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

[cupcakesnake]

insane how boston got kp and jrue for nothing.

They traded away Marcus Smart, Malcolm Brogdon, Time Lord, 2 first round picks, and Julian Phillips

But it was a giant upgrade, though. Like, a really super giant one.

I didn't say it wasn't. Guy said they got them for nothing. Boston traded away 3 starting level players and 2 first round picks.

[scrabbarista]

The Celtics are so great about not overhelping. Impressive.

[azcatz11]

This game would be close if it wasn’t for KP. KP was the X factor. Without his impact in the first half it’s a tie game

Oh please.

Oh please what? His explosion in the first half is why this game is tilted.

[Reeko]

I knew it was going to be White and Holiday that gave Luka and Kyrie the most trouble.

It's not just White and Holiday. It's Brown on Luka. Holiday hasn't been much on Luka. And Tatum can guard Luka too. Before the series I was arguing with Mavs and western conf fans that Celtics have the best players to guard those two. They were just crying "but nobody's gonna stop Luka". You don't need to hold Luka to 0 to beat Mavs.

I'm just talking from a team defense perspective, both of these guys are very good at pressuring and also doubling the ball handler. There's really nothing anyone can do to him one on one, Brown's staying in front but Luka's just drilling middies in his face.

[Tyrone Messby]

Lively's jimmies got rustled tonight. Looked like a rookie again.

[Bird4Three]

Tatum is driving to the rim a lot more now. I am liking what I am seeing.

That’s the best version of Tatum. I HATE HATE HATE when he settles for chucking outside shots.

[scrabbarista]

They traded away Marcus Smart, Malcolm Brogdon, Time Lord, 2 first round picks, and Julian Phillips

But it was a giant upgrade, though. Like, a really super giant one.

I didn't say it wasn't. Guy said they got them for nothing. Boston traded away 3 starting level players and 2 first round picks.

Yeah but relatively speaking it was doodoo.

[Reeko]

They traded away Marcus Smart, Malcolm Brogdon, Time Lord, 2 first round picks, and Julian Phillips

But it was a giant upgrade, though. Like, a really super giant one.

I didn't say it wasn't. Guy said they got them for nothing. Boston traded away 3 starting level players and 2 first round picks.

I think the point is that 2 of those 3 guys have very serious injury histories so their perceived value is kind of low.

[jehosafats]

Kyrie on Ayahuasca confirmed

Watch on YouTube

[Laimbeer]

Is it me or is Luka not complaining much?

[SerialChiller]

Why are adds even taking over the site on laptop this is too much.

[durden_tyler]

Tatum's Rebounding this Playoffs:

vs. Pacers (12, 6, 10, 13)
vs. Cavs (11, 7, 13, 11, 10)
vs. Heat (10, 8, 11, 11, 12)

You can criticize him for not being an "alpha" in the scoring department but that's because that's how the game is dictated AND he's doing other important stuff (like rebounding above).

He has 10 rebounds tonight so far vs Dallas.

[Chocolate City Jordanaire]

Horford is playing Dallas much better than han either Towns or Gobert did.

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[bluejerseyjinx]

This game would be close if it wasn’t for KP. KP was the X factor. Without his impact in the first half it’s a tie game

Oh please.

Oh please what? His explosion in the first half is why this game is tilted.

[durden_tyler]

Why are adds even taking over the site on laptop this is too much.

Blowout in the NBA Finals and Ads Blowout on RealGM.

Tough if you're cheering for Dallas tonight, and hate ads.

[Loaded_Hollows]

Mavs lookin shakyyyyy babyyyy

[Mr Puddles]

Green screen basically ruined action movies. No more set pieces

A big reason the effects in the Star Wars prequels don't hold up too well.

That was amateurish quality at best…. Better to pretend it never happened.

The great directors of the 90s understood the limitations of CGI and how to combine animatronics and lighting together with computer generated imagery.

Look at how well the T-Rex scene from jurassic park holds up. The close ups are animatronics, and the CGI sequences are dark lid.

Same for T2. The effects hold up spectacularly well considering these movies are like 30 years old.

[cupcakesnake]

But it was a giant upgrade, though. Like, a really super giant one.

I didn't say it wasn't. Guy said they got them for nothing. Boston traded away 3 starting level players and 2 first round picks.

Yeah but relatively speaking it was doodoo.

and if the guy said they got Jrue and KP for relative doodoo, I might have scrolled on by!
Can't call those players and picks "nothing".

[Patches Perry]

Great first punch by Boston. I think there are things Dallas can learn from and correct for game 2.

There is nothing to learn from what looks like a 20 point blowout. You just need to throw everything in the trash and start over

I disagree. This is a game tape they will review for hours.

[RB34]

Lively's jimmies got rustled tonight. Looked like a rookie again.

Rustled Jimmie’s.. haven’t heard that one for a while.