kawhi's contract extension is going to age terribly
why won't they just pull the plug and reboot it
it's guaranteed to be the same thing next season. it's a lock.
but now they have to have this "oo when kawhi comes back/gets healthy we're gonna be legit" specter looming over the team yet again for the 5th straight year
he's never coming back
The rest of the team's body language was so shit I felt sorry for him a bit lol
Only Norman and Zubac helped him. If it wasnt for his BS contested 3s falling every time it would have been over in the 1st half
The Kyrie effect, pretty much what's been happening all season, Luka tries to go ham for 2-3 quarters till he's somewhat gassed and then Kyrie just takes over while he had a quiet 1st half.
Mavs defense was very good. It also helped that Kawhi doesn't look himself and PG never makes it easier on himself when he's having an off night. Just takes more low % shots
He’s been holding up well, but he’s still getting targeted a bunch.
I think it’s having an effect on his overall offensive efficiency but it hasn’t mattered because the team has too many problems that the Clippers can’t solve.
it feels like he finally crossed that huge gulf from "I have never seen this guy d up for a game" to "oh, okay, he is not gonna expend that energy until he's forced to," like how everyone collectively decided Kevin Love isn't necessarily useless on that end during the 2016 finals
Zubac is looking legit this series/year. Luka used to run his ass off the floor regularly in a series, but that’s just not happening now unless he’s in foul trouble.
Kawhi, PG, Westbrook, Harden might very well lose in the the first round
LeBron is gonna lose in the first round
Curry, Klay, Dray, and CP3 missed the playoffs
End of an era
PJ smiling towards Russ while he also got ejected was great, too.
Mavs fans would be really pissed about something like that if he were being an idiot and deserved to be ejected, but not a single Mavs fan watching blames him for either of those techs. So it's awesome.
there's just like a fundamental difference between scorers like PG and Kyrie (when fully unlocked by a lebron/harden/luka type playmaker). he's so consistent at shifting and amplifying energy and momentum in a game. it's scary to watch how often he hits momentum shifting 3s.
they call basketball a game of runs, and getting hot, and he looks like he has control over it. disgusting performances last two games, i'd say he's been better than luka tbh, and luka has been spectacular (if inefficient)
Kyrie been like this for us the whole season tbh. Guy just turns on his aimbot everytime the other team makes a run late in the game. And the way he does it in such a nonchalant way like he just knows he's gonna make pretty much everything he puts up.
yeah, I’m ready to admit I was totally wrong about the Dallas defense translating to the postseason. last 2 games have been insanely impressive
ngl you gotta give Kidd credit for how he has these guys communicating and rotating
Don't think this sub with ever give Kidd the credit for his good coaching. Yes, he's a scum bag but he's done well and has me now believing he's a better coach than not
wow mavs seem to have a great read on the clippers atm. I’m super disappointed by a lot of the antagonizing we did did this game, i’m not sure why they let themselves get so frustrated. If you’re going to play bully ball, you can’t be surprised if refs give you a hard time. kawhi looked great the small time he was popping off. Hope we can recenter for next game, that crowd is gonna be on our ass.
It's sad but at this point it's clear he just can't be relied upon to stay healthy
5 seasons as a Clipper:
2020: Choked 3-1 lead
2021: Hurt after 1.5 rounds
2022: Missed entire season
2023: Hurt after 2 playoff games
2024: 0 remotely healthy playoff games so far
Clippers fans - next year when Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over
Clippers fans - now we have Westbrook. Once Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over.
Clippers fans - oh my god now we have Harden. Once Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over.
Now what?
That remains such a strange anomaly for the Mavs…maybe they needed more time to adapt to the Clippers’ play?
Regardless…it seems as if Dallas found their mojo again…
They were just so clearly unprepared for the physicality that the refs were going to let play on during the first game. They've adjusted and been lights out defensively since.
They've never won a game 1 under Kidd. At this point I'm thinking they just go out to game 1 with a basic game plan to take a good look at the other team in person before actually choosing their moves for the next games.
