Playoffs - R1 - G3 - Mavs @ Jazz (Thu. 9PM EST)

Post #1 » by **Dirk** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:58 am

"I started this morning, I was talking to (Dorian Finney-Smith) and I told him, `Doe, I'm going to let 10 3s fly tonight.' And he said, `That's my dog.'

"We did what we had to do, which was win tonight. But we were only focused on tonight," Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said. "We understand what's in front of us, what's coming. It's going to be a hostile environment."

ejs78 · Post #2 » by **ejs78** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:25 pm

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41Dirk41 · Post #3 » by **41Dirk41** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 8:44 pm

No need Luka, we have Bruncic and Kleburry.

Curious to see our guys in this game... Jazz will start strong, we have to hang on and fight on every ball.

Probably this will be The laser's game...

ejs78 · Post #4 » by **ejs78** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 9:04 pm

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Maverick41 · Post #5 » by **Maverick41** » Tue Apr 19, 2022 11:11 pm

Imo, it's best Luka rest in G3 and perhaps try to come back in G4. A few more days of rest could be huge for his health. The team has confidence and swagger right now. Let them ride it and try and potentially steal another game.

boogiezen · Post #6 » by **boogiezen** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 4:53 am

When was the last time Dallas beat Utah in their home floor?

Bob8 · Post #7 » by **Bob8** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:16 am

Things are turning fast in Nba, Suns have lost and Booker is having hamstring problems. If Mavs can win 1 in Utah and return Luka, anything is possible.

ejs78 · Post #8 » by **ejs78** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:04 pm

Feels like game 3 or 4 he'll be back

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41Dirk41 · Post #9 » by **41Dirk41** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 6:22 pm

G3 will be a bounce back game by Jazz... They will play hard. No need risk Luka.

Archx · Post #10 » by **Archx** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:07 pm

He's running and jumping again which is a very good sign. Game 3 is a very high chance he returns. Problem is short rest between 3rd and 4th game then.

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fuller4379 · Post #11 » by **fuller4379** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 7:21 pm

boogiezen wrote:When was the last time Dallas beat Utah in their home floor?

August 10, 2020.

https://www.landofbasketball.com/head_to_head_gl/jazz_vs_mavericks_game_log_season.htm

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Dmavs12 · Post #13 » by **Dmavs12** » Wed Apr 20, 2022 11:05 pm

No need to play Luka. It’s a tied series. If you win tomorrow, you continue to rest. If you lose, you plan to play Saturday.

Bob8 · Post #14 » by **Bob8** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:38 am

fuller4379 wrote:
boogiezen wrote:When was the last time Dallas beat Utah in their home floor?

August 10, 2020.

https://www.landofbasketball.com/head_to_head_gl/jazz_vs_mavericks_game_log_season.htm

This's a bubble game.

Maverick41 · Post #15 » by **Maverick41** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 12:41 am

Kind of bummed we didn't nab Dragic when we had the chance. He's been playing very well off the bench for the Nets and would have been huge to have in the Luka-less games.

Archx · Post #16 » by **Archx** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:30 am

Maverick41 wrote:Kind of bummed we didn't nab Dragic when we had the chance. He's been playing very well off the bench for the Nets and would have been huge to have in the Luka-less games.

I don't think there was a serious chance to get him anyway. Toronto simply wanted too much and it was more or less a business decision at that point. Later he decided that he wanted to go to the Nets anyway. Makes me wonder how much he actually wanted to play with the Mavs.

Maverick41 · Post #17 » by **Maverick41** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 4:39 am

Archx wrote:I don't think there was a serious chance to get him anyway. Toronto simply wanted too much and it was more or less a business decision at that point. Later he decided that he wanted to go to the Nets anyway. Makes me wonder how much he actually wanted to play with the Mavs.

I definitely think there was interest on his side as he himself said so on multiple occasions. The disinterest happened on the Mavs side after Dinwiddie was acquired. Was just no room with Luka, Frank, Burke, Brunson AND Dinwiddie on the roster. Obviously would rather have him then Frank or Burke but yeah water under the bridge I guess. Let's hope one of our bench guys can contribute in G3 and make me forget about all about him.

Archx · Post #18 » by **Archx** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 10:11 am

Maverick41 wrote:
Archx wrote:I don't think there was a serious chance to get him anyway. Toronto simply wanted too much and it was more or less a business decision at that point. Later he decided that he wanted to go to the Nets anyway. Makes me wonder how much he actually wanted to play with the Mavs.

I definitely think there was interest on his side as he himself said so on multiple occasions. The disinterest happened on the Mavs side after Dinwiddie was acquired. Was just no room with Luka, Frank, Burke, Brunson AND Dinwiddie on the roster. Obviously would rather have him then Frank or Burke but yeah water under the bridge I guess. Let's hope one of our bench guys can contribute in G3 and make me forget about all about him.

Heh yeah. Dragic did say for our media aswell that he would love to play with Doncic, too bad he went for the Nets but i can understand why. Raptors later on shut down the KP trade, i don't know what kind of deal was proposed and if Dragic would somehow be involved. He would have been a great asset for this team in the playoffs.

41Dirk41 · Post #19 » by **41Dirk41** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:19 am

Archx wrote:
Maverick41 wrote:
Archx wrote:I don't think there was a serious chance to get him anyway. Toronto simply wanted too much and it was more or less a business decision at that point. Later he decided that he wanted to go to the Nets anyway. Makes me wonder how much he actually wanted to play with the Mavs.

I definitely think there was interest on his side as he himself said so on multiple occasions. The disinterest happened on the Mavs side after Dinwiddie was acquired. Was just no room with Luka, Frank, Burke, Brunson AND Dinwiddie on the roster. Obviously would rather have him then Frank or Burke but yeah water under the bridge I guess. Let's hope one of our bench guys can contribute in G3 and make me forget about all about him.

Heh yeah. Dragic did say for our media aswell that he would love to play with Doncic, too bad he went for the Nets but i can understand why. Raptors later on shut down the KP trade, i don't know what kind of deal was proposed and if Dragic would somehow be involved. He would have been a great asset for this team in the playoffs.

I had read about Dragic + Trent jr. for KP...

Archx · Post #20 » by **Archx** » Thu Apr 21, 2022 11:51 am

41Dirk41 wrote:
Archx wrote:
Maverick41 wrote:I definitely think there was interest on his side as he himself said so on multiple occasions. The disinterest happened on the Mavs side after Dinwiddie was acquired. Was just no room with Luka, Frank, Burke, Brunson AND Dinwiddie on the roster. Obviously would rather have him then Frank or Burke but yeah water under the bridge I guess. Let's hope one of our bench guys can contribute in G3 and make me forget about all about him.

Heh yeah. Dragic did say for our media aswell that he would love to play with Doncic, too bad he went for the Nets but i can understand why. Raptors later on shut down the KP trade, i don't know what kind of deal was proposed and if Dragic would somehow be involved. He would have been a great asset for this team in the playoffs.

I had read about Dragic + Trent jr. for KP...

Wow.. Is Trent Jr really that more valuable than KP? Hmm... I think i was reading somewhere that Raptors were shoping Boucher at that time aswell but i might be completely wrong. It would make sense though that Mavs were asking for a big in return because they were also heavily interested in Myles Turner. Oh well, there will be a lot of chances in the off season to get a good big anyway