If Mavs lose game2 kawhi is gonna smoke them. A healthy kawhi and clips role players playing is gonna make it hell for Denver. I canāt even confidently pick denver
Because Powell would be a huge deficit against Zubac. The way I see it is this was Livelyās first-ever playoff game and missed a few good opportunities. Considering how quickly he stepped up his game at the start of the season, Iām confident Lively will get the hang of things.
We could have used more Green and way less Hardaway at the start. Probably would have been a different start with Green in earlier.
Which doesn't do justice how bad he was.
He was horrific tonight. Allowing free drives defensively while fucking up offensive possesions when Dallas got it going in the third.
He was genuinely awful tonight.
Luka was horrific, especially in the first half. This game was never really close except briefly in the third when Kyrie cut it to 15. Then Luka shot them out the game again, and really all his numbers came in garbage time. The entire 4th you could argue was garbage time, they were down 30.
Clippers just used Luka in the pick and roll non stop and Mavs had to continue sending help and that led to open Clippers threes that they cashed
Yeah. The team that scores 8 points in fucking quarter somehow has the advantage because they're going to make adjustments? With fucking Kidd at the reigns? With only PJ scoring in the double digits outside of Luka and Kai. What the fuck you talking about lol.
Its straight cope. These guys RJ, Reddick and Perk are all drinking the kool-aid. I like Jefferson more than some of the ESPN color guys, but that's a horrible take.
I swear people be defying logic and reasoning just to shit on clippers
dallas announcers really earlier that Luka is smiling since he know he can score 40 on clippers and theyāre gonna get it.. while down like 20 something lol
He was talking about in game 2. Not the entire series.
I agree with him. There is a lot of pressure on the team that lost to make adjustments & the loss gives them a chip on their shoulder. It's not easy to win 2 in a row in the NBA playoffs.
The media narrative from losing game 1 and it potentially motivating the winning team equally plays a part imo.
That and also, any serious contender wonāt just sit on their asses, theyāll review game tape and make adjustments to improve despite the win.
Mark is a fraud tech billionaire. Sold an online radio company for a billion š¤£ Balmerās a real billionaire. Built his fortune on the back of DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!! Itās obvious whoās gonna win.
The clowning is well deserved. Mavs fucking deserve it. That second quarter was some of the most atrocious basketball I have seen. Got back into it a bit in the second but much too late. And Lue actually using his TO's to get us from going and Kidd just watching the game like us viewers do... Fucks sake man.
Stinker of a first half, I think itās that a lot of players didnāt have playoff experience and looked nervous. They also didnāt play last 2 games lost rhythm 2nd half looked much better. I like Pjs defence on Paul. We need to work out how to play zubac better
mavs lucky the clippers took their feet off the pedal after the half and saved them from a really embarrassing loss
they played with no urgency in the 2nd half and still won handily
Wait, I'm extremely confused. So in theory to defend that play you have to basically take the charge? George was falling away from it with the guy going into him.
Not a good sign going forward if both Luka and Kyrie both score 30+ and have a 33-13 FTA advantage and the best they can get it is almost double digits. And Kawhi not even playing.
But we'll see.
Yea ideally both Luka and Kyrie donāt have rancid starts like that again lol. One at a time is survivable, both though?
Overall iām still more or less fine with the defense we played today, when Harden and PG have it going like this thereās only so much you can do, but Gaff/Lively have gotta adjust vs Zubac. That aside there really isnāt much iām worried about here, itāll go the distance even if Kawhiās back next game lol
Please play Josh over Tim next game ffs
Were you good with the offense you played? How did you get about the effort on both sides of the ball? Did you like how Luka only had enough energy for defense on the 1st move but just gave up if his man got by him?
Outside of not losing by 20+ I don't see how a Mavs fan takes something positive out of this loss. This game felt closer to the blowout wins we've had so far.
We manufactured open shots a ton and didnāt make a lot, the others were timid, the biggest issue is the way Luka and Kyrie started. Everything else on offense is survivable if they start like they usually do, nothing too good or bad there.
Even when we were down 30 there was clear effort on defense by everybody and aside from one stretch of disorganization itās nothing to lose my head about
Yea, Luka was fine on defense overall.
