Round 1, Game 3, April 24: Orlando Magic (2-0) @ Charlotte Bobcats (0-2)

[MrUnstopable]

I expect a much more competitive game but I see the same result. Orlando by 5. Good luck 'Cats :cheers:

[King Lebron LBJ]

I expect a Bobcats win here.

[Magic Vinsanity]

I'm expecting Orlando to come out lethargic and the Cats to storm out. Cats by 8.

[MrUnstopable]

2 hours till game time... where is the hype!!! :lol

[elinss86]

big game. hopefuly magic paid attention to what happend to lakers and cavs and step their game up. i think for the first time the magic will be trailing in the game...and then make a run at the end. i said 4-1 before series started, this is probably the game they lose but i hope for the sweep

[Quizno]

**** Nba Tv

[MrUnstopable]

**** Nba Tv
I'm pretty sure its on espn

[MrUnstopable]

TNT my fault :D

[Quizno]

TNT my fault :D
oh wowwww, i was sure last night it said NBA TV

thanks, you just made my day :D :D :D

[HisAirness3]

The more playing time Theo Ratliff gets, the bigger the Magic will blow out the Cats.

[HylianNightmare]

Bobcats taking this, first home playoff game for the cats, that place is going to packed

Cats by 8

[Clocian-IGN]

i think magic will take this by 8

[GatorKid117]

Sigh, I need to study for my Finals but I don't want to miss the game :mad:

F.ck you Anatomy!

[Clocian-IGN]

im gonna steal kenny's wife :lol

[King Lebron LBJ]

big game. hopefuly magic paid attention to what happend to lakers and cavs and step their game up. i think for the first time the magic will be trailing in the game...and then make a run at the end. i said 4-1 before series started, this is probably the game they lose but i hope for the sweep

I think Cats are too good a team to get swept.

[franchise#3]

I'm going with the Bobcats here.

[mmsupra]

Does anyone have a link to this is at work :(

[King Lebron LBJ]

Does anyone have a link to this is at work :(

Nice avatar, you make that?

[J-Futuristic]

Holy shit I never seen the Charlotte arena so packed. I think this is going to be like the Atlanta crowd in 2008 vs the Celtics.

[Quizno]

charlotte is louddddddddddd!!!!!!!!!!

[Clocian-IGN]

lol theo already with 3 fouls

[Quizno]

refs calling some ticky tack shit against the 'cats and not giving anything to us on the offensive end

[franchise#3]

Does anyone have a link to this is at work :(

http://veetle.com/view/index.html#4bd26e412942d

[BIG FURB]

refs calling some ticky tack shit against the 'cats and not giving anything to us on the offensive end

Which doesn't matter much considering you're simply being outplayed on the floor at this point, but it's still early

[Quizno]

Which doesn't matter much considering you're simply being outplayed on the floor at this point, but it's still early
yeah, the magic are just playing really well. it's hard to get a first quarter lead when the other team's 4 of 4 from 3 already!

[Quizno]

jameer is a nightmare man

[mmsupra]

Thanks for link, avy i kinda made

[MrUnstopable]

jameer is a nightmare man
A Healthy Jameer would have gotten us to at least 7 games against LA

[King Lebron LBJ]

Thanks for link, avy i kinda made

Looks good, wish I could make something like that. My Lebron avatar isn't the greatest. Always wanted a more stylish one like yours.

[Magic Vinsanity]

Vince just fell on his ass. This guy has been a f*cking joke in every game since the playoffs started!

[dak121]

Wow. Nelson can't miss.

[Magic Vinsanity]

HOLY SHIT, JAMEEEEEEER!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[JohnnyBravo5]

Nelson is on fire.

[Abd El-Krim]

:bowdown: Nelson

[Clocian-IGN]

:oldlol:

crazy

[Quizno]

jeeeeesus

after that quarter we're only down 2. let's just hope the magic don't shoot that well again, that was ridiculous

[Cangri]

lol Not very long ago the Magic fans wanted him traded :oldlol:

[MrUnstopable]

Vince just fell on his ass. This guy has been a f*cking joke in every game since the playoffs started!
He had a good game 2. His three just isn't falling for some reason and he is too good a shooter for that to continue. Just chill.

[GatorKid117]

lol Not very long ago the Magic fans wanted him traded :oldlol:

He is/was the scapegoat on our team. Dude gets hated on no matter what he does.

[Magic Vinsanity]

lol Not very long ago the Magic fans wanted him traded :oldlol:

Count me as one of them, I was way off, obviously the guy just started slow and needed to get over nagging injuries. At the start of the season he was AWFUL.

