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

[D.Brasco]

If Dallas had a semi competent coach, they could win a title.

Jason Kidd is beyond terrible. Unbelievably bad coaching.

Ridiculous how Kidd and Doc keep getting coaching jobs. NBA might be the ultimate nepo league.

[zshawn10]

4 point lead with 22 seconds left

[CobraCommander]

Luka bad game triple double lol



We need to acknowledge how Lucky we are to see this basketball

[BigDan245]

No timeouts...This ending about to be wild.

[Shaka_Zulu]

Paul George doesn't even want the ball. Standing in the corner doing nothing. Embarrassing.

Honestly if he misses that it would have been series. He needed to be better in the 2nd half without Kawhi.

True enough but that 3 was one of the best tough shots of the playoffs so far.

[Sofia]

WTF is this? How the Mavs just gonna let fat Harden waltz down the lane for floater after floater like this at will. Pathetic defense...

Superfat Luka

[EmpireFalls]

Lue shouldn’t have called that TO

[sfernald]

unbelievably, the Clippers will pull this game off, but they don't seem to have the strength to do it twice more, Mavs are looking much better at this moment.

But Luka knee injury? That **** no joke. I’m sitting on the couch right now cause of one.

[Patches Perry]

I mean they were supernova hot. It’s unlikely to stay that hot and PG had a playoff career half. Now if they do, it’s over. They hit 14 3s in that half, the chances are low after whatever adjustments are made. We’ll see.

True, but I also think when the going gets tough and Dallas is throwing punches and cutting down the lead, and the crowd is going crazy, Harden and George are not going stand-in and stay in the fight. I feel like we've seen this movie before.

Halftime thoughts were justified. Deja vu all over again

Paul George- 26 points at half, 2 points in 3rd
James Harden- 18 points at half, 0 points in 3rd

Bumping my wrongness, props to Harden and George for staying in the fight despite the blown lead and doing what it takes to grind out a win. A blowout win and close game win are worth the same. A W is a W.

[Residual-Heat]

great game. Harden was too clutch

[jpengland]

Kidd overreacted to the Clips shotmaking and went small. If a team shoots 18-29 from 3, youre probably gonna lose. You still shouldnt give them a lay up line the entire 4th

It's unbelievable watching Kidd leaving Maxi out there whilst Harden drives again and again and again.

I mean, it's like he's deliberately sabotaging the game.

[jkvonny]

Props to Lue to settle the ship after that Irving bucket. Harden seemed calm and locked in to run the offense.

True.

Also a poised veteran team.

[JustBuzzin]

I always love it when a team beats the opponent and the refs.

Good stuff Clippers.

[itrsteve]

Thanks to both teams for keeping this interesting. Drag it out to 7 please

[jokeboy86]

Kidd is Dallas' Mark Jackson. They need a change quick.

Sshh. Thats the the dirty little secret that some have known for years yet he keeps getting jobs.

[Dubnation]

Harden outplaying Luka big time. That was the difference

Luka is not 100% healthy

At this time of the year, the only players that are 100% healthy are some sitting at the end of the bench.

[srhcan]

Harden outplaying Luka big time. That was the difference

Luka is not 100% healthy

Weak excuse. He's a choker.

Luka a choker? Now I know you dont watch instead look at box-score

[ChipotleWest]

Kawhi was a negative for the Clippers they got rid of him, but we can't get rid of Kidd.

[CobraCommander]

Damn man - maybe I lose than hi do- sorry no drinks on me -

[Special_Puppy]

This was the fakest game ever. Clippers shooting 62% from 3