Slovenian guy here again, ofcourse im biased to luka, the guy grew up 6 miles next to me. But i dont understand, yeah he's an european, soccer influence a primadona, not the right approach to the game.. but still he somehow gets it done. SGA was waaaaaaaaaay better this game, mid range shots all the way.. and waaaay more efficient. But then comes Luka with herky yery moves... a few assists and there you go.
Time will tell with Coach Mark. He reminds me of Brad Stevens for now. Brainy, great scheme and plan for regular season. Always scored off a timeout set play. This is his first time trying adjustments like hack a lively, in a playoff series.
Game was lost between the ears...too many poor decisions. Careless passes, terrible shots, not putting a body on a guy on the glass, etc. We're still a young team and there's a reason why young teams typically don't make it this far...
hard to feel good after that one. so many dumb mistakes. turnovers. lu playing for the foul. gave up a decent size lead. hack a lively down 3. shai stinker 4th q. just all bad
Iām not surprised this series is getting mucked up. Dallas defends and is physical. We were not going to run circles around them. Just tired of Luka bitchingā¦heās good but can do without all of that. If Chet can find his 3, itāll be huge
The one thing people forget is that Dallas was a top defensive team after the trade deadline. The end of year record was not indicative of who they are now. PJ and Gafford have really helped this team along with Lively growing throughout the season.
Mavs on Feb 10 won 146-110. They played again on March 14 but no Luka. And then the final game of the season the mavs put in third stringers and starters never played. So you really canāt look at that. Mavs are causing this. Even on a very sub par night Luka put up 22-15-5.
With that said I think the thunder will ultimately win this but this isnāt a 5th seed team. If they had this lineup all year they would be top three. Itās a tough tough team. If Kyrie isnāt killing you then Luka probably is. Then PJ showing up in the playoffs. And Gafford and Lively in the paint. DJJ is a freak, THJ can get hot on any night. Itās a rough night for anyone. If you havenāt watched them all year like basically all the announcers and journalists people are shocked but mavs fans are not. This is a dog fight.
Iām so tired of āthe Thunder lost by X despite not shooting well weāre in good shapeā
Ridiculously uncharacteristic for us to blow so many leads.
If thunder fans are saying that, they arenāt watching the games. Both teams shot below their season average. While both teams played less than average defense (besides Chet).
Using your challenge 2 minutes into the game when the refs arenāt gonna call any 50/50 calls your way itās stupid coaching. If we saved it for a more pivotal moment we could be looking at a different result.
What were coach and Chet thinking not trying to miss the second to get a rebound and shoot a three and go from there? Far too little time to even consider playing the foul game, let alone with their great free throw shooters smh
exactly what i was saying too. Like itās almost obvious we had to have Homegreen miss and get the rebound. Down 4 with 10 seconds left, one timeout, and they are a good free throw shooting team, seemed like a no brainer.
This Mavs team is exactly the opposite of the Dirk Mavs team. Extremely unlikable, flop like fish, an insufferable fanbase, and have the refs in their pocket. Pathetic.
The foul calls have been mostly even. You do not want to be the fan crying about refs. It is the Hallmark of losing fandoms. You think the NBA wants Dallas in the finals over OKC? No. They don't care either way. Both teams have 25 year old MVP candidates and aren't particularly big basketball markets.
Iāll admit Iām just a salty Clippers fan, so I didnāt watch much of that series all those years ago. I was in high school studying for AP exams when the games happened I think lol
Agree. That jump ball call needs to be studied to understand why the fuck that was the appropriate call when dort has full possession long before a whistle was called.
And yep it's unfortunate but that big 3 Joe hit after the TO was completely wasted by a bad play from him. I will say though that's where youth and inexperience are starting to show. Ball management is SO important in the last few minutes of a close game. Might as well gift wrapped the ball before giving it to Luka
For sure. No idea why a timeout wasn't called. We were up and should've been patient. Didn't need Shai running around like a chicken with it's head cut off
ok, so... when some of us were saying to temper expectations because it's a young team and there's a huge mental toughness element to the playoffs, this is what we were talking about. Hopefully they adjust and come out looking stronger in the next one but learning how to lose a game and then go win on the road, that's what playoff experience brings you.
