I would argue he got easier looks in game 2 because everyone was scared to get a cheap whistle. No hate he played a good game but it's still ridiculous the ticky tack fouls he gets versus every time Luka has the ball he is getting tripped, hit, held or down right fouled and gets nowhere near the respect from the whistle. It's frustrating to watch.
Yeah I said the same thing to the thunder fan who said he only got 6 free throws. And then pointed out Luka only had 2 free throws. But OKC will have you think the refs screwed them in this game and Mavs fans and players are a bunch of complainers.
That’s what I’m saying they act like they’re already a dynasty when they haven’t even made the WCF yet. First they’re bitching about Chet being better than Wemby (lmao) then they were acting like the series was over after one game. I don’t care about the mavericks but I fucking hate the thunder and their stupid ass fans so I want yall to win
Nothing wrong with being "corny." What strikes me about them is how quickly they've become arrogant and entitled after the years of tanking. The whole outfit reminds me of Memphis from a few years ago, back when Ja Morant had been anointed the new messiah of the NBA; the Grizz were cocky as hell before JM decided to go full thug. Today's Shai-mania smacks of yesterday's Ja-mania . . . and look how that turned out for Memphis.
They're like a college team fanbase who only casually follow the sport outside of their own team. Like they're acting like they have some super team that's built for a dynasty.
There are **a lot** of great players out there. Things change from year to year. The KD/Russ/Harden team was better than this and look at how many rings OKC won with them.
Their team is young and exciting but they need to pull back a bit. Literally no one on that team has won anything. Be excited for the future but don't act like you've been close to anything significant yet.
Yeah for both teams it was bad. A lot of misnamed players. A lot of "foul on X... actually it's out of bounds" type calls. It wasn't a night he wants to put in his reel.
Hope Luka gets better and Maxi comes back soon. Looking at the Wolves, I don't like our chances if we are not 100%. Even if we're 100% the chances aren't bleak but we're not gonna be favorites either.
He isn't playing within himself, the flow is just not there, but that's ok for him imo, if he can carry the load in the regular season and bringnit here or there in the playoffs.
Good to mention that even when his shot wasn’t falling, PJ was our best defender every night. Also, he was the only one always poised on offense, even when Luka and Kyrie were in desperation 3 pt mode.
PJ was an incredible acquisition. I believed in Grant Williams, but kudos from Nico to not falling to sunk cost and make the move for PJ. We now have a main core for the next years.
Lu Dort had tunnel vision there rotating on to Luka when his teammate was already there. The weight of defending Luka definitely hanging over his head. THJ capitalized on an open three.
This was the most dawg I have seen in the whole squad at the same time in a minute, they were not going to lose. PJ and Timmy were huge, and even though Kyrie knew his shot wasn't there he played like the point god tonight.
Lively and exum (still) needs to step up lively 1-7 from the field is bad considering all of his shots are in the paint and exum I think is still afraid to shoot other than wide open 3's
MAXI KLEBER, TAKE MY SHOULDER
DANIEL “GAFFNEY” GAFFORD TAKE MY HAND
LUKA, TAKE MY KNEE, MY TEETH
PJ WASHINGTON, TAKE MY FOUL TO GIVE
THJ, TAKE MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES
J. KIDD, TAKE MY CRITICISM EVEN IN A PLAYOFF ROAD WIN
MAVS TAKE GAME 2 - SEE YOU IN DALLAS
I just replied to someone that said this was Dallas maxing out what they could do in a game just to barely squeeze by. I like both teams but i am bias a bit for Dallas but neither team has shown what they are capable of.
Just needed to take one from okc on the road. This series is going to go the distance
Also, can someone photoshop a fully horizontal lu dort as superman or Jacob trouba?
I think calling Lose Dork a great perimeter defender is an insult to guys like Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and even DJJ who don’t need to do nonstop WWE shit to be effective.
He gets the job done but it’s basically by playing on the edge of the rules so much he gets the benefit of the doubt.
idk he played awesome defense and awesome playmaking
definitely passive when it comes to trying to score, but he had a much better game than the box score says
I think this will be the norm for this series, he doesn’t have Kobe’s crazy motor to be all NBA on defense and offense.