[no0]

gerald wallace is shutting vince down. idgaf though if jameer is playing like this.

[MrUnstopable]

lol Not very long ago the Magic fans wanted him traded :oldlol:
I can't remember any duration of time where real Magic fans want him traded. Everyone that has followed the Magic the past 5 years has a lot of trust in Jameer. He along with Howard are the Magic.

[Magic Vinsanity]

He had a good game 2. His three just isn't falling for some reason and he is too good a shooter for that to continue. Just chill.He got 19 points in game 2, but it was a completely quiet performance, I wouldnt class it as good, he made a ton of FT's, it wasnt like he was shooting well or playing well in general.

He's been shit.

[MrUnstopable]

Count me as one of them, I was way off, obviously the guy just started slow and needed to get over nagging injuries. At the start of the season he was AWFUL.
Seriously are you ever not nagging? Your like a female where any little thing that happens you are "off the boat" like damn calm your mind!

[MrUnstopable]

He got 19 points in game 2, but it was a completely quiet performance, I wouldnt class it as good, he made a ton of FT's, it wasnt like he was shooting well or playing well in general.

He's been shit.
5/10 shooting... STFU

[Skyscraper]

with PG play like this, the Magic will easily shred the Lakers

[JohnnyBravo5]

Orlando vs. Atl will be a war!

[King Lebron LBJ]

Cats have weathered the Nelson storm here quite well....

[Magic Vinsanity]

I can't remember any duration of time where real Magic fans want him traded. Everyone that has followed the Magic the past 5 years has a lot of trust in Jameer. He along with Howard are the Magic.

Dude, please dont start with that "real Magic fans" nonsense. I've been a Magic fan since 1989, I'm as real as it gets! I was calling for him to be traded, and that makes me not a "real" Magic fan does it?

Please :rolleyes:

WTF is up with the ref's killing Howard with BS fouls AGAIN?! Are you kidding me? This is a bunch of bullshit.

[Quizno]

i like how dwight's swinging his elbows everywhere and acts all shocked when he gets called for a foul :oldlol:

[J-Futuristic]

Orlando vs. Atl will be a war!
Hopefully he stays in foul trouble vs the Hawks:D

[Amil23]

Orlando vs. Atl will be a war!
I doubt it

[zORi]

Oh wow, a technical on Dwight because he said "Goddamn man, that's wrong".

These refs should blow their damn heads off.

[swstein]

Howard just can't stay on the floor in the playoffs!

[MrUnstopable]

Dude, please dont start with that "real Magic fans" nonsense. I've been a Magic fan since 1989, I'm as real as it gets! I was calling for him to be traded, and that makes me not a "real" Magic fan does it?

Please :rolleyes:

WTF is up with the ref's killing Howard with BS fouls AGAIN?! Are you kidding me? This is a bunch of bullshit.
So you wanted him traded after knowing he was coming off an injury and being a team leader and Captain on Orlando? Thank goodness your not the GM.

[Brickz187]

Too many fouls by Howard already

[Cangri]

Man Howard keeps getting so many fouls

[JohnnyBravo5]

Lol @ Bobcats fans booing JJ Reddick.:roll:

[Magic Vinsanity]

So you wanted him traded after knowing he was coming off an injury and being a team leader and Captain on Orlando? Thank goodness your not the GM.

Are you mentally retarded? When people call for a coach to be fired or a guy to be traded its usually out of frustration and not to be taken literally. If you want to take everything that everybody says on this forum when 85% of posts are completely made out of frustration with their team then you're an idiot.

As for this series, Orlando wont win if D12 isnt allowed to play, which is obviously going to happen in every game in every series of the Playoffs for the Magic if they manage to advance. F*ck the refs. F*ck Stern.

[Cangri]

Why do they hate JJ so much?

[Quizno]

Why do they hate JJ so much?
he's from duke. charlotte is a UNC city

[King Lebron LBJ]

Why do they hate JJ so much?

Duke guy thats why.

[Cangri]

:roll:

[JohnnyBravo5]

They are the only big city...where's a Duke city Fayetteville? lmao

[bdreason]

Did Lewis just take the ball to the rim.... and then hustle to save a ball from out of bounds?!?!?

Did pigs just fly?

[zORi]

Did Lewis just take the ball to the rim.... and then hustle to save a ball from out of bounds?!?!?

Did pigs just fly?

Lol, that's the playoffs for you.

BTW, good to see Bass in, it's about time.

[Pharcyde]

Nice to see the bench show up.
I still hate Raymond Felton.