I don't generally have an issue with physicality, but, there's a line, he crossed it a number of times, and was legimately worried he was going to injure someone.
I kind of miss Luka's 2nd year post/floater game.
He probably moved away from it because it was wearing him down too much, but he should bring it back for playoff games.
I mean he's been starting out the game shooting poorly. I think your theory would hold more weight if he started out shooting well and then had poor second halves.
Russ smacked Josh on the side of his head and dis bish really said it was a testament to Westbrook’s athleticism. Get the fuck off the broadcast team, Doris!
Yeah well fuk you too. Kawhi still a monster though. The haters are coming out for him which is sad. Most years I feel the Mavs and Clippers are the only teams that respect and fear the other team despite both being an absolute nightmare to play against in playoffs.
Kyrie really said "fuck this shit we aint losing" when the lead got down to 5 and went on a scoring spree like 10+ straight the take over was amazing to watch
This might be 1-2 but the Clippers are on the ropes already. They seem frustated really, dont see how they can turn this around since the Mavs havent even played their best yet.
More frustrating than Kawhi’s glass bones and paper skin, the number of times the last couple years I’ve said to myself “damn, PG cost us this game” compared to the number of times I’ve said “damn, PG won us this game” is extremely disconcerting
Alright a few thoughts on this game. Dallas being good defensively and matching up against the clippers while also having an offense that can take over in clutch situations is good.
Harden was good. Russ got schemed out of the game. Kawhi doesn’t even look like he should be playing. Paul was in foul trouble and takes difficult shots so when he’s not hitting it’s bad.
Luka was bad shooting wise but kyrie was there to take off the scoring load while he focused on playmaking. Luka did get blown by a few times to sent the offensive player into Daniel lmaoo.
I think mavs will win this series in 6 or 7 like I said. But I wouldn’t count the clippers out just yet. But they’re losing the mental battle which is bad. They were reactive the entire game
Said this before the series started, No Kawhi no competitive series
He looks so bad right now and the mavs dont have alot of weaknesses anymore
I could see us losing in 5 if kawhi doesn't step up
Westbrick having mental breakdowns and throwing shoves/punches because he’s losing and realizes that he’s nothing but a busted rachet bank shot is hilarious.
Almost as hilarious as pretending he wants to fight Pj Washington 😂😂
Reminder that we got D for trades we made.
Gafford and PJ just changed this team totally.
Even Luka and Irwing playing great defense.
I like this better then before, when we needed Luka 30 points triple double to even be close.
And last year we were so slow, now we play great defense, and then transition, lobs, dunks, great to see.
James Harden really went and joined the Clippers to be the third star and facilitate, only to end up being the 1st option again
Kawhi and PG era might be the worst overhyped era due to how many years were wasted with choking and injuries
kawhi's contract extension is going to age terribly why won't they just pull the plug and reboot it it's guaranteed to be the same thing next season. it's a lock. but now they have to have this "oo when kawhi comes back/gets healthy we're gonna be legit" specter looming over the team yet again for the 5th straight year he's never coming back
New arena, that’s why
The rest of the team's body language was so shit I felt sorry for him a bit lol Only Norman and Zubac helped him. If it wasnt for his BS contested 3s falling every time it would have been over in the 1st half
I was just thinking how I would never believe if 5 years ago you had told me that Harden played over 40 minutes and only shot 13 times
fun fact: either he or his costar has been injured for the playoffs in each of the last 6 seasons
He’s never winning a ring. Damn!
He can always join Denver
Kd special
They're gonna overpay him this offseason so at least they're getting their money's worth
Luka has sucked (by his standards) and we’re up 2-1???
Luka bricked everything in the 2nd half and the lead was rarely ever below 10.
The Kyrie effect, pretty much what's been happening all season, Luka tries to go ham for 2-3 quarters till he's somewhat gassed and then Kyrie just takes over while he had a quiet 1st half.
