2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0)

[Kalela]

It is better for the Celtics if Luka plays injured.

[jpengland]

We learn much more about this series tonight.

Dallas drops game 1s, we know this.

How do they respond tonight? If they can get a win then it changes the entire dynamic. Favourites drop game 2 at home after a lot of sweep chatter after game 1.

Huge game. I think Luka comes out in the zone and fires Dallas to a win whilst Tatum tries to takeover and fails.

[bigboi]

One of the most dominant playoff runs ever

[bigboi]

It is better for the Celtics if Luka plays injured.

If he plays tonight, he might end up out rest of the series tbh

[Bob8]

Not buying it. Zero chance Luka doesn’t play.

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For the Mavs sake hopefully they are spending as much time and effort on on-court adjustments as they are on trying to confuse the other team with nonsense.

I don't think this one is gamesmanship. League rules require you putting guys on the injury report. He was questionable in almost every game in the previous 3 series even though it was understood he was going to play.

I think this is simply complying with the rules, not trying to make Boston relax or gameplan for no Luka.

Did he missed shootaround before? I don't think so. I don't remember him being downgraded before either.

[Yuri36]

Luka Doncic again questionable then......
The guy is paying for how seriously he is taking the most important thing for any high level sportsmen (even more so a NBA point guard), his body.

Such a shame as he really has the basketball talent to become an all time top 5 player at the very least.

[ajones9219]

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That's not obvious. Tatum is the best defensive rebounder on the Celtics, and the Celtics are one of the best defensive rebounding teams in the league.

As a fact...the Pacers obtained 27% offensive rebounds against Boston, with Turner playing on the perimeter...because we can hurt them

Radically different offense. Carlisle has had some kind of divine revelation, and now embraces speed and chaos on offense. Against a more methodical offense, however, the Celtics do a better job of staying between their man and the basket, including after the shot goes up.

And as per the article I posted, they were doing rebounding drills even during the off week. I.e., their rebounding isn't entirely by accident.

What I should have said is that Carlislle's alignment has changed to Chaotic Good.

[GSWFan1994]

You should put meatball on your pizza instead of sausage

Are you kidding me? Meatballs don't belong in pizzas.

Friendly reminder that pepperoni is not so popular here in Brazil as a pizza topping, just until recently it was very hard to find. So "calabresa sausage" (I don't know the right word for this in english, perhaps it's "spicy sausage"?) is very much popular instead. I'd say the recipe on the pic I posted is top 3 popular amongst brazilians...

Another variation of this recipe is this one: you put the calabresa on the bottom, then the sliced onions, then bacon cubes, then cover everything with muzzarella. It's called "toscana" here.

pizza looks good, but dice those onions mate.

I had to look up the difference betweeen "sliced" and "diced", as english is not my primary language...

But no, sliced is the way to go, no doubt about it. In the pic I posted is it sliced? So it's exactly like in the pic.

You cut in very thin, almost transparent-like rings, then put in a bowl with water and a bit of vinegar, just let it rest for a couple of hours, then dry the liquid. It becomes amazing. Trust me. It's basically a half step to caramelized onion (which I think you might know) if you take into account you will put the recipe in the oven for like 15 minutes (not a pizza oven obviously, just a normal oven). Just try it and tell me.

Enjoy man!

Thank you. Have a great evening as well, much appreciated.

That's some serious heartburn with all them onions.

It's an amazing flavour. Try it at least once (like I wrote for Chuck above), you won't regret it.

My state struggles with quality Pizza. The are a few good places but mostly doughy greasy junk geared toward kids .

After I learned to make my own dough and sauce, a whole world opened here. It's very easy and way cheaper than buying outside.

Friends and family are constantly asking for pizza nights. I'll gladly send you pics via PM if you wish so.

Is it the real Sicilian Calabresa sausage with fennel or the cheap Brazilian imitation that is more like Portuguese linguica?

I think it's the 2nd option. I didn't even know there was another calabresa sausage recipe? I think it depends on the country you buy it. Here in Brazil, it has always been manufactured like that. "Cheap imitation"...

[The_Ghost_of_JB]

Zero chance Luka doesn’t play. Mavs trying to play mind games

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Zero chance Luka doesn’t play. Mavs trying to play mind games

I've said since well before Game 1 that an asterisk is being prepared in the name of Luka's knee.

[Slax]

You should put meatball on your pizza instead of sausage

Are you kidding me? Meatballs don't belong in pizzas.

Friendly reminder that pepperoni is not so popular here in Brazil as a pizza topping, just until recently it was very hard to find. So "calabresa sausage" (I don't know the right word for this in english, perhaps it's "spicy sausage"?) is very much popular instead. I'd say the recipe on the pic I posted is top 3 popular amongst brazilians...