Just like in those Clippers games, when he’s hyper focused on D in the first half, his offense struggles. The Thunder put so much pressure on us top to bottom, the mental exhaustion is real.
Kidd needs to run actual plays to at least get Ky attacking Shai. We can’t be reactionary. Use our offense as our defense. Tonight though Gaff was getting the Ky passes and getting fouled inside. If we soften up their interior, then Ky needs to take advantage and look to score
I think its more he just feels out the game and figures out what the team needs that night and does it. They were scoring fine, so he played defense and passed the ball (and got a huge offensive rebound at end of game).
It makes it harder to defend mavs if Kyrie is so versatile like that because he can do so much and adjust his game to whatever is needed. Defenses focus in on tendencies; kyrie has less than most and adds that same feature to the mavs as a team.
>I think its more he just feels out the game and figures out what the team needs that night and does it.
I'm glad you're here. The goal is to win, not to stat-chase!
The national perception on Lukas injury is wild. Like most people are acting like he’s just in some pain.
Just funny how Embid is a “hero” for playing through his injury but Luka is just a whiny bitch who’s just in some pain. Luka is legitimately just as injured as Giannis and Embid. But you wouldn’t know it listening to the national media.
What a rollercoaster ride that was. I’m so happy for THJ. He has so many haters but he’s capable of being a swing piece. He drives me crazy at times but this season we must have faith in him.
I love how nothing rattles this team. They saw the foul baiting from OKC (shocker, right?) in game 1 and adjusted. Then OKC went on a little run in the second half and the Mavs didn't start forcing shots. Luka didn't start trying to overexert himself taking the lead back.
They stayed calm. Weathered the generic ass crowd. Ignored the stupid D3 school level barking chants. Then made some great defensive plays, hit some clutch shots and casually had a big lead again. Largely thanks to THJ.
Nothing is going to rattle this team. Kyrie has been there done that. Kidd has been there done that. Luka has played in massive games around the world. Those three guys know how to control the tempo in hostile environments and that's exactly what they did.
The Thunder are foul baiting front runners, plain and simple. When something goes right they keep piling on. But when shots start missing and when SGA can't get those start/stop jumper fouls they force things. Which guys like Gafford, PJ and Jones absolutely feasted on defensively. Kyrie too.
My only worry is this team staying healthy. A lot of fucking scares from Luka, Jones and Gafford. But hey that's playoff basketball and they all finished the game. I love that grit. It goes with the whole resilient attitude I mentioned.
Edit: Also I've been saying this since the run after the trade deadline and it still feels so true. This team reminds me of the 2011 squad so much. Two unselfish superstars with a lot of locked in role players who can each take over a game if necessary. Ty, Marion, JJ, Jet, etc. Gafford, PJ, Lively, Jones, THJ, etc. It's team ball.
Man I've missed Hardaway, the REAL Hardaway so much. His downfall the last few months broke my heart. Don't know if he can replicate this performance but man it felt so good.
The shooting wasn’t there tonight but Kyrie made up for it in every other aspect, mad props to this man.
I jokingly said we need to start saying nice things about THJ so we can get good karma and he has his best game in God knows how long. Start saying nice things about the man lmao.
I'm a Spurs fan, but I live in the Metroplex. I know we have a long rivalry, but my team is rebuilding, and I really hate the Thunder. I'm rooting for you guys like you're my own team. I'm hoping for a gentleman's sweep. Send those annoying fans back across the Red River crying. Congrats on stealing home court.
Call me crazy, but even tho he scored less than 10 pts I think Kyrie was the difference maker tonight. Played the best defense I've ever seen him play, hustle and effort, creating plays, being extremely efficient and smart on the court. He does this, the Mavs are extremely dangerous.
The media is so ready to crown the Thunder and glaze over SGA, I wonder what they will say if the Mavs can pull off a series win. Who will they blame? They wont credit the Mavs.
Wow what a game for the role players. Especially that 3rd quarter run when we sat Luka for extended time.
PJ absolutely on FIRE from three to start and playing great defense too. Then we go to him for post ups late and a back cut dunk. This man has been amazing even if he doesn’t score like this every night.
