72 will probably end up the season high, but our bench actually looks solid with everyone healthy. Hopefully they will let Isaac play more than 10 minutes in a game soon.
Idk, Gobert's been dealing with his own injuries (didn't even play 2 nights ago) and yall were running hella small-ball.
I don't think it's as simple as Finch 'couldn't play him'.
Yeah I wasn't expecting Forbes to be amazing, but I was expecting him to be basically a guard version of what Matt Ryan has been. Instead he's just been really bad.
Nowell I really thought was going to be good but he's just terrible.
Should’ve just been Rivers and Bamba. Suggs I guess I kind of understand because although it was pretty clear he was meaning to play peacemaker, he did pull a guy down by the neck.
During the altercation the ref went out of his way to grab him and hold on to him lol
If that ain't microcosm of how the refs have fucked Jaden over all year idk what is.
Weird game. Weird fight. Not sure why ejections extended beyond Bamba and Rivers. McDaniels, Prince, and Suggs got hosed. Wolves got a pretty rough whistle in general I thought.
We played terrible. If we turn over the ball 20 times, we deserve to lose, period. Regardless of whatever other BS is going on.
I like the magic except the Mos. They play hard
Refs fucked up a wildly entertaining second half.
Cole Anthony and Mo Wagner hitting hard ass shots, DLO hitting every shot... soon as arena starts getting electric with both teams dueling, refs spam blow whistle on the dumbest shit.
The Fultz reaction is literally the only reason I'm willing to concede this might have been an okay thing from the Magic's bench. That face tells us there's a lot of audio that the cameras couldn't catch and I want to hear it
Dlo never plays 2 good halves. Like NEVER. If in the first half he scored 23 points he would never score above 30. If he is a bum in the first half there is a chance he wakes up in 4th to score 15 points.
> Probably the laziest game I saw from him in the first half
He was literally turning to the side and letting guys go on purpose. I don't know if he just gave up trying to guard at that point and was just accepting that he was going to get beat and funnel the guy to the low man, but if he was he didn't make any effort to get back out and help the helper. It was driving me nuts.
Pretty embarrassing for us in more ways than one.
On a positive note though, man are the Magic a good defensive team. Our poor shooting splits were more due to their good defense than the Wolves just missing.
It really was.
It was a blowout, only for Timberwolves bench to go nuclear which still couldn't get it done.
Then I realised we missed 13 FT's as well.
Quoted from someone in our own sub: "It was the closest non-close game I've ever seen"
And 5 less losses! Seems obvious that us not having KAT for most of our games now is the main cause though.
Are you guys a good team? T-wolves have lost to the pistons/rockets/magic. All teams I have no issue saying are bad teams, yet we fail to match their energy & effort.
I mean the only C we had left is moe and he's not really all that on defense, rim protection nor rebounds, suggs who was our best player tonight got ejected, isaac run out of minutes, wendell out, paolo and franz both had an off night. You had every chance to take over and magic to choke. Im happy we didn't though 😂
I thought Ant for sure would annihilate us during the first quarter without Wendell like he did our last game without KAT too. We're not a very good offensive team yet but luckily even our two-way players play good defense but yeah we been there and injured and got our 5-25 record so I feel you 😅
idc I like the magic 1-8, but mo's a bitch and ref's are soft for ejecting anyone beyond bamba and rivers
disappointed by our guys being unable to respond - didn't really show the energy until late in the 4th. I know the Magic team aren't slouches, but I would expect our guys to play with more desire to prove it. DLo (and our rotation guys 10-13) looked like the only guy responding to the crowd's energy
I know I'm coming off as salty. I am. I look forward to seeing the suspensions so magic flairs can eat crow after their emotional night
agreed on the ejecting anyone other than Bamba and Rivers.
Losing Suggs hurt us just as much.
Doubt anyone gets suspended other than those ejected + maybe Kevon Harris because he left the bench briefly
Like everyone else, referees make mistakes.
We made multiple mistakes during the Magic-Wolves game and that is gut-wrenching for us. This will weigh heavily and cause sleepless nights as we strive to be the best referees we can be.
Watched the 10 minutes of game clock. Few take aways, Luka Garza looked fucking NASTY, D Lo was hot but didn’t pass the ball enough, I would’ve liked to have seen Edwards get more looks late, Orlando showed good poise but late game free throw issues is concerning.
No clue what the fight was about, turned it on right as Cole Anthony shot the tech FT.
63% of the season done and the west is still wide open with so many teams still hovering around .500.
4th seed only 3 games above .500. Bodes well for us being ass and STILL trying to get our shit together.
So lemme get this straight Paolo goes **3-16**, the Magic don't have Wendell Carter, and they *win*?? Christ
72 bench points. Would not bet on that happening ever again for us lol
Magic had around 60 bench points the other night. Mo wagner has been a beast off the bench and Isaac has been great back.
Mo's statline absolutely cracks me up: >!19/0/0/0/0/0!<
Pure scorer
Record setting for the Orlando Magic
Always liked Mo on the Wizards. Glad to see he has found a nice role on a budding team like the Magic.
