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TimberKat · Post #1361 » by **TimberKat** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 3:38 pm

Marcus Morris going to Cavs. We are stuck with TJ. Hope he pans out.

TimberKat · Post #1362 » by **TimberKat** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 6:35 pm

Sun is still not up at 2:00pm in Wisconsin. PHX are just going through the motion right now. Wondering how good they really are as they will likely be Wolves 1st round opponent.

winforlose · Post #1363 » by **winforlose** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:16 pm

Suns down 14 with 2:22 left. I think the Bucks win this one. Suns now tied with Kings for 7th.

shrink · Post #1364 » by **shrink** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 7:32 pm

Rockets have won five in a row, and are now 3.5 games behind both GSW and LAL!

Still a long way, but I’d personally like to see them oust one of those two teams.

Neeva · Post #1365 » by **Neeva** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:02 pm

The league and refs won’t let that happen, but maybe they can oust the Suns who have the most difficult schedule left in the west?

winforlose · Post #1366 » by **winforlose** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:01 pm

Irving beats the buzzer!!!!! Denver loses!!!!!!!

WolfAddict · Post #1367 » by **WolfAddict** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:01 pm

THANK YOU MAVS!!

TimberKat · Post #1368 » by **TimberKat** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:02 pm

What a game in DAL. I was ready to write how awesome Murray and DEN was than Luka ties it with a 3 and Kyrie hits a buzzer beating 2.

winforlose · Post #1369 » by **winforlose** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:11 pm

TimberKat wrote:What a game in DAL. I was ready to write how awesome Murray and DEN was than Luka ties it with a 3 and Kyrie hits a buzzer beating 2.

Denver went on a 20-4 run then Luka drains a 3 with 24.2 left to tie it. Murray goes too early and leaves 2.8 left for the Mavs off the miss. Kyrie takes a left handed contested floater from just a distance a little behind the 3 point line (but on the right side of the floor,) and swish.

Post #1370 » by **Klomp** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:12 pm

Win tomorrow and we're tied with the Nuggets going into Denver!

Shaka_Zulu · Post #1371 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:12 pm

That was an insane game to watch.

If Mavs could defend for ****, that would be the easy WCF, when they have two elite superstar closers.

They almost choked it away tho against the best closers in the league. And prolly the best closers in past 20 years.

A rare mishap for Denver in Murray doing school boy error in leaving 2 secs on the clock instead of milking the whole time for his mid range.

winforlose · Post #1372 » by **winforlose** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:13 pm

Klomp wrote:Win tomorrow and we're tied with the Nuggets going into Denver!

Home game. Them coming into Target Center. But, with no KAT and very likely no Rudy.

winforlose · Post #1373 » by **winforlose** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:14 pm

Shaka_Zulu wrote:That was an insane game to watch.

If Mavs could defend for ****, that would be the easy WCF, when they have two elite superstar closers.

They almost choked it away tho against the best closers in the league. And prolly the best closers in past 20 years.

A rare mishap for Denver in Murray doing school boy error in leaving 2 secs on the clock instead of milking the whole time for his mid range.

I still cannot get over all offensive rebounds and second chance points Dallas got. Denver is way bigger and statistically better at both. This was a want to game for the Mavs.

Shaka_Zulu · Post #1374 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:15 pm

We have no chance vs them without Kat and Rudy lol, would been tough enough with them.

Can you imagine Naz being put in foul trouble by Jokic early on and then us putting on Luka Garza on Jokic? Sheesh I just shudder at that image lol

winforlose · Post #1375 » by **winforlose** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:16 pm

Shaka_Zulu wrote:We have no chance vs them without Kat and Rudy lol, would been tough enough with them.

Can you imagine Naz being put in foul trouble by Jokic early on and then us putting on Luka Garza on Jokic? Sheesh I just shudder at that image lol

Kyle probably guards Jokic. Naz on Gordon. What scares me is when you see TJ Warren guarding Joker and Luka guarding Gordon. It will be the basketball equivalent of a horror movie, if that movie was on steroids and hit by two trains in a massive train wreck.

Shaka_Zulu · Post #1376 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:18 pm

winforlose wrote:
Shaka_Zulu wrote:That was an insane game to watch.

If Mavs could defend for ****, that would be the easy WCF, when they have two elite superstar closers.

They almost choked it away tho against the best closers in the league. And prolly the best closers in past 20 years.

A rare mishap for Denver in Murray doing school boy error in leaving 2 secs on the clock instead of milking the whole time for his mid range.

I still cannot get over all offensive rebounds and second chance points Dallas got. Denver is way bigger and statistically better at both. This was a want to game for the Mavs.

Yeah was ridiculous, Mavs was super hungry all game and should won more comfortably. Luka having a stinker for most of the 4th made it super close. And for some bizzare reason Kidd overplaying Kleber lol, Jones Jr and PJ was doing good job switching on D and slowing down Murray. But they don't get minutes in crunch time lol, and Murray feasts, what a horrible coach.

But mainly Luka hero ball that went nowhere for most of 4th until that clutch inbound 3, is what made the game close.

Shaka_Zulu · Post #1377 » by **Shaka_Zulu** » Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:24 pm

winforlose wrote:
Shaka_Zulu wrote:We have no chance vs them without Kat and Rudy lol, would been tough enough with them.

Can you imagine Naz being put in foul trouble by Jokic early on and then us putting on Luka Garza on Jokic? Sheesh I just shudder at that image lol

Kyle probably guards Jokic. Naz on Gordon. What scares me is when you see TJ Warren guarding Joker and Luka guarding Gordon. It will be the basketball equivalent of a horror movie, if that movie was on steroids and hit by two trains in a massive train wreck.

Lol so true. As Jim Pete was saying during Jazz game, if you told me beginning of season or even a month ago, this would be the rotation for Wolves (was Warren, Garza, Jmac etc), I would called you crazy and think we are in trouble lol

shrink · Post #1378 » by **shrink** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:25 am

Shaka_Zulu wrote:If Mavs could defend for ****, that would be the easy WCF, when they have two elite superstar closers.

They almost choked it away tho against the best closers in the league. And prolly the best closers in past 20 years.

Are we a nightmare match up for DAL?

We have three excellent perimeter defenders, they have no answer for MIN’s size, and they have no Ant stopper either.

winforlose · Post #1379 » by **winforlose** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:32 am

Clippers down 61-44 at halftime. Their offense looks lost without Norman Powell. Hawks missing Young, OO, and more. This is a bad look for the Clippers.

winforlose · Post #1380 » by **winforlose** » Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:33 am

shrink wrote:
Shaka_Zulu wrote:If Mavs could defend for ****, that would be the easy WCF, when they have two elite superstar closers.

They almost choked it away tho against the best closers in the league. And prolly the best closers in past 20 years.

Are we a nightmare match up for DAL?

We have three excellent perimeter defenders, they have no answer for MIN’s size, and they have no Ant stopper either.

Mavs have Luka. No amount of defense can truly contain him. Trying to often gives up a ton of open layups/dunks and corner 3s. The real question is can we give up 40 to Luka each game and still win?

Update: 88-62 going into the fourth. The Clippers look awful tonight.