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2023 - 2024 Dallas Mavericks Season Thread - I'm watching, just like you guys

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Luka came to play tonight.  Let's see that again please.  Kyrie solid and DJJ playing the role of PJ tonight.

that flop from SGA on Luka was OKC pussification personified.  B-movie type acting that NBA officials actually bought.  they should be embarrassed.

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  • speed817
    speed817

    Can't believe they posted this lol

  • Pato del Muerto
    Pato del Muerto

    Love Irving apologizing to his dad into camera for missing free throws

  • Trey3216
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    Hit a nice little parlay tonight….   Luka 30+ pts (-135) Luka 10+ assists (+105) Luka 10 + rebounds (+110) Dallas team total over 101.5 (-120)   50 to win 400.  

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23 hours ago, 'stache said:

I hope so but not feeling it at all. I think Luka is going to get slower and slower with his injury and the mentality after having the series all but sewn up and blowing it in a matter of minutes because of free throws might be too much to overcome. When your MVP candidate is so deadlegged he misses a free throw that hands the opponent the game, I just don't see coming back from something like that, especially on the road against the 1 seed. Just unbelievable, within a matter of minutes, literally, from such a high to such a low, I'm still struggling with it as a fan, can't imagine how it feels for the players. 

Got any lottery numbers?

Full disclosure…I only watch the NBA during the playoffs.

Having said that, how the hell did OKC play their way to a 1 seed? I’m just not impressed with them as a team. SGA is legit, but I’m not seeing much else that says this is a 1 seed.

Dallas also overhauled their defense at the trade deadline, really starting gelling right before the playoffs started.

I'm just glad Mavs/Stars conflicts are done.  This has been a great series and I've barely gotten to see any of it live.

11 minutes ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Full disclosure…I only watch the NBA during the playoffs.

Having said that, how the hell did OKC play their way to a 1 seed? I’m just not impressed with them as a team. SGA is legit, but I’m not seeing much else that says this is a 1 seed.

I thought Draymond did a good job of answering this on Inside the NBA after the game. 

Basically said they ran a pretty simple offense all season that works during the reg season when you're playing teams on night 2 of a back to back etc. 

It's not working as well in the playoffs when teams have seven games to throw different looks at you, and as a result everyone not named SGA is having a much harder time.

1 hour ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Full disclosure…I only watch the NBA during the playoffs.

Having said that, how the hell did OKC play their way to a 1 seed? I’m just not impressed with them as a team. SGA is legit, but I’m not seeing much else that says this is a 1 seed.

SGA is a foul merchant.  You literally cannot touch him without sending him to the line.  It's fucking absurd.  That's a huge part of it.

3 hours ago, Ghost of Shag said:

Full disclosure…I only watch the NBA during the playoffs.

Having said that, how the hell did OKC play their way to a 1 seed? I’m just not impressed with them as a team. SGA is legit, but I’m not seeing much else that says this is a 1 seed.

I watch a little of both Dallas and OKC during the regular season and I think the answer is that they run a pretty efficient offense and can be fast on defense, which works in the midst of opponents having limited time to scout and prepare, but they're not built to withstand a seven game series against an equal or superior opponent with time to focus and plan. In this series, the real problem for them is size. Chet's their only big and he can't handle Lively or Gafford or both. They also appear to be bad at strategy because they are doubling Luka and Kyrie on almost every play which is why guys like Washington and Gafford are blowing up. The second the double Luka, he finds the guy the second defender left open, often Gafford or Lively who are just standing there for lobs and dunks. I've been really happy (and I have to admit a little surprised) that it's working so well and so consistently. It seems old Squity Eyes should have tried some adjustments but it looks the same every game. OKC really has had only two good quarters, both happened to be the 4th of their two wins. 

OKC has also missed a lot of open 3’s. It’s a make or miss leagues especially in a 7 game series. A couple of below average shooting games and you’re going home. 

Yeah, their consistently bad to mediocre 3pt % is surprising but I'm really impressed with Dallas defense. 

6 minutes ago, Firemans4Horn said:

OKC has also missed a lot of open 3’s. It’s a make or miss leagues especially in a 7 game series. A couple of below average shooting games and you’re going home. 