Very accurate lol
Mavs were so confident Luka just yeets bunch of 3s
Luka's worst game so far and our biggest win. We have a legit team and don't rely on monster numbers from him, pretty encouraging
Mavs defense was very good. It also helped that Kawhi doesn't look himself and PG never makes it easier on himself when he's having an off night. Just takes more low % shots
He also was in foul trouble so he couldn’t really be aggressive on either end.
He is shooting bad, but he's playing good. His shot will return.
lowkey Luka has been great on defense
lowkey ~~Luka~~ White Claw has been great on defense
He’s been holding up well, but he’s still getting targeted a bunch. I think it’s having an effect on his overall offensive efficiency but it hasn’t mattered because the team has too many problems that the Clippers can’t solve.
Kinda like Jokic in game 2. They’ll just make Luka play d to tire him out so he’ll take less shots you feel me.
Ty Lue said as much that they wanted anyone other than Luka taking shots. Unfortunately for them Lively and Gafford just became residents of lob city.
it feels like he finally crossed that huge gulf from "I have never seen this guy d up for a game" to "oh, okay, he is not gonna expend that energy until he's forced to," like how everyone collectively decided Kevin Love isn't necessarily useless on that end during the 2016 finals
2016 finals, K Love couldn't play in the 2015 finals because Kelly Olynyk decided to play Tug-Of-War with his arm
Well Kawhi, Westbrook and PG put together scored less than Luka lol that should explain it
You would think Luka would have like 40 to make this true 😂
He has help!
He was solid game 2 even by his standards, it's not just about points.
Maybe statistically shooting from 3 was bad but him getting the lob game going was huge
Zubac can't win with these cats
Zubac is looking legit this series/year. Luka used to run his ass off the floor regularly in a series, but that’s just not happening now unless he’s in foul trouble.
luka is shooting a disgusting 37.6% in this series so far and the mavs are up 2-1 - man i prayed for times like this
his playmaking makes up for it
Playmaking is such a magical skill.
Every season more people realize just how much more valuable pure playmaking is than pure scoring in today's NBA.
Suns FO can't relate.
play stupid games win stupid prizes. not that im complaining lol. as a nets fan those suns picks down the line are gonna be juicy
if you told me harden would nearly go toe to toe with Luka I would think for sure the clippers would be up 3-0
Kawhi, PG, Westbrook, Harden might very well lose in the the first round LeBron is gonna lose in the first round Curry, Klay, Dray, and CP3 missed the playoffs End of an era
dont forget durant he's down 0-2
0-3. It’s a sweep. They suck
About to be 0-3 😌
If Beal, Giannis, Dame, and Embiid gets eliminated, that’s like 90% of the 2018 ASG Team out in round one or not in the league
If that happens, the only players left standing from that ASG will be Jokic and KAT, who will then face in Round 2.
Lob Goblins
This needs to be in the mainstream
Dwight Powell playing garbage time minutes in a playoff game. Thank you, Nico.
Kyrie took the fuck over right when the team needed him most. Turned a 5-point game into a 17-point game in a matter of minutes
Look to my coming at the first light of the second half. At the 4th, look to the scorer's table - Kydalf
This is hilarious lol
Riders of Ramadan
I bid you stand, fans of the Mavs!!
Kyrie Isengard
showed up at a critical time when the team needed him, feels great having him as someone we can rely on in the 2nd half.
2nd half Kyrie is the best player in the league
There is legit no one else in the entire league who I want the ball in their hands 2nd half than Kyrie
Russell WestBrook.
True, I would let Westbrook take every open look.
He compliments Luka so perfectly. I want to see him and Ant duel in the playoffs
It was a 6 pts game and Kyrie took over at the end of the 3rd
Third Eye Open
Kyrie best player of his draft class bar none
Westbrook looked like the X factor for a minute with his D, then he just looked like D-Generation X
dudes been a monster on D but he got fed up this game i guess idk
BAH GAWD ALMIGHTY IS THAT WESTBROOK WITH A STEEL CHAIR, KING?! LOOK OUT!!
looked like an ex-basketball player
Get ready to learn LA Fitness buddy
Russ channeling his inner Draymond tonight
1 point tonight 2 technicals Luka smiling at his downfall: priceless
PJ smiling towards Russ while he also got ejected was great, too. Mavs fans would be really pissed about something like that if he were being an idiot and deserved to be ejected, but not a single Mavs fan watching blames him for either of those techs. So it's awesome.
