[Highlight] Paolo Banchero hits his 6th triple of the night to give him 45 points, cutting the Pistons lead to 3 with a minute to go
Why can’t he just do this in the regular season lmao the gap is insane
Every single year he looks like he’s taken a massive shooting leap in the playoffs and then October comes along and he left his 3 ball somewhere over the summer
Playoff rising is great and all but the Magic narrative would be way different with this version of Paolo
The lights aren’t bright enough
Some players are just bright lights merchants. Jamal Murray is another one.
Jamal Murray has been a huge playoff dropper post-2023 though that narrative is outdated
37% from the field and 27% from three in his last 31 playoff games I think he might be the actual sub-50 win team merchant lmao
Agree, same with Jimmy Buckets
I think in the case of Paolo, his regular season shortcomings are largely mental. The do or die atmosphere forces him to lock in. He hasn’t even been great this series outside of game 5 but there’s a tangible difference in how engaged he is, and that matters.
Focused on conserving too much energy in the regular season. Some guys just can’t hit peaks without going all out, and Paolo’s coasting level just isn’t as high as other stars.
I could swear most braindead Redditors kept saying they should trade him and build around Franz.
I remember that. A lot of banchero-slandero
slandero lmao
We’ll continue to hear it this offseason too
PBnoJ is an all time slander name tho you gotta admit lmao
I mean considering Franz can’t stay on the court that was always stupid
hes so good
What a duel from Paolo & Cade
This series has made me a Paolo fan
Magic are actually going to lose because he can’t hit his FT’s lol.
whole team couldnt
Him and Cain for the most part. 11 out of 14 missed FT’s are on them.
And 7 of those 11 are Paolo.
It’s really on him.
That’s some commitment to blind hate. Almost impressive.
I don’t hate Paolo. I have no reason to hate him, I don’t think of the Magic at all. Just funny that this dudes having the game of his life but still finding a way to throw the game away.
Yeah you called it lol
There wouldn’t be a game to begin with without his 45 points. Dumbass logic.
Welcome to having a star player.
Do you know what type of blowback Jokic/SGA/Wemby would be having if they lost a close game because their guy shot 41% from the FT line? Consider yourself lucky that most people have low enough expectations of Paolo still that they’re gawking about how well he played instead of giving him shit for not closing this out when he had the chance to here.
Look at you trying to sound cool with the Don Draper quotes. You’re a Nets fan, settle all the way down, buddy.
Hit number 2 on this comment thread of magic fans having a meltdown and trying to rage bait me with my fandom lol.
I don’t care if the Nets are bad, its just a game. I’m not the one throwing adult tantrums because my team lost a playoff game and someone pointed out their player shit the bed from the FT line.
You’re replying just as much as me. My team just played. What’s your excuse for all that energy?
Now I’m leaning into it because you guys who are replying are hilarious.
Aw man guys I think he blocked me. That’s a shame.
Sure, buddy. You tell yourself that.
shut up
Sorry dawg tough pill to swallow he’s been disappointing you all season and still finding ways to disappoint even when having one of the best games of his career.
dude he’s better than the whole nets roster combined
I think you’d be right about that lol.
I don’t really care though. Between the game itself and now your little meltdown you’re doing here its pretty worth it.
meltdown? me? are you reading your own comments? lmao
I just pointed out what happened in the game and you’ve so far told me to shut up, then tried to rage bait me based on my flair.
So yes, literal meltdown. I know you just lost so I get you’re emotional but pull it together dude. It’s a bit sad for a presumed adult to be handling a loss this poorly. You’re still up 3-2, it’s all good bro.
lmao you are one funny clown
I even do Magic.
With my next trick I’ll hit more than 41% of my Free Throws in a closeout playoff game.
Lmaooo
I have to say, it’s definitely you having the meltdown of you both, lol. He just gave a prediction (which ended up being true), and you told him to shut up and insulted his fandom.
You seem genuinely upset 😭
Willing his team in everything
Cade Paolo matchup is so good
I’m not even going to begin to mention the players they said could do this … Chet… amen… lmaaaao
I think it’s fair to say that Paolo’s ceiling is higher and floor is lower than the guys he’s compared to
If someone like Chet is generally a +4 to +5 impact wise Paolo can be anywhere from 0 to 10 he can win you games on his own but he can also lose you games lol
Well yeah the floors are better because they are role players…Paolo is an alpha
If you ever have wondered why people still have stock in Paolo, watch this game and it’ll be pretty easy to figure out.
In the Mortal Kombat theme instead of MOTARO, you can say BANCHERO and it still fits.
They would never score again
Once in a career type shooting night for Paolo
PB…..hitting the J?
Thank God he’s playing well. I get downvoted crazy in the regular season defending him