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

[Doranku]

what a horrible half by the magic

cant believe how many bunnies they missed at the rim

lmao I don't think the typo was intended but Luka & Kyrie really are playing like the Magic guards

[RamonSessions7]

Kidd not challenging the blatant harden kick out goes with the white flag theme of that whole quarter

[famicommander]

What is up with Luka? Never seen him like that. Uninspired, slow, lazy, sloppy and straight up bad. And he looks pissed all game. Doesn't even try to get involved when he doesn't have the ball.

He's immature. Simple as that.

[RB34]

Holding the Mavs to an 8 point quarter is insane.

[OldSchoolNoBull]

You can't draw too many conclusions from one half - after all Harden had a couple of games like this during the SIxers/Celtics series last year, but also had a few shooting stinkers in that series - but I do think the Clippers have been underrated coming into this series, and I do think, if the rest of the game goes like this, it's a statement doing this to the Mavs without Kawhi.

[dirkdiggler4177]

Clearly not ready for an early game in LA after 10 days of rest. The rest of the series will clearly be different. Just hope very different.

[ejftw]

Damn Clips, didn't you get the RGM memo?

We supposed to be getting swept

[jazzfan1971]

I tuned in for the last half of the 2nd. I have rarely seen a team as bad as the Mavs during that stretch.

[nikster]

what a horrible half by the magic

cant believe how many bunnies they missed at the rim

lmao I don't think the typo was intended but Luka & Kyrie really are playing like the Magic guards

haaha totally unintentional

[Archx]

This game is more on Kidd than anyone else. Mavs looked seriously unprepared and not ready. Same BS offense of chasing Zubac and that's it. How can you not throw multiple things at a team you already played 2 times in the playoffs?

[Michael Jackson]

Is Chik-fil-a allowed to advertise on sunday?

[Bank Shot]

Tough half for the dudes who just spent hours upon hours over the last month trying to come up with goofy Luka MVP arguments.

[Revived]

Why don’t Mavs play Josh Green?

[CodeBreaker]

This defense is how they went 26-5 before the all star break


Post all star they didn’t give a damn about defense

Agree. This reminds me of that Clippers team that got the 1st-seed for like a few hours lol

[Message Boar]

Seriously disappointing stuff by the Mavs. Heard a lot of analysts pick them, even before Kawhi was announced out for G1. And they have been playing some great ball in the second half of the regular season.

But then you remember their coach is Jason Kidd. Going up against Tyronn Lue.

[ChipotleWest]

Dang what's going on here lol. I just tuned in and did not expect this score.

Mavs A Team stuck on a plane elsewhere, they had to play the G League team.

[NBA4Lyfe]

was the last time james harden lost in the 1st round of the playoffs in 2016 vs the 73 win warriors

[Yuri36]

This game is more on Kidd than anyone else. Mavs looked seriously unprepared and not ready. Same BS offense of chasing Zubac and that's it. How can you not throw multiple things at a team you already played 2 times in the playoffs?

I'm not sure that JKidd told Gafford and Lively to get humiliated one on one by Ivica Zubac.

[sunsbg]

28 points with 4 minutes left... In the 2nd... Oof...

Suns Mavs in '22 but Suns are not on the court this time thankfully.

This does look a little like that did, doesn't it?

27 - 57 vs 30 - 56 with Harden in Luka role while Doncic impersonating Booker. There is a bit of similarity indeed.

Don't think Mavs play as bad in 2nd half though.

[JujitsuFlip]

Sheesh, brutal 1st half.