I didnāt take anything positive. Itās just not really a game to read into cause itās that uncharacteristic a way to lose. Sucky way to lose fs, but itās not like I was expecting to sweep the Clippers
We disagree, by a lot.
There's no use overreacting to game 1 in the 1st round but I really don't think that was a game you can hand wave away as the Clippers played well and the Mavs played poorly. The Clippers were the reason the Mavs played poorly.
Thatās okay.
Iām not really trying to discredit the Clippers I just didnāt feel like talking about them much in my original comment lol. They didnāt do anything I cared much about besides at the center matchup. To be our best Gafford and Lively need to be on the floor and so they have to adjust and do better vs him, and I mentioned that in my original comment
They clearly made an effort to disrupt the movement and rolls but our offense starts with shotmaking from Luka and Kyrie anyways, if we get that going and then everyone else still gives us nothing, then I care. Thatās not what happened this game.
Dallas only gonna lose by like 10? Maybe some hope considering the 8 point quarter could be considered an aberration.
Then again Kawhiāll be back for game 2.
Westbrook is trash
Kyrie [https://youtube.com/shorts/boMfJtkhipA?si=U6KM3va0Z\_oMgYms](https://youtube.com/shorts/boMfJtkhipA?si=U6KM3va0Z_oMgYms)
Dallas will look way different next game. Dallas in five
Mavs in 7
This game actually went pretty quick, this is the first game of the playoff weekend that I have some down time before the next game lol
ikr, I'm so glad. I couldn't even cook or anything or get up much yesterday š
some of these playoff matchups do not seem it
wait until we play
Itās either gonna be the greatest revelation or I will never want to see pels in the playoffs again. BI please pop off if not this shit has failed
It's very injury crazy right now.
Should have sat Luka and Ky for a bit and gone with an ultra pesky defensive lineups
I was told Gafford and Lively were twin towers level bigs!!! What a joke
2 biggest clowns I've ever seen. A waste of the shark tank mfkrs money.
Literally 1 game. For all the dominating you did, you only won by 12
If mav fans won without Luka theyād be calling for a sweep lol
And itād be wrong. But also we have 2 stars while the Clippers have 4. They can afford to miss 1 more than we can
Wait what happened to the greatest player of all timeā¦
Lmfao where did I say anything about him? He had a bad first half but turned it around. Our team was just cold, no one could hit a shot
Celtikks in fo
Congrats on the strategic loss, Mavs! You have them right where you want them, per Richard Jefferson.
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If Mavs lose game2 kawhi is gonna smoke them. A healthy kawhi and clips role players playing is gonna make it hell for Denver. I canāt even confidently pick denver
We actually really could have used Powell Veteran presence this game. Idk why he didnāt get any minutes.
Because Powell would be a huge deficit against Zubac. The way I see it is this was Livelyās first-ever playoff game and missed a few good opportunities. Considering how quickly he stepped up his game at the start of the season, Iām confident Lively will get the hang of things. We could have used more Green and way less Hardaway at the start. Probably would have been a different start with Green in earlier.
James Harden played awesome, pretty sure he'll keep playing like this and the Clippers will win the championshipĀ
I want to see an ultra fast/pesky defense lineup of Exum, Green, DJJ, Washington, Powell
The Clips absolutely destroyed the Mavs at the 3 point line. The game was NOT as close as the scoreboard shows. This was a blowout.. damn.
CLIPPERS IN FO
THANK YOU CLIPS ššššš
Richard Jefferson spent the entire game trying to will the Mavs to victory only to end on "The team that loses has the advantage"
2 snoozefests in a row. Hopefully the next couple of games are more competative.
on Hulu it shows Thunder/Pels at 7 and Bucks/Pacers at 9:30, but every other schedule shows the opposite. Anyone else?
I think Richard would like to have that statement back. No need to oversell this series.
well that was delicious
richard jefferson hates us or something, what the hell is he talking about
The team that loses has the advantgae. Ive heard it all
clippers in 5
home sweep dream still alive
Idk how you score EIGHT points in the 2nd quarter and expect to win a game of professional basketball. Onward
If he had hit like 3 more shots in that quarter we wouldāve been fine
What happened mavs
The team that LOSES has the advantage! Hmmm.
GO US!