[elinss86]

wow...vince carter is steaming dog poo

[no0]

where'd vince go?

[zORi]

Is it me or did Felton's interview feel a little.............intense?

[MrUnstopable]

where'd vince go?
He is going up against a guy that finished second on Defensive Player of the year.

[MrUnstopable]

Also Howard needs to watch some tapes of Tim Duncan. He needs to learn how to use defenders aggressiveness against them. Even Charles said I use to let guys push and do what they want as long as I got that ball. Then when I get the ball I'm gonna put it on their head. He really needs to learn that.

[IllegalD]

How come nobody is talking about Larry Hughes going 4-4 for 10 points to LEAD the Bobcats!

LOL


LARRY F*CKING HUGHES!!!

:roll:

[Kobe Jnr]

How many layups is Barnes gonna miss?


Nelson balling! :pimp:

[zORi]

Matt sure does seem to have trouble hitting layups in traffic, good thing he's great at everything else, though.

BTW, Meer is having a huge series....

[Clocian-IGN]

nelson still raping the cats by himself

[ProfessorMurder]

Felton single handedly blew the lead. 3 turnovers, a few bricks, bad defense.

[MrUnstopable]

Nelson should have 5 more assists if it weren't so many missed jumpshots and layups.. lol

[Quizno]

felton has got to step up

[zORi]

Dammit Joey, when is he going to retire??

[wang4three]

Horrible possession.

[Quizno]

tie game going into the fourth quarter...

playoff basketball :applause:

[zORi]

Horrible possession.

That's kind of summed up this whole series.

Still fun, though....

[King Lebron LBJ]

set up perfectly going into the 4th.

[LJJ]

Ouch, rough third. For the Cats and on the eyes in general.

[Magic Vinsanity]

Dwight has played 17 minutes...

[LJJ]

Haha, my man Larry Hughes. Balling.

[madmax]

Cats have this one in a bag:rockon:

[BIG FURB]

Now this is the bobcats team that everyone expected to see. They really are a different team at home. Now if they can just hold on in these final minutes and pull out the home win

[konex]

Who's the cutie sitting behind Jordan? So hawt...

[ProfessorMurder]

Jason Williams was a great pick up in the offseason. I really wonder why more teams didn't look at him.

[bdreason]

What a great defensive Basketball game.

[Clocian-IGN]

stop going to howard and take a damn 3 lol

[Quizno]

c'mon 'cats, we need to score here and get a 5 point lead. i don't mind if the magic keep feeding howard as long as we force him to the free throw line.

[Clocian-IGN]

damn, its about time

[ProfessorMurder]

Felton needs to STOP SHOOTING!

[wang4three]

Bobcats are wasting their possessions.

[Clocian-IGN]

and people wonder why orlando never gives the ball to howard.

[wang4three]

That's HUGE.

[LJJ]

:roll:

Chandler straight up punked Howard.

[StroShow4]

:roll: @ MJ telling Howard to GTFO.

[Quizno]

c'mon cats

[Undisputed]

:roll: @ MJ telling Howard to GTFO.

MJ is wishing he could go out and play. :oldlol:

[Quizno]

why the **** are we taking so many jump shots?!

[Undisputed]

The Cats gotta stop fouling and get some stops.

[StroShow4]

MJ is wishing he could go out and play. :oldlol:

I wouldn't be too surprised if he were to suit up for the elimination game. :oldlol:

[MrUnstopable]

This is a great game. I love defensive basketball :cheers:

[madmax]

C'mon Cats, stop choking and win this game, Magic have it too easy so far...

[wang4three]

I wouldn't be too surprised if he were to suit up for the elimination game. :oldlol:

You really think he doesn't have a jersey and shorts on under that suit?

[brooks_thompson]

Jason Williams was a great pick up in the offseason. I really wonder why more teams didn't look at him.

well he retired to get out of the clippers contract, sat out a year, and i don't think he would've gone to any other team. something about a home there or something, being a florida alum

[Undisputed]

This is a great game. I love defensive basketball :cheers:
Likewise. This is great play-off basketball.

[brooks_thompson]

very entertaining game. bobcats gotta quit with all the jumpers though. this is my east team, they need to get a couple games

[Clocian-IGN]

nelson fail

[LJJ]

It's going to come down to the last shot. Damn, Cats need this game or the series is done...

[Kobe Jnr]

:roll: @ MJ telling Howard to GTFO.


We need a gif of that...

[ProfessorMurder]

MJ thinking: "I'd make this shot to win the game."

[Quizno]

need to get this...

