"Brooklyn is bad on offense, but worse on defense; the Nets aren't out here to get stops.What Brooklyn brings to the game is two high volume 3pt shooting tough shotmakers in Cam Thomas and Michael Porter Jr.Orlando should not leave these two open from beyond the arc, so the plan is to run them off the line, make them drive, and force them to pass, which are both weaknesses in their games."
"Nic Claxton stands tall in Brooklyn, like the last tree after a forest fire. Claxton is far and away the best defender on the team, a strong rim-protector down low on one end who finishes strong at the rack on the other and rebounds well on both.Claxton should be avoided and purposefully positioned out of the lane and away from the rim as poss"
The 6-6 Orlando Magic arrive after a blowout road win in New York while losing Paolo Banchero to a groin injury. The 1-10 Brooklyn Nets produce little defensive resistance but feature two high-volume 3-point scorers in Cam Thomas and Michael Porter Jr. and an elite interior defender in Nic Claxton. Orlando plans to run those shooters off the arc, force drives and passes, and close Brooklyn's primary shooting valves to disrupt the offense. The Magic also aim to draw Claxton out of the paint to weaken rebounding and rim protection and exploit matchup advantages.
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