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

[Swish1906]

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

Hey better than Brunson in Game 1 and 2

[ChipotleWest]

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.

Thanks to a combination of Nico Harrison a guy who left Nike and had no GM experience, and now looks like a damn good GM and Cuban selling the majority ownership and being stripped of control of trades. Those trades happened almost immediately after the power shift.

[Yuri36]

Seems like some Nuggets and OKC die hard fans are getting so insecure about this Dallas team that they seriously seem to believe that tonight's game is Luka's normal PO level....should we seriously even answer to that?

[EmpireFalls]

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.

Right he was being played as a small ball 5 or big most of the time.

But the real out of position was… he was out of playoff position. He cares on defense in Dallas. In Charlotte it was 40-50% of the time at best.

[Sports Realist]

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

Dumb take, luka took a bunch of late shotclock heaves tonight. He controlled the game until Kyrie did the 4th quarter.

[LLJ]

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

He's more hurt than the Clippers are letting on. Also the Clippers are on the wrong side of veteran. These are guys who were great 6 or 7 years ago. Now they're old, declining and broken down.

[mademan]

Luka has 87 points on 77 shots this series. Mavs winning with timely shots and elite defense makes me really believe in them knowing Luka will start cooking at some point.

[ChipotleWest]

Luka has 87 points on 77 shots this series. Mavs winning with timely shots and elite defense makes me really believe in them knowing Luka will start cooking at some point.

I also do not fear any team defending Luka like the Clippers can except maybe Minnesota. They have made things really tough on him.

[ChipotleWest]

Steph Curry
Lebron James
Kevin Durant
Chris Paul
Kawhi Leonard

[LaLover11]

Did Paul George only score 7 points?

[dygaction]

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.

It has been sunny in Seattle for two weeks, it has to rain tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, right?

[ChipotleWest]

Did Paul George only score 7 points?

Clippers trade SGA and a thousand picks for Paul George.

[XTC]

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

He's more hurt than the Clippers are letting on. Also the Clippers are on the wrong side of veteran. These are guys who were great 6 or 7 years ago. Now they're old, declining and broken down.

Honestly they need to tear it down.

PG has honestly declined way too much, and Kawhi seems like he's on his last legs.

[Branduil]

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.

They weren't playing him at PF? I feel like it's more Charlotte being a really bad team without a coherent defensive scheme or consistent effort.

[dygaction]

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

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20to

—used to say that something is very likely
It has to be close to noon.
She has to be the most beautiful woman I've ever seen.
He has to have a lot of money to live the way he does.
There has to be some mistake.
There has got to be some mistake.

[Champ1on]

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.

It has been sunny in Seattle for two weeks, it has to rain tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, right?

Bag analogy. You can't control the weather but Luka can decide whether to focus his efforts on defense or offensive. If the team can beat the Clippers focusing on defense then they should do that. No need to try and score 30+.

[dygaction]

"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.

It has been sunny in Seattle for two weeks, it has to rain tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, right?

Bag analogy. You can't control the weather but Luka can decide whether to focus his efforts on defense or offensive. If the team can beat the Clippers focusing on defense then they should do that. No need to try and score 30+.

Of course... then you forget that the fan who posted could not control Luka... Not to pick side, I think it was a way to say Mavs already up with Luka not playing to his standard, and he will get his touch back sooner or later.

[ChipotleWest]

please nba suspend westbrick please adam silver

Stop trying to give the Clippers an advantage.

[Scoundreldays]

Not saying that Westbrook was right, but he's the only one showing any intensity. If only our two max players played like that

That is some intense 0-7 shooting with 2 techs and a flagrant foul

Atleast he acts like he wants to be there even if he got ejected lol

[dygaction]

please nba suspend westbrick please adam silver

Stop trying to give the Clippers an advantage.

WB is so reckless that he is actually dangerous to play with, so I would not mind suspending him