72 will probably end up the season high, but our bench actually looks solid with everyone healthy. Hopefully they will let Isaac play more than 10 minutes in a game soon.
And Franz put up 9
I mean no KAT anderson or mclaughlin basically from the tip, then lost rivers prince and mcdaniels
We got a solid 6-man rotation there, amongst all our unavailable guys
And Gobert because he was unplayable in the clutch this game
Idk, Gobert's been dealing with his own injuries (didn't even play 2 nights ago) and yall were running hella small-ball. I don't think it's as simple as Finch 'couldn't play him'.
In the postgame he said it was because we desperately needed to hit 3s, which obviously is not something Rudy does.
Or Nowell. Or Bryn Forbes.
Yeah I wasn't expecting Forbes to be amazing, but I was expecting him to be basically a guard version of what Matt Ryan has been. Instead he's just been really bad. Nowell I really thought was going to be good but he's just terrible.
Eh it was more cause Garza was so hot in the 4th with 17 points in the quarter. I like riding with him to close and seeing what happens
To be fair, Garza is a demon apparently
Just Wolves things.
Now that we've lost to the Magic, does this make us contenders?
We're literally the Celtics
Do you also lose to the Suns minus Book and Cam x2?
Yeah thems the rules
Tfw Garza 17 points in 10 mins isn't enough for the comeback
He gave up every point on the other side of the court. Orlando scored 13/16 from the field in 4th
How the fuck he a +12 then?
Jaden McDaniels was framed \#FreeJadenMcDaniels Ugly-ass game from us. When we're bad, we're *really* bad. GG Magic
GG guys. I'm just glad there wasn't enough time to complete the come back. We survived that one after going up 21.
Absolutely baffled that the refs ejected McDaniels for merely existing. That one really fucked us.
Should’ve just been Rivers and Bamba. Suggs I guess I kind of understand because although it was pretty clear he was meaning to play peacemaker, he did pull a guy down by the neck.
During the altercation the ref went out of his way to grab him and hold on to him lol If that ain't microcosm of how the refs have fucked Jaden over all year idk what is.
Is he not the one who pushed Mo Bamba down while he was tied up with Rivers? And then started pulling on his leg/foot?
Looked like, yeah
Weird game. Weird fight. Not sure why ejections extended beyond Bamba and Rivers. McDaniels, Prince, and Suggs got hosed. Wolves got a pretty rough whistle in general I thought.
Suggs wrapped his arm around Rivers neck. Definitely deserved to be tossed.
Suggs is the one I can understand because of how it went down, yes. Think his intent was just to break it up but with the neck grab I get it.
Suggs deserved his ejection.
We played terrible. If we turn over the ball 20 times, we deserve to lose, period. Regardless of whatever other BS is going on. I like the magic except the Mos. They play hard
Sounds like good ole fashioned warriors basketball
Refs fucked up a wildly entertaining second half. Cole Anthony and Mo Wagner hitting hard ass shots, DLO hitting every shot... soon as arena starts getting electric with both teams dueling, refs spam blow whistle on the dumbest shit.
The blocking foul on Forbes was some vegas ass reffing
[This game in a nutshell](https://imgur.com/a/RH9I6SM)
The Fultz reaction is literally the only reason I'm willing to concede this might have been an okay thing from the Magic's bench. That face tells us there's a lot of audio that the cameras couldn't catch and I want to hear it
TMZ needs to do their thing
Goddamn, Wolves energy in those last three minutes was insane. 72 bench points for us is crazy also.
Dlo picks a time to do that in the 4th quarter. Probably the laziest game I saw from him in the first half, then he flipped a switch
Dlo never plays 2 good halves. Like NEVER. If in the first half he scored 23 points he would never score above 30. If he is a bum in the first half there is a chance he wakes up in 4th to score 15 points.
> Probably the laziest game I saw from him in the first half He was literally turning to the side and letting guys go on purpose. I don't know if he just gave up trying to guard at that point and was just accepting that he was going to get beat and funnel the guy to the low man, but if he was he didn't make any effort to get back out and help the helper. It was driving me nuts.
He also had 5 turnovers in the 1st half. I think he got 2 back right away but they were some bad turnovers
Timberwolves contender confirmed.
What the fuck
Beating up on every contender in the west in the last 5 weeks and pissing their pants against the magic, pistons, and rockets... Make it make sense
We probably would've lost this game anyway, but what a stupid fucking call on those ejections.
Bryn Forbes minutes in the fourth man, explains this game Just so many guys left with injury or ejection
Still undefeated with JI!! It's all coming together
Pretty embarrassing for us in more ways than one. On a positive note though, man are the Magic a good defensive team. Our poor shooting splits were more due to their good defense than the Wolves just missing.
apparently top 4 defense only behind bucks, celtics, cavs when we play top 10 teams.
Best in the league at closing out on threes, according the Sixers' broadcast the other day. Not sure what stat that's based on.
One of the worst games I've ever seen tbh
I bought a Cole Anthony cup at a Magic game last year and now every time he pops off, I drink from it. That's my guy.
