2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 3-0)

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Who wins Game 3 of the NBA Finals?

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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#641 » by zshawn10 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Kyrie and Tatum duel
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Post#642 » by vulture » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Fun game so far. Celtics are getting in a flow
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#643 » by Caped Crusader » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

srhcan wrote:Mavs cannot win chip if Luka continue to play so selfishly
I hear you on that, but these Mavs role players need to stop playing like they belong on a 20-win team. Doncic will find them more and look to facilitate if they start playing like actual NBA players.

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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#644 » by RB34 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Lol @ this whistle
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#645 » by AmIWrongDude » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Luka really needs to play some defense for Mavs to have a chance
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#646 » by ForeverTFC » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Jrue makes me miss Lowry man. Plays way bigger than he is.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#647 » by Mk0 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Jrue fixes so many of the Celtics issues. Dude is everywhere.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#648 » by Doranku » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

If only the Celtics still had Marcus Smart instead of Jrue.
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Post#649 » by 3ddman23 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Lmao luka is so lazy man. It's literally gonna cost his team wins with the lackadaisical defense and hustle he puts out sometimes.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#650 » by Profound23 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Jrue's motor is just great, miss that dude.

Also, yes Luka is playing a lot of hero ball but he's made some fantastic passes leading to wide open shots that other players are missing.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#651 » by Mikistan » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

Luka hurts his team so much on D
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#652 » by djsunyc » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

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srhcan wrote:Mavs cannot win chip if Luka continue to play so selfishly
I hear you on that, but these Mavs role players need to stop playing like they belong on a 20-win team. Doncic will find them more and look to facilitate if they start playing like actual NBA players.

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to be fair, boston's defense is really good.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#653 » by Froob » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:27 am

bucknut wrote:So Cedric Tillman can guard Luka on the switch huh

How the hell did Luka not finish that

Gobert couldn't of guarded Luka on the switch

Isn’t Cedric Tillman the Tennessee wide receiver lmao
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#654 » by jfs1000d » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:28 am

Terrible block call. That’s a charge.

That said, I feel if Luke and Kyrie don’t score 70 pts, I don’t think Mavs can win.


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Post#655 » by therealbig3 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:28 am

Holiday is a monster.

Also, kind of a bad look that Kyrie is only showing up at home, he just can’t play in Boston.
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Post#656 » by Revived » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:28 am

Jrue Holliday is like the Draymond (minus dirty antics) for the Celtics.
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Post#657 » by Walmart » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:28 am

Some of this is literally just a lack of effort from Dallas.
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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#658 » by KingofTheClay » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:29 am

This is a pitiful game from Jaylen Brown.

Bricking threes not even close.

This guys jumper has always been out of sorts unless it’s at the elbow. Just look at his free throw.


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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#659 » by jfs1000d » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:29 am

___Rand___ wrote:Good defense by Mavs despite the bucket Holiday got.

Tatum was fouled on drive, but willing to live on physicality.


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Re: 2024 NBA FINALS: #1 Boston Celtics vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (BOS leads 2-0) Game 3: Wednesday June 12 

Post#660 » by Yuri36 » Thu Jun 13, 2024 1:29 am

Doncic is definitely one of the slowest if not the slowest all star point guard I've ever seen.
No wonder he sucks at defending on the perimeter against the speedster NBA guards.

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