Analysis The Race for Home-Court Advantage - 25/26 Playoffs Seed Tracker

[BatManu20]

Orlando was up 15 like 5 min ago over the Celtics 2nd stringers and now they're down 15 . 30-8 run.

Magic have to win this game to avoid the Play-In. Embarrassing.

 

[LeBowen]

Where's TD_21 to explain coaching doesn't actually matter.

Embarrassing stuff by the Magic, they're completely checked out.

 

[Exstatic]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043421534706868635

That’s actually a smart move. Portland owns the tiebreaker with LAC, and has a cake game against the Kangz, so there is virtually no chance to move up, and zero chance to move down. You punt this game to give yourself the best chance to win two, and play in. Tonight’s game is in LA, and the 9/10 playin will be also. GS will probably stays in town if it’s in the next few days.

 

[Exstatic]

Where's TD_21 to explain coaching doesn't actually matter.

Embarrassing stuff by the Magic, they're completely checked out.

Orlando is just horrible. They got impatient, and went for ‘win now’ too soon, and also failed to stockpile picks. They’ll be tearing it down, but not until all of those picks they sent to Memphis for Mr. Short Arms are used.

 

[BatManu20]

Friendly reminder that the Magic traded 5 FRP's for Desmond Bane

 

[Snake Eyes]

Resting all these stars is not fair to the fans paying good money to watch the games. This is the exact reason I did not grab tickets to the Denver game. I thought about it back in January and decided there was a risk star players were not going to be playing. Bought tickets for my dad and I for the OKC game in February and the Thunder rested the whole fucking team. Complete BS. Anytime you get to see Victor in person it is so worth it, but it was a tad disappointing not to be playing a real team.

I get it giving a star or couple players the night off who is/are gimpy but would probably play in the playoffs. However, resting to your top 4-5 players is a joke. Something needs to be done.

 

[BatManu20]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043481408077955495

 

[spursistan]

Orlando is just horrible. They got impatient, and went for ‘win now’ too soon, and also failed to stockpile picks. They’ll be tearing it down, but not until all of those picks they sent to Memphis for Mr. Short Arms are used.

That team is gonna be doing its third rebuild in the span of 12-14 years after coming unstuck with the Oladipo-Gordon-Vučević-Payton core and now possibly Banchero-Wagner-Suggs-Black core.

 

[SpursFan86]

Yeah, Orlando is in an absolutely terrible position as a franchise

 

[LeBowen]

Breen just said local broadcasts don't even get the first round anymore. All nationally televised.

 

[wEmBoY]

Lebron is playing tonight

 

[scott]

Breen just said local broadcasts don't even get the first round anymore. All nationally televised.

Is there a local broadcast of today’s game? I’d be curious at any post game messages from the team, that I’m sure ESPN won’t cover

 

[wEmBoY]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2043474527557153079

Lakers vs Spurs 2nd round matchup is what silver and the media wants. Tbh

 

[scott]

ORL finally realizing they may drop all the way to 8 and making a run

 

[Snake Eyes]

Is there a local broadcast of today’s game? I’d be curious at any post game messages from the team, that I’m sure ESPN won’t cover

Yes. Fanduel.

 

[scott]

Yes. Fanduel.

Cool. I’ll have to live vicariously through all of you on that one

 

[ace3g]

Damn you Hornets, Heat, Magic, and 76ers for not getting past Hawks...

 

[MannyIG]

Suggs making faces and celebrating while playing against the end of Boston's bench is a really good example of why they are in this position.

 

[scott]

Suggs making faces and celebrating while playing against the end of Boston's bench is a really good example of why they are in this position.

And still losing

 

[ace3g]

OT we need an updated version of this wallpaper for this year!!!

 

[MannyIG]

Boston's scrubs are so much better coached than Orlando in general. It was mentioned above that this is a good example of why coaching matters and I agree with that. But I would add that the best measure of coaching isn't whether or not you play your 9th and 10th best rotation players 10 or 20 minutes but rather how well prepared you are from player 1 to 15 and its pretty fucking clear which of these two teams is better prepared top to bottom.

 

[Arguendo]

Orlando was up 15 like 5 min ago over the Celtics 2nd stringers and now they're down 15 . 30-8 run.

Magic have to win this game to avoid the Play-In. Embarrassing.

Most disappointing team this season.
But tip of the fucking hat to the Celtics. All season long, doesn't matter who is suited up to play, they can beat you with whoever they play.

 

[wEmBoY]

Welp, its going to be spurs vs nuggets in round 2

 

[Robz4000]

lol @ Orlando starters getting their shit pushed by Celtics scrubs. They’ve got to blow this thing up this offseason. Magic front office needs to be on the phones to media members to make sure Paolo doesn’t backdoor into 3rd Team All NBA and qualify for supermax

Spurs showed them up

 

[ace3g]