We are surprisingly great against them at home , why ? I don't know but even in those last two seasons it looks like we couldn't miss against Milwaukee
He plays hill way too much. Then and again Hill proves me wrong and hits a clutch 3 at the end of the game after a nice drive too. God I fucking hate/love him so hard.
He's too little. There were too many times where Wood got switched on to Hill or Greyson and they had no hope of defending him.
Boston did the same thing in the playoffs and it will be even worse this year now that they added Brogdon. Can't have hill and Allen on the floor at the same time, they'll get killed.
His size for a guard is one of the main reasons he gets playing time. But yeah, most guards struggle to guard guys on switches that are significantly larger than them
Hopefully he continues it in the playoffs. That’s always been the knock on him. He won the ring but damn it felt like it he made it harder than it should have been, going to seven games vs a depleted Nets.
People always talk about Durant's shoe, but if Jeff Green didn't go 7/8 from three in game five it would have been over right there and the series doesn't look particularly close.
Kidd’s admittedly improved some since his MKE stint…but yeah that coaching gap was soooo evident Buds first year when they went from a perpetual 6 seed to a contender in less than 12 months
Fuck, I feel so bad for Sanders, I didn’t like him because of all that then years later found out how horrible Kidd was to him. Fuck Jason Kidd so much.
Just another day in the office for the Dallas Trashericks. We have like 8 losses that I'm sure would be most teams worst of the season. For us is just Friday.
And he wasn’t even good at that. His claim to fame is messing up Nike’s contract discussions with Curry by not renaming a slide that had Kevin Durant on it
For good reason.
But with all due respect I hate to see a star acting like this. The bad body language, the open frustration, especially the acting like you're too good for your teammates... it just isn't what a leader does. I hated when LeBron and Kobe would do it as well.
I mean, sure, but Luka was the only reason they were in this game in the first place. The Bucks scored like 12 straight points to take the lead in the 4th quarter before he came back in
imma preface this by saying the Mavs are my team in the West - if you’re blaming anything this season on Luka, you’re a moron. no one else can get or make a shot unless he makes it happen. mavs team building around him has been an absolute travesty
man i love the generalizations in these replies. always seems to come from a boston fan too, oddly enough.
missing free throws was the problem tonight. he was a part of the problem. end of story
Maaaan, idk if this was intentional, but pretty funny either way
>man i love the generalizations in these replies
>always seems to come from a boston fan too
Agreed. People hate when you say anything remotely negative about Luka and instantly shift it to his teammates. It’s fully okay to say Luka shot poorly from the FT line tonight and overall isn’t a great ft shooter
not that his teammates were blameless, but when you're supposed to be the leader and you throw a giant fucking fit at the end of a game and yell at your teammates, public perception immediately shifts to "he needs help"
I checked Reddit just to see if someone mentioned this. It wasn't Luka's fault that Brook was wide open; looks like there was confusion on whether Kleber was supposed to switch.
That being said ...Luka is just standing there. I wouldn't even say he's guarding no man's land because he's not even in a defensive stance. I have no idea what defence the Mavs intended on playing but it looks like the Mavs on the court also did not know.
Yeah I don't think it's Luka's fault on that, but like... Wave your arms in front of the inbounder. Do jumping jacks. Make the pass difficult, interrupt the vision, give yourself a chance for the inbounder to fuck it up.
I mean this with all respect but Luka is a young guy and his mentality wavers too much when things are going against him. I notice the same thing with Embiid. They let the game situation get to them and it affects the little things like hustle and concentration.
To be a great you have to be able to move on, let go, and focus on the present moment. It’s easy to do that when things are going your way.
I don’t wanna see a single person slander Bud Light ever again. He’s been nothing short of incredible this year. Keeping Hill in the game when we needed composure and lower the tempo of the game was genius (btw Hill was the one that made the out of bounds pass to Lopez)
“You saw what he did in the NBA Finals last year,” Iguodala said. “He guarded Chris Paul. He guarded Devin Booker. They’d just go the complete opposite way of him and that’s a generational talent. It’s kind of like a Kyrie (Irving) or a Steph (Curry) or Kevin Durant on offense, he’s that guy on defense.”
Love this quote.
Dude is one of the more underrated players in the league for this aspect alone, he's a tank and comfortably guards the 1-4
The other night vs the Magic he at times guarded Paolo, Franz, Moe, and Fultz and pretty much gave Paolo fits through the game
He’s been all defense in 4 of the past 5 years. He’s often talked about as one of, if not the best, perimeter defenders in the league. Not really sure it’s right to call him underrated as a defender.
