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

dygaction · Post #4921 » by **dygaction** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:19 am

Clippers putting lots of effort at the end of the game, not giving up

blueberrysticky · Post #4922 » by **blueberrysticky** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:20 am

anyone know how many days between this one and the start of hte okc series? luka could use a few extra days

jym85 · Post #4923 » by **jym85** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:20 am

dygaction wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:
I knew that response was coming, I'm talking about how they guarded him as a team. The physicality. They tried to beat up Luka like they did the other two series.

But Dort plays even more physical than the Clippers. I mean, he isn't going to be easier for Luka at all.

Luka is playing into health and shape though

I wish
my fear is that he and that knee are just going to wear down more and more. Kidd needs to be giving him more rest

ChipotleWest · Post #4924 » by **ChipotleWest** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:20 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
But Dort is even more physical than the Clippers. I mean, he isn't going to be easier for Luka at all.

As a team they're not as physical as the Clippers. It's different when you have several guys coming at him with physicality. Did you watch this series? They roughed Luka up as a team, not an individual the team. OKC is not the same type of team.

I've seen every game in this series. Harden/Mann and Coffey defending Luka and being physical with him didn't impress me. None of those guys are elite defenders. We'll see when the series starts, but I don't want to hear you whining when Dort is much more physical with Luka than what you've seen in this series.

Seems you had to devolve into insults because you didn't like my opinion. You do you. I'm not going back and forth with you all I'll say is we'll see. OKC will have a physical Mavs defense unlike Phoenix.

jkvonny · Post #4925 » by **jkvonny** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:20 am

rockmanslim wrote:Luka on one leg won't work vs. OKC. They better shoot him up with the good stuff, industrial strength

Thunder will be tuff for the Mavs, despite their youth, inexperience.

They are deep as well.

durden_tyler · Post #4926 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:21 am

dygaction wrote:
durden_tyler wrote:Who offers Harden the MLE?

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All 30 team, if they are all allowed

I know and only about 5% of that will be dumb enough to want him.

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mademan · Post #4927 » by **mademan** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:21 am

tmorgan wrote:Did anyone really think the Mavs were gonna get THIS Kyrie? Makes you wonder what his strange, sulky, one-way self has been doing the last few years before this one…

Going to war with the Nets FO. And the Celtics fans. And the Cavs FO.

My man just needed Nico and Kidd

NBA4Lyfe · Post #4928 » by **NBA4Lyfe** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:21 am

clippers need to get an athletic center in free-agency. Harden does terrible with euro centers

HoopsterJones · Post #4929 » by **HoopsterJones** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:21 am

Subs coming in. It’s over. Congrats to the Mavs!

CraftylikeaFox · Post #4930 » by **CraftylikeaFox** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:21 am

NBA4Lyfe wrote:
BeiBeau wrote:
NBA4Lyfe wrote:

why is luka so overrated when he has won nothing

Deflecting cause you’re dead wrong, said something embarrassing, and showed us all you know nothing?

luka shot like crap this entire series

Prisoner of the moment syndrome ^^^^

ejftw · Post #4931 » by **ejftw** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:22 am

Third time was finally the charm.

Still surprised two games were won by the Clips with the idiotic offense of trying to force Kawhi in + hunting Luka, the lack of boxing out, extended minutes for Plumlee and PG having checked out.

No idea why Lue didn't go with Theis, while he wouldn't have helped with th rebounding woes, he at least had a resemblance of an offensive game.

Doranku · Post #4932 » by **Doranku** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:22 am

Kyrie was the best player in this series.

Chuck Everett · Post #4933 » by **Chuck Everett** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:22 am

ChipotleWest wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:
As a team they're not as physical as the Clippers. It's different when you have several guys coming at him with physicality. Did you watch this series? They roughed Luka up as a team, not an individual the team. OKC is not the same type of team.

I've seen every game in this series. Harden/Mann and Coffey defending Luka and being physical with him didn't impress me. None of those guys are elite defenders. We'll see when the series starts, but I don't want to hear you whining when Dort is much more physical with Luka than what you've seen in this series.

Seems you had to devolve into insults because you didn't like my opinion. You do you. I'm not going back and forth with you all I'll say is we'll see. OKC will have a physical Mavs defense unlike Phoenix.

What insult? That you'll be whining about it? We'll see next week when the series starts. I'll see you in all the game threads.

zero rings · Post #4934 » by **zero rings** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:22 am

NBA4Lyfe wrote:clippers need to get an athletic center in free-agency. Harden does terrible with euro centers

Dude is gonna choke in elimination games no matter who the center is

dygaction · Post #4935 » by **dygaction** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:23 am

PG13 and Harden combined 34 points on 34 shots

Jedi32 · Post #4936 » by **Jedi32** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:23 am

tmorgan wrote:Did anyone really think the Mavs were gonna get THIS Kyrie? Makes you wonder what his strange, sulky, one-way self has been doing the last few years before this one…

Kyrie was always this good. Folks let a few comments and a stint in Boston cloud their judgement about him. The guy went toe to toe with Curry in 2016 and held his own. Hit the dagger 3 and everything.

durden_tyler · Post #4937 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:23 am

blueberrysticky wrote:anyone know how many days between this one and the start of hte okc series? luka could use a few extra days

Starts 5/7

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namlede · Post #4938 » by **namlede** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:23 am

blueberrysticky wrote:anyone know how many days between this one and the start of hte okc series? luka could use a few extra days

First game is Tuesday night.

ChipotleWest · Post #4939 » by **ChipotleWest** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:23 am

Chuck Everett wrote:
ChipotleWest wrote:
Chuck Everett wrote:
I've seen every game in this series. Harden/Mann and Coffey defending Luka and being physical with him didn't impress me. None of those guys are elite defenders. We'll see when the series starts, but I don't want to hear you whining when Dort is much more physical with Luka than what you've seen in this series.

Seems you had to devolve into insults because you didn't like my opinion. You do you. I'm not going back and forth with you all I'll say is we'll see. OKC will have a physical Mavs defense unlike Phoenix.

What insult? That you'll be whining about it? We'll see next week when the series starts. I'll see you in all the game threads.

Oh I'm your enemy now? :lol:

Dude we were just talking basketball and you got angry. I don't really care if the Mavs get swept you're going to do what exactly? "punk" me? I criticize the Mavs more than any Mavs fan on this board.

tmorgan · Post #4940 » by **tmorgan** » Sat May 4, 2024 4:23 am

mademan wrote:
tmorgan wrote:Did anyone really think the Mavs were gonna get THIS Kyrie? Makes you wonder what his strange, sulky, one-way self has been doing the last few years before this one…

Going to war with the Nets FO. And the Celtics fans. And the Cavs FO.

My man just needed Nico and Kidd

I don’t know how truly causal it is, but for all the isht Kidd gets, he certainly has gotten the most out of Kyrie that we’ve seen in a very long time.

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