RS 23/24 - Mavs @ Kings (10PMEST)

Post #1 » by **Dirk** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:59 am

First of two finals against the Kings.

Hopefully the 3 point shooting improves.

GermanFan120 · Post #2 » by **GermanFan120** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 12:29 pm

Must win situation tonight.

If we lose today, we will lose again later this week.

Kings are literally our kryptonite.They have been owning us.

MassimoPayne · Post #3 » by **MassimoPayne** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:13 pm

we have won some games with bad shooting performances. but his has been against bad teams. we can't afford that against Kings & Co.

41Dirk41 · Post #4 » by **41Dirk41** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:44 pm

MassimoPayne wrote:we have won some games with bad shooting performances. but his has been against bad teams. we can't afford that against Kings & Co.

Agree.

Against the Kings we need a good shooting night but we can destroy the boards again because they are small. Lob city will dominate.

Swish77 · Post #5 » by **Swish77** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:07 pm

Both teams coming off playing last night. Wouldn't surprise me if both teams came out slow tonight. Kings play fast. We must match there fast paced play as well. Drink up! Should be a good one tonight! One good note when we do play fast we look really really good.We just don't play fast very often lol

dirkforpres · Post #6 » by **dirkforpres** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:29 pm

I hope Hardy gets some good minutes tonight after only playing 3 minutes last night. Having fresh legs on Night 2 of a B2B could be a big advantage, especially against a poor defender like Fox.

daoneandonly · Post #7 » by **daoneandonly** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:32 pm

dirkforpres wrote:I hope Hardy gets some good minutes tonight after only playing 3 minutes last night. Having fresh legs on Night 2 of a B2B could be a big advantage, especially against a poor defender like Fox.

Hopefully! He deserves PT when THJ is off, and Luka and Kyrie need their down time.

Archx · Post #8 » by **Archx** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:27 pm

Swish77 wrote:Kings play fast. We must match there fast paced play as well.

Why though? Luka played 41 mins and you want to outrun the team who wants teams to run with them? That's completely the opposite of what you want to do in tough games. Play at your own pace, slow it down and let Luka kill them in half court. More pace = more running and less chance to set up the defenses. Kings are not exactly known for a great half court defense, so running with them makes no sense.

41Dirk41 · Post #9 » by **41Dirk41** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:37 pm

Archx wrote:
Swish77 wrote:Kings play fast. We must match there fast paced play as well.

Why though? Luka played 41 mins and you want to outrun the team who wants teams to run with them? That's completely the opposite of what you want to do in tough games. Play at your own pace, slow it down and let Luka kill them in half court. More pace = more running and less chance to set up the defenses. Kings are not exactly known for a great half court defense, so running with them makes no sense.

Play slow pace, dominate at rebounds, don't let wide open 3s and slow down Fox... That's enough for win.

GermanFan120 · Post #10 » by **GermanFan120** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:48 pm

dirkforpres wrote:I hope Hardy gets some good minutes tonight after only playing 3 minutes last night. Having fresh legs on Night 2 of a B2B could be a big advantage, especially against a poor defender like Fox.

Poor defender like Fox?

GermanFan120 · Post #11 » by **GermanFan120** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:51 pm

If we go with our regular big guys, Sabonis will be out rebound.

But if we go with our pretty girl Maxi, Sabonis' stats will be like this: 29 points 28 rebounds and 13 assists.

GermanFan120 · Post #12 » by **GermanFan120** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 3:52 pm

Fox will also have a monster game against Luka, which is always the case.

dirkforpres · Post #13 » by **dirkforpres** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:24 pm

GermanFan120 wrote:
dirkforpres wrote:I hope Hardy gets some good minutes tonight after only playing 3 minutes last night. Having fresh legs on Night 2 of a B2B could be a big advantage, especially against a poor defender like Fox.

Poor defender like Fox?

Very poor. KAI and Luka should feast

joesha1698 · Post #14 » by **joesha1698** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:35 pm

The Kings haven't played us with Gafford and Washington. Stick to the game plan. That lob has been wide open with how their playing Luka and Kyrie. Just keep making the simple play if their gonna keep playing it that way.

dirkules_41 · Post #15 » by **dirkules_41** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:15 pm

GermanFan120 wrote:Must win situation tonight.

If we lose today, we will lose again later this week.

Kings are literally our kryptonite.They have been owning us.

They beat us twice this season, otherwise it's been pretty much an even series in recent years. Definitely far from a Kryptonite.

StoneIsland · Post #16 » by **StoneIsland** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:08 pm

Seems like Luka will miss the game. He has achilles problem.

GermanFan120 · Post #17 » by **GermanFan120** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 9:13 pm

How many points are Kings favored to win?

ChipotleWest · Post #18 » by **ChipotleWest** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:25 pm

StoneIsland wrote:Seems like Luka will miss the game. He has achilles problem.

Damn, well hopefully he'll be back for game 2. We're unlikely to win this one.

tleikheen · Post #19 » by **tleikheen** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 10:50 pm

I dont like the idea of Luka messing around with his achilles soreness.,He needs to be careful and pay attn to what your body tells you. And Maxi might miss too but thats not a big worry. This says try out OMax .

IF Luka and Maxi miss tonight. Lets go

Kyrie , Dante , DJJ , PJ , Gafford starting.

Lively, THJ , Hardy & Omax as the bench unit.

dirkules_41 · Post #20 » by **dirkules_41** » Tue Mar 26, 2024 11:00 pm

GermanFan120 wrote:How many points are Kings favored to win?

Line: SAC -1.5
Over/Under: 233.5