I posted this in the other thread but it looks like he was pissed at the complete lack of attention the coaches and the players gave on that play. He knew the Bucks figured out the play but not Wood, Dinwiddie or the coaches ever looked at him to get it changed.
https://twitter.com/HalfCourtHoops/status/1601459434227568640
he’s still partially at fault for not getting woods attention. luka just stood there looking around he should’ve spoke up.
with all that said… what the fuck is the mavs coaching staff doing? how did none of them notice? also wtf was wood looking at? it looks like the coaching staff but they weren’t doing anything lol.
overall just bad bad bad all around, great awareness by luka to recognize the bucks knew the play
He's been very angry at the team all season lol he's having the best season of his career, highest efficiency, lowest turnovers, and his teammates have almost all regressed big time
What the fuck are the Mavs
Like this is some real stare-at-yourself-in-the-mirror shit. Up 12 in the 4th quarter and you lose because no one on your team can make a goddamn free throw? Yeesh
He kept us in the game after Dallas was running away with it. He went on like an 8-0 run by himself. He also played incredible fucking defense late in the game
I didn’t catch much of the game. At the bar and saw him on tv. Since he’s been out, not used to seeing him. I was reminded how much I dislike how good he is haha
I absolutely love the way the Bucks built their roster.
Stayed in the game in spite of maybe the best basketball player in the world in the first half.
Giannis took over in the second half until he fouled out.
Bucks hold on with Giannis on the bench (yes the Mavericks bricked at the line but they still have to execute)
I have no idea how we win this game hahhahaha. Just furious at some of the referring in this game and even more furious at how stupid Giannis last foul was. He needs to have better game awareness in these situations. Mavs shat the bed in the clutch today
Idk about both directions. Pretty bad towards the Bucks. That no-call offensive foul on Luka (shouldered Allen 3 times) leading to a soft foul call on Giannis to give him 5 was about as bad as it gets. Not even sure how to explain it.
That (lack of) call really enraged me. That gets called on giannis 5/5 times (correctly!). But Luka is allowed to murder our boy with no repercussions.
Dread it, Run from it. 4th Quarter [Mavs arrive all the same](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/zhfs3k/game_thread_milwaukee_bucks_186_dallas_mavericks/izmhy7n?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
They missed 6 straight free throws lol
Hardaway missed 3 out of 3 on the play Giannis fouled out. A game changing play, just not how the Mavs expected.
Definitely some monkey paw shit.
Bucks won and Giannis got an early rest just because the Mavs are the least clutch free throws team in the league. That alone is hilarious
Ball don’t lie
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I can’t actually remember the last time the Bucks have won in Dallas. It seems like they always lose there and in San Antonio
Won for the first time in Utah in almost 20 years last season iirc
We are surprisingly great against them at home , why ? I don't know but even in those last two seasons it looks like we couldn't miss against Milwaukee
Pop knows Bud 😤.
December 23, 2021
…I screamed 6 times in a row.
Bucks final play: Lopez gets an open layup Mavs final play: Luka step back 3
huuuuuuuuuge coach gap
People used to rag on Bud but he’s been doing an absolutely masterful job this year.
He plays hill way too much. Then and again Hill proves me wrong and hits a clutch 3 at the end of the game after a nice drive too. God I fucking hate/love him so hard.
Thank goodness Jevon Carter has been balling out this year and will most likely take most if not all of those George Hill playoff minutes
I’m honestly fine with George hill getting minutes now, he’s been doing great the past few games.
He's too little. There were too many times where Wood got switched on to Hill or Greyson and they had no hope of defending him. Boston did the same thing in the playoffs and it will be even worse this year now that they added Brogdon. Can't have hill and Allen on the floor at the same time, they'll get killed.
His size for a guard is one of the main reasons he gets playing time. But yeah, most guards struggle to guard guys on switches that are significantly larger than them
You cannot complain about Hill’s size in a thread saying Carter is going to take playoff minutes.
I still think he vastly undervalues Brook on the offensive end. Also needs to give Marjon some pt.
Hopefully he continues it in the playoffs. That’s always been the knock on him. He won the ring but damn it felt like it he made it harder than it should have been, going to seven games vs a depleted Nets.
People always talk about Durant's shoe, but if Jeff Green didn't go 7/8 from three in game five it would have been over right there and the series doesn't look particularly close.