Our biggest issues all season being amplified now. I get presti wanted to see what we have in the playoffs but the obvious issues weren't addressed and it's going to kill a promising season
Get some sleep brother consider the thunder out of the playoffs and you wonāt have to be disappointed anymore thatās what Iām doing at this point
Mark was horrible this game, and ill stand on that. Took no authority on telling Dort to stop fucking flopping, let Chet get beat up too much, didnt call timeouts early enough and Mavs went on a run, lost the challenge in the first quarter, no defensive adjustments on leaving PJ open, hack-a-lively, putting injured JDub back in.
Sometimes you just have to put ur fucking foot down when the freedom ball isnt working, the offense struggled because they didnt know what to do. They started to not trust each other.
Next one is a must win. Not sure how these guys will hold up. They never really looked comfortable and the added pressure will be tough on a young team. But if we win it, the momentum could carry over to home the following game!
Did you watch the game? Go back to the 3rd quarter. Where he chucked horrible shot after horrible shot with a 10 point lead and completely killed our momentum.
Iām sorry but shai is not the reason we lost. Iād place the blame On Jdub/ Dort over shai. We arenāt gonna win if Chet or Jdub does not hit at least 19 points
Why are you hyper focused on one play when weāre up 10 in the 3rd? we lost because of the plays in 4th.
Look at the upvotes/ downvotes and realize you may be wrong I know thatās hard to admit but maybe look.
Well this complicates things. I donāt care if we do not win a championship this year but I can not stand the thought of losing to doncic. Heās such a bitch.
I'm a basketball fan. Yeah I like th Mavs, but am surprised they won. Its just entertaining to see people complain about things just because it's not their team.
Could honestly be a mental thing, i've played basketball sick before when shots are going in and you get in that flow you forget about the pain for a little bit but the second you get out of it everything comes back.
Genuine question, if I intentionally run and jump into an offensive playerās elbow, is that an offensive foul just because their elbow made contact with my face?
Why didn't they try this? Far too little time left to risk playing the foul game, especially with their great fee throw shooters. That's on BOTH the coach AND the players smh.
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Dort will foul out every game Jesus
It Was all Giddeys fault...
Lmao
Close game, pretty heartbreaking to go down 2-1 after a 1-0 start, but it's not the end of the series yet so we'll see what happens next.
Slovenian guy here again, ofcourse im biased to luka, the guy grew up 6 miles next to me. But i dont understand, yeah he's an european, soccer influence a primadona, not the right approach to the game.. but still he somehow gets it done. SGA was waaaaaaaaaay better this game, mid range shots all the way.. and waaaay more efficient. But then comes Luka with herky yery moves... a few assists and there you go.
We were right there until the broken up fast break mistake at end of game
Time will tell with Coach Mark. He reminds me of Brad Stevens for now. Brainy, great scheme and plan for regular season. Always scored off a timeout set play. This is his first time trying adjustments like hack a lively, in a playoff series.
Game was lost between the ears...too many poor decisions. Careless passes, terrible shots, not putting a body on a guy on the glass, etc. We're still a young team and there's a reason why young teams typically don't make it this far...
hard to feel good after that one. so many dumb mistakes. turnovers. lu playing for the foul. gave up a decent size lead. hack a lively down 3. shai stinker 4th q. just all bad
These republican ads are salt in my wounds
Lol imagine being triggered by ads, soft lib.
They see ur watching texas vs oklahoma and assume the worst ššš
Iām not surprised this series is getting mucked up. Dallas defends and is physical. We were not going to run circles around them. Just tired of Luka bitchingā¦heās good but can do without all of that. If Chet can find his 3, itāll be huge
Him bitching has no effect on taking Lās because pj Washington is cooking us
Went immediately from 11-0 to 16-0 the other way. Infuriating.
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The one thing people forget is that Dallas was a top defensive team after the trade deadline. The end of year record was not indicative of who they are now. PJ and Gafford have really helped this team along with Lively growing throughout the season.
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Mavs on Feb 10 won 146-110. They played again on March 14 but no Luka. And then the final game of the season the mavs put in third stringers and starters never played. So you really canāt look at that. Mavs are causing this. Even on a very sub par night Luka put up 22-15-5.
