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Around the NBA - Continuation... AND one!

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Post#2001 » by sol537 » Wed May 29, 2024 3:48 pm

DAL has to figure out how to win without Lively... who has been huge this series. Luka and Kyrie will figure it out... I have more faith in them than I do in Ant and KAT.... lol
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Post#2002 » by aggo » Wed May 29, 2024 4:04 pm

sol537 wrote:DAL has to figure out how to win without Lively... who has been huge this series. Luka and Kyrie will figure it out... I have more faith in them than I do in Ant and KAT.... lol



there is nothing to figure out....

luka and Kyrie both shot 6-18 each.

that was the game.
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Post#2003 » by The Lamma » Wed May 29, 2024 4:13 pm

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Post#2004 » by The Lamma » Wed May 29, 2024 4:21 pm

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sol537 wrote:Minny played better true but Lively being out was the difference.


The way he was looking on the bench tonight didn't look promising for him to be available for game 5.

Man looked like he was wearing an invisible neck brace.


Indeed. It would be surprising to see him suit up for Game 5.

I think Minny takes the next one at home, people get all fired up over them potentially being the first team to come back from 0-3, then Dallas snuffs that sht out in 6

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Post#2005 » by sol537 » Wed May 29, 2024 4:22 pm

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sol537 wrote:DAL has to figure out how to win without Lively... who has been huge this series. Luka and Kyrie will figure it out... I have more faith in them than I do in Ant and KAT.... lol



there is nothing to figure out....

luka and Kyrie both shot 6-18 each.

that was the game.


Without Lively there as a lob threat, Luka and Kyrie were getting smothered in the paint and were taking tougher shots than in the previous games. They were leaving Maxi and Powell all night to trap Luka/Kyrie. So... they gotta figure out how to get better shots..
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Post#2008 » by Context » Wed May 29, 2024 6:41 pm

dakomish23 wrote:As much as DAL stars sucked, MIN still had to go out and take this game. And they did. Sometimes getting over that hump after failing repeatedly before is a huge weight lifted off the shoulders. IDK about 7 but why would anyone be surprised if it goes to 6 w/ the next game being at home

you know what I wonder sometimes...why is the narrative that the stars sucked? How about Minny guarded Kyrie and Luka well...
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Post#2010 » by spree2kawhi » Wed May 29, 2024 10:10 pm

sol537 wrote:DAL has to figure out how to win without Lively... who has been huge this series. Luka and Kyrie will figure it out... I have more faith in them than I do in Ant and KAT.... lol

Would you say that if it was still 0-0? Because I wouldn’t.
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Post#2011 » by sol537 » Wed May 29, 2024 10:19 pm

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sol537 wrote:DAL has to figure out how to win without Lively... who has been huge this series. Luka and Kyrie will figure it out... I have more faith in them than I do in Ant and KAT.... lol

Would you say that if it was still 0-0? Because I wouldn’t.


You have more faith in 22-year old Ant and braindead KAT over Kyrie and Luka in the big moments?
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Post#2014 » by spree2kawhi » Thu May 30, 2024 3:31 am

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sol537 wrote:DAL has to figure out how to win without Lively... who has been huge this series. Luka and Kyrie will figure it out... I have more faith in them than I do in Ant and KAT.... lol

Would you say that if it was still 0-0? Because I wouldn’t.


You have more faith in 22-year old Ant and braindead KAT over Kyrie and Luka in the big moments?

They killed the Nuggets, so at 0-0, of course.
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Post#2015 » by Reign23 » Thu May 30, 2024 10:54 am

rooting so hard for Minnesota. give me another game!
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Post#2016 » by Reign23 » Thu May 30, 2024 10:58 am

HopelessKnick wrote:Don't count out Minny just yet. If this was the return of KAT to normal playoff form than they can still make a real series out of it. If they win game 5, which they are capable of, things will get really dicey for game 6 in Dallas.

The Wolves pretty much choked away both home games against Dallas....they are due to win this one.

if the series began today, I would pick Minnesota. they just threw it away (unless something unthinkable happens) by losing all of the close games 1-3. If they had just won one...
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Post#2017 » by HopelessKnick » Thu May 30, 2024 11:16 am

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HopelessKnick wrote:Don't count out Minny just yet. If this was the return of KAT to normal playoff form than they can still make a real series out of it. If they win game 5, which they are capable of, things will get really dicey for game 6 in Dallas.

The Wolves pretty much choked away both home games against Dallas....they are due to win this one.

if the series began today, I would pick Minnesota. they just threw it away (unless something unthinkable happens) by losing all of the close games 1-3. If they had just won one...


Yeah pretty much. Especially game 2 was a complete choke job....no way they should have lost that one. However, keep in mind Edwards is just 23 years old and still very inexperienced at this stage. KAT hasn't been there either and the rest of the guys except Conley and Gobert also have very limited experience. Their coaches as well.

Still, I'm sure we'll see a team win a series after being 3-0 in our lifetime and Minny does have a chance if Edwards and KAT can deliver 3 good games. But yeah, chances are slim as Dallas has really good closers and enough defense and offense around them to keep games close in crunch time. Likely Dallas in 6. What has been most surprising to me is that despite their size, Minny has been unable to eliminate the Lively/Gafford lob game.
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Post#2019 » by MrDollarBills » Thu May 30, 2024 12:23 pm

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