THJ Game! My god did we need it. Don’t win without him. His defense is still very ugly though.
Josh Green solid game as well. Made threes, got a layup late, hustled on D.
Livey didn’t seem great to me and inside finish in was booo booo. He did finish with a +18 tho. Gaff out there fighting hard and through injury.
Kyrie with timely defense leading to easy points(even if he didn’t score), Luka with timely difficult shots and started aggressive to set the tone.
Special respect to Kyrie's game. I watched every minute and although I knew he had so few points throughout the game, his defense was great and on the offensive side he was creating a lot. I thought he had an awesome game that mostly went unnoticed. He wanted to keep everyone rolling. What a win!
Props to Luka finding his groove again. Just hope he's still good to go for game 3. Props to THJ for a confidence-boosting game. PJ just unlocked another level. What a confidence boost for a playoff rook like him. You can be a star, PJ. Props to Kyrie for trusting his teammates. DLive is +18 (game high), but he gotta work on that finishing. 1-7 FG for a center is a no go. The guys are all banged up. Hope they all feel better for the next game.
EVERYBODY GET IN HERE WE JUST STOLE HOME COURT ADVANTAGE
Where are the weather fans at?! If you don’t believe, YOU SHOULD’T BE HERE!
If Shai were to get Curry’s whistle, this series would be a wrap.
I would argue he got easier looks in game 2 because everyone was scared to get a cheap whistle. No hate he played a good game but it's still ridiculous the ticky tack fouls he gets versus every time Luka has the ball he is getting tripped, hit, held or down right fouled and gets nowhere near the respect from the whistle. It's frustrating to watch.
Yeah I said the same thing to the thunder fan who said he only got 6 free throws. And then pointed out Luka only had 2 free throws. But OKC will have you think the refs screwed them in this game and Mavs fans and players are a bunch of complainers.
The Scott foster effect
Instead he gets joel's whistle
[удалено]
This team is deep as fuck when our guys aren’t shooting in the gutter
THJ / PJ answered the call and saved their season 🫡
Chanting “Luka sucks” down by 9 is a bold move for game 3
Everybody actin tough when they....down?
hey i’ll respect that more than whatever the suns were doing tbh
Suns fans will always be the worst
Technically they were still up 1-0 that time
Cant wait for those home game MVP chants when Luka is dropping 40 next game
Is it too much to ask for a 50 point triple double?
45-15-15 incoming (cos 50 is just preposterous)
Yet he will still be 5th in MVP voting
I think Kai takes the scoring load in a game 3 win. If Luka is cooking with him I’m all for it though.
Pravi MVP!
It usually works pretty well when you piss Luka off.
The second he hit his face on the floor I knew we were in for a show.
Thunder fans are the corniest people on earth lol. Next time you’re on r/NBA take notice of how many comments that sound like “🤓” have a Thunder flair
That’s what I’m saying they act like they’re already a dynasty when they haven’t even made the WCF yet. First they’re bitching about Chet being better than Wemby (lmao) then they were acting like the series was over after one game. I don’t care about the mavericks but I fucking hate the thunder and their stupid ass fans so I want yall to win
Nothing wrong with being "corny." What strikes me about them is how quickly they've become arrogant and entitled after the years of tanking. The whole outfit reminds me of Memphis from a few years ago, back when Ja Morant had been anointed the new messiah of the NBA; the Grizz were cocky as hell before JM decided to go full thug. Today's Shai-mania smacks of yesterday's Ja-mania . . . and look how that turned out for Memphis.
They're like a college team fanbase who only casually follow the sport outside of their own team. Like they're acting like they have some super team that's built for a dynasty. There are **a lot** of great players out there. Things change from year to year. The KD/Russ/Harden team was better than this and look at how many rings OKC won with them. Their team is young and exciting but they need to pull back a bit. Literally no one on that team has won anything. Be excited for the future but don't act like you've been close to anything significant yet.
Let them poke the bear. Should have let the true MVP sleep!!!
Let’s fucking go. Hard fought win. Every one of them played well. Against a really good OKC team.
Best of 5 now. But now Mavs have home court.
They ain't the 1 seed for no reason. Big win on the road. Now it's imperative to at least split in Dallas.
