NBA Gametime reacts to Orlando Magic beat New Orleans Pelicans 117-108; Paolo Banchero outplay Zion

NBA Gametime reacts to Orlando Magic beat New Orleans Pelicans 117-108; Paolo Banchero outplay Zion

Hot yeah he’s upset now we tuned in just for the last few seconds so I don’t know what precipitated all that and what preceded all the sectoral fouls but uh a lot happened there over the final 7 Seconds three different players ejected magic bottom line get the win 117 to 108

And if you care about these sorts of things the Pelicans uh took they roughly took the same number of free throws 30 to 28 Orlando did a better job uh no the Pelicans did a better job hitting they actually hit two more than Orlando so I don’t know that

Doesn’t necessarily tell you how the game was officiated but uh welcome it’s game time Steve Smith three-time NBA champion Danny Green right over there I’m Matt Winer um what do you make of the few seconds you just saw and and what if anything that means getting

Ejected with s seconds you know I think from a coaching staff um you definitely want to have your guys um because this is the team going to be in the playoffs you know and we all gotten technicals before but I think is that sometimes you

Know when I was on team young guys you just don’t you don’t have the right to keep getting technicals you haven’t been in the league long enough and then it start to carry over and the next thing you know if we can push your buttons like that then it next thing you know

You do this in a playoff game when it matters most this game was over so and we don’t know what happened but I still thinking you know at the timing of the game as a coaching staff you don’t want to lose control of three guys you know

We we we got to understand in this league Danny you know there’s there’s some biasness if that’s LeBron if that’s Zion yeah they get away with they get away with it but I I don’t think those role players not saying you can’t get Tre Murphy and Dyson yeah Dyson Daniels

You you shouldn’t at all and I think CJ and Willie will talk to those well there’s no upside to it at that point in the game either I mean technically you’re still sort of in the game technically I mean it’s you’re probably not going to win that game but you still

Have a shot yeah I mean frustration instead immaturity more than anything and this is not something you need at this point in the season at that point in the game the game was pretty much already over all you’re doing is costing yourself money and your team uh fines unnecessary fines that you shouldn’t

Take said if you’re going to get a fine make it get your money’s worth these technicals were unnecessary and you’re not getting anything out of it pelicans have lost three in a row by the way so maybe that’s part of the frustration the magic every time you turn around you

Think the magic going to fade back down into the standings they keep playing and they keep finding ways to win they’ve won seven of 10 now I give Coach Mosley a lot of credit and I give these young guys I have not seen a team that’s Young

Byy in defensively you know all these high draft picks and you know they want to be the first shot I mean um jayen Suggs really gets after defensively and I I love their wings I love their defensive philosophies guys are there help the helper it’s just the little

Things for me to see a young team uh to be this Advanced on the defensive end before their offense and they do it the hard way too how how difficult is it to convince especially kids who’ve grown up through the a system all the switching and everything that we’re not switching

We’re going to guard our guys at the NBA level it’s a different generation obviously back in your era it was a little bit more Pride right um it’s that much harder but that’s why the Vets come into play the Joe Eng Les the Gary harrises um that’s who they have in

Their locker room that are able to tell them how important it is and how little things can change a whole season just last year they were not in the playoffs this year they are in the playoffs and just their approach to the game has changed and I think vets have been

Able to get them in that type of you know mindset in that type of atmosphere magic or battling the New York Knicks for home court at the moment in the middle of the Eastern Conference playoff picture which looks like this with the win they take a half game lead on the

Knicks who are not playing tonight and um well that could be a huge difference obviously in the first round if it’s home court for this young magic team I don’t think anyone it feels like they’re kind of playing with house money at this point really nothing to lose but you’d

Rather have home court than not for sure 100% I mean the expectation for them is not very high but for them to be in the playoffs and have home court that’s a successful season if I’m that group I’m happy with it and if you take a team

Like New York who has injuries you have a chance getting them too but if you take them to six seven games that’s a hell of a fight yep that was ey opening the other day what Josh Hart had to say about the injury situation in in New

York with ogan anobi and uh Julius Rand Julius Rand maybe not coming back for the playoffs we don’t we don’t know for certain all right heavy weight there he is from New Orleans FR thanks for stopping by first of all we we saw the final few seconds of this game where

