Game Thread: Memphis Grizzlies-Orlando Magic (NBA Berlin Game)
Location: Uber Arena, Berlin
Time: 2:00 PM EST
Watch: Prime Video
Die Magie!
Paolo just confuses me. My perception of him compared to watching him actually play gives me whiplash
I’d be interested to hear you elaborate.
Clippers now tied with Memphis for 10th. Memphis with the tiebreaker.
Ja sticking out like sore thumb
Grizzlies released their tank late in the game
So JJJ just didn’t take a shot for the last 3-4 minutes.
Makes sense.
Everyone in the Bane trade was ass tonight
Even the picks.
You have to wonder how this game would be if the Grizzlies had their complete roster.
You could say that about 100% of our games
Since 2023
Once again, JJJ doesn’t touch the ball
both trash ass teams tbh
ayo why is mark from rdc there lol
Too small unless you do the same thing against Orlando and then it’s a foul
Seems pretty unlucky for the Grizz and Magic to pull off the double Euro game duty lol
Especially when Grizzlies usually have an MLK game thats been skipped, and the return of desmond to Memphis wont be til next year too. Magic makes sense playing here but Memphis is such a weird choice. Knicks so OG anunoby has a London game would’ve made more sense, or spurs with Jeremy social + wemby as a European talent in general would’ve worked better
imagine having Spencer and Landale on the floor at the same time in a tight game down the stretch
that’s elite tank mode activated
That’s elite don’t have an available point guard or centre mode
They have been winning games with them, stop being casual
I swear, last few times watching late game situations with Memphis, JJJ is too damn far away from the ball
Mr. 4th quarter is back
Franz coming in clutch?
Always does
you suck Spencer
Stop betting loser
i don’t bet you f’n clown
Oh so youre just a loser
you realize stalking and personally insulting someone are against r/NBA rules, right?
You gonna cry?
enjoy your ban
How is that a foul? Should be a foul on Wagner for being a clutz
franz just flopping 😂
Where is the foul there
Did Coward even touch him?
Wayfair advertising on Amazon? Interssting
Blake Griffin connection is all I can think of
That dunk could’ve been a painting.
Yea I’m going need that poster 😂
Years down the line, if there’s gonna be some new German Renaissance, that needs to be up there.
Broccoli Vogner heating up
And of course Memphis fuck it up after finally getting back into the lead.
Tank season bby
Tried to get out of the way but goin too fast, c’mon P
Paolo needs a beard.. or something…
Black always seems to have some kind of highlight play after doing nothing all game
??? he has 21 and was a huge part of the momentum shift
Has anyone ever postered 4 players at once lol, that was insane
Seems light, no?
Dunk of the year in January
negative iq foul right there paolo
holy shit what a dunk
fucking nasty slam
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT
Dunked on their whole team
Dunked on the entire continent
That dunk was sick
Dunk of the year im fucking speechless
ANTHONY BLACKKK LMFAO
Ok that’s one of the rare times announcers say dunk of the year and it might actually be true
That dunk was SAVAGE.
Why is Konchar closing over Coward
This dude dunking over the whole Berlin Wall
lol No. 46 for Memphis could’ve even get mins in China
Bane just getting in the way every posession
whoooboy!
black really just slammed that shit over 4 defenders holy shit
OMG AB !!!! thats how you finish !!!
WHAT THE FUCK ANTHONY BLACK
HOLY SHIT
…guess they stopped playing with the food lol
Come on Memphis, finish the game!
Vince singlehandedly winning this game lmao
parasocial mfs taking the Ja and Vince clip too serious, it’s normal for teammates to have verbal altercations
Mad Ja noises
I thought Ja hated these dudes?
Vince williams 8-0 run to take the lead
…you know, there’s a pattern that began on December 18 in which a Magic loss was followed by a win - which was then followed by a loss, so you see, it’s been alternating.