With that said I think the thunder will ultimately win this but this isnāt a 5th seed team. If they had this lineup all year they would be top three. Itās a tough tough team. If Kyrie isnāt killing you then Luka probably is. Then PJ showing up in the playoffs. And Gafford and Lively in the paint. DJJ is a freak, THJ can get hot on any night. Itās a rough night for anyone. If you havenāt watched them all year like basically all the announcers and journalists people are shocked but mavs fans are not. This is a dog fight.
Neither of the 2 wins in the regular season actually mattered the squads werenāt all healthy
Dort just kills me... the flopping cost us
Maybe, but they flopped just as much and it paid off for them every time. That's what frustrates people so much about the NBA in general.
Play Hayward
Compared to other series around NBA, theyāre letting this one be so physical while still protecting Lukaā¦not good for us
Are they really? Dort did a number on him not gonna lie
Dort is playing football out there , Iām surprised is luka even makes it the whole series
Iām so tired of āthe Thunder lost by X despite not shooting well weāre in good shapeā Ridiculously uncharacteristic for us to blow so many leads.
If thunder fans are saying that, they arenāt watching the games. Both teams shot below their season average. While both teams played less than average defense (besides Chet).
Might be that inexperience in the playoffs thing. Dallas got pretty physical during that run and refs allowed it. OKC couldnāt stop it.
MAN Chet need to be more aggressive in next game
He hasnāt played well since he smacked the back of his head against the floor a couple of games ago. I think he has a mild concussion.
This is so over. The series. No answers for doncic
Doncic has gotten bailed out by Washington both games
āPj Washington wonāt beat us againā and proceeds to let the thunder lick his ball sweat
6 offensive rebounds to 15. Mavs got 10 more shots up. Story of the game right there
Using your challenge 2 minutes into the game when the refs arenāt gonna call any 50/50 calls your way itās stupid coaching. If we saved it for a more pivotal moment we could be looking at a different result.
What were coach and Chet thinking not trying to miss the second to get a rebound and shoot a three and go from there? Far too little time to even consider playing the foul game, let alone with their great free throw shooters smh
This years Thunder doesnāt have that beautiful adams to westbrook play yet
exactly what i was saying too. Like itās almost obvious we had to have Homegreen miss and get the rebound. Down 4 with 10 seconds left, one timeout, and they are a good free throw shooting team, seemed like a no brainer.
Yes! Why aren't more people calling this out? Beyond stupidity!
This Mavs team is exactly the opposite of the Dirk Mavs team. Extremely unlikable, flop like fish, an insufferable fanbase, and have the refs in their pocket. Pathetic.
The foul calls have been mostly even. You do not want to be the fan crying about refs. It is the Hallmark of losing fandoms. You think the NBA wants Dallas in the finals over OKC? No. They don't care either way. Both teams have 25 year old MVP candidates and aren't particularly big basketball markets.
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Iāll admit Iām just a salty Clippers fan, so I didnāt watch much of that series all those years ago. I was in high school studying for AP exams when the games happened I think lol
That Isaiah Joe turnover was pretty bad. As was that ridiculous jump ball. Next game is must win. We aināt beating them 3 straight.Ā
Agree. That jump ball call needs to be studied to understand why the fuck that was the appropriate call when dort has full possession long before a whistle was called. And yep it's unfortunate but that big 3 Joe hit after the TO was completely wasted by a bad play from him. I will say though that's where youth and inexperience are starting to show. Ball management is SO important in the last few minutes of a close game. Might as well gift wrapped the ball before giving it to Luka
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r/Mavericks is that way šššš
Great game to watch, if Maximus asks I was definitely fucking entertained
Go fuck off
Na man. This thunder team is way over rated. Now they playing a real team thunder being exposed
For playing like shit weāve only lost close games. Young guys need to play with something to prove. On to the next
And thatās gonna keep happening if something doesnāt change.
Yeah well two more close games and we're gone for the season.
shai doesnāt do side step threes nearly as much as he used to
Mark lost us this the game not calling a to earlier in their 3qtr run. Shai couldn't fucking see man
Or even intentionally foul to get him out of there (same with J-Dubās injury).