[OmniStrife]

Call the plumber, MJ has shat bricks....
:roll: :roll: :roll:

[BIG FURB]

I don't know why Orlando doesn't run the carter/Nelson pick and roll more, especially since it's proven to be very effective. Oh well, we're coming down to a great finish here. Who wants it more?

[wang4three]

What..the.

[J-Futuristic]

Captain Jack fails, series over

[brooks_thompson]

two time outs for that? that's all jackson's fault

[BigTicket]

So many bad threes by the Bobcats, its getting ridiculous.

[Clocian-IGN]

wow...

lol

[madmax]

LOL...Epic fail by Bobcats

[LJJ]

****.

It's done. :mad:

[King Lebron LBJ]

series over

[Quizno]

jax choked so hard

[Clocian-IGN]

gj vince smh

[King Lebron LBJ]

jax choked so hard

Thats the shocking thing to me.

[bdreason]

Did the Magic just take a timeout so they could inbounds the ball to Gortat? :roll:

[leopoldstotch]

tell the guy in the gray sweater to back up... :lol

[Kobe Jnr]

The polish hammer with clutch free throws..

[Quizno]

wow, can't believe we blew that. series over.

[brooks_thompson]

jordan's goin straight for a cigar and cognac at the craps table in atlantic city

[MrUnstopable]

Good game and series Bobcats :cheers:

[Magic Vinsanity]

Cats have this one in a bag:rockon:

Huh?

[BIG FURB]

Well, the chance of a sweep has grown dramatically. And the magic have done this with howard spending most of this time on the bench all series, i'm impressed

[HisAirness3]

Bobcats shot themselves in the foot, they decided to be idiots....again when they started jacking up stupid ass 3s when Howard fouled out....Orlando deserves to sweep these idiots.

[King Lebron LBJ]

I think Orlando learnt alot from their first round series last year.

[spoonhoops]

It seems like Jackson makes you or breaks you in the clutch. It's too bad one of those three's couldn't go in the final minutes. Hell of a game though.

[MrUnstopable]

I expect a much more competitive game but I see the same result. Orlando by 5. Good luck 'Cats :cheers:
Another great prediction. :D

[Kingwillball]

Good game and series Bobcats :cheers:


Yeah they have been awesome..:ohwell:

[Kingwillball]

I think Orlando learnt alot from their first round series last year.


Learned..

[MrUnstopable]

Learned..
:lol Its amazing how the little things can tick a person off when their team loses. I've been there broham.. we all have.

[King Lebron LBJ]

Learned..

Wrong actually

You can spell it either way. Learned it more common in the american english so I can understand why you think Iam wrong but sorry smart guy but you are wrong.

[Kingwillball]

Wrong actually

You can spell it either way. Learned it more common in the american english so I can understand why you think Iam wrong but sorry smart guy but you are wrong.

learn |lərn|
verb ( past learned |lərnd|or chiefly Brit. learnt |lərnt|) [ trans. ]
1 gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught : they'd started learning French | [with infinitive ] she is learning to play the piano | [ intrans. ] we learn from experience.
• commit to memory : I'd learned too many grim poems in school.
• become aware of (something) by information or from observation : [with clause ] I learned that they had eaten already | [ intrans. ] the military learned of a plot to attack the presidential compound.
2 archaic, informal teach (someone) : “That'll learn you,” he chuckled | [ trans. ] we'll have to learn you to milk cows.

So Are we from britain than Chap ? Cause in the good ole USA it is LEARNED !

[King Lebron LBJ]

[QUOTE=Kingwillball]learn |lərn|
verb ( past learned |lərnd|or chiefly Brit. learnt |lərnt|) [ trans. ]
1 gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught : they'd started learning French | [with infinitive ] she is learning to play the piano | [ intrans. ] we learn from experience.

[kumquat]

So Are we from britain than Chap ? Cause in the good ole USA it is LEARNED !
Because americans invented the english language right....

[Magic Vinsanity]

Because americans invented the english language right....

+1

It's called ENGLISH for a reason.

[brwnman]

[QUOTE=Kingwillball]learn |lərn|
verb ( past learned |lərnd|or chiefly Brit. learnt |lərnt|) [ trans. ]
1 gain or acquire knowledge of or skill in (something) by study, experience, or being taught : they'd started learning French | [with infinitive ] she is learning to play the piano | [ intrans. ] we learn from experience.

[elinss86]

hopefully dwight channels all his frustration from this series into super BEAST mode against the hawks.