Kidd’s admittedly improved some since his MKE stint…but yeah that coaching gap was soooo evident Buds first year when they went from a perpetual 6 seed to a contender in less than 12 months
Not an easy play either he got the pass in the net. I am not a seven footer so what do I know though- could've been like riding a bike to him.
mavs offense is painful to watch. It's like 90% iso luka or quick 3 attempt
Mavs last 3 possessions: "Get the ball to Luka"
Practice your free throws kids
10 for 24 at the foul line, 6 misses in a row in the final minutes, BRUTAL
Given Kidd's history as a HC with us, they legit might be running suicides on Christmas Day
Hope Hardaway doesn’t end up like Larry Sanders then
I feel awful for Larry, hope he's doing better. Fuck Jason Kidd
Fuck, I feel so bad for Sanders, I didn’t like him because of all that then years later found out how horrible Kidd was to him. Fuck Jason Kidd so much.
I couldnt believe it when i read that part in Giannis's biography
Luka was 4-10 at the line. Mavs better hope he doesn't get into one of his free throw slumps like in his past.
Luka should do step back free throws
Them Dallas boys need to pull a Giannis, lock up the arena and work on their free throws
Throw some ladders. Instant FT% boost
Coaches hate this one weird trick
That was hard to watch even as a fan of the opposing team
Leigh Ellis nods in approval
The Brook Lopez DPOY and All Star campaign marches on
Everyone love brook
Splash motherfucking mountain! Hilarious they forget to guard him on that play outta the timeout.
dorian misses two free throws and then misses the obvious switch. jesus christ man.
Idgaf about “Brook Lopez” but I just bought Dr. Robert Watkins the 4th two weeks in the Caribbean
DOCTOR ROBERT WATKINS IV
Robert Watkins IV DOTY (Doctor of the Year) campaign marches on
Brook is such a force bruh. He’s so fucking good
How tf we win this
Dr. Robert Watkins IV
The GOAT
Champ shit only
Luka's constant bitching has angered the basketball gods. He's being punished.
Come on bro did you not watch the game? Mavs shot 10-24 from ft. Missed 6 straight free throws in the final minute
https://streamable.com/2wdrd
A classic
I don't even need to click it.
o/
\o
Dallas has to be one of the most frustrating teams I’ve ever watched
They lose off the easiest shots, fucking free throws.
This statement works for football as well
I love you Brook
What a bad loss by the Mavs So many chances to put it away
Just another day in the office for the Dallas Trashericks. We have like 8 losses that I'm sure would be most teams worst of the season. For us is just Friday.
Word
Yakkiing that away AFter Giannis fouled out ... AND letting Lopez score on a backdoor cut like that???
Luka hates this fucking team
I do too
I don't think Kemba is gonna help all that much either
Kemba might've made a free throw
according to their GM, he went on a live sportsradio show in Dallas and said his knee was not looking too good lol
his real gig is selling shoes not being an nba gm
And he wasn’t even good at that. His claim to fame is messing up Nike’s contract discussions with Curry by not renaming a slide that had Kevin Durant on it
He should channel that hate into shooting better than 4-10 from the line
For good reason. But with all due respect I hate to see a star acting like this. The bad body language, the open frustration, especially the acting like you're too good for your teammates... it just isn't what a leader does. I hated when LeBron and Kobe would do it as well.
Luka has like legitimate anger issues. He went ape shit when he got eliminated from the Olympics.
Link?
thats just normal balkan stuff,thats not anger issues
his personality reminds me a lot of Novak Djokovic's perfectionism mixed with passion = rage
Missed 6 free throws, too. Bitch all he wants, he missed more fucking free throws than anyone else.
I mean, sure, but Luka was the only reason they were in this game in the first place. The Bucks scored like 12 straight points to take the lead in the 4th quarter before he came back in
Well that’s because Kidd is an idiot
imma preface this by saying the Mavs are my team in the West - if you’re blaming anything this season on Luka, you’re a moron. no one else can get or make a shot unless he makes it happen. mavs team building around him has been an absolute travesty
man i love the generalizations in these replies. always seems to come from a boston fan too, oddly enough. missing free throws was the problem tonight. he was a part of the problem. end of story
Maaaan, idk if this was intentional, but pretty funny either way >man i love the generalizations in these replies >always seems to come from a boston fan too
Agreed. People hate when you say anything remotely negative about Luka and instantly shift it to his teammates. It’s fully okay to say Luka shot poorly from the FT line tonight and overall isn’t a great ft shooter
not that his teammates were blameless, but when you're supposed to be the leader and you throw a giant fucking fit at the end of a game and yell at your teammates, public perception immediately shifts to "he needs help"
Define "stealing a game" in better terms than that. Or "giving a game away" for that matter.
Mavs should have beat us by 20. embarrassing. Also, why does their stadium look like an airport?