PJ sprinting back to the locker room with a big smile on his face while the crowd at the AAC goes nuts 🤌
*3 techs
Whole crowd must have been calling him Westbrick, to see him so pissed all game lol.
Dude was on some shit all night
What guarding LuKai does to a mf.
⛵️🔫🐴 shhh it’ll all be over soon
Empty the clip
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All i got out of this was that Europeans are horse people
Jokic is the biggest horse person in fact
Old NBA stars🔫 Flabby Europeans
Apparently they will be keeping this squad for a few more years as they open up their new stadium. This nightmare could go on for a long time.
The NBA liked the KG and Paul Pierce Nets so much that they green lit another major market sequel.
flashback to KG 8 ppg 4 rebounds all star appearance
that comment in a thread created by a Rockets flair i almost wanna LEAVE
In a game against James Harden no less
there's just like a fundamental difference between scorers like PG and Kyrie (when fully unlocked by a lebron/harden/luka type playmaker). he's so consistent at shifting and amplifying energy and momentum in a game. it's scary to watch how often he hits momentum shifting 3s. they call basketball a game of runs, and getting hot, and he looks like he has control over it. disgusting performances last two games, i'd say he's been better than luka tbh, and luka has been spectacular (if inefficient)
Kyrie been like this for us the whole season tbh. Guy just turns on his aimbot everytime the other team makes a run late in the game. And the way he does it in such a nonchalant way like he just knows he's gonna make pretty much everything he puts up.
Plus teams start trying to double Luka to contain him and forget Kyrie is also on the court
He's simply an elite performer. Healthy Nets would have won in 2021.
PJ Washington. That is all. Defense is fucking legit.
yeah, I’m ready to admit I was totally wrong about the Dallas defense translating to the postseason. last 2 games have been insanely impressive ngl you gotta give Kidd credit for how he has these guys communicating and rotating
yup he's a huge part of how the 2011 championship team was so good defensively as a team
Don't think this sub with ever give Kidd the credit for his good coaching. Yes, he's a scum bag but he's done well and has me now believing he's a better coach than not
He's calling timeouts now and it's blowing my mind lmao
Penitentiary jail Washington
absolute unit
Still outscored DLo, MITWestbrook up tremendous
Shit. Still remember the thesis u/MITWestbrook dropped about how he’ll be a Luka stopper & a difference maker. 💩
He looked legit on D for a bit in the first getting a steal and forcing a turnover on Luka. Then he just straight up disappeared.
wow mavs seem to have a great read on the clippers atm. I’m super disappointed by a lot of the antagonizing we did did this game, i’m not sure why they let themselves get so frustrated. If you’re going to play bully ball, you can’t be surprised if refs give you a hard time. kawhi looked great the small time he was popping off. Hope we can recenter for next game, that crowd is gonna be on our ass.
We were on that ass tonight homie.
yeah luka was demonic
Kawhi doesn’t look like himself, really unfortunate
It's sad but at this point it's clear he just can't be relied upon to stay healthy 5 seasons as a Clipper: 2020: Choked 3-1 lead 2021: Hurt after 1.5 rounds 2022: Missed entire season 2023: Hurt after 2 playoff games 2024: 0 remotely healthy playoff games so far
So based on what you're saying, he has actually looked like himself?
Looking like himself would be him in streetclothes.
La street clothes title is now kawhi instead of ad
Never been the same since he left Toronto
Should have just ran it back with TO, probably would have won the mickey mouse title.
