immeasurably disappointed. Not because of this game, but the amount of games we let pass us by to put us in this position where we could flail out in yet another play-in. Just a massive failure if we don?t get out of the first round, let alone get to the first round to begin with.