GAME #78: MAVS (38-40) @ LAC (45-32)—SAT 4/5 7:30 PM, CHANNEL 5

[esqtvd]

No, you're not hallucinating. Same matchup as last night. Mavs in on one of those weird COVID-era 2-game series in the same place.

And if the Clippers run the table, which is quite doable, we're talking about a 50-win season. Who'd-a thunk it?

MAVS
SPURS
ROCKETS
@KINGS
@GSW

[KL2]

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[Kelphus]

Let's do this.

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[esqtvd]

Kawhi starts and leaves the game plus+13 after 8 minutes.

[KL2]

Please keep Leonard healthy. He’s unreal.

Guys need to move to an open spot when they double/triple team Leonard.

Hope DJJ is ok.

[Clemenza]

I'm sorry doubted you Kawhi

[Captain Ballmer]

This rebounds we let opponents to take is becoming a theme lately. Same reason why we lost last OKC game.

[KL2]

Leonard has the worst whistle. It’s criminal.

[KL2]

This team man. One healthy playoff run. Please.

[HardenGoat]

Locked in. Next test is Houston. Final test warriors.

[Scoundreldays]

Warriors and Clippers peaking at the right time

[esqtvd]

I'm sorry doubted you Kawhi

I don't think you were wrong. Kawhi has never been in that place where you play for your teammates. Kawhi HAS been about Kawhi. Maybe terminally selfish, maybe on the spectrum. But he's owning it now, maybe out of loyalty and affection to his teammates, maybe protecting his legacy. Dating back even to his Spurs days, Kawhi was suspected of being a malingerer [just as Ben Simmons is]. Only plays when he feels 100%.

This year's playoffs may be his last blaze of glory before his knees finally give out. The man is amazing, when right. He can win a game just on defense.
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ADD: Beard. Re: PG? Mann? PG tried to do too much. Mann tried to do too little.

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[esqtvd]

Warriors and Clippers peaking at the right time

Last game of the season is Clippers vs Dubs. We can enter the game one game behind because we have the tiebreaker. Could be epic.

[KingCrimzzon]

Professional last two nites when we needed to have them. Seeing Kawhi in a B2B means he's getting into playoff form. Zu becoming an option and being a force on the boards has been a real nice X factor. As well as, dumping the obligatory #1B that was PG13, which kind of muddies the role of Kawhi. Instead you add a great defensive peices in DJJ and Dunn and suddenly everyone is inspired to play with some defensive urgency. I couldn't agree more with Harden, roles are much better defined on this team and the identity is defense.

[HardenGoat]

I'm sorry doubted you Kawhi

I don't think you were wrong. Kawhi has never been in that place where you play for your teammates. Kawhi HAS been about Kawhi. Maybe terminally selfish, maybe on the spectrum. But he's owning it now, maybe out of loyalty and affection to his teammates, maybe protecting his legacy. Dating back even to his Spurs days, Kawhi was suspected of being a malingerer [just as Ben Simmons is]. Only plays when he feels 100%.

This year's playoffs may be his last blaze of glory before his knees finally give out. The man is amazing, when right. He can win a game just on defense.
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ADD: Beard. Re: PG? Mann? PG tried to do too much. Mann tried to do too little.

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Harden is what he is. He thinks he is a system and has installed it. He certainly is that in my opinion. I just hope he holds up this time when the pressure is highest which has been his let down theme people know him best for. If Kawhi gets injured it’s just going to be another one of those years. CP3, WB, Kyrie (and himself), Embiid. His system breaks down without a bonafide healthy running mate that can close down tight games. The health of Kawhi is the X factor.

[Bobbymcgee]

Big games today that might help the Clippers in the standings by night's end and the end of the season:

Lakers @ Thunder
Pacers @ Nuggets
Rockets @ Warriors

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James Harden on he and Kawhi Leonard being able to go at each other when needed:

“It’s real. It’s just real. We don’t sugarcoat nothing. On the court if he sees something he’ll tell it to me. If I see something I’ll tell it to him. And we move on. We’re professionals, we’re grown. This is my second year, we’ve built a really good relationship. We hangout off the court. We know each other. Our communication is fluent. We say how we feel and we move on.”

[Roscoe Sheed]

Warriors and Clippers peaking at the right time

Last game of the season is Clippers vs Dubs. We can enter the game one game behind because we have the tiebreaker. Could be epic.

ideally they enter 1 game ahead so there isn't so much pressure on the game. Expect Curry to score 75 points if the game counts!

[Ballings7]

Such a dominant win

team looks great

Dallas basically got a decent taste of how things would of been last year these last two games.

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Kawhi looked so good last night

Houston will be an interesting game for sure. I hope he and Harden have big games there.