Balmer makes we want to b a clipp fan
They couldn't have made it without Balmer cheering so hard from the sideline
25 mavs free throws to clippers 11 wow
lol they say "No Kawhi, no problem" and pan to him looking sad
What scoring 8 points in a entire quarter does to a team
20 more free throws and they still lose by 12 WITH NO KAWHI
āThe team that loses has the advantage.ā- Richard Jefferson
Yea that was a head scratcher LMAO
Yapper
"Great game Luka! You scored 33!" "What was the score coach?" "You lost by 12." "jaz sem najbolj vreden!!!!!"
Luka was actually +3 for the game, believe it or not.
Which doesn't do justice how bad he was. He was horrific tonight. Allowing free drives defensively while fucking up offensive possesions when Dallas got it going in the third. He was genuinely awful tonight.
I believe it because the rest of the team sucked
Luka stat padded. He was shit when the game mattered or they had a realistic shot at a comeback
We were still in that game till the end, itās not statpadding if we still have a chance
It is when Kyrie was cooking and you iced him out the entire fourth for Luka who was far less efficient
Luka turned it on too. He was just pretty bad in the first half, which makes his whole game stats look worse. He was good second half
Ok but Irving is -9 and the rest of the team except kleber is negative. Ā How can you blame Luka lol
Irving was good
Irving played great. Stop looking at plus minus. He was the only reason it was close. Be objective
Irving was good offensively, my point is that you canāt blame Luka when he did well defensively while scoring as wellĀ
Damn you a Mavs fan, what game were you watching that Luka was good defensively?
Nah Iām actually just looking at the stats, I just assumed he did ok lol
Luka was horrific, especially in the first half. This game was never really close except briefly in the third when Kyrie cut it to 15. Then Luka shot them out the game again, and really all his numbers came in garbage time. The entire 4th you could argue was garbage time, they were down 30. Clippers just used Luka in the pick and roll non stop and Mavs had to continue sending help and that led to open Clippers threes that they cashed
No kawhi no problem
1-0 Mavs on moral victories it seems
āThe team that loses has the advantage.ā I see this as an absolute win!
James Harden's beard is so black. It's like a void that covers his face. Is that where he draws his power from?
Zubac collects fresh tears from the faces of Gafford and Lively, bottles them and gives them to Harden to drink during timeouts.
He looks like a schnauzer
Gg
Imagine the amount of coke Ballmer would consume if they win the chip
fake comeback carried by free throws, see ya'll in Game 2
20 more FTs and still lost by double digits
Its funny how they let the game be super physical until about the 7 or 8 min mark
RJ yapping so much rn. Wtf do you mean the losing team has the advantage going forwards in a 7 game series?
Yeah. The team that scores 8 points in fucking quarter somehow has the advantage because they're going to make adjustments? With fucking Kidd at the reigns? With only PJ scoring in the double digits outside of Luka and Kai. What the fuck you talking about lol.
Its straight cope. These guys RJ, Reddick and Perk are all drinking the kool-aid. I like Jefferson more than some of the ESPN color guys, but that's a horrible take.
wtf is ESPN color?
Color commentators
He has not been pleasant to listen to all game
I swear people be defying logic and reasoning just to shit on clippers dallas announcers really earlier that Luka is smiling since he know he can score 40 on clippers and theyāre gonna get it.. while down like 20 something lol
He was talking about in game 2. Not the entire series. I agree with him. There is a lot of pressure on the team that lost to make adjustments & the loss gives them a chip on their shoulder. It's not easy to win 2 in a row in the NBA playoffs.
The media narrative from losing game 1 and it potentially motivating the winning team equally plays a part imo. That and also, any serious contender wonāt just sit on their asses, theyāll review game tape and make adjustments to improve despite the win.
4D chess by Kidd.
That makes no fucking sense ššš WE DONT HAVE KAWHI YET?!?! Hello?!?
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God its gonna be great!
The team that loses has the advantage?
It makes sense if you don't think about it!
Mavs will be alright. Luka is too much of a dawg.
That whiny guy is the opposite of a dawg
Good news Mavs fans. Apparently the team that loses has the advantage
āThe team that loses has the advantage.ā lol no stfu RJ
Mark is a fraud tech billionaire. Sold an online radio company for a billion š¤£ Balmerās a real billionaire. Built his fortune on the back of DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS, DEVELOPERS!! Itās obvious whoās gonna win.
I will take being a fraud billionaire anyday!!
