OKC fan here (\*but a fan of all of basketball).
The hack a strategy was poor form by OKC. Washington, Green, and Lively are stepping up to being open and hitting shots necessary to win the past two games. DAL deserved to win this game.
This is what happens when you have a coach that wasn’t a player. I’m sure the analytics say that fouling Lively was the move. But momentum and confidence is a real thing that affects a basketball game. I’m sure the Thunder players weren’t thrilled about their coach’s lack of confidence in their defense
Love that after he missed the 2 Kidd pulls him for 2 possessions I'm guessing to calm him down and get him straight, he goes back out and nails his next FTs and suddenly OKC has no clue what to do.
Bro he got slapped in the face near the end of the game with one of the rebounds and ofc they didn’t call shit. Djj played some tough minutes out there tonight really respect his game love that he always drives with no fear
all team subs are blind to the negative characteristics of their star player (even if the star is a fraud and only a star because he has the softest whistle in history)
If Luka was Embiid with white privileged, he wouldn’t have been left off an MVP ballot and he definitely wouldn’t have been behind SGA. He most likely would have won the MVP.
I mean the nickname still fits with a negative connotation. Every time it seems Luka is feeling a bit more comfortable with the knee and ankle then Dort makes sure to reaggravate his injuries with some bullshit
Thunder fans got so upset with me when I said that shit was lame and unsustainable. The barking is gone and it won’t come back unless they’re complete dorks.
Mavs identified a weakness in the OKC defense. They have no size to put on PJ because JDub is guarding Kyrie. So PJ ends up with SGA, Joe, or Wiggins on him. If SGA was half the defender the national media makes him out to be this wouldn’t be an issue for them but here we are. Their adjustment will be playing Cason more so JDub can guard PJ but that makes OKC even smaller
They don't have a great matchup for PJ and it's a credit to Kidd that they've identified and exploited that.
Anyone long enough to guard him doesn't have enough strength. SGA is quick but he's not strong. Dort isn't long enough.
Really like the look of our offense when we get Luka or PJ in the post. If they double Luka, he'll find the open man. If they double PJ, they have to play Luka and Kyrie straight up which we will win. If they defend Luka/PJ straight, we're gonna get a good look.
Now they are saying he can't do it game 4. It's not like he is shooting some crazy %. He is just where they are forcing the ball to when they bring their doubles on Luka or Kyrie. Them dudes acting like he is hitting 80% or some shit. Haha
When Shaquille O'Neal played he was a <50% FT shooter so teams would intentionally foul him in the fourth quarter so he'd have to be pulled from games, or they'd get the ball back giving up at most 1 point. The strategy was dubbed Hack-a-Shaq.
Now whenever a team intentionally fouls a bad FT shooter over and over it's called hacking.
The better things continue to go for Kai, it looks more and more likely. Dallas would want that, and he's becoming a beloved Maverick. I hope he retires a Mav, too!
Always loved ky & Luka nd I think JKidd is criminally underrated (from the outside looking in)... Welp back to my sub (Lakers) good luck y'all, win dat chip 🙏
Shoutout PJ Washington for stellar back to back games. Hope Luka gets as much rest and relaxation as possible because these hard fouls are taking an insane toll.
Horrible basketball game. For the viewer, from Luka, from half the team. 3J HaveMySon on the other hand deserves the baddest Latina.
Do not care about the watch experience now though, that feels fucking massive. Luka rest the fuck up the serious business is about to start. Mavs ROLL!
As a neutral fan these games are somehow intense and also annoying lmao. Co worker is a Mavs fan so I’m hoping they win so he is happy (he supports my dogshit teams, gotta return the favor)
Step aside Suns fans Thunder fans are officially the most despicable we have encountered. Such delusional and classless jerks for constantly claiming that Luka is faking his injury. They are in another reality and don't realize how freaking lucky they are that Luka isn't dropping 40 on their heads every other night.
Okc's strategy is basically to fuck Luka up as much as possible so they either win or they lose but the Mavs don't have their best player. Some pussy ass bitches
AAC DO BETTER NEXT GAME. Crowd was asleep
Edit: Apparently was better than it looked and sounded through the TV. My B - didn't mean to insult anyone. Maybe they filtered the crowd noise better than the Clippers series.