Another variation of this recipe is this one: you put the calabresa on the bottom, then the sliced onions, then bacon cubes, then cover everything with muzzarella. It's called "toscana" here.

pizza looks good, but dice those onions mate.

I had to look up the difference betweeen "sliced" and "diced", as english is not my primary language...

But no, sliced is the way to go, no doubt about it. In the pic I posted is it sliced? So it's exactly like in the pic.

You cut in very thin, almost transparent-like rings, then put in a bowl with water and a bit of vinegar, just let it rest for a couple of hours, then dry the liquid. It becomes amazing. Trust me. It's basically a half step to caramelized onion (which I think you might know) if you take into account you will put the recipe in the oven for like 15 minutes (not a pizza oven obviously, just a normal oven). Just try it and tell me.

Enjoy man!

Thank you. Have a great evening as well, much appreciated.

That's some serious heartburn with all them onions.

It's an amazing flavour. Try it at least once (like I wrote for Chuck above), you won't regret it.

My state struggles with quality Pizza. The are a few good places but mostly doughy greasy junk geared toward kids .

After I learned to make my own dough and sauce, a whole world opened here. It's very easy and way cheaper than buying outside.

Friends and family are constantly asking for pizza nights. I'll gladly send you pics via PM if you wish so.

Is it the real Sicilian Calabresa sausage with fennel or the cheap Brazilian imitation that is more like Portuguese linguica?

I think it's the 2nd option. I didn't even know there was another calabresa sausage recipe? I think it depends on the country you buy it. Here in Brazil, it has always been manufactured like that. "Cheap imitation"...

To me whether or not the sliced onion would work for me is whether or not the onion is soft enough to sort of "melt", so that when I chew a bite off the slice it comes apart easily. The idea of having to slurp up a whole onion slice kind of puts me off, but if it comes apart easily I would be fine with this. For reference, I usually dice my onion and sautee it so it's already pre-cooked before putting it on the pizza to bake.

My impression is that Brazil has one of the most creative cultures when it comes to experimenting with pizza preparation, and I think that's super cool! I love when people innovate on traditional dishes, and cultural cross-pollination seems to really encourage that. Enjoy the game and your pizza tonight!

[Curmudgeon]

Friends and family are constantly asking for pizza nights. I'll gladly send you pics via PM if you wish so.

Is it the real Sicilian Calabresa sausage with fennel or the cheap Brazilian imitation that is more like Portuguese linguica?

I think it's the 2nd option. I didn't even know there was another calabresa sausage recipe? I think it depends on the country you buy it. Here in Brazil, it has always been manufactured like that. "Cheap imitation"...

Well in Portugal the spicy sausage is chourizo, not linguica. Here in Massachusetts, some pizza shops do offer chorizo as a topping, but I've never seen linguica.

But the Sicilian hot sausage with fennel is the best. There are lots of Italians in Brazil (Argentina too), so I bet you can find it.

[ITYSL]

I don't think listing Luka as questionable is some kind of mind game. Both sides know that even if he was listed as doubtful, the Celtics would be game-planning as if he were 100%.

[The Corey's]

I don't think listing Luka as questionable is some kind of mind game. Both sides know that even if he was listed as doubtful, the Celtics would be game-planning as if he were 100%.

If Luka doesn't play it's a grand conspiracy to undermine and dismiss the Celtics accomplishment.

In fact. Even if he does play that's probably what this is all about.


Makes me sick.

[canada_dry]

Celtics not beating the allegations man lool

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[kivancb]

Not sure why Jason Kidd would say Jaylen is their best player, I think Jaylen has played great these playoffs but Jayson hasn’t exactly played bad. Is he trying to get into JTs head?

He is trying to get into Jaylen's head.

Everybody knows Jayson is Celtics' best player. It's not a discussion. Jaylen is a tremendous player who is capable of being Celtics' best player on certain nights, but that's it. The Jaylen vs Jayson debate is at worst stupid, and at best a mind game against the Celtics. Defending Jayson and taking away his first options has always been the key for the opposition when going against Celtics, and as clueless as Jason Kidd sometimes can be, he ain't that stupid. Even he knows Jayson is Celtics' best player. That ain't a debate, folks. Watch the games, watch how they are being defended fcol.

[RB34]

Tony Brothers…. So much for a good game.

[dygaction]

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No more excuse if Kyrie has another bad game tonight

[Tyakack]

I don't think listing Luka as questionable is some kind of mind game. Both sides know that even if he was listed as doubtful, the Celtics would be game-planning as if he were 100%.

If Luka doesn't play it's a grand conspiracy to undermine and dismiss the Celtics accomplishment.

In fact. Even if he does play that's probably what this is all about.


Makes me sick.

Lol, come on dude. If he doesn't play then he's really hurt. You think they are gonna toss away a title opportunity just to undermine the Celtics winning? That's dumb. All that being said he is playing anyway.