2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 1-0)

[Patches Perry]

God these blowouts are lame

[Iwasawitness]

Mavs look completely out matched, rattled, and don’t seem to know what to do.

[Chuck Everett]

Celtics playing a perfect half. Like in all phases.

[10DayContract]

I might turn this off.

[OkcSinceSGA]

Give Boston a lot of credit. We can all speculate who will win the series but they are making it a point to send a message right now. If you’re a fan of a team this is EXACTLY what you wish for. The 3s are coming off great ball movement.. but take that away and they are CRUSHING Dallas on the glass, and defensively too.

[SweaterBae]

Luka lumbered back after that miss and then gives it away. He getting tired

He had a quadruple cheeseburger and a chocolate shake half an hour ago.

[sikma42]

Tatum is like an afterthought when guarding this team


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[Doranku]

Can't believe I waited a week for this ****.

[azcatz11]

yup, luka playing like a fat sack of **** against this defense

He’s getting abused out there. He looks slow and uninterested

[Zeno]

This is very reminiscent of Wolves/Nuggets game 2

[fallguy]

Celtics are the apex predator.

[Chuck Everett]

Didn't Dallas have at one time Luka, Brunson and Porzingis? Why didn't that work?

Carlisle couldn't figure it out (he basically made him a spot-up shooter) and KP was injured a lot.

Yeah I remember now that you mentioned it. He was the corner shooter right?

Yup. Mazzulla moves KP around a lot. But KP showed this in Washington. I remember when he was on NBATV talking to Isiah Thomas and they showed how much his game had grown. He obviously has hot zones, but KP is a three level scorer. Carlisle used him like he was Steve Novak.

[schnakenpopanz]

Hmm this is getting as ugly as the 30+ elimination losses the suns had in recent years.

[SerialChiller]

Wolves what had made this so much more interesting

Heat with Jimmy would've.

Nah...Heat kept failing to add to him, they wasted his window. He needs like a Mitchell/Dame level guy to get it done. Bam and Herro aren't enough Herro in particular actually makes them worse when healthy. They honestly should trade Jimmy this offseason if they don't land a star to pair with him once again for like the 5th year in a row.

[___Rand___]

I like that - Tatum trying to get a bucket at the rim. Even if it isn't a bucket, you've tried it, makes Dallas play honest D.

[AussieCeltic]

Luka hesitant? Had a wide open layup and passed it

[RB34]

Bad call

[shmoosicle]

I guess the fairytale run for the Mavs is over. Too bad because I wanted a competitive series but hopefully the rest of the games aren't like this.

[AussieCeltic]

Both of Jrues fouls have been BS

[meatball sub]

did kidd only gameplan for tatum? he's the only guy who this defense is working against