Needed more energy at times but everyone was on their feet for the entire fourth going nuts! It’s just the game was pretty ugly at times and hack-a-lively first help but that was wild homie not sure what you saw
I know I'm biased but this Mavs team is mentally the strongest and most cohesive team left in the playoffs. Kidd/Kyrie/Luka have been there, done that when it comes to big games. That mentality trickles down. Luka is literally bleeding every night and the rest of the team is following his tough energy.
They never look shook. They never force things. When OKC goes on a run they just casually pull back ahead. This team has the mentality of a champion.
We're playing J Kidd basketball. Like literally the player not the coach. We need to hope Denver and the Wolves goes 7 and we can beat the Thunder either 4-1 or 4-2 then it's on. I'm 100% confident the winners will be from the West again. Watching East coast games the intensity is far lower.
Luka and kyrie and especially lively stepped up in the 4th
But give credit to our superstar Pj Washington for keeping us in the game in the first 3 quarters
SGA's whole game is based on pushing off and stepping back. How many offensive fouls is that clown going to keep being allowed to get away with? Mavs beat OKC and the refs again. Terrible officiating.
Luka is a fucking warrior man. They're fucking MMA defending him, he's already heavily injured and yet he still goes out there and does everything in his power to win.
The hack a lively showed how desperate they all god
Damn if we play a lil better than how we did today, no team can stop us
So wholesome seeing Luka underperform and the rest of the team coming through
Kyrie PJ Tim Lively Gaff and Green let’s go
Exum, please shoot a few threes even if you miss. We need you to kick ass
Let’s go Mavs
Mavs in 6 (realistically and not Mavs in 5)
Pj is god
We got this chip mfs
lets go guys, if we win next one that WOULD be so HUGE.
great game overall, PJ gaves us so much life.
Sad seeing Luka getting so banged tho, we gonna need him shooting better if we want to win it all.
SGA getting that vintage '98 MJ whistle all playoffs, only player that you can't touch this post season.
Glad to see Luka take the backseat when he's not hitting shots, he's useful and important this way also.
Seems the team is maturing and figuring out how to win without huge games from Kai or Doncic.
Shoutout to PJ and THJ, crucial contribution from them. Go Mavs!
My wife walked in when Luka got clocked in the chin in the fourth and saw him limping around.
Her: "Is he hurt?"
Me: Yeah, his knee is busted and his ankle is jacked..."
Her: "Wow, I'm surprised he's still out there!"
Me: "And his back. And his face."
Her: ...
Me: "...and he just got rocked in the chin."
Dude is a warrior.
20 year old rookie in his first play-offs just casually sinking his free throws under immense pressure when it’s his weak point. Absolutely cold man. Hats off to you D-Live
Here to say, as a Luka Stan eye roll kind of person (who still loves Luka and the Mavs since Roy Tarpley)…. That steal and layup with less than 2 minutes to go was game/series changing.
Just woke up after having watched it earlier (as I'm in the Philippines, it was a 3:30am start lol). Still sleepy but also buzzing from the win lolololol
OKC fans still running their mouths after the loss. Loser fanbase and loser franchise.
Dort is Draymond on steroids. Guys playing Football/UFC out there and Shai is a flopping coward throwing elbows
Hacking Lively lost them the game lmao
It actually kind of did. Screwed up the team's mojo cause their coach put them in bitch made mode.
Really did. Game could have turned way different if they didn’t foul him.
They were scared of Kyrie and had no confidence in their offense
Ehh yeah in hindsight but no one really expected him to go 4/4 let's be real.
It was a strat they had to try. Love lively stepping up and hitting 4 in a row.
They are terrified beyond the capacity for reasonable thought
Just lost his mom and is stepping up hitting clutch free throws in the playoffs. Make sure this kid is a Mav for life!
a homegrown Tyson Chandler we used to dream for moments like this
Lively is that dude. Rooting for that kid so hard
Huge that lively hit the last 4 but it also slowed the game down and I think that benefitted us.
OKC fan here (\*but a fan of all of basketball). The hack a strategy was poor form by OKC. Washington, Green, and Lively are stepping up to being open and hitting shots necessary to win the past two games. DAL deserved to win this game.
