NBA Gametime | Shaq “praised” Paolo Banchero scored twice to help Magic beat Pelicans 121-106

NBA Gametime | Shaq “praised” Paolo Banchero scored twice to help Magic beat Pelicans 121-106

There you have it it’s the final of the Orlando Magic win it 121 to 106 over the norleans Pelicans that’ll be their fifth consecutive win for the magic two players scoring 20 or more as we welcome you back inside our NBA TV studios hey there we’ve got Devon haris Channing fry

And I’m Stephanie ready glad you guys are here with us um we did not expect that the game was going to go that way um we thought that it was going to be well let me not speak for everybody oh no keep going tell tell us what you

Think about this game and the end result uh just the way that the Pelican has been playing I did not see it going this this direction but Orlando has been playing really well you know defending well by by Carol with the the slow first half but I said Suggs would have an

Impact he definitely did that you know 22 points really you know outplaying CJ from that point guard position um but the defense of of Orlando holding the Pelicans team to 106 points I mean this this young team is playing at at a really high level right now all right

Shane we’ll get your opinion later on because we have a treat we’re going take a live look at this box score the game that we just had the Orlando Magic coming away with the win you can see Palo B Caro had 20 points 10 rebounds 11 assists for his second career triple

Double and that’s who’s the man tonight and he’s joining us as our guest hey there Pao so glad you’re here with us thank you for having me so we just talked about your triple double second of your career uh tell us how the game went for you because it seemed in the

First half that the scoring wasn’t there but we saw the assists going up yeah yeah uh you know I wanted to come out uh obviously they were doing a lot of loading up um pulling to you know the strong side of the floor so I was

Making a lot of skip passes finding guys for open shots and uh just some of my looks in the first half you know didn’t go down some ones that I thought should have so um score wasn’t there like you said but you know I I was confident

Going in halftime that I was going to be able to come out and second half and get it going um on top of you know continuing to rebound and assist what’s up Paulo talk to me about your your team last year 34 wins what was the mindset coming to this year for

You guys to really get to a playoff spot playing great defense this year from a great coach and Jamal Mosley what what did that look like for you guys coming into training camp yeah uh you know the talks over the summer really really when the season the

Last season got over you know we felt really confident that we were going to be able to come in this season and and make some noise um body healthy and um just you know be able to make a run I think Paul when I look at your Orlando

Team I I look at them after the break and theyve take a huge jump on the defensive end now is that because of health is it because of things that you’ve seen is it fresh legs or or knowing that the end of the season is only so far away and you’re in the

Playoffs what is that jump and what do you attribute it too I think it’s a combination of everything I think you know some you know guys being fresh after the Break um but also just uh coming back in seeing how we played before the break and realizing you know we actually you know

We got a shot you know we’re right in the mix you know for for not only you know playoffs but you know home court so I think that just Chang everybody’s mindset and want and want everyone to compete on that side we know defense is our calling card and you know that’s

What’s going to you know that’s over the for teams you know we know we can score but uh our defense is important I’m so sorry Pao forgive me for that um I’m not sure if you can see our screen in there where you are but we want to

Talk about the alleyoop that you got from France Vagner um if you can see it talk us through it if you can’t see it just help us understand what was happening in that moment yeah I mean we love to run as a team and so you know I always know

France knows where I’m at especially when it’s a fast break and uh we’ve had a couple connections on lobs and uh catch it and dunk it it must feel good he passed to you and not his own brother so y’all must got some good chemistry yeah no I mean him and his

Brother them two them two guys are you know two two leaders of this team and uh we’re just glad to have them you know they both a little crazy but we love them you’re kind of crazy that’s awesome fellow thank you so much we appreciate the time nice job tonight and good luck

Thank you guys thank thank you all right that was awesome yeah I love it when we get to have them right after the game cuz it’s fresh and they can talk us through stuff um this team we talked about it before the game they are ahead of schedule right when you’re

Looking at the big picture of the NBA young players coming in Devin is this a year where they can make a big jump I think they’ve already made it and you know there’s 34 wins last year they’re already surpassed that probably going to get close to 50 you know 4750 whatever

Defensively they they’ made a jump they’ve took the group that they had they they I want say they maximize their talent but they’re definitely ahead of the curve and they’re just a few pieces away to really star to become a problem I mean b Carrol year two is already