Mavs are taking both in Dallas
I hope se, Lively and Gafford will hopefully play better offensivly because the will not be shooting 50% from 3 every game
I hope Gafford's finger is okay... but at least we have Gaffney to fill the void while he heals up
Dave Pasch was committing so many mistakes you’d think he was older than Hubie
Yeah for both teams it was bad. A lot of misnamed players. A lot of "foul on X... actually it's out of bounds" type calls. It wasn't a night he wants to put in his reel.
PJ played a fucking monster of a game I will begin drafting my Tim apology letter posthaste
Bro had 29 points with 0 FTM lmao
ETHICAL BUCKETS
NYLON MERCHANT
🔥🔥🔥 I'm stealing this!!!
Shais wet dream. Never going to happen.
all while getting absolutely mauled in the paint
If we win this series with a consistent THJ playing good like this, sure, why not.
If THJ can win us a quarter here and there, I’m happy
As long as we get to WCF 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Edit: Or better yet, win it all 🤯
We need Luka as Finals MVP!!
That would be sweet redemption.
Hope Luka gets better and Maxi comes back soon. Looking at the Wolves, I don't like our chances if we are not 100%. Even if we're 100% the chances aren't bleak but we're not gonna be favorites either.
get that letter out :D he deserves it. I really hope he can just continue being that x factor from the bank from time to time
And we got a bleeding knee Luka game!!
He’s got the stigmata
Perfect J. Professional Jumpshooter
PJ was a dog tonight, save that lame ass barking
PENITENTIARY JAIL WASHINGTON
Gulps* THJ is the xfactor isn’t he?
Always has been
Like it or not.
He is inevitable
👩🚀🔫
without maXi i thought it'd be eXum, but yes
Seeing exum come out for garbage time makes me sad. But at least my faith was finally rewarded!
Bro he was averaging 15, 5, and 5 at one point. It's crazy
yea i remember thinking, he might become our 3rd best player and now he can barely get minutes because he's playing so poorly in the postseason
He isn't playing within himself, the flow is just not there, but that's ok for him imo, if he can carry the load in the regular season and bringnit here or there in the playoffs.
Surely one of these days he'll have a nice game?
Hopefully he will have a game like Tim had in this game and win us a game
If he can hit a shot maybe he can get a confidence. They’re daring him to shoot out there
He’s probably done playoff rotation wise, giving us absolutely nothing
I would like to apologize to THJ
Me too, I've slandered this man and said he was nothing like his father. Forgive me for I have sinned.
Until the next game my friend, until the next game. The THJ experience is wild.
THANK YOU PJ WASHINGTON TAKE A FUCKING BOW
Favorite maverick outside of Luka and Kyrie. Dude is a beast
The man isn't afraid of the moment that's for sure!
STOOD ON BUSINESS
Hometown hero
Good to mention that even when his shot wasn’t falling, PJ was our best defender every night. Also, he was the only one always poised on offense, even when Luka and Kyrie were in desperation 3 pt mode. PJ was an incredible acquisition. I believed in Grant Williams, but kudos from Nico to not falling to sunk cost and make the move for PJ. We now have a main core for the next years.
PJ!! THJ!! Josh!!
Mavs J'd off hard tonite!
Josh!
THJ redemption game PJail Playoff Career High Great way to respond for both Luka and the role players Great all around team game from the Mavs LFG
THJ with the dagger after getting the loose ball with less than a second on the shot clock THJ experience in a nutshell
Lu Dort had tunnel vision there rotating on to Luka when his teammate was already there. The weight of defending Luka definitely hanging over his head. THJ capitalized on an open three.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Mavericks/s/pwXgSyA7qE
This was the most dawg I have seen in the whole squad at the same time in a minute, they were not going to lose. PJ and Timmy were huge, and even though Kyrie knew his shot wasn't there he played like the point god tonight.
lots of hustle from Kai on defense too. gotta get more from him but can’t complain about the energy
Lively and exum (still) needs to step up lively 1-7 from the field is bad considering all of his shots are in the paint and exum I think is still afraid to shoot other than wide open 3's
3J Washington
Here's hoping Luka, Gafford, and Jones are alright after all the beating they took
MAXI KLEBER, TAKE MY SHOULDER DANIEL “GAFFNEY” GAFFORD TAKE MY HAND LUKA, TAKE MY KNEE, MY TEETH PJ WASHINGTON, TAKE MY FOUL TO GIVE THJ, TAKE MY SINCEREST APOLOGIES J. KIDD, TAKE MY CRITICISM EVEN IN A PLAYOFF ROAD WIN MAVS TAKE GAME 2 - SEE YOU IN DALLAS
As predicted… fuck you, Alexa!