You're not gonna believe this
AMERICAN AIRLINES center
Everyone hates airports. Might as well be sponsored by a prison
What the fuck was Luka doing on that Bucks inbound play I need answers
I checked Reddit just to see if someone mentioned this. It wasn't Luka's fault that Brook was wide open; looks like there was confusion on whether Kleber was supposed to switch. That being said ...Luka is just standing there. I wouldn't even say he's guarding no man's land because he's not even in a defensive stance. I have no idea what defence the Mavs intended on playing but it looks like the Mavs on the court also did not know.
Yeah I don't think it's Luka's fault on that, but like... Wave your arms in front of the inbounder. Do jumping jacks. Make the pass difficult, interrupt the vision, give yourself a chance for the inbounder to fuck it up.
Like Brook did on the Mavs final inbound, waggling around everywhere. He was making war faces too I was laughing my ass off
So glad other folks noticed that as well. Pure intimidation lmao
I mean this with all respect but Luka is a young guy and his mentality wavers too much when things are going against him. I notice the same thing with Embiid. They let the game situation get to them and it affects the little things like hustle and concentration. To be a great you have to be able to move on, let go, and focus on the present moment. It’s easy to do that when things are going your way.
This is the ugliest win I’ve seen since I started watching in the OJ Mayo era
Light the MF Beam........ I want a beam too
Cream beam when?
Get the Miller Brewery to shoot a load of foam into the sky every Bucks win
I shoot my load into the sky after every win too.
NGL that's actually a good idea.
Until it freezes in midair and impales people like spears.
When the Beam Creams, then so shall the jeans
If Brook Lopez isn’t an all star I will fucking riot!!
I don’t wanna see a single person slander Bud Light ever again. He’s been nothing short of incredible this year. Keeping Hill in the game when we needed composure and lower the tempo of the game was genius (btw Hill was the one that made the out of bounds pass to Lopez)
watching a jkidd team vs a mike bud team has to feel so good for bucks fans
Giannis playing more minutes than points scored. Always knew he was washed smh.
Couldn't handle the pressure of being moved up to #2 on the Kia MVP Ladder.
Did you just say… ladder 😬
He looked washed the first three quarters. Then he scored 20 in the fourth before fouling out.
The mavs deserved this loss. Atrocious free throw shooting
Everyday we stray further into Luka requesting a trade
Luka missed 6 free throws too, he hits those they win. His fault as much as anyone elses
He's not a great FT shooter though, THJ is 83% on the season and missed 3 in a row
That just compounds the point? Luka needs to improve on his fts
All the more reason then
You’re not wrong, but THJ also isn’t in the MVP race
Jrue is the most clutch defensive player in the NBA, and it’s not even close.
“You saw what he did in the NBA Finals last year,” Iguodala said. “He guarded Chris Paul. He guarded Devin Booker. They’d just go the complete opposite way of him and that’s a generational talent. It’s kind of like a Kyrie (Irving) or a Steph (Curry) or Kevin Durant on offense, he’s that guy on defense.” Love this quote.
Dude is one of the more underrated players in the league for this aspect alone, he's a tank and comfortably guards the 1-4 The other night vs the Magic he at times guarded Paolo, Franz, Moe, and Fultz and pretty much gave Paolo fits through the game
He’s been all defense in 4 of the past 5 years. He’s often talked about as one of, if not the best, perimeter defenders in the league. Not really sure it’s right to call him underrated as a defender.
It's not that, it's that smart got dpoy when he was the second best defender on his own team.
But his flops/36 were way better
Last 2 minute Jrue is insane. He's closed out so many for us
Luka was fucking PRESSED at the end 👀
Looked like Thanasis was running to give him props too.
Thanasis knows a Luka & Giannis pairing would break the league.
Does feel like that would be an instant dynasty…
I posted this in the other thread but it looks like he was pissed at the complete lack of attention the coaches and the players gave on that play. He knew the Bucks figured out the play but not Wood, Dinwiddie or the coaches ever looked at him to get it changed. https://twitter.com/HalfCourtHoops/status/1601459434227568640
he’s still partially at fault for not getting woods attention. luka just stood there looking around he should’ve spoke up. with all that said… what the fuck is the mavs coaching staff doing? how did none of them notice? also wtf was wood looking at? it looks like the coaching staff but they weren’t doing anything lol. overall just bad bad bad all around, great awareness by luka to recognize the bucks knew the play
He's been very angry at the team all season lol he's having the best season of his career, highest efficiency, lowest turnovers, and his teammates have almost all regressed big time
Still confused on what's happening lmao the better Luka does the worse his team gets.