[ShaqAttack3234]

Dwight has to stop picking up so many offensive fouls, but that 5th foul on him was a shitty call. Howard and Chandler were being equally physical with eachother, that should have been a non-call. Regardless, he's becoming ridiculously dominant defensively. 5 blocks in the 4th quarter despite fouling out with 3-4 minutes left. Carter has been well below his standard in game 1 and game 3, but it was good to see him attacking and playing efficiently in game 2. His 3's will eventually drop. Jameer has been amazing, a healthy Jameer Nelson makes them so much more dangerous than last year because now they can win even if Howard and Carter aren't scoring.

[rufuspaul]

It seems like Jackson makes you or breaks you in the clutch. It's too bad one of those three's couldn't go in the final minutes. Hell of a game though.

this


I'm heartbroken. I was at the game and it was the best atmosphere I've seen in Charlotte since the Hornets left. A team that no one gave a shit about for years was the biggest ticket in town.

No way we stood a chance in this series but it would have been nice to win a game. We still have Mon. but I think it will be more like a funeral.

I'm happy for the cats and for this city. In 2 seasons Larry Brown and MJ have given us a lot to look forward to.

As for the Magic, what can you say? Too deep, amazing talent, the right blend of young guns and vets, great coach. It would not surprise me a bit if they win it all.

[LA_Showtime]

Stan Van Gundy should just let Howard play through the foul trouble. Dare the refs to foul him out. I guarantee they wouldn't foul him out 6-7 games in a row. :oldlol:

[chitownsfinest]

I didn't watch the game so I can't really comment on it but just by looking at the boxscore, the Magic basically beat a pesky team who have been really good at home all season even with their best player being a non-factor on offense and getting fouled out which has to be really impressive at this point. Jameer Nelson also looks like he has is back to his pre-injury 08-09 from and is beasting. I'm sorry, but the Magic at this point and over the past 2 months look more dominant then LA and Cleveland. It surprised me a bit last yr when they simply made the finals but it won't surprise me at all if they ended up taking the finals trophy home at this point imo.

[HylianNightmare]

Hell of a game
You know it couldve gone either way when it comes down to a couple of gortat ft's

[mmsupra]

Hell of a game
You know it couldve gone either way when it comes down to a couple of gortat ft's

Hell yea , I was at work watching at the Gamecast and I see Gortat going to the line for 2, I was like oh ****.:oldlol: ...Good game Cats

[zORi]

Stan Van Gundy should just let Howard play through the foul trouble. Dare the refs to foul him out. I guarantee they wouldn't foul him out 6-7 games in a row. :oldlol:
Y'know, you have a good point, there.



Hell of a game
You know it couldve gone either way when it comes down to a couple of gortat ft's
Yeah, it really could've gone down either way if it came down to Dwight taking FT's, though.

[elinss86]

the refs are pretty intent on not letting dwight play, and its working for the bobcats since their centers cant score anyways they dont care about their own centers foul trouble. next series, hawks cant do that since they only have 2 centers who are actually good and useful beyond giving 6 fouls. bobcats will prob end up being a tougher test than the hawks. good practice for the cavs.

[zORi]

the refs are pretty intent on not letting dwight play, and its working for the bobcats since their centers cant score anyways they dont care about their own centers foul trouble. next series, hawks cant do that since they only have 2 centers who are actually good and useful beyond giving 6 fouls. bobcats will prob end up being a tougher test than the hawks. good practice for the cavs.

They're (Hawks) are under sized, though.

Horford is a PF forced to play a C, which is why Orlando has dominated ATL this season.

I see Atlanta still has problems keeping intensity on the road, didn't Milwaukee beat them by like 20-ish or something last night?

[elinss86]

the point i was trying to get at is that, while a better team, hawks will be easier for magic to beat, cause the refs will finally let the teams play. it also helps that the hawks strategy will be to play basketball, not to scratch, claw, foul, and flop

[zORi]

the point i was trying to get at is that, while a better team, hawks will be easier for magic to beat, cause the refs will finally let the teams play. it also helps that the hawks strategy will be to play basketball, not to scratch, claw, foul, and flop

Oh ok, I agree.

[Magic Vinsanity]

I've become a huge fan of Gerald Wallace and the Bobcats in general during this series. As long as they keep their core and add a few more pieces, Charlotte fans have alot to look forward to. This is a good team.

[zORi]

I've become a huge fan of Gerald Wallace and the Bobcats in general during this series. As long as they keep their core and add a few more pieces, Charlotte fans have alot to look forward to. This is a good team.

I actually have, too. Especially Wallace....

Damn that man hustles hard...

I can appreciate that from any player, whether you're going against my favorite team or not.