2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 3-0)
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Dallas has to figure out how to function when Luka sits. Huge issue.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Wow lead cut to 2
11-0 run
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
At least Mavs' defense is on despite this late struggle on offense. Credit Boston for not panicking, if these were the Phoenix Suns they would have folded in the first quarter already.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Uhoh it's a 2 point game.

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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Doranku wrote:Maxi Kleber has no business playing in the NBA.
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Do you guys think the Mavs can really win games in this series only playing their starters or something? Kidd has to give his bench some minutes to see if anyone can do something.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Chuck Everett wrote:Do you guys think the Mavs can really win games in this series only playing their starters or something? Kidd has to give his bench some minutes to see if anyone can do something.
At this point, which is near-desperation, i'd love to see Kidd play Luka and company 44+ minutes.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Dante don’t do my boy Tatum like that
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
durden_tyler wrote:Chuck Everett wrote:Do you guys think the Mavs can really win games in this series only playing their starters or something? Kidd has to give his bench some minutes to see if anyone can do something.
At this point, which is near-desperation, i'd love to see Kidd play Luka and company 44+ minutes.
Then they're gonna get blown out if he has to do that.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Never expected Exum to put Tatum on a poster
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Just keep attacking Tatum defensively. He’s a stanchion out there right now
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Chuck Everett wrote:Do you guys think the Mavs can really win games in this series only playing their starters or something? Kidd has to give his bench some minutes to see if anyone can do something.
No but it is clear that they are less deep than Boston. I don't think Kleiber should have even played in the Minnesota series and only had the opportunity because Minnesota lost their confidence.
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ffs Tatum is so frustrating to watch. Stop chucking 3s and drive dude.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Statlanta wrote:Chuck Everett wrote:Do you guys think the Mavs can really win games in this series only playing their starters or something? Kidd has to give his bench some minutes to see if anyone can do something.
No but it is clear that they are less deep than Boston. I don't think Kleiber should have even played in the Minnesota series and only had the opportunity because Minnesota lost their confidence.
So the five starters, Exum, Green and Lively? That's your eight?
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Luka and Kyrie probably both need to score 30 to win any game.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Boston got back into this game by drawing contact and earning them at the line. Why do they (mainly, Tatum) continue to shoot contested 3's so early in the shot clock?
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12
Why is Tatum taking so many jump shots? he can easily penetrate this weak Mavs defense.