Pelicans are just getting ejected left and right uh the crowd is jeering the place is charged with energy as an opponent sitting there waiting to finish off your win how much satisfaction can you take in all that a lot of satisfaction I mean I’ll take those free

Throws for sure and um I think it’s just a really good team win and um know play playoff atmosphere so I think it’s good for us to to feel that and um you get ready for the playoffs FR Steve Smith here you’re a young team but I’m so impressed defensively who is

Kind of like I know Jamal Mosley preaches it but what player is definitely the vocal leader for you guys on the on the defensive end I would I would say it’s two guys I think in our first unit is is wend Carter um I think he sets the tone for

Us on that side of the floor and when he’s on I think we’re a different ball club and then um I think you got to mention Jonathan Isaac um yeah I think he’s a he’s a Difference Maker guys can be really aggressive when they’re out there with him cuz they know um he’s

Going to make up some mistakes and um actually I should have mentioned jayen Suggs too cuz he’s making plays um you know it’s really difficult as a guard to make plays off the ball as well and he he’s finding a way to impact impact every possession France what’s up man

Danny Green here a guy that used to guard you a little bit uh wouldn’t say back in the day but a year or two ago um you guys are in the playoffs this year and you might be playing the Knicks how much are you guys looking forward to

Maybe playing in the garden or matching up with this team maybe having home court advantage yeah I think I think we’re still in that mindset kind of just getting the best spot possible but uh I think we’ll be excited for any matchup that we get and um obviously New York they they’re

Playing ahead of a season and really physical team so I think that’d be a fun matchup as well um but yeah still still a lot to to be determined so we want to make sure we stay focused good luck with that one yeah you got to wrap up the the

Regular season first whether it’s the Knicks or somebody else based on what you’ve heard from from veterans what you’ve observed as a fan maybe what do you most looking forward to learning about when it comes to postseason NBA basketball I would just say how different it is to the regular season I

Mean obviously the physicality has picked up um but I’m I’m curious to see how how the pace changes and um you know the physicality is probably going to pick up even a little bit more and um yeah I’m I’m I’m ready for that challenge and and see how I respond and

Um yeah hopefully how how we um as a team you know do well in the playoffs Ron I’m you know I’m older guy I I’m listen to Danny said he guards you you kind of smiled and smirked so you telling me you got the best of him he

Definitely did he was was an easy guard you know he still smiling figure him out we couldn’t figure him out he was still he had SM like it look he too little I’m I’m just lucky I him play against uh the the young Danny Green you

Know he uh that was a p appreciate the kind be nice way to be nice for sure for sure no I remember watching Danny so um a lot of respect good luck good good luck appreciate you guys yeah thanks for stopping by fron of course appreciate

You fron vogner with us trying to be diplomatic he was you know give will I saw the look on his face when you said it he did he did give us buckets but I it wasn’t all my fault you know he was very good at Finish it’s never one

Person’s come on d a group effort but I’ll take the blame for blame you know I’ll take the blame for a sure he’s a very good we didn’t know the Scout on him we didn’t know how good he was he was really good put us into Defender

Shoot dealing with fron Vagner who’s way bigger than most NBA fans probably he’s lot yeah he’s way taller than me I didn’t know he was like 68 69 some people maybe even think 610 but the way he’s athletic and can finish at The Rim um you know we were trying to send him

To the basket he would get a full head of steam and he’d be finishing around Joel and it was hard to to stop him from getting there and when he’s knocking down that three if he’s hting shots he developed that damn near unguardable so he’s been an offensive threat besides

Paulo for them them two have been carrying the load for them offensively and that is one of the next steps for this team developmentally they are not a very good three-point shooting team is just not really what they do well if that ever becomes part of their offensive Dynamic the way they play

Defense and with those huge Wings you referenced earlier Ben Caro and fron Vagner and all the Defenders on the floor Isaac and I there are some long the long yes wingspan they they athletic I love them they athletic all right bun more coming up here on foree e H hey h h h

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NBA Gametime reacts to Orlando Magic beat New Orleans Pelicans 117-108; Paolo Banchero outplayed Zion