Most painful losses in one playoff run, does anyone come close to the '09 Magic?

[SouBeachTalents]

Looking back at their playoff run, it's honestly insane how many times they had their hearts ripped out at the end of a game

Game 1 vs. Philly: Iggy hits the GW with 2 seconds left

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCBooLltsbs&ab_channel=NBAHDTV

Game 3 vs. Philly: Young hits the GW with 2 seconds left to put Philly up 2-1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhP0_Lt0Xek&ab_channel=JalenTV

Game 4 vs. Boston: Big Baby hits the GW at the buzzer, turning what would've been a 3-1 Orlando lead into a 2-2 series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HKT0rE1M-g&ab_channel=NBAHDTV

Game 2 vs. Cleveland: The one y'all are most familiar with, LeBron hits the GW at the buzzer, turning what would've been a 2-0 Orlando lead and stealing both games in Cleveland to a 1-1 series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkvTLOhm-TQ&ab_channel=NBA

Game 2 vs. L.A.: Courtney Lee misses a point blank lay up at the buzzer that would've won the game and tied the series at 1-1. Instead they go on to lose in OT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKshgJwb_ac&ab_channel=JalenTV

Game 4 vs. L.A.: With the Magic up 3 at the end of regulation, Dwight needs to hit one FT to essentially seal the win and tie the series at 2-2. Instead he misses both FT's, and Fisher goes on to tie the game with a 3 with under 5 seconds left. The Magic would go on to lose in OT, all but ending the series

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm9l1T_0Mt8&ab_channel=Quentin

My question to you guys, does any other team come close to having this many painful defeats in one playoff run?

[Im so nba'd out]

That iggy game-winner still brings a tear to my eye til this day.....all i could manner to muster up out of my mouth was repeating the same word over and over....."Muthafuka!....Muthafuka!.....Muthafuka!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L8mNnWjlYk&ab_channel=NBA

Best moment of my sixer fan career

no one gave us a chance vs dwight. the closest win i could say to that moment for another fan base that was in our same scenario was prolly when dj augustine hit that game-winner in game 1 vs the raptors...they prolly felt what i felt...i still wouldnt consider it the same though cause our game-winner was from a young player, who we were hoping was gonna be a star.Who we also felt like didnt get his just do....Their game-winner was from like a 10-year vet who is pretty much what he is and wasnt homegrown.


If Julius Randle hits a game-winner in game 1 vs the nets or something maybe that will be the next fanbase to feel what i felt that day



edit and this bch not being able to shoot made it even that more intense of a moment when he made that shot

[Akeem34TheDream]

Loved that team. Hedo was basically their closer and he was clutch too. Ultimately they didn't have enough.

[HBK_Kliq_2]

Jokic > Dwight

as we are discovering this season. Dwight has never come close to this season Jokic level, he's a roided up Gobert.

Magic only made the finals because KG missed the playoffs and Lebum couldn't cut the mustard.

[Micku]

2009 had bunch of those tho. Everyone series was close or going to game 7s at the time. 2009 Cavs were wrecking teams till the Magic tho.

I remember at the time, all the nba fans online were thinking it could've been the best playoffs ever till the finals.

[Wally450]

That Magic game winner by Big Baby was so unexpected. Last dude I though would get that shot.

Would’ve been down 3-1 I believe. Tied it up 2-2 then won game 5. Then we lost the series after being up 3-2 for the first time in Celtics franchise history.:facepalm

[Axe]

Lol why do i feel like this is the first time i've seen op create a thread

[ShawkFactory]

I wouldn’t say that playoff run was painful as a whole though. They had some that went their way too.

Game 1 against Cleveland down 2 and Lewis makes a three to put them ahead with 10 seconds left. Then in game 4 he hits a 3 to send the game to OT, where of course they won. Without those two shots they probably don’t even make the finals.

[HylianNightmare]

Jameer Had no business to be playing in the finals after missing the entire playoff run up to that he couldn't defend anyone and I am sure it gave the team some sort of more albums but Alston was playing fine

[HylianNightmare]

Jokic > Dwight

as we are discovering this season. Dwight has never come close to this season Jokic level, he's a roided up Gobert.

Magic only made the finals because KG missed the playoffs and Lebum couldn't cut the mustard.

Has a magic fan I will agree that KG being out is the only reason they made it past the celtics. Do I was owning the calves all regular season though and we had a bunch of different guys to throw at lebron

[ArbitraryWater]

Eh

They did the same to CLE 2x