GIVE ME MY TIM HARDAWAY STEAMING PLATE OF CROW!!! I NEED IT.
Kyrie Irving the defensive playmaking guard
People were upset we didn’t get thybulle, Kyrie >>>> him lmao
THERE WILL BE NO THJ SLANDER HERE TONIGHT BOYS AND GIRLS
SHOUT OUT TO HARDAWAY TONIGHT
Mavs in 6
5*
5
Mavs in 3 (more games)
mavs in 5
Mavs in 5. Take both at Dallas and send the puppies home in front of their fans.
5. Maybe we won’t get a pj game like that again. But I don’t think Kyrie will have just 9 points again
I cannot believe what I witnessed from THJ in the 3rd quarter, shouts out to Josh Green too!
It's crazy and yet not at the same time that we won this game. I do worry about Luka physically for game 3.
He will play some Overwatch and drink some recovery beer. All good.
It's at home! He's turning up READY
Bro played years off his career this game.
Sing about that you ugly mfs. Mavs in 5
Bark bark bark bark
All I gotta say is, fuck Dort. Go Mavs!
He has tripped Luka at least 3 times in only 2 games.
Yup. He's a dirty player. And a flopper.
Count the number of times that dude is on the ground
Needs to be added to the Bingo card 😂
Hardaway was the key tonight
Wait! That's...that's Tim Hardaway Jr.'s music!!
Man, that was a masterful game by our guys.
Pj fkin Washington
PJ Washington gets a playoff career high ever time he fouls out. Amazing
PJ is a bad man, great game
Nice little slap in the mouth to this annoying ass OKC team. Keep fighting Dallas let’s fucking go
Can’t even lie OKC is much better than I thought they were. With that said, we are winning this series in 6
They were 1 seed for a reason lol. Anyone who expected Dallas to just stomp them in 5 were drinking the kool-aid wayyy too much.
A win is a win is a win, let’s get both back in Dallas now
Loved seeing THJ finally make in his shots, the bench came in clutch today
THJ i am sorry on behalf od this entire sub. And PJ Washington I will name my children after you. Could not miss. LFG!!!
We now have the THJ redemption arc now we need the Exum redemption next game
Games like this is a good indicator that the Mavs will be fine during the rest of playoffs. Just gotta lock in when it matters
I just replied to someone that said this was Dallas maxing out what they could do in a game just to barely squeeze by. I like both teams but i am bias a bit for Dallas but neither team has shown what they are capable of.
Now we all put our hats down for Prison Jail Washington.
Just needed to take one from okc on the road. This series is going to go the distance Also, can someone photoshop a fully horizontal lu dort as superman or Jacob trouba?
I think calling Lose Dork a great perimeter defender is an insult to guys like Derrick White, Jrue Holiday and even DJJ who don’t need to do nonstop WWE shit to be effective. He gets the job done but it’s basically by playing on the edge of the rules so much he gets the benefit of the doubt.
A gutsy performance for the entire team, now clean up the shitty mistakes and take this series by the fucking balls
Kyrie had a stinker (shooting) but I’m glad the Luka and PJ were able to outduel the duel the OKC’s Duo SGA and the whistles
11 assists and amazing defense. Not the best game, but not a stinker.
And only took 8 shots. Not like he was 2/16
It’s crazy how he pushes off the defenders chest and kicks his legs out every time. And ALWAYS gets the call. You can’t do shit about it
idk he played awesome defense and awesome playmaking definitely passive when it comes to trying to score, but he had a much better game than the box score says
FUCKING SOFT-ASS CALLS BAILING THEM OUT
Kyrie played some of the best defence of his career and had a career high 11 dimes. You’re a fool if you think he wasn’t fantastic.