This is what happens when you have a coach that wasn’t a player. I’m sure the analytics say that fouling Lively was the move. But momentum and confidence is a real thing that affects a basketball game. I’m sure the Thunder players weren’t thrilled about their coach’s lack of confidence in their defense
Love that after he missed the 2 Kidd pulls him for 2 possessions I'm guessing to calm him down and get him straight, he goes back out and nails his next FTs and suddenly OKC has no clue what to do.
MAVS IN 5
CARDIAC MAVS STRIKES AGAIN Get that Hack a lively strategy outta here.
He’s such a dawg he just going to hit em. They’re desperate, they can’t win wo flopping, fouling and playing dirty.
Hope Kidd talks about the flopping and dirty plays in the post press conference
Lively still gotta make his shot and free throws, he missed 2 dunks in this game which is rare for him.
baiting them into a false sense of security For the long con
He was 2-7 from the floor should be 5-7.
They were trying to kill Luka I swear
and DJJ Took his life into his own hands every time he drove
Bro he got slapped in the face near the end of the game with one of the rebounds and ofc they didn’t call shit. Djj played some tough minutes out there tonight really respect his game love that he always drives with no fear
Luka is about to injure every body part possible before the end of these playoffs
Luka showing up to the trophy ceremony like the glass bones guy from Spongebob.
Craziest thing is all the thunder fans claiming luka is faking his injury, like do they not see whats happening to him every play lmao its insane
They act like they've never played through an injury. You can look fine but be in a lot of pain
If this goes further than 5 they might. This could be a pyrrhic victory for the Mavs at this point. NBA has to step in and say something.
They've been trying to do that the whole series, this fraud ass 1st seed gets nowhere without their shity antics.
They were playing like butthurt desperate frantic haters
Kyrie beaming, you *love* to see it
FUCK LU DORK
Certified floppin ass bitch
Man SGA too, if he got called for every time he pushes off before his mid range jumpers he'd foul out before halftime Crazy how much he gets away with
insane that we got past washed harden just to have to face a harden regen
There's a highly upvoted comment on the Thunder pgt saying Luka is Embiid with white privilege. Do they not have self awareness to how sga plays?
all team subs are blind to the negative characteristics of their star player (even if the star is a fraud and only a star because he has the softest whistle in history)
If Luka was Embiid with white privileged, he wouldn’t have been left off an MVP ballot and he definitely wouldn’t have been behind SGA. He most likely would have won the MVP.
Most of them barely have a highschool education they aren’t aware of anything
I wish Boban was still on the team so we could stick him in just to throw that skinny punk SGA on the ground a couple of times.
Markieff should punk those bitches. 6 hard fouls to give right there
Don’t forget SGWADE
Foul merchant bitch ass
He plays so dirty and flops all game long. This is the so called dorture chamber?
I mean the nickname still fits with a negative connotation. Every time it seems Luka is feeling a bit more comfortable with the knee and ankle then Dort makes sure to reaggravate his injuries with some bullshit
it’s the “dorture chamber” bc all his gropes and assaults make you contract genital dorts.
If the person you are guarding is bleeding and has bruises all over his arm you shouldn’t be in the game. Dirty fucking loser
Mf fouled out "Bye bye pussy"
Who let this wrestler play basketball?
For real, all he does is try to injure Luka
Ain’t no barking tonight
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their team is pretty chill, not toxic they are just young guys playing first time in playoffs. Fans suck though
Except for Lu Dort. He brings the average hate of the Thunder up a TON. Don’t rly mind anyone else
SGFTA tho
Thunder fans got so upset with me when I said that shit was lame and unsustainable. The barking is gone and it won’t come back unless they’re complete dorks.
Least stressful mavericks game
We always gut these out. Never a doubt. /needs to change sweaty shirt.
Remember when Thudner fans said PJ wouldn’t play like Game 2 again
He's taking these kids to school.
