2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1)
The people involved with drafting Lively & facilitating the trade for Gafford need a FAT bonus this year.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1)
It’s takes 1:30 to have a 10-0 run if you play D and score. I’m surprised the clippers gave up with that much time left
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Dallas looks like they are for real
** Luka made The Finals without Brunson
** Embiid is the only MVP in NBA history to never make a conference final
** Philly won multiple playoff games without MVP Embiid
** LeBron missed the playoffs with Davis
** Steph missed the playoffs with Klay
** Embiid is the only MVP in NBA history to never make a conference final
** Philly won multiple playoff games without MVP Embiid
** LeBron missed the playoffs with Davis
** Steph missed the playoffs with Klay
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (Series tied 1-1)
Alley oop count please, guesstimate of 5 per quarter?
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Mavs and their relationship with free throws lol
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If Luka was half as fit and athletic as Kyrie, he would be the best player in NBA by a mile and you could already give the title to the Mavs.
What a shame.
What a shame.
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Maybe give bones some meaningful minutes next game
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Yuri36 wrote:whatever_ wrote:Honestly... both teams are looking pretty bad
One of the worst games I've ever seen from Luka (offensively)
Perhaps it's because both teams are playing tough hard defense?
It's funny, when there are high score games, people complain about the lack of defenses and when it's the reverse, they also complain
Could be, but I don't think that applies to this particular game.
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ChipotleWest wrote:BBALLER4FR wrote:Residual-Heat wrote:Westbrook did get two techs and had one earlier. I think they called 3 techs on him lmao
Did PJ Washington get ejected just from the shove or as he issued another tech earlier?
Yes him and Westbrook got a double technical earlier.
Ok. Statement withdrawn.
Those last 70 seconds, Randle in a nut shell.
Awful 2 for 1 3PT attempt when we are up 2
Doesn’t close out on Sabonis --> open 3
Takes another side step off balance 3
We got sucked into the Randle vortex where all good feelings go to die.
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Awful 2 for 1 3PT attempt when we are up 2
Doesn’t close out on Sabonis --> open 3
Takes another side step off balance 3
We got sucked into the Randle vortex where all good feelings go to die.
Buttah304
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Scoundreldays wrote:Not saying that Westbrook was right, but he's the only one showing any intensity. If only our two max players played like that
Thats who Kawhi has always been. you know that. I would say that Powell, Zubac, and Mann also showed some intensity... then again Norm and Mann were also crossing the line in terms of physicality. Westbrook didnt cross the line so much as sprint over it. dude was out of control today.
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BTW IMO Westbrook should have been ejected with the hit to the head on Green. I do not give him the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident with how out of control he's been since Game 2. He is like a bipolar off his meds.
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NyKnicks1714 wrote:CobraCommander wrote:NyKnicks1714 wrote:That is a weak weak weak punch and it's to an area that's not dangerous...but it's still a punch. Should be a suspension.
Suspending Westbrook at this point would benefit the clippers lol
Don't wanna get into that but either way he should be suspended. And he didn't get his money's worth for it.
He won’t be tho
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HotRocks34 wrote:Dallas looks like they are for real
The Clippers are obviously frauds. I don't think they can beat MIN, OKC, or DEN
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Scoundreldays wrote:Not saying that Westbrook was right, but he's the only one showing any intensity. If only our two max players played like that
That is some intense 0-7 shooting with 2 techs and a flagrant foul
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If the Clippers and Suns both go out that may permanently end the infatuation some owners still have with forming a big “star big 3”.
And SAS is dead wrong about many things but he’s right about Kawhi. He really should retire. But then again I dont blame him not, if an owner like Ballmer is going to keep paying him.
And SAS is dead wrong about many things but he’s right about Kawhi. He really should retire. But then again I dont blame him not, if an owner like Ballmer is going to keep paying him.
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Tell you what, the way the Mavs have been playing (almost since all post All-Star break) they could really give The Nuggets a run for their money in a 7 game series.
I still think Denver will win it, but Dallas have a team and a couple of superstars in Luka and Kyrie who are playing with something to prove.
I think this series is done. Kawhi not being 100 % fit is the mean reason why I think the Clips cannot win this series.
Feel bad for Clippera fans tbh..
I still think Denver will win it, but Dallas have a team and a couple of superstars in Luka and Kyrie who are playing with something to prove.
I think this series is done. Kawhi not being 100 % fit is the mean reason why I think the Clips cannot win this series.
Feel bad for Clippera fans tbh..
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ChipotleWest wrote:BTW IMO Westbrook should have been ejected with the hit to the head on Green. I do not give him the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident with how out of control he's been since Game 2. He is like a bipolar off his meds.
That’s illogical - that was a basketball play. Westbrook doesn’t realize that these guys are jumping much higher than him.
That was a basketball play.
The rest of his BS was just BS- it’s like Westbrook realizes you gonna have to use the Jordan rules against Luka - beat him down cause you can’t legally slow him down
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Marvin Martian wrote:HotRocks34 wrote:Dallas looks like they are for real
The Clippers are obviously frauds. I don't think they can beat MIN, OKC, or DEN
They can definitely beat both three.
Remember, they are beating the Clippers with so far overall average series for both Kyrie and Luka....just imagine what will happen with both playing at their normal level of the last few months.
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doogie_hauser wrote:Tell you what, the way the Mavs have been playing (almost since all post All-Star break) they could really give The Nuggets a run for their money in a 7 game series.
I still think Denver will win it, but Dallas have a team and a couple of superstars in Luka and Kyrie who are playing with something to prove.
I think this series is done. Kawhi not being 100 % fit is the mean reason why I think the Clips cannot win this series.
Feel bad for Clippera fans tbh..
I don't think Dallas can get past OKC.
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