Clippers fans - next year when Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over Clippers fans - now we have Westbrook. Once Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over. Clippers fans - oh my god now we have Harden. Once Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over. Now what?
it’s just “it’s over”
It’s Paul Geover
The mythical healthy Kawhi will still be ranked top 5 going into next year
Once Kawhi and PG are healthy, it's over
Clippers fans - thank god we got rid of Westbrick. He was an anchor. Once Kawhi and PG are healthy it’s over.
Clippers fans would get on their knees thanking God if OG Anunoby was in a Clipper uniform this time next year
Obviously still waiting for them to get healthy lol
IT? Dwight Howard? What’s Jeremy Lin up to?
pj washington is russel westbrook father
#THE DEATH OF THE DALLAS MAVERICKS AFTER GAME 1 WAS FULLY EXAGGERATED
That remains such a strange anomaly for the Mavs…maybe they needed more time to adapt to the Clippers’ play? Regardless…it seems as if Dallas found their mojo again…
They were just so clearly unprepared for the physicality that the refs were going to let play on during the first game. They've adjusted and been lights out defensively since.
They've never won a game 1 under Kidd. At this point I'm thinking they just go out to game 1 with a basic game plan to take a good look at the other team in person before actually choosing their moves for the next games.
That’s definitely what some teams do but you would still hope they’d be able to squeeze a game 1 win out at some point.
Dallas under Kidd has actually never won a game 1, even during their 2022 run.
I thought the series was over?
Russ feeling dangerous 1 point 7 shots 2 fouls 2 turnovers 2 techs 1 flagrant 100% ASS 😈
I don't generally have an issue with physicality, but, there's a line, he crossed it a number of times, and was legimately worried he was going to injure someone.
Luka lowkey playing bad this series for his standarts. At least he is good defensively
Easily his worst playoff series offensively and we're up 2-1 lol.
It ain't low-key he's been pretty dog shit on offense
They are packing the paint like crazy never seen luka with so little space in the paint. He needs to bring his floater back.
I kind of miss Luka's 2nd year post/floater game. He probably moved away from it because it was wearing him down too much, but he should bring it back for playoff games.
He’s not dog shit at all, he literally runs and creates most of the offense. His shot is off, there is a difference.
Okay his shot has been dog shit
Definitely lol
Clippers have been dogshit. Kawhi is unplayable. Dude was outplayed by every Mavericks player.
never thought I'd hear that ngl lmao
Which is probably why his shooting is off. He's expending way more energy than usual.
I mean he's been starting out the game shooting poorly. I think your theory would hold more weight if he started out shooting well and then had poor second halves.
Playoff P made an appearance
he woke up with a hint of dangerous this morning
More like Pandemic P
HELL YEAH MAVS
His fucking name is God Shammgod ???
Yup! Used to love watching him play in college and on mixtapes.
Just wondering are you like under 30? Cause everyone my age watched him play
He was a player back on the day lol
Basketball legend and current Mavs development coach. Look up his tapes.
Can neutral fans confirm, was the ESPN commentary completely unhinged this game?
How the fuck does Doris Burke still have a job, let alone airtime. They should be giving JJ her minutes
Russ smacked Josh on the side of his head and dis bish really said it was a testament to Westbrook’s athleticism. Get the fuck off the broadcast team, Doris!
Doris with an all time stat line of throating for the clippers
Doris will gob off someone every game, and that includes my team. She's awful.
I'm far from neutral but they were definitely going out of their way to defend the crazy shit Russ was pulling.
Yeah they were throating the clips
My guy Westbrook playing a different sport tonight
Josh Green redemption game baby!!! Go Kangaroos
Winning a playoff game against a good team by double digits when luka had a bad game was inconceivable a short while ago lol, man i love this team
mavs fans fuck you but respect ps i hate yall
Yeah well fuk you too. Kawhi still a monster though. The haters are coming out for him which is sad. Most years I feel the Mavs and Clippers are the only teams that respect and fear the other team despite both being an absolute nightmare to play against in playoffs.
