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#1121 » by Patches Perry » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:12 am

Boston has thoroughly outplayed Dallas in these two games. I thought Dallas would have a stronger response tonight. This might be a short series after all.
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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#1122 » by GameOver25 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:12 am

Jrue has Kyrie in jail.
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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#1123 » by Jadoogar » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:12 am

Luka
Tatum/brown
Porzingis
White/Holiday
Prichard/Harford
Disgusting kyrie

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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#1124 » by SweaterBae » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:12 am

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jfs1000d wrote:Don’t like that Boston misses way too many open shots tonight. Goodness. Fear Dallas stealing it late.


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Same. All it will take is for Luka to go godmode for a few minutes.

Media hates Tatum. LOL.


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lol he's on his 3rd consecutive 1st team All-Nba.
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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#1125 » by ___Rand___ » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:12 am

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GSP wrote:Pritchard has lowkey been our best Luka defender lol..........very small sample but i dont know if hes scored on him yet in 2 games and its always a fadeaway brick


Luka scored the first time he covered him this game


I'm surprised at how well Pritchard is defending in this series. He's been coached up.
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Post#1126 » by Mk0 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:12 am

jehosafats wrote:I feel like Tatum has too much upper body muscle relative to his frame. His shoulders make for an awkward shooting motion, like a medieval siege weapon he's forced to guide into the basket.

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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#1127 » by dakomish23 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

DAL offense is just not able to execute so far
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Post#1128 » by Jcity08 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

Revived wrote:It’s funny how Tatum is far worse than 2011 LeBron in the finals yet nobody is bashing Tatum even half as much as LeBron only because Tatum has the better team around him and will still win.


No one is dubbing Tatum the GOAT either, when/if that happens, his Finals record/performance will be under a microscope.
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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#1129 » by SweaterBae » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

___Rand___ wrote:
Mi Scusi wrote:
GSP wrote:Pritchard has lowkey been our best Luka defender lol..........very small sample but i dont know if hes scored on him yet in 2 games and its always a fadeaway brick


Luka scored the first time he covered him this game


I'm surprised at how well Pritchard is defending in this series. He's been coached up.


He's smart and tough, he's just small.
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Post#1130 » by 2weekswithpay » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

Kyrie trying to go one on one against Jrue wasted an entire possession.
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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#1131 » by zimpy27 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

Kyrie has been so disappointing, I expected 25+ ppg from him in this series. That's why I thought it would be close. But his lack of aggression is killing the Mavs..

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Post#1132 » by Chocolate City Jordanaire » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

Porzingis is still injured.

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Post#1133 » by MrBigShot » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:13 am

Outside of ant going off against denver, and some of the knicks games, this has been an absolutely atrocious playoffs. Great time to be a celtics fan tho.
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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#1134 » by SportsGuru08 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

I haven't seen anything from Dallas so far that suggests they'll even make this a series.
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Post#1135 » by jokeboy86 » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

Mazzola needs to pull Porzingis now
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Post#1136 » by 2weekswithpay » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

KP is not moving well right now.
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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#1137 » by Dubnation » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

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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.


Absolutely. It's not even close.
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Post#1138 » by SweaterBae » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

Chocolate City Jordanaire wrote:Porzingis is still injured.

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His energy level fell off a cliff.
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Post#1139 » by Chuck Everett » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

Get Porzingis out of there.
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Post#1140 » by ___Rand___ » Mon Jun 10, 2024 2:14 am

Yeah KP is going to the bench. He doesn't have the hop.
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