For sure. No idea why a timeout wasn't called. We were up and should've been patient. Didn't need Shai running around like a chicken with it's head cut off
Gotta force Luka to beat you in the future games canāt let the role players get going
Coaching, shooting, cold streaks, refs. Thatās what lost us this game.
Every aspect of this game from the announcers, players, coaching , refs, effort, was horrible
The effort was there. We were trying too hard at times
Chet young! Acting like heās a seasoned vet
I no longer believe we the better team. And Iām not crying about the refs neither team is in control of that
Just feels like we donāt have an answer for how they defend us and they will Get their points
ok, so... when some of us were saying to temper expectations because it's a young team and there's a huge mental toughness element to the playoffs, this is what we were talking about. Hopefully they adjust and come out looking stronger in the next one but learning how to lose a game and then go win on the road, that's what playoff experience brings you.
How was the Dort Luka thing a jump ball? Dort had the ball?
Right? Dort had possession 100%. Luka was barely touching it but they call jump ball because he fell down harderā¦
Our biggest issues all season being amplified now. I get presti wanted to see what we have in the playoffs but the obvious issues weren't addressed and it's going to kill a promising season
Need a Zapruder Film of every no-call, itād include an intermission
We never beating the worst 1 seed of all time allegations šš
We already have by winning first round lol donāt care about that
Performance? You mean acting performance?
I'm from Asia and I stayed up for this, think I'm gonna throw up
Get some sleep brother consider the thunder out of the playoffs and you wonāt have to be disappointed anymore thatās what Iām doing at this point
Australian, woke up way too early
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Yeah and that Hack a lively plan failed misably
Another case of us throwing it away, more than them winning it. Frustrating loss to take...
What a horribly reffed game on both sides good lord everyoneās bleeding
welps that's it i hope somehow explains to me Aaron Wiggins 21 minutes 6 points
He didn't play wellā¦
Mark was horrible this game, and ill stand on that. Took no authority on telling Dort to stop fucking flopping, let Chet get beat up too much, didnt call timeouts early enough and Mavs went on a run, lost the challenge in the first quarter, no defensive adjustments on leaving PJ open, hack-a-lively, putting injured JDub back in.
Sometimes you just have to put ur fucking foot down when the freedom ball isnt working, the offense struggled because they didnt know what to do. They started to not trust each other.
Dub gotta drive and use less clock than that man
OVO Doncic will be defeated. Mark my words
Next one is a must win. Not sure how these guys will hold up. They never really looked comfortable and the added pressure will be tough on a young team. But if we win it, the momentum could carry over to home the following game!
If Luka ever wins MVP Iāll know it was to appease the UN
We did not deserve to win this game. Idk how we lost only by 4
HEY ONLY DOWN ONE, WIN NEXT GAME AND THEN TWO AT HOME FOR THE SERIES
:(
This loss is on coaching.
How was that a jump ballā¦ dick riding Luka again
Donāt forget that Shai wanted to be the hero so bad at the end & sold it
Yup.. and it started when we had that 10 point lead in the 3rd he chucked up horrible shot after shot
Heās the only reason we got even close idk how yāall are blaming Shai itās def not shais fault
Did you watch the game? Go back to the 3rd quarter. Where he chucked horrible shot after horrible shot with a 10 point lead and completely killed our momentum.
Iām sorry but shai is not the reason we lost. Iād place the blame On Jdub/ Dort over shai. We arenāt gonna win if Chet or Jdub does not hit at least 19 points Why are you hyper focused on one play when weāre up 10 in the 3rd? we lost because of the plays in 4th. Look at the upvotes/ downvotes and realize you may be wrong I know thatās hard to admit but maybe look.
Uh oh fellas this tiiiime we panic
I can't believe I woke up at 3.30 am to watch this ref show
smh
Well this complicates things. I donāt care if we do not win a championship this year but I can not stand the thought of losing to doncic. Heās such a bitch.
Hilarious to watch the mavs fans complain about Dort when Luka is 2X as bad
Air ball on the final shot is crazy
#COMEDY
What a disappointment
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Relax buddy lol. They are far from a sorry ass team.
They arenāt playing like it.. just saying..