Showing a big jump you know vodder that you know those two guys together they just need a few more veterans to kind of fit into what they want to do defensively and be able to score more consistently but if they can guard like this on nightly base and the NBA where

Meant for scoring I think they’re they’re well beyond what where they want to be right now is that why they’re ahead of the curve because the defense has picked up cheny without a doubt and in the bracing his role with the rocket seene and while the melee was occurring

More and more bodies we forgot that Jaylen green was actually down he was down for a while um he it appeared that he got up on his own and we’re not sure if he’s playing or not but it seemed like he was okay but there was a lot to

Unpack with all of that going on um I’m not sure we’re still waiting to find out why Dylan Brooks was ejected because of a technical unless it was his second Tech because we weren’t watching we don’t know exactly what happened prior to that I think sometimes you can get

One Tech and still get kicked out I think that’s their prerogative they were like you know what uh probably you going to do some so you just go sit down you you winning anyways go sit down go sit down because that’s a whole different fine scale right in injection don’t get

That back that’ll be interesting you think so yeah he did on a brook scale that was mild at best they just they might welcome back guess who’s back it Isaiah Thomas take a look at his career notes he just signed a 10-day contract with the Suns on Wednesday and don’t

Forget we have the hawk Suns coming up right here on NBA TV and as a special treat we have it joining us hey there Isaiah so happy to see you it’s always good to see you guys appreciate for having me yes we appreciate your time so listen it’s been a long time coming

We’ve been pulling for you what is the best part about being back in the NBA um just you know being in that locker room putting up the NBA jersey um having that camaraderie with with with your peers and um just receiving all the love and support it’s it’s been amazing

Last few days for me um it’s been it’s been really special for me and my family so I’m super thankful for the opportunity I’m just I’m just I’m just excited about being back in I I I know this is where I belong and I know I’ve

Worked very hard and um each and every day to get back here and I’m just going to continue to just take advantage of the situation of my opport opportunity and do it with a smile on my face what’s up it I I so much respect your persistence and and not giving up that

Dream I know we we’ve all been there and and you know I I respect it so much what what’s the regimen been like since the long layoff what what are you doing on a daily basis to keep yourself in shape um just getting in the gym each and every

Day um just staying at it staying down to you know the journey staying down to the process um staying on the slow grind that’s what I call it um but just each and every day putting one foot in for the other obviously you know I’m human so sometimes like you have those dark

Days or you have them days where you just don’t know what’s next but you know I had better days than than I had more better days than those days and just to feel this this excitement just to feel this love and support from each and everybody and to get opportunity to be

Back on the NBA roster is everything for me so that’s what I was working towards each and every day just just getting back here and and being able to be who I’ve always been I te I I want to know have they talked to you about your role

I know it’s a 10day contract but obviously just that opportunity to make an impact of like what your role could be or what it may turn into and tell the people who are listening kind of what you’re going to bring to this team if you have an opportunity um they’ve

Talked years um I got the respect from all of my peers and all of my teammates and I think that’s half the battle when you’re coming into a situation at this late in the season to be able to be a positive impact each and every day and

That’s what they brought me in to to do be be a positive impact if my name’s called take full advantage of the opportunity and you know I’m I’m I’m looking to to to to make this last as long as possible I’m not I don’t think I’m just here for 10 days hopefully I’m

Not but I’m just going to take take each and every day and make a positive impact toward the organization and then go from there Isaiah you played 46 games for those Phoenix Suns that was almost a decade ago how have things changed I mean Everything’s changed

Around here like the energy is a little different like the facility is different the city’s just a little more a little more exciting it’s like I feel like I’ve kind of never been here before especially coming back to the arena um I didn’t even know where the locker room

Was really like it’s it’s it’s at a different location than it was when I was here so but it’s just it’s just super cool to be back in this circle to be back where I know I belong and then just to ultimately just get the love and

Support from not only like the fans and the community but most importantly my peers excellent listen we appreciate your time we wish you continued success and good luck congrats I appreciate you guys fore foreign speee fore spee here first Blood Out of Nowhere an enemy has been defeated double kill I feel stand

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NBA Gametime | Shaq “praised” Paolo Banchero scored twice to help Magic beat Pelicans 121-106