r/OrlandoMagic • u/nba-scores • 3d ago
Post Game Thread Post-Game Thread: Orlando Magic (2-1) defeat Cleveland Cavaliers (1-2), 132-116 | NBA | Oct 13, 2026
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u/_Omenix_ 3d ago
Keep telling myself it's only pre-season. The team looked crisp though. And it wasn't like the starters didn't play the first 3 quarters, so it was good to see them bounce back from Sunday. Definitely looking forward to the season though.
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u/DarkReignman Jalen Suggs 3d ago
The one play that sticks out for me was the pick and roll with Suggs and Paolo that resulted in a Paolo dunk. What made it stick was it was against Mobley, and Paolo just bodied him with one bump and rose up for the jam. It looked so easy and natural. I can’t think of many dudes that could brush off Paolo like that. It’s so damn simple, but I hope they run that play more and more.
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u/Pynchon88 2d ago
this is the new coach hope test - something works, let's try that again (especially with Paolo - let's try some new things)
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u/Debonair311 3d ago
It's funny how some people only show up to hate on Paolo when he has bad games but avoid the game thread when he looks good.
Y'all know who you are.....
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u/-weird-fishes- Franz Wagner 3d ago
The "when he is bad" and "when he is good" thing is the exact issue. We need consistency this season. We need P5 and Franz to shoot 35%+ from three this year or we aren't going anywhere.
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u/Debonair311 2d ago
There's a difference between criticism and praying for his down. Folks were crying the first two games of preseason under a new coach and offense.
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u/HuntOdd3403 Franz Wagner 3d ago
Little late but overall everything looked to run cleaner offensively and even defensively. Also can't wait to see how AB looks in this offense. Hopefully they can be this focused consistently. Always awesome to see a Franz and Paolo combo game we don't get them both going off at the same time often.
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u/Chatterfang555 3d ago
Wow now that got me excited for the season! Great game and effort! Cant wait for next week.
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u/d12fsu OnlyFranz 3d ago
Dang. Not a single person who was complaining after Sunday is in this thread. I came here to see people cry about preseason and how awful all of our FO’s decisions are.
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u/Clueless_in_Florida 3d ago
I like TDS being a shooter. I like Paolo’s athleticism. I like what Penda can do. I also like how we are getting the ball to Bitadze. I also liked Castleton. He has potential to help this team, I think.
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u/StanVanGhandi Paolo Banchero 3d ago
Suggs played and it looks like we still got Point Franz. It looks like that is sticking, which makes the beginning of the season so interesting.
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u/Pynchon88 2d ago
Point Franz arguably better than Point Suggs - let Suggs shoot (good shots) and defend like an animal, that's all we want
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u/lemanruss4579 2d ago
Don't really think it's arguable. You had Point Franz for that 13-3 stretch a few years ago when Paolo was out and he averaged almost 30 with like 7 assists, 6 boards, 2 steals and only two turnovers. That should have been happening since then but, you know, Moseley wasn't a very good coach, it turns out.
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u/Sea-Channel-6112 3d ago
It’s only preseason, but it’s nice to get just a small break from the doomers.
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u/Knightoncloudwine Paolo Banchero 3d ago
Loved the ball movement and how quickly we got up the court. Didn’t see all that iso garbage from last year. Hope we continue to play like this.
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u/Unlucky_Rip_8886 Paolo Banchero 3d ago
Seriously! You should have seen my face when I saw actual plays being ran on offense
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u/escapedhousefly Jett Howard 3d ago
Magic is making the nba finals yall! I don't want to sound overreacting that's why I didn't say we're gonna win the finals (but we will)
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u/Pynchon88 2d ago
but everyone says we're a play-in team lol - we're easily top 4 in the East if we stay healthy (and, yes, i know that's a big IF)
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u/misterdave75 Paolo Banchero 3d ago
I'll be happy getting out the first round, anything beyond that is gravy!
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u/Nialrot Franz Wagner 3d ago
Really enjoying TDS new role as it looks they’re pushing him to be more aggressive and take his shots.
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u/ActApprehensive3271 Franz Wagner 3d ago
Looked much better than last game. I like what Jase was doing especially going against Mitchell and Harden, didn’t feel like he did bad defensively and was a factor offensively.
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u/Pynchon88 2d ago
another case of Mosley fvcking things up - why he didn't get more burn last year we'll never know
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u/KnightofAshley Franz Wagner 2d ago
I've liked his role as a PG, he is just letting the game come to him and not forcing anything.
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u/Wavepops 3d ago
Flow off the offense looked really good, the ball didn’t stick, guys were constantly making action happen
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u/Aeronova20 Jalen Suggs 3d ago
god if we get paolo and franz at like 80% of how good they were tonight EVERY night, we’re gonna cook
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u/BadAtExisting Stuff The Magic Dragon 3d ago
I don’t want to overreact but we’re never losing again
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u/kmagic13 Paolo Banchero 3d ago
Wasn’t able to catch the game but how did Suggs look?
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u/Muted_Lead_1105 3d ago
3-4 for from 3 in 12 minutes. Very aggressive on defense
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u/KnightofAshley Franz Wagner 2d ago
It looks like this system is going to let guys like Suggs on defense really do well.
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u/DaWhiteDwight Fournier Enthusiast 3d ago
AB, Bane, and Suggs all said they'd dye their hair blonde if Penda scores 33.
We officially have our season goal. Not sure wtf Suggs is gonna dye
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u/DepressedSopranos 3d ago
goatee I guess. Unless he gets a piece up top.
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u/KnightofAshley Franz Wagner 2d ago
I just enjoyed the Cavs players acting shocked we out played them. Looking good for us, not for them.