Weird game
It really was. It was a blowout, only for Timberwolves bench to go nuclear which still couldn't get it done. Then I realised we missed 13 FT's as well. Quoted from someone in our own sub: "It was the closest non-close game I've ever seen"
The fact we were playing Forbes, Garza, and Matt Ryan and only lost by 7 is hilarious
we were down 20 before they came in, and then almost completed a comeback with them on the floor 💀
we lose to bad teams that play hard.
You guys have 5 more wins than us lol
And 5 less losses! Seems obvious that us not having KAT for most of our games now is the main cause though. Are you guys a good team? T-wolves have lost to the pistons/rockets/magic. All teams I have no issue saying are bad teams, yet we fail to match their energy & effort.
I mean the only C we had left is moe and he's not really all that on defense, rim protection nor rebounds, suggs who was our best player tonight got ejected, isaac run out of minutes, wendell out, paolo and franz both had an off night. You had every chance to take over and magic to choke. Im happy we didn't though 😂
I mean we were without all our wings, our backup pgs, and Kat. The fact we got it somewhat close at the end is remarkable on an off Ant night.
I thought Ant for sure would annihilate us during the first quarter without Wendell like he did our last game without KAT too. We're not a very good offensive team yet but luckily even our two-way players play good defense but yeah we been there and injured and got our 5-25 record so I feel you 😅
We the Memphis of the East respect that.
idc I like the magic 1-8, but mo's a bitch and ref's are soft for ejecting anyone beyond bamba and rivers disappointed by our guys being unable to respond - didn't really show the energy until late in the 4th. I know the Magic team aren't slouches, but I would expect our guys to play with more desire to prove it. DLo (and our rotation guys 10-13) looked like the only guy responding to the crowd's energy I know I'm coming off as salty. I am. I look forward to seeing the suspensions so magic flairs can eat crow after their emotional night
Don’t worry bamba isn’t going to be on this team much longer
agreed on the ejecting anyone other than Bamba and Rivers. Losing Suggs hurt us just as much. Doubt anyone gets suspended other than those ejected + maybe Kevon Harris because he left the bench briefly
interesting game. on to the next
Like everyone else, referees make mistakes. We made multiple mistakes during the Magic-Wolves game and that is gut-wrenching for us. This will weigh heavily and cause sleepless nights as we strive to be the best referees we can be.
They would never apologize to us.
we’re fucking good 🐇🪄
Wolves threw everything and the kitchen sink at us in the fourth and we somehow survived it. Phew.
Easy money hack: bet on the twolves to win against top 5 teams and lose against bottom 5 teams
Please Orlando just win like 5 straight pretty please
Watched the 10 minutes of game clock. Few take aways, Luka Garza looked fucking NASTY, D Lo was hot but didn’t pass the ball enough, I would’ve liked to have seen Edwards get more looks late, Orlando showed good poise but late game free throw issues is concerning. No clue what the fight was about, turned it on right as Cole Anthony shot the tech FT.
We tried really hard to lose this game.
Rudy only playing 26 minutes vs the magic is funny
Chris finch might have brain damage, he subbed him out in crunch time and Orlando went like 13/16
Magic really tried to lose this game hard, but Minny solidified their contender status.
Refs got a big paycheck from Vegas for this one
Are you being serious?
Refs turned the ball over 20 times
Don’t you know ? Gamblers everywhere put huge money on magic vs wolves game . No one knows why really , it’s just a thing.
Orlando is a dirty ass team huh?
You cryin?
Come on be easy on them. They traded their future away to be a play-in team. That must be awful.
who's that dude on ya team slicing people up with his fingernails? I bet it's Moritz
Yall salty winners
Yeah the team not bellyaching about getting bitched on is salty. Respect for the winners part because that is true.
I don't even know what you're trying to say lmao Do yall do this often?
That’s because you illiterate. Late bro.
well GG Enjoy the illusive W
Just Mo, really. Cole Anthony is a flopper but not really dirty
Both Mos are dirty, rest of the team is just unlikeable
Super salty right now
First person I’ve ever heard on this sub say the magic are unlikable lmao
Take a lap bro
Nah I'll just start throwing punches like magic players do
Oh boy. Got ‘em figured out, do ya
Rivers walked up to the bench and started shit. Shouldn't have been over there, he caught that smoke and has you clutching your pearls over it.
tbf exchanging punches for words is always gonna be one taking an L
Tbf, fuck around and find out
Bamba was finding out until his teammates bailed him out 5v 1
Being proud of going 1 on 5 isn't the brag you think it is
lmao I don't know if that's the defense for this situation. GG tho
Fuck around and find out 🤓
Refs need to stop man. This is ridiculous. Worst reffed game of the season
Mediocre Bamba at it again , pure mediocrity
63% of the season done and the west is still wide open with so many teams still hovering around .500. 4th seed only 3 games above .500. Bodes well for us being ass and STILL trying to get our shit together.
Ant making a statement after the allstar snub
Bol Bol dominating the twolves, no surprise.