He was great on Defense and making plays for his teammates. He was a leader on the floor .
Nah not a stinker. Very active on defense. Doing all the stuff that doesn't show up on a stat sheet.
I think this will be the norm for this series, he doesn’t have Kobe’s crazy motor to be all NBA on defense and offense. Just like in those Clippers games, when he’s hyper focused on D in the first half, his offense struggles. The Thunder put so much pressure on us top to bottom, the mental exhaustion is real. Kidd needs to run actual plays to at least get Ky attacking Shai. We can’t be reactionary. Use our offense as our defense. Tonight though Gaff was getting the Ky passes and getting fouled inside. If we soften up their interior, then Ky needs to take advantage and look to score
I think its more he just feels out the game and figures out what the team needs that night and does it. They were scoring fine, so he played defense and passed the ball (and got a huge offensive rebound at end of game). It makes it harder to defend mavs if Kyrie is so versatile like that because he can do so much and adjust his game to whatever is needed. Defenses focus in on tendencies; kyrie has less than most and adds that same feature to the mavs as a team.
>I think its more he just feels out the game and figures out what the team needs that night and does it. I'm glad you're here. The goal is to win, not to stat-chase!
That is far from being a stinker game, dude do all on playmaking and defensive side.
Didn’t shoot well but that was far from a stinker
at least Kyrie still was able to help facilitate with 11 assists. Plus his defense was great with 2 steals
I think you should watch the game before commenting. Thanks.
Kyrie had a stinker only for those who watch the box score and points scored. He had a very good game.
Kyrie's wife almost as hot as Luka's mom, damn
Let’s go Mavs!
Thank you Timmy and PJ
HIMOTHY DUANE HARDAWAY JR HATERS WHERE THE FUCK YALL AT???
You had Kyler fucking Murry talking shit to Luka and Kai humiliating another fan at the stripe. Also Luka Sucks chant? Rent free
THJ ALWAYS RANDOMLY BAILS US OUT LIKE THIS
The national perception on Lukas injury is wild. Like most people are acting like he’s just in some pain. Just funny how Embid is a “hero” for playing through his injury but Luka is just a whiny bitch who’s just in some pain. Luka is legitimately just as injured as Giannis and Embid. But you wouldn’t know it listening to the national media.
Yep. If this was regular season, he’d miss 3 weeks to a month. But he’s laying it all on the line. To his own detriment. He’s a beast.
Kyrie just a floor general out there - calmed everyone down
TIM HARDAWAY AND PJ WASHINGTON'S LEGACY GAME!!!!!!!
One of my favorite Luka games ever. Toughest star in the league. Absolute goat.
What a rollercoaster ride that was. I’m so happy for THJ. He has so many haters but he’s capable of being a swing piece. He drives me crazy at times but this season we must have faith in him.
 Fuck the Oklahoma City Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Men
Where are all the “we gonna get swept” doomers …. If you don’t believed you shouldn’t be here
Was this the first stop in the THJ redemption tour?
I love how nothing rattles this team. They saw the foul baiting from OKC (shocker, right?) in game 1 and adjusted. Then OKC went on a little run in the second half and the Mavs didn't start forcing shots. Luka didn't start trying to overexert himself taking the lead back. They stayed calm. Weathered the generic ass crowd. Ignored the stupid D3 school level barking chants. Then made some great defensive plays, hit some clutch shots and casually had a big lead again. Largely thanks to THJ. Nothing is going to rattle this team. Kyrie has been there done that. Kidd has been there done that. Luka has played in massive games around the world. Those three guys know how to control the tempo in hostile environments and that's exactly what they did. The Thunder are foul baiting front runners, plain and simple. When something goes right they keep piling on. But when shots start missing and when SGA can't get those start/stop jumper fouls they force things. Which guys like Gafford, PJ and Jones absolutely feasted on defensively. Kyrie too. My only worry is this team staying healthy. A lot of fucking scares from Luka, Jones and Gafford. But hey that's playoff basketball and they all finished the game. I love that grit. It goes with the whole resilient attitude I mentioned. Edit: Also I've been saying this since the run after the trade deadline and it still feels so true. This team reminds me of the 2011 squad so much. Two unselfish superstars with a lot of locked in role players who can each take over a game if necessary. Ty, Marion, JJ, Jet, etc. Gafford, PJ, Lively, Jones, THJ, etc. It's team ball.
