2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)

Sedale Threatt · Post #2381 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:56 am

Swish1906 wrote:I’m 99% sure Westbrook is trying to suck Luka into a double ejection in game 4…

It’s not that complex. He’s always been a hothead with zero emotional control. This was just more of the same

jkvonny · Post #2382 » by **jkvonny** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:57 am

Good win for the Mavs.

Clips were sloppy.

ChipotleWest · Post #2383 » by **ChipotleWest** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:57 am

Read on Twitter

Champ1on · Post #2384 » by **Champ1on** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:58 am

dygaction wrote:
Champ1on wrote:
asas wrote:Luka doesn't have a single signature game and next one is for the 3-1 lead. He has to go off in one of the next 2 games, it's gotta happen.

Man y'all Luka fan not even happy his team is winning. Just wanting Luka to show up big; win or loss. He doesn't have to do anything else if his team is winning like this.

Not sure english your first language or not but you need to improve reading and comprehension skills.

"He has to go off in one of the next 2 games, it's gotta happen"

Lol, then how are you reading this statement. If the team can win like tonight with defense then Luka doesn't have to go nuclear on offense.

Sports Realist · Post #2385 » by **Sports Realist** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:58 am

10DayContract wrote:Westbrook is old school. I ain't even mad. Getting blown out in a playoff game and trying to send a message. You guys want the 90s? Here it is.

Thats the weakest most embarrassing "message ever sent"

HotRocks34 · Post #2386 » by **HotRocks34** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:58 am

Swish1906 wrote:I’m 99% sure Westbrook is trying to suck Luka into a double ejection in game 4…

The Clips used to try to goon Luka in the previous series and it seems they are still trying.

Luka can still be emo but the Mavs as a team are much different than those other Dallas teams. They're physical, tough and play great defense.

If you try to punk them, there's a good chance now you'll get punked instead.

Wammy Giveaway · Post #2387 » by **Wammy Giveaway** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:59 am

The regular season only saw a Clipper ejection from their coach Tyronn Lue. This was a sign Clippers were mentally tougher...

Until tonight, when we had our first Clipper player ejection in the form of Russell Westbrook. It's also the first ejection in the playoffs overall. Wanna see it again, here you go:

Watch on YouTube

This might be the series Mavericks finally win one. They forfeited a playoff appearance last season to better prepare themselves against the Clippers, and it's working. Washington baiting opponents into ejections like tonight might be their key into a permanent end of the Leonard-George era and True Big 3 experiment.

As for the Clippers, if they want to win this series, they need to stop it with the savior's disease. Westbrook, Harden and George heavily believe that Leonard can magically win a ring for them that they don't have to do as much anymore. Newsflash: just because you're paired up with someone who's already won titles before doesn't mean you can relax and let that person win it for you. The super team Frank created (as a last resort) was intended to lighten the burden on their franchise savior, not the other way around. Until they learn this lesson, Mavericks have automatically won the series.

JustBuzzin · Post #2388 » by **JustBuzzin** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:59 am

I missed this game.

Can someone give a quick recap did I miss anything major?

Sports Realist · Post #2389 » by **Sports Realist** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:59 am

Doranku wrote:Russ with 2 techs and a flagrant in one game lol

that should have been another flagrant and tech for kleber push too

Yuri36 · Post #2390 » by **Yuri36** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:59 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:Luka 25 shots for 22 points. As long as Denver can get past Phoenix or Minnesota they’ll have no problem with this team.

lol and of course, you seem to believe Luka will stay on that level for the rest of the POs when the guy has basicly been playing overall at an unreal level since the beginning of his POs career....some Nuggets fans are really being funny.

Handlez · Post #2391 » by **Handlez** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:01 am

Yuri36 wrote:If Luka was half as fit and athletic as Kyrie, he would be the best player in NBA by a mile and you could already give the title to the Mavs.
What a shame.

"If someone was another person, they'd be amazing!"

Luka's genetics don't allow certain things, dude.

People are who they are.

ChipotleWest · Post #2392 » by **ChipotleWest** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:01 am

Wolfgang630 wrote:Luka 25 shots for 22 points. As long as Denver can get past Phoenix or Minnesota they’ll have no problem with this team.

So you're assuming a Denver series win in the WCF because of one bad shooting night from Luka and automatically putting the Mavs over OKC in the 2nd round.

Sometimes you can assume wrong about a series until it happens. That includes Mavs vs. Nuggets and even Mavs vs OKC. Heck Mavs haven't beaten finished off the Clippers yet.

DreamTeam09 · Post #2393 » by **DreamTeam09** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:02 am

Champ1on wrote:
dygaction wrote:
Champ1on wrote:
Man y'all Luka fan not even happy his team is winning. Just wanting Luka to show up big; win or loss. He doesn't have to do anything else if his team is winning like this.

Not sure english your first language or not but you need to improve reading and comprehension skills.

"He has to go off in one of the next 2 games, it's gotta happen"

Lol, then how are you reading this statement. If the team can win like tonight with defense then Luka doesn't have to go nuclear on offense.

lol lol don't worry, he's the one trippin, not you

XTC · Post #2394 » by **XTC** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:03 am

What's going on with Kawhi. I know he's not 100% but damn looked horrible.

Yuri36 · Post #2395 » by **Yuri36** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:03 am

Handlez wrote:
Yuri36 wrote:If Luka was half as fit and athletic as Kyrie, he would be the best player in NBA by a mile and you could already give the title to the Mavs.
What a shame.

"If someone was another person, they'd be amazing!"

Luka's genetics don't allow certain things, dude.

People are who they are.

I know and i'm already more than happy with the Luka we have :wink:

Just making an almost factual observation.

CobraCommander · Post #2396 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:04 am

kacey ring wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
NyKnicks1714 wrote:
Don't wanna get into that but either way he should be suspended. And he didn't get his money's worth for it.

He won’t be tho

If Westbrook gets suspended then I’m sure the Mavs will protest it. That’s right, I said the Mavs will protest it. They want him out there.

I totally agree - he is out there trying his hardest and that’s a net positive for the Mavs.

The rest of the clippers are trying to negotiate contracts and get to Cancun asap

Bill Gates texted Balmer and said

“Stevie… the clippers look running like running MSDOS on an IPad Pro…”
It’s like wtf are you trying to do? This is not like the old days

The Rainmaker · Post #2397 » by **The Rainmaker** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:04 am

Bank Shot wrote:Are we sure Ty Lue is good.

He was always massively overrated. He would be irrelevant if it weren't for LeBron carrying him.

Post #2398 » by **jbk1234** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:04 am

Branduil wrote:
Doranku wrote:The people involved with drafting Lively & facilitating the trade for Gafford need a FAT bonus this year.

PJ Washington too. They obviously saw something in his defensive potential that no one else did.

He was being played out of position.

Sports Realist · Post #2399 » by **Sports Realist** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:06 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:Dallas looks like they are for real

The Clippers are obviously frauds. I don't think they can beat MIN, OKC, or DEN

DEN is another animal but why the hell would they not beat Minny never the less OKC? lol.

Of course they can.

Swish1906 · Post #2400 » by **Swish1906** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 3:06 am

Sedale Threatt wrote:
Swish1906 wrote:I’m 99% sure Westbrook is trying to suck Luka into a double ejection in game 4…

It’s not that complex. He’s always been a hothead with zero emotional control. This was just more of the same

The difference is that he sucks now (and knows it) and that he can win the game for the Clippers with a Luka ejection

Mavericks vs. Clippers Series Result