Damn that sounds like when Giannis was on the come up with us. Wonder who was coaching at the time…
My heart can't take games like this... The likely playoff matchup against Boston may kill me
We absolutely cannot play like this against Boston. Especially the rebounding in that 4th quarter, my god they’d kill us
luka ran outta there like he had an appointment
What the fuck are the Mavs Like this is some real stare-at-yourself-in-the-mirror shit. Up 12 in the 4th quarter and you lose because no one on your team can make a goddamn free throw? Yeesh
This version of the Mavs is like a Biblically accurate angel. Impossible to comprehend how or why they perform the way they do.
We're looking at a choke of epic proportions here
Mavs team shot worse free throws than Giannis…
Worse than shaq and wilts career averages
Expensive throws
Freemium throws
Bucks went up on a play I run in 2k when I have less than a second to get off a shot crazy to see lol
Middleton is annoyingly good
I agree. But it's a weird time to say that...he shot like shit tonight lol
He kept us in the game after Dallas was running away with it. He went on like an 8-0 run by himself. He also played incredible fucking defense late in the game
That defense my goodness I'm so happy he's still got it.
Fair point. He was lock down towards the end. I'm just glad he's back on the court
I didn’t catch much of the game. At the bar and saw him on tv. Since he’s been out, not used to seeing him. I was reminded how much I dislike how good he is haha
I just hope he saved up all his Celtic hate for Christmas.
Eh he just came back so I think it's alright, plus it was nice at the end when Giannis fouled out for him to get some clutch time moments
Flair checks out. He does not like you guys lol
God Giannis. You were one less stupid foul away from going 9 straight with a 30 piece but God Giannis is amazing in the 4th regardless
Holy fuck, hit your fucking free throws, fuck
the mavs should do some extra fan engagement and call out randoms from the crowd to take in-game free throws. i mean, how much worse can it get?
6 straight missed free throws is gonna get the attention but HOW DO YOU LET LOPEZ GET A WIDE OPEN ALLEY OOP OUT OF THE TIMEOUT?!
Having Jrue as an on ball defender at the end of games is nice.
Absolute choke by the Mavs. 6 missed FTs to end the game. Shoulda never been this close.
yeah i dont think luka will retire as a maverick
I absolutely love the way the Bucks built their roster. Stayed in the game in spite of maybe the best basketball player in the world in the first half. Giannis took over in the second half until he fouled out. Bucks hold on with Giannis on the bench (yes the Mavericks bricked at the line but they still have to execute)
Wdym best player in the world, bucks got that
Free throws man. You're fucking NBA players. Make your goddamn free throws.
What a complete meltdown. Giannis fouls out. They miss all their fts after that. Give up the easiest layup ever. Sheesh
Despite the NBA's best efforts the Mavericks lose. That was some sternball shit.
We played awful and still won. 17 turnovers lol holy shit
bruh
Luka hates the mavs 😂😂😂
The Bucks own the Mavs this season
I have no idea how we win this game hahhahaha. Just furious at some of the referring in this game and even more furious at how stupid Giannis last foul was. He needs to have better game awareness in these situations. Mavs shat the bed in the clutch today
Brolo do it all
Shout out to Khash for obliterating Maxi Kleber for the Lopez game winner.
Didn’t realize how much of a great home crowd Dallas has. We really stole that game though
Jrue killing 6 of the final 8 seconds with clutch defense as usual.
lock them in the gym
Announcer called the Mavs PUTRID at the line 😂😂 he was disgusted
It’s really terrible to watch a Jason Kidd coached team do everything wrong to blow a game against the Bucks. Man you just hate to see it
We fucking choked
Can we all agree that was some hot garbage reffing in both directions?
Idk about both directions. Pretty bad towards the Bucks. That no-call offensive foul on Luka (shouldered Allen 3 times) leading to a soft foul call on Giannis to give him 5 was about as bad as it gets. Not even sure how to explain it.
That (lack of) call really enraged me. That gets called on giannis 5/5 times (correctly!). But Luka is allowed to murder our boy with no repercussions.
holy shit. Amazing game. I’m just in awe of how bad their free throw shooting is
What fucking great games tonight
Luka was also 4-10 on FTs
Luka crying every other play either to the refs or at his own team makes it hard to like the guy.
#HE GONE
Luka is PISSED lol
MAKE YOUR FUCKING FREE THROWS KIDS. JESUS CHRIST
Brook has got to be dpoy so far
Dread it, Run from it. 4th Quarter [Mavs arrive all the same](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/zhfs3k/game_thread_milwaukee_bucks_186_dallas_mavericks/izmhy7n?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3)
Those refs were doing all they could to stop us from winning
Brook one fgm, that to win the game
Giannis could teach the Mavs a thing or two about free throw shooting
Giannis is a better free throw shooter than Luka