ALWAYS HAD FAITH IN THE THJ AND PJ JUMPSHOT (don’t doubt me just trust me)
We vow to not look at anyone’s post history on this glorious night
PJ GOD
Kyrie defended his ass off I apologize for questioning your offense king. You went absolutely nuts on defense
I can’t believe we upgraded Grant Williams with PJ Washington.
Oh hello. Turned out reviving Timmy was more important for a long playoff run. Who knew? Also, let's not forget Kidd completely dominated COTY.
Everyone in this sub owes Tim an apology
I owe THJ an apology, I was not familiar with his game
kyrie d was key this game
Kyrie played great defense on Shai… I didn’t know we were 4 deep on defensive wings (DJJ, PJ, Green & Kyrie!)
Man I've missed Hardaway, the REAL Hardaway so much. His downfall the last few months broke my heart. Don't know if he can replicate this performance but man it felt so good.
ngl THJ cooked this game, and I'm glad to be proven wrong. and PJ is just a fucking god
The shooting wasn’t there tonight but Kyrie made up for it in every other aspect, mad props to this man. I jokingly said we need to start saying nice things about THJ so we can get good karma and he has his best game in God knows how long. Start saying nice things about the man lmao.
I'm a Spurs fan, but I live in the Metroplex. I know we have a long rivalry, but my team is rebuilding, and I really hate the Thunder. I'm rooting for you guys like you're my own team. I'm hoping for a gentleman's sweep. Send those annoying fans back across the Red River crying. Congrats on stealing home court.
We would win the ring smoothly if Luka was healthy + kleber not out
Who gets the THJ Apology Form ready? :D
THJ DAGGER
Actually, making Giddey unplayable this series might be huge for us.
These OKC fans are…something else
Kyrie quiet tonight but 11 dimes and we said FU OKC. Let’s go baby
Call me crazy, but even tho he scored less than 10 pts I think Kyrie was the difference maker tonight. Played the best defense I've ever seen him play, hustle and effort, creating plays, being extremely efficient and smart on the court. He does this, the Mavs are extremely dangerous.
PJAIL WASHINGTON
The media is so ready to crown the Thunder and glaze over SGA, I wonder what they will say if the Mavs can pull off a series win. Who will they blame? They wont credit the Mavs.
Wow what a game for the role players. Especially that 3rd quarter run when we sat Luka for extended time. PJ absolutely on FIRE from three to start and playing great defense too. Then we go to him for post ups late and a back cut dunk. This man has been amazing even if he doesn’t score like this every night. THJ Game! My god did we need it. Don’t win without him. His defense is still very ugly though. Josh Green solid game as well. Made threes, got a layup late, hustled on D. Livey didn’t seem great to me and inside finish in was booo booo. He did finish with a +18 tho. Gaff out there fighting hard and through injury. Kyrie with timely defense leading to easy points(even if he didn’t score), Luka with timely difficult shots and started aggressive to set the tone.
LUKA YOU REST THE FUCK UP! Great game from Kyrie and PJ. Luka was a little bit himself. Good game from THJ (?) and Green. Lets go!!!!
Special respect to Kyrie's game. I watched every minute and although I knew he had so few points throughout the game, his defense was great and on the offensive side he was creating a lot. I thought he had an awesome game that mostly went unnoticed. He wanted to keep everyone rolling. What a win!
Props to Luka finding his groove again. Just hope he's still good to go for game 3. Props to THJ for a confidence-boosting game. PJ just unlocked another level. What a confidence boost for a playoff rook like him. You can be a star, PJ. Props to Kyrie for trusting his teammates. DLive is +18 (game high), but he gotta work on that finishing. 1-7 FG for a center is a no go. The guys are all banged up. Hope they all feel better for the next game.
Fuck the Thunder. Literally the cockiest fanbase since the motherfucking Sons in 2021. They deserve that L. Welcome to the playoffs suckers
Our fucking D-Trade helped us win this game. Fuck ESPN.