This is also due to the way Dallas is funneling all of the shooters inside to concede a floater or challenge at the rim and running them off the 3 pt line or forcing rushed attempts. OKC has missed some open looks but it isn't like they are just bricking wide open shots.

Dallas has clearly been the superior team and has played impressive D. I don't think many OKC fans truly expected to get that deep in the playoffs this year and are kind of considering this part of the rebuild process. It's a very young team and you gotta learn how to lose before you learn how to win. Just winning the West was a hell of an accomplishment. I think OKC and Minnesota have been a surprise to everyone. A lot of talk in OKC about trading Giddy and some picks for a Naz Reid type player. Mikal Bridges is a longshot target. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

13 hours ago, speed817 said:

THJ highlights!!!

 

 

This is hilarious and maddening at the same time. But LOL at the sound effects. 

2 hours ago, Sweetnsourpoke said:

Dallas has clearly been the superior team and has played impressive D. I don't think many OKC fans truly expected to get that deep in the playoffs this year and are kind of considering this part of the rebuild process. It's a very young team and you gotta learn how to lose before you learn how to win. Just winning the West was a hell of an accomplishment. I think OKC and Minnesota have been a surprise to everyone. A lot of talk in OKC about trading Giddy and some picks for a Naz Reid type player. Mikal Bridges is a longshot target. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I think OKC fans thought they'd go far when they finished as the 1 seed, and hard to really blame them, I thought they were better than this too. Like I said before, their lack of size appears to be the problem for them in 7 game series in which the opponent is equal or better (NO doesn't count, they were very weak for a playoff team).

Yep. Regardless of result tonight it needs to be said: fuck Tony Brothers and his soft whistle. 

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Did the refs overturn that Doncic foul on Dort? 
The sandwich bar was calling me. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Yes they did overturn it.

Did they say why Luka ran to the locker room?
3 minutes ago, Sweetnsourpoke said:

Did the refs overturn that Doncic foul on Dort? 

The sandwich bar was calling me. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They didn’t. Then Luka had an emergency bathroom break. Seriously. 

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They didn’t. Then Luka had an emergency bathroom break. Seriously. 
What. They overturned the foul on Luka. Jason Kidd won the challenge.
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6 TOs is not gonna do it fellas.

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OKC in the bonus with 9 minutes left

12 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:
17 minutes ago, Bozo_Casanova said:
They didn’t. Then Luka had an emergency bathroom break. Seriously. 

What. They overturned the foul on Luka. Jason Kidd won the challenge.

I must have missed that, but the reason why Doncic left the floor was emergency bathroom break. 
We don’t know yet whether it was peepee or poopoo.

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This choice okc makes to go through screens and make the refs make a call is weird. Guess they think it’ll be called on the screener more often than not. 

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Pissed off Luka is best Luka*.


*So long as he doesn't talk to the refs

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This choice okc makes to go through screens and make the refs make a call is weird. Guess they think it’ll be called on the screener more often than not. 
You can't go under the screen when Luka and Kyrie are handling the ball
12 minutes ago, Sweetnsourpoke said:

Did they just advertise Game 7 Thunder/Mavs? It's like they already know. 

Yes. Everyone at ESPN/abc wants a game 7

Kidd cannot want to win this game if he keeps playing Hardy. He is a defensive abortion.

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PJ has to stop with his low IQ fouls.

14 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

Pissed off Luka is best Luka*.


*So long as he doesn't talk to the refs

The NBA is an abortion

You can't be a serious league and employ a moron like Tony brothers 

I have 2 thoughts at half.

1.  Dallas gets fucked by having such a corporate crowd on a Saturday night.  Shitty lowers were $450+.   There was a stretch of such horrid officiating in the 2nd that the arena should have been damn near rioting. Tony Brothers should be motherfucked so bad he's embarrassed to carry a whistle.  Instead, we get a half ass "ref you suck" chant while half the highland parkies in the arena sit on their hands talking real estate bullshit or whatever.  

2.  Jason Kidd is a god damn moron.   They are clearly making a run.  How the F do you not take a TO.  That was absolute idiocy down the stretch.

Going to have to put it back together quickly to have a shot in the 4th. GD can't believe blowing this prime opportunity.

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