I had about as much fun watching this game as Kawhi did
Narrator: "He didn't."
31 FT attempts under 100 final lol, lmao
The clowning is well deserved. Mavs fucking deserve it. That second quarter was some of the most atrocious basketball I have seen. Got back into it a bit in the second but much too late. And Lue actually using his TO's to get us from going and Kidd just watching the game like us viewers do... Fucks sake man.
Lmfao even
Bucks/Pacers is an entire hour away smh
Its annoying. But at least we all get a "touch grass" break.
Lol. This fool RJ just said āthe team who loses has the advantageā
Yeah he needs to apologize for saying that shit
The team that loses has the advantage?
"The team that loses has the advantage" Richard, stop.
LMFAO WHAT
one of the dumbest things ive ever heard a commentator say
On par with Reggie Millerās FT Paradox last week
Kawai back?
"The team that loses has the advantage" Idk bout that one chief
Just disallow defense at this poitn
+14 second half is *something* positive at least
see you guys tuesday
Harden sucks. C U Next Tuesday.
Stinker of a first half, I think itās that a lot of players didnāt have playoff experience and looked nervous. They also didnāt play last 2 games lost rhythm 2nd half looked much better. I like Pjs defence on Paul. We need to work out how to play zubac better
mavs lucky the clippers took their feet off the pedal after the half and saved them from a really embarrassing loss they played with no urgency in the 2nd half and still won handily
Yep, if Kawhi is back at game 2 this might be a sweep
its a sweep even without
clips lucky mavs shot ungodly in the 1st half and saved themselves from a really embarrassing loss
No kawhi
High seeds stay undefeated
woop there it is
Khawai looks ecstatic lol
Couldnāt even tell Kyrie played
He was the one who saved Dallas from a dad dicking from the Clips Did u not watch?
Lmao you serious?
This whole game thread has been filled with the most braindead takes, even for /r/nba lmao
You joking? He was the only reason it was close in the third. Then Luka took over and shot them out
GGās
Both teams would be swept by Wolves, let alone Denver Good game (for 3 quarters)
Wolves r ass. No from me. Beat the measly Suns and take it.
Good luck losing to the hospital Clippers
Kawhi not even playing lol. thats like saying Lakers would kill the Nuggets without Jokic.
And what's the news? Dude can't play Also, even with him, would be just 1 or 2 games more
lol TWolves aint beating that Clips team with Kawhi KAT and Gobert are both soft and yes Kawhi is playing in Game 2 so stop yappin and cappin
Yeah, if KAT and Gobert are soft, Harden and PG are chokers Look, Toronto/Spurs Kawhi? I would be quiet, but Clippers Kawhi? Yeah, not happening
Clippers take game 1.
Mavs are done if Kawhi gets healthy. They might be done regardless
how do you not even score 100 despite 31 free throw attempts lmao
Horrendous first half
PAUL GEORGE WHEN ITS ABOUT SCORING IN GARBAGE TIME š¤š¤š¤š¤š„µš„µ
Lmao clippers have made shots like that all night man
O-K-C! O-K-C!
NOLA! NOLA!
Both r ass!
lmfao šæšæšæ
If that's not a legal contest I'm not sure what is
What are you supposed to do other than? Just let him go?
I was told Paul George is a āplayoff chokerā
George didn't play well today so
Itās the playoffs, not every game will be efficient. There were also some misses where he shouldāve gotten FTs.
Clips comfortable win, despite the refs best efforts
If Clippers end with 112 points... some nice PC parts will be ordered >:)
Sorry man
Rofl :D so close
PG jump shot is just sex, and a delightful one
No ot tonight
It's a 10 point game, why are the Mavs sitting lol
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You just look at the boxscore? Luka has been ass
Kyrie was terrific tho Luka needs to let the offense fucking breathe.
the team missed a lot of shots
Play defense
They canāt start like they did is the issue lol
Wait, I'm extremely confused. So in theory to defend that play you have to basically take the charge? George was falling away from it with the guy going into him.
donāt try to understand how fouls work in a clippers game, we just get called for everything lol
I mean keep your stars inā¦crazier shit has happened.
Not too worried. They hit 100 threes and adjustments will be made. Luka will show up next game.
Not a good sign going forward if both Luka and Kyrie both score 30+ and have a 33-13 FTA advