Crowder said he understood it would require patience, and he was careful to say that much of the onus falls on the players. Harris ended the quarter as Orlando’s leading scorer, going 3-4 with 6 points and 6 rebounds.
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“I didn’t know what to expect (with the lineup change)”, he said. “I had to be more aggressive”. Two recorded double-doubles. Nikola Vucevic had 18 points and 10 rebounds while Tobias Harris had 15 points and 11 rebounds. Reserve forward Andrew Nicholson had 14 points and eight rebounds. “But at the same time, we’re above water right now and the goal is stay above (.500)”, Harris said.
“We have to have that mindset as a young team because we can’t let our offense dictate our defense, and that’s what we do a lot of the time. I think that’s been the biggest difference”. All opinions expressed by John Denton are exclusively his own and do not reflect the opinions of the Orlando Magic or their Basketball Operations staff, partners or sponsors.
Memphis shot 42 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from 3-point range (four of 13).
Isaiah Thomas led the Celtics (9-8) with 20 points and seven assists.
Oladipo had 24 points in the win Wednesday over NY and 17 points and nine assists Friday in the win over Milwaukee. The Magic were in control of this game from the start and easily bested the Celtics, so they were able to limit Fournier’s minutes since he was considered questionable to play with a sore hip. “But overall, we’re doing pretty well”. “Probably more apt, they made it hard on us”.
“We played from behind the whole game”, Crowder said. “These guys (Magic) are just good”. The Magic went for 16 second-chance points in the third period, accounting for more than half their 31 points. Boston got no closer than 12 over the final 12 minutes of the game.
-The lack of hustle is a concern for Celtics fans on the first night of a 5-game road trip. “It will test how together we are as a unit”, said F Jae Crowder.
The message was obvious: Get in there and reestablish the defensive identity. They extended the lead to 17 points by the end of the third, and ran away with it from there.
Oladipo then attempted another 3-pointer. Boston is 0-7 when opponents score 100 or more points….
Injuries haven’t helped as the Celtics now are playing without starting guard Marcus Smart, but neither has the fact that Stevens must often search for sparks because players haven’t delivered consistent performances.
Magic: The Magic are 9-6 in November, the first winning month for the team since March of 2012….
Orlando controlled the pace and the tempo of the game in another thorough win.
The Magic led 51-42 when Aaron Gordon hit a 3-pointer. “Channing is a little bit like Kyle Korver”, Celtics coach Brad Stevens said.
“A lot of guys don’t know where we’re going to play or what time we’re going to play”, he said. Orlando finished the quarter with an 84-67 lead.
“We’re not the type of team where I can pencil that (success) in and we’re still kind of day-to-day, ” Skiles said.
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“They came up with every loose ball, every offensive rebound they scored on it, it seemed like, and that’s team effort. We have to get better on that”.