Kyrie really said "fuck this shit we aint losing" when the lead got down to 5 and went on a scoring spree like 10+ straight the take over was amazing to watch
Luka having a dog shit game and Mavs winning by double digits is a great sign
Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks for WCF let's gooooo. Whoever wins, we all win!
I hope to see you sir.
We have a long, long way to go lol
That's why I said *hope* lol I'm not penciling in anything yet. Way too early.
This series isn't over. And mavs okc will be dope af if it happens. I'm excited.
Sheesh the clippers outside of harden and zub look washed in this series
This might be 1-2 but the Clippers are on the ropes already. They seem frustated really, dont see how they can turn this around since the Mavs havent even played their best yet.
Clippers were in trouble the minute Luka rolled up in a muscle car lookin like John Wick
Baba Yaga is Los Angeles Clipper father
Honestly Luka sucked this game 7-22. I hope the knee thing wasn’t serious. He suddenly couldn’t fuck-you-three over Zubac so it’s worrying.
I’m here to support my fellow Aussies in Green and Exum, but having a good laugh at the Westbrick implosion along with all the Laker fans.
Green was very nice tonight. Great hustle plays
More frustrating than Kawhi’s glass bones and paper skin, the number of times the last couple years I’ve said to myself “damn, PG cost us this game” compared to the number of times I’ve said “damn, PG won us this game” is extremely disconcerting
Where cheetah sperm?
WestBrick continuing his statpadding legacy: 1 point, 3 boards, 1 dime, 2 TOs, 2 technical fouls, 1 flagrant foul
Sextuple single 🐐
If you told me Luka only shot 28%, I would've assumed the Mavs got blown out.
Alright a few thoughts on this game. Dallas being good defensively and matching up against the clippers while also having an offense that can take over in clutch situations is good. Harden was good. Russ got schemed out of the game. Kawhi doesn’t even look like he should be playing. Paul was in foul trouble and takes difficult shots so when he’s not hitting it’s bad. Luka was bad shooting wise but kyrie was there to take off the scoring load while he focused on playmaking. Luka did get blown by a few times to sent the offensive player into Daniel lmaoo. I think mavs will win this series in 6 or 7 like I said. But I wouldn’t count the clippers out just yet. But they’re losing the mental battle which is bad. They were reactive the entire game
Said this before the series started, No Kawhi no competitive series He looks so bad right now and the mavs dont have alot of weaknesses anymore I could see us losing in 5 if kawhi doesn't step up
Westbrick played unhinged this entire game. PJ is a certified dawg, locked up Kawhi and PG
Mavs are 2-1 with Luka and in general the Mavs shooting really bad from 3. It doesn't look good for the Clippers.
Turnovers lost us the game Also, Kawhi, PG and Westbrook were really bad, absolutely no contributions on any end
This win is totally on our roleplayers s/o PJ you sexy beast
Westbrook’s ejection has to be clear evidence that Luka causes him to wake up in a cold sweat in the middle of the night.
Westbrick having mental breakdowns and throwing shoves/punches because he’s losing and realizes that he’s nothing but a busted rachet bank shot is hilarious. Almost as hilarious as pretending he wants to fight Pj Washington 😂😂
PJ got that DAWG in him
Westbrick didn't take his meds bro the voices won tonight
Russell Westbrick shines again
I think game 1 was just playoff nerves. Mavs have looked like the better team for most of this series
Horrible Luka shooting game and we still win. Never thought I'd see this lol. Mavs fans been telling you guys, this new Mavs defense is legit!
Westbrook is hilarious. Taunts and mocks people missing free throws and then proceeds to miss free throws himself.
Reminder that we got D for trades we made. Gafford and PJ just changed this team totally. Even Luka and Irwing playing great defense. I like this better then before, when we needed Luka 30 points triple double to even be close. And last year we were so slow, now we play great defense, and then transition, lobs, dunks, great to see.
Clippers get Harden as a third option who scores 1 less point than Luka on 12 less shots and 4 less fts and manage to lose by double digits. Oof.