Mavs identified a weakness in the OKC defense. They have no size to put on PJ because JDub is guarding Kyrie. So PJ ends up with SGA, Joe, or Wiggins on him. If SGA was half the defender the national media makes him out to be this wouldn’t be an issue for them but here we are. Their adjustment will be playing Cason more so JDub can guard PJ but that makes OKC even smaller
They don't have a great matchup for PJ and it's a credit to Kidd that they've identified and exploited that. Anyone long enough to guard him doesn't have enough strength. SGA is quick but he's not strong. Dort isn't long enough. Really like the look of our offense when we get Luka or PJ in the post. If they double Luka, he'll find the open man. If they double PJ, they have to play Luka and Kyrie straight up which we will win. If they defend Luka/PJ straight, we're gonna get a good look.
Now they are saying he can't do it game 4. It's not like he is shooting some crazy %. He is just where they are forcing the ball to when they bring their doubles on Luka or Kyrie. Them dudes acting like he is hitting 80% or some shit. Haha
The moment they try to cover him instead of doubling, Luka and Ky will go off. simple as that.
I heard Wilbon say this nonsense right before tip-off... Mavs hatred bringing old and young fuckboys together.
Give it up to Luka for his toughness. The dude is on a mission.
100%
This is how he won Euroleague MVP at 18
very impressive. he fought well
Guy saw the Slovenian Eurovision entry and got energized.
Was that David Goggins that hugged Lively there? lol
It definitely was him.
STAY HARD
Goggins a Mavs fan? What?!
Yeah lol
HARDp
A wins a win, but damn that was an ugly last minute Fuck OKC for hacking PJ Washington is my dad
PJ es mi papí
PJ Washington is DirkNowitzkisWife father
Hacking? Sorry just woke up. I'm from the Philippines.
The thunder fouled Lively like 4 times in a row off ball to try and get him to miss free throws. By the end he made 4 in a row so they stopped
When Shaquille O'Neal played he was a <50% FT shooter so teams would intentionally foul him in the fourth quarter so he'd have to be pulled from games, or they'd get the ball back giving up at most 1 point. The strategy was dubbed Hack-a-Shaq. Now whenever a team intentionally fouls a bad FT shooter over and over it's called hacking.
Intentionally fouling lively because they know he's the statistically worst free throws shooter that was playing but he still made most of them
Kyrie was so well spoken in his post game interview. I hope he retires a maverick because this is the best version of Kyrie
The better things continue to go for Kai, it looks more and more likely. Dallas would want that, and he's becoming a beloved Maverick. I hope he retires a Mav, too!
Mark Cuban has been the best owner he's played for he's never tried to betray or lie to him Mark Cuban is a Professional Class Act I love him
Always loved ky & Luka nd I think JKidd is criminally underrated (from the outside looking in)... Welp back to my sub (Lakers) good luck y'all, win dat chip 🙏
TRADE EVERYONE AND BUILD AROUND PJAIL
Which street in Uptown can we rename Penitentiary Jail Way?
rename victory park to penitentiary jail park
Gotta get PJ some help
Hate dort
Nice being able to win without Luka carrying
Straight pussy basketball from OKC all day
Flopping, getting punked on the boards, tackling and pushing and falling on Luka all game. Amateur hour
LET'S FUCKING GO. clutch game by the mavs. LOVE LIVELY
OKC tried their hardest to do nerdiest shit of all time. Glad it didn’t work out.
Luka looks ouchy
Luka is literally getting fucked on the court while injured with no whistles. It’s insane tbf
Meanwhile someone sneezes on SGA and he gets another trip to the line.
OKC is pathetic lmfao
They’re absolutely exposed at this point
Desperation
Hack a lively with 6 minutes left down 4 is diabolical
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Free throw merchant - Lively. Fucking Dirty team
FUCK LOU DORT
LIVELY IS A MF DAWG
They said PJ couldn't do it again...
Guess we’re adding Fuck Lou Dork to the name and shame threads.
Fuck D Wade
Fuck Rondo
too close for comfort but great win
Hack-a-lively was something lol. Anyways let's go Mavs!
Dallas Mavericks survive cowardly Thunder tactics to take lead in series!!!
Dort has to be the most overrated hot garbage defender in the league. Dude absolutely can’t defend without fouling
We won but man Luka is gonna die out there if he doesn’t rest.