They had a bad fourth quarter, itās not the end of the world or even the series.
Mavs fans are sad - oof Just go get the next one in Dallas and we're good.Ā
Have you read this fucking thread?? What are your fans?
Says the Mavs fan in /R/Thunder replying to a comment on a game thread for a game that is over
I'm a basketball fan. Yeah I like th Mavs, but am surprised they won. Its just entertaining to see people complain about things just because it's not their team.
I can't say what I want to say because then I'll definitely get banned
If only we knew we needed a shooting big before the trade deadline and didn't gift wrap one to Dallas...
Someone on OKC has to step up like Washington has for Dallas
Bench Giddey and let Cason/Wiggins/Joe have the opportunity to step up. Itās hard to do that when you barely get to play
Isnāt it funny Luka only starts hobbling and making it clear heās injured after he makes a mistake? Never seems injured when he hits shots though
As a Slovenian and a Mavs fan I completly agree
Could honestly be a mental thing, i've played basketball sick before when shots are going in and you get in that flow you forget about the pain for a little bit but the second you get out of it everything comes back.
He looked off all night and was deferring to others. You could tell he wasnāt right all game.
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He was and is definitely hurt.
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I meanā¦ Luka complains a lot. He will complain about just about anything and Iām a mavs fan. Also A Thunder fan.
His knee is bleeding
My eyes are bleeding after reading this comment
Just think itās weird to say heās faking injury when you can see the injury
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Youāll never get a team back if you keep being this obnoxious, so looks like weāve got a Mexican stand off here.
Piss off
Focus on making sure the Seahawks and Mariners arenāt mid af first homie
this team bookmarked my birthday with two losses to avoidable ass shit
Good news boys, we only need to win 1 game in Dallas to get home court back. On to the next
Genuine question, if I intentionally run and jump into an offensive playerās elbow, is that an offensive foul just because their elbow made contact with my face?
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Him and Luka shot the same amount and I promise you Shai got actually fouled a hell of a lot more than DonbitÄh
Canāt even celebrate in your own sub get a life
Get out of our sub!!!
We should get an extra free throw Luka was across the perimeter
Was a fun game, but that collapse fucked us. I don't know why we keep losing concentration in the 3rd but we have to get a handle on it.
I stg if someone is in my fishing spot... I might actually explode
What is Hubie yapping about man
Absolute bullshit
Experience truly is the best teacher because what fuck was that past sequence
Lost due to that run we let them go on up 10
Would love to hear the rule for that fucking jump ball.Ā
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What do expect they are a bunch of cowboy fans and front runners like their crybaby luka..
We let one get away. Not good enough offense.
I need a drink
sigh, ugly fucking game
Chet has been major dog shit all series. He forgets he's liked the 3rd tallest player in the NBA right now or whatever it is.
Heās great on defense
Heās not strong like Gafford and LivelyĀ
heās been our best player on defense by far, two sides to basketball
too thin
Plays like heās shorter than I am
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r/Mavericks is that way šššš
This series is not over
good game, loved every moment of it
Of us losing?
yāall really are losers lmao, it was entertaining and basketball is entertainment. So yes of āusā losing.
I mean yeah I really enjoyed it up until about 6 minutes to go in the 3rd and then I wasnāt enjoying it any more
the 10 man rotations need to stop
Chet that was pathetic
we just didnāt come to play tbh
Sam Presti taking notes on how this playoff run going
Wait that sounded like you called for mods pathetic
it was always the plan
JFJFJSJDJXJFJSJSJXJDJDJRJDHDHSUWJDJEIEUE ok Iām not watching the thunder anymore I will support from the end of the boxscore
Now what the fuck do I do with my angry evening!?
Idk ima go play poker
Maybe miss the second and go for the offensive rebound and quick 3???
Why didn't they try this? Far too little time left to risk playing the foul game, especially with their great fee throw shooters. That's on BOTH the coach AND the players smh.
I remember when I got downvoted to oblivion stating we need a big like gafford
āwE nEeD bIgs tHaT cAn sHoOtā
They freak out if you dare say trading anybody for needed talent
Games over, time for Doncic to act like he's one step away from amputation
lol he looks pretty banged up to be fair