2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0)

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Who wins Game 2 of the NBA Finals?

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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 1-0) Game 2: Sunday June 9th 

Post#1022 » by The Warrior » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:57 am

Backbreaking three by Pritchard there. Mavs may not be in as big of a hole if they made their free throws. They have themselves to blame.

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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 1-0) Game 2: Sunday June 9th 

Post#1023 » by PushDaRock » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:57 am

TommyPoints wrote:Dallas isn’t out of this.


That buzzer beater heave was a tough blow
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Post#1024 » by jokeboy86 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

JustBuzzin wrote:Luka is giving me prime Harden vibes.


Their defense is non existent.


Oh he's a less athletic version of Harden but a lot more clutch. Funny thing about Harden is he started out playing defense
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Post#1025 » by GSP » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

What a huge 3 man. I love Pritchard. We drafted him at 26th and half the guys ahead of him are already struggling to stay in the league or already out lol
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Post#1026 » by DaGawd » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

mavs would be winning this series if they had brunson instead of kyrie… just saying
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 1-0) Game 2: Sunday June 9th 

Post#1027 » by Mk0 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

PushDaRock wrote:Jrue might get the MVP if he keeps locking Kyrie down like this.

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Post#1029 » by Fencer reregistered » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

3-14 from 3 in the first half, 3-16 in Q3 (even with the Pritchard dazzler).

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Post#1030 » by AussieCeltic » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

Pritchard has hit that like 3-4 times this season. Loves a half court buzzer beater
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Post#1031 » by Laimbeer » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

ForeverTFC wrote:
Laimbeer wrote:
ForeverTFC wrote:Man it's so obvious that there's tiers to this game. It goes:
1. Luka
2. Celtics
3. Rest of the Mavs

Give Luka 1 of Jrue or White and he wins this series.


Instead of Kyrie?


This Kyrie? 100%. He's doing nothing special offensively.


Not tonight, but in general the Mavs are better with him than White or Holiday.
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Post#1032 » by Jadoogar » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

jokeboy86 wrote:
JustBuzzin wrote:Luka is giving me prime Harden vibes.


Their defense is non existent.


Oh he's a less athletic version of Harden but a lot more clutch. Funny thing about Harden is he started out playing defense
Hardwn has never played at this level offensively in the playoffs

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Post#1033 » by ky_23 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

you guys are aware luka is playing through 2 injuries and have to carry the whole offense right. it is not like he is a good defender or something but if he puts extra effort on defense the mavs are done
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Post#1035 » by sp6r=underrated » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

azcatz11 wrote:
sp6r=underrated wrote:rudy t looking solid for a
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Was he an alcoholic?


yeah he had DWIs in the early 90s and stopped boozing later on

https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/14/sports/sports-people-basketball-tomjanovich-accused-of-drunken-driving.html

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But first, he stopped drinking.

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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 1-0) Game 2: Sunday June 9th 

Post#1036 » by SportsGuru08 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

That Pritchard three might be a morale breaker for Dallas.
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Post#1037 » by TommyPoints » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:58 am

PushDaRock wrote:
TommyPoints wrote:Dallas isn’t out of this.


That buzzer beater heave was a tough blow


Yeah, pretty big shot. Dallas was landing some blows.
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Post#1038 » by ___Rand___ » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:59 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
___Rand___ wrote:Kyrie is choking BAD. Again. He started 4 of 5. and now is 1 of 8 since 1st quarter!

DAL needs to seriously reconsider Kyrie as a second option. Dude is called the most skilled player ever. He is a 2nd option he should be averaging at least 30 ppg in this series


He might play better in Dallas like a role player LOL. He's clearly dealing with a metal block.
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Post#1039 » by 10DayContract » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:59 am

jehosafats wrote:Could this be anymore Cavs vs Warriors though? This is like the original championship Dubs with Bogut, Livingston and Lee vs Lebron and Kyrie surrounded by okay role players. These teams are holding up a mirror.


Cavs played harder and smarter than this Mavs team.

Mavs look soft right now. I'm seeing them give up so many offensive rebounds.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 1-0) Game 2: Sunday June 9th 

Post#1040 » by meh » Mon Jun 10, 2024 1:59 am

DaGawd wrote:mavs would be winning this series if they had brunson instead of kyrie… just saying

It would be closer at least.

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