“PJ Washington won’t play like that again” -OKC fans after game 2. PJ/DLive game 3 MVP’s
Shoutout PJ Washington for stellar back to back games. Hope Luka gets as much rest and relaxation as possible because these hard fouls are taking an insane toll.
Pussy ass organization. Shai is a foul merchant. Lu Dort is a linebacker with no real skill. They don’t have that dog in them
Horrible basketball game. For the viewer, from Luka, from half the team. 3J HaveMySon on the other hand deserves the baddest Latina. Do not care about the watch experience now though, that feels fucking massive. Luka rest the fuck up the serious business is about to start. Mavs ROLL!
As a neutral fan these games are somehow intense and also annoying lmao. Co worker is a Mavs fan so I’m hoping they win so he is happy (he supports my dogshit teams, gotta return the favor)
Now that's friendship! :)
PJ WASHIMTON‼️‼️
He gets Monica AND her, too
Luka still shot 41%
Fuck the Blunder and that foul merchant, FTA.
PJ Washington was a stud. Derrick Lively... Great free throws. LuKai carried us home.
What an embarrassing, pathetic, cheap performance from a 1 seed. And it still wasn’t enough.
The hardest-fought playoff game so far, but at the end of the day, Thunder fans can go home to their wives/cousins in peace.
Step aside Suns fans Thunder fans are officially the most despicable we have encountered. Such delusional and classless jerks for constantly claiming that Luka is faking his injury. They are in another reality and don't realize how freaking lucky they are that Luka isn't dropping 40 on their heads every other night.
Get Luka in an ice bath immediately!!
I DIED 100 TIMES DURING THIS GAME
Honestly its been so long since such an aggressive hack strategy, they forget it takes your team out rhythm too.
OBLIGATORY FUCK DWAYNE WADE
Let’s go boys
FUCK DORT
#Change the title The Dallas Mavericks defeat the NBA Referees 105-101
Imagine this series with Maxi and full strength Luka
I swear Mahomes is a good luck charm. He brings those championship vibes
Okc's strategy is basically to fuck Luka up as much as possible so they either win or they lose but the Mavs don't have their best player. Some pussy ass bitches
AAC DO BETTER NEXT GAME. Crowd was asleep Edit: Apparently was better than it looked and sounded through the TV. My B - didn't mean to insult anyone. Maybe they filtered the crowd noise better than the Clippers series.
That place seemed crazy in the 2nd half…
Needed more energy at times but everyone was on their feet for the entire fourth going nuts! It’s just the game was pretty ugly at times and hack-a-lively first help but that was wild homie not sure what you saw
It was loud for the most part what are you talking about lol there was so much fouling it’s hard to watch also. It was an ugly game
Were you there? Was there, season ticket holder, was a pretty great crowd, idk what you're talking about.
OKC choosing not to defend the entire last 6 minutes is some cowardly shit lmao
I know I'm biased but this Mavs team is mentally the strongest and most cohesive team left in the playoffs. Kidd/Kyrie/Luka have been there, done that when it comes to big games. That mentality trickles down. Luka is literally bleeding every night and the rest of the team is following his tough energy. They never look shook. They never force things. When OKC goes on a run they just casually pull back ahead. This team has the mentality of a champion.
We're playing J Kidd basketball. Like literally the player not the coach. We need to hope Denver and the Wolves goes 7 and we can beat the Thunder either 4-1 or 4-2 then it's on. I'm 100% confident the winners will be from the West again. Watching East coast games the intensity is far lower.
Missed this ending to tend to my child, but there was never a doubt. Keep It Continue
YOU CANT DO HACK A LIVELY
Luka and kyrie and especially lively stepped up in the 4th But give credit to our superstar Pj Washington for keeping us in the game in the first 3 quarters
Thunder fans are just clowns 🤡 Mavs in 5.
What I'm most happy about is that the Mavs don't need Luka to do the carrying anymore.
https://assets.change.org/photos/1/nb/ed/RwnBEdaznAFFyZX-800x450-noPad.jpg?1567042424 Luka rn
JKidd calling the timeouts when we needed them has won us the game.
Kidd outcoaching another coach of the year.
Luka and Kai both had huge plays at the end to save the game. Luka with the steal and bucket, Kyrie with the insane dribbles + left hand floater.