The last game they played was a win against the Pelicans…so, uh, Memphis might just be ensuring that the phenomenon continues lol
Ja so goofy, now he dapping up Vince smh
Okay Orlando deserves to lose at this point. Make wide open shots
Damn.
When the Orlando Magic play NBA 2K, they use the “Tall” preset lineup.
Interesting strategy to still not have jaren Jackson on the floor lol
Every time
Lowkey kind of disappointed that they didn’t play a rammstein song in the background lol
Oh shit, I didn’t even know that there was a game now.
It’s 10:26 PM in Germany right now.
The rims on both sides are shit, perfect shots, and the sound of too tight springs, and what seems like double rims. They need better basketball hoops if there is gonna be a game in berlin in the future.
the rims are fine, they just have a mic on them lol
That’s why you always continue driving to the basket instead of going for the foul
12 points in a quarter is crazy
Grizzlies best player just shot the ball for the first time in like 10 minutes while getting their shit kicked in this half
Franz.. anyone see that hanging hitch on his 3
Memphis can’t get a fucking rebound to save their lives
It’s surprising that the Griz having better rebounding stats than the Magic.
This game has made a mockery of NBA in Germany. This is some torrid basketball
i love watching the Vogner brothers
How do you put up 12 points in a quarter in the modern NBA
It’s a miracle that Memphis are still (sort of) in this.
Oh well it took a whole minute of the 4th to put an end to that.
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Who?
Trash bane
this broadcast looks so good in HDR
i wish Prime broadcasted every single game
First Magic game I’ve been able to watch this season, but do they have a primary ball handler? They seem to alternate between iso ball and different players bringing the ball up and initiating ball movement. Feels like Anthony Black is trying to be the PG, but it doesn’t seem all that natural to him.
Suggs would be the primary ball handler if he was healthy, but it would still be a by committee thing like we’re seeing now, maybe just a little less so
Ah gotcha. It’s pretty impressive then how they’ve been able to turn this game around. Feel like they could be scary if they had a more consistent PG.
Half these guys should be playing in china
Bane is so ridiculously trash
Bricks actually sounding like bricks is so funny
Grizzlies are trash
We’ve been missing at least 4 guys in every single game
Black is such a great player.
Basketball hasn’t brought me joy in 10 years why do I watch this
I swear the Grizzlies rotate their lineup purely based on what time of the game it is, and not how the game is actually going. This is abysmal coaching
Yep. And it’s infuriating. Wells was in the game like 5 minutes when we went on a total collapse
Can we get an investigation into this side’s rim? Orlando couldn’t hit first half. We’ve only made like 3 shots 2nd half.
God we suck
I actually would like to die
KCP helping the magic the only way he knows how to
Can’t believe Mose started this game in a 2-3 zone. Our man to man defense has been insane
Moe is hilarious
If there’s a blood delay it’s a Wagner
I love this fucking sport
Exactly below you is someone saying “I hate this fucking sport” lmao
How can he say that? I love this fucking sport
It’s boring AF. I’m falling asleep watching bricked 3 after bricked 3. Even the announcers sound half asleep
I hate this fucking sport
Mo Wagner energy has been missed!
KCP still dogshit i see
Moe Wagner, Energy Guy might be BACK
German players with so many bricks they might rebuild the wall again
This is painful to watch from Memphis. It’s hard to see where the next FG is coming from.
I love Dirk but please say something about the game 😭
The potato salad discussion is driving me crazy
These extended conversations ignoring the game is so goddamn annoying. I love you Dirk, shut the fuck up !
I wouldn’t blame Dirk lol, he was hesitant to steer the convo away from the game but they just keep throwing irrelevant questions at him. Commentators have no interest in being there and it spreads through the entire game
Wells and Franz have been head and shoulders the worst players out there tonight. One has the excuse that it’s his first time out there in a minute
also him and his brother bought 200 tickets for friends and family so he is trying to force a lot lol
Yeah, Franz looks gassed as expected
Döner for everyone
That sequence just killed the NBA in Germany
Easiest bet in the world was Orlando’s moneyline when we were down 10. We are not a serious team.
Memphis halftime locker room coaching every game: “Don’t settle for threes and drive the paint” (even though we were 50% from three and that got is an early lead)
First time watching Cedric Coward and I like his game. Is he looking to be all-rookie 1st or 2nd team as of now?
1st for sure. Flagg Edgecombe Queen Coward Kon im going to say.
Who smoked at halftime
Ja tried to smoke someone but they got laws there
Just one international game?
There was one in Mexico City between the Piston and Mavericks in November, and Orlando and Memphis are playing again in London on Sunday.
Magic vs hawks also in Mexico a couple of years ago
gotta be weird marketing a predominantly American sport and predominantly American league at a time when the US is talking about invading Greenland and warring with NATO. If I was German I can’t imagine being all that excited for this kind of thing right now.
They put the Magic out there for a reason, Wagners likely beloved in Deutschland
Lamest /r/nba comment of the day congrats
Gotta differentiate the art from the artist. Almost none of NBA players are supporting the orange prick or are invested into international politics.
Every owner is.
You are too online
Nope, people in Europe are absolutely talking about this regularly.
No shit, there are people in Europe who follow politics. There are also who many who don’t, but do follow NBA or are at least interested in the spectacle
Ok sure, but calling someone “too online” because they’re mentioning something very top of mind for a lot of people is weird.
They’re marketing the European nba league they’re trying to start the one that Real Madrid is rumored to want to join
Paolo turned into Desmond Bane when Bane had to get some rest on the bench. swishing all the catch and shoots
Is Jaren Jackson secretly German? He’s hooping for himself and both Wagner brothers
Not trying to be that guy but did ja make the trip? Passport valid? All the issues or is he hurt?
He’s there cheering on the bench. His dad is there too cheering for the Grizz.
Towel swinging In German
Wew, single digit difference, can’t ask for much more after that horrendous start
JJJ channeling prime Embiid on that drive lol
crazy flop lmao
Magic would be up if they didn’t smoke all these layups
No whistles for the first 1.5 quarters and now they’re going crazy.
Wow, that was an offensive foul? After how they’ve called this game?
The rim volume is insane lol the clanks are deafening
Makes sense to heighten the Magics biggest skill… creating clankers.
and its amazing
Berlin probably has the best Kebabs in the world
I have nothing to say about the game, I just miss Berlin so much. Amazing city
Jaylen wells needs to sit his ass on the bench
Grizz haven’t gotten a call all game
neither did magic tbh
Flagrant foul, SGA gets 10 bonus fts, another skims/sports illustrated campaign cover shoot
How incompetent do you have to be, to be that close to the play and still fuck the call up
That’s clean my friends, what a play from Bane after smoking the lay
Wait no this sucks
Bane was the spark for all of this. earlier in the quarter as soon as he checked in he drove hard for like 3-4 straight layups even when they were down deep
still playing hard, with that rejection
Wells is so fkn trash
Ahhhh good job Adam silver and refs, exactly what you want to do to grow the game in an international market. Incessant stoppages and ref timeouts
Soccer am I right
At least for them time keeps running and you get bonus time
Why can’t they do that too? Add more playing time but keep the clock running ? I think they should have more early day games too, the game can improve
Would’ve wished for a better atmosphere tbh, I go to some Bayern München games and they are much louder, with drums and singing and stuff, there’s literally not a sound here
Thats because local teams have organized support from fan groups. There is no Capo for american teams. Athmosphere is actually really really good and loud in here for no organized fan Groups. If you take those out of football, it is basically pretty quite in football stadium as well (as demonstrated every time the organized fan groups protest with silence)
90% came for Franz, Moe and Tristan and the Magic. And all of them haven’t shown much so far so there isn’t much to cheer about. I’d say if the Magic go on a run or Franz has a couple of good plays they get more active but let’s see.