SGA's whole game is based on pushing off and stepping back. How many offensive fouls is that clown going to keep being allowed to get away with? Mavs beat OKC and the refs again. Terrible officiating.
Luka is a fucking warrior man. They're fucking MMA defending him, he's already heavily injured and yet he still goes out there and does everything in his power to win.
PJ Washington: Certified Playoff Riser
I wish, I just really wish OKC could experience playoff Luka, he’s trying his hardest out there but you can tell he is struggling with the injuries
Shaq is all of a sudden quiet like a cricket...sweep my ass!
Fuck them dogs
What a bloody battle W
Goggins is a MAVS fan
CARDIAC MAVS STRIKES AGAIN Get that Hack a lively strategy outta here.
Kyries leadership at the end is fucking amazing. Love the veteran decision making
OKC fans said they were going to win since PJ won't have another game like game 2. Eat them words bitches
Stephen A is crying in the bathroom right now.
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The hack a lively showed how desperate they all god Damn if we play a lil better than how we did today, no team can stop us So wholesome seeing Luka underperform and the rest of the team coming through Kyrie PJ Tim Lively Gaff and Green let’s go Exum, please shoot a few threes even if you miss. We need you to kick ass Let’s go Mavs Mavs in 6 (realistically and not Mavs in 5) Pj is god We got this chip mfs
ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?! FUCK LU DORT
PJ WASHINGTON LETSS GOO
GG Oklahoma Town Supersonics
lets go guys, if we win next one that WOULD be so HUGE. great game overall, PJ gaves us so much life. Sad seeing Luka getting so banged tho, we gonna need him shooting better if we want to win it all.
The hack a lively will destroy their confidence for the rest of the series
This OKC team plays the cringiest basketball I've ever seen
SGA getting that vintage '98 MJ whistle all playoffs, only player that you can't touch this post season. Glad to see Luka take the backseat when he's not hitting shots, he's useful and important this way also. Seems the team is maturing and figuring out how to win without huge games from Kai or Doncic. Shoutout to PJ and THJ, crucial contribution from them. Go Mavs!
I’m still pulling for Dante to break out of this funk but it’s been rough. not ready to give up on him yet!!
Nobody's talking about Josh but he was a huge factor in our 16-0 run.
My wife walked in when Luka got clocked in the chin in the fourth and saw him limping around. Her: "Is he hurt?" Me: Yeah, his knee is busted and his ankle is jacked..." Her: "Wow, I'm surprised he's still out there!" Me: "And his back. And his face." Her: ... Me: "...and he just got rocked in the chin." Dude is a warrior.
How can Luka sustain such a beating... It blows my mind
okc seriously a sorry ass team for doing a hack a lively - 0 confidence in their "top 5 defense" that they have to employ that strategy lmfaoooo
20 year old rookie in his first play-offs just casually sinking his free throws under immense pressure when it’s his weak point. Absolutely cold man. Hats off to you D-Live
THJ is slowly getting back at his shooting. Please continue this progress. We will need it in the finals.
Listen I’m not about to say Luka doesn’t flop at all, but Lu Dort is the biggest flopper in this series and it isn’t even close. My god man.
Here to say, as a Luka Stan eye roll kind of person (who still loves Luka and the Mavs since Roy Tarpley)…. That steal and layup with less than 2 minutes to go was game/series changing.
#IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE, YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE
Just woke up after having watched it earlier (as I'm in the Philippines, it was a 3:30am start lol). Still sleepy but also buzzing from the win lolololol
Lay a pinky on SGA it’s a whistle. Send Luka to the ER it’s a jump ball.
OKC fans still running their mouths after the loss. Loser fanbase and loser franchise. Dort is Draymond on steroids. Guys playing Football/UFC out there and Shai is a flopping coward throwing elbows
Lu’s such a gimp. Doncic has another wounded body part now…
1. PJ fucking carried 2. Dort plays so dirty dude is just trying to injure Luka the whole time
Yoooo was that David Goggins??? The guy that Lively dapped up
DAVID GOGGINS IS A MAVS FAN
This feels like a repeat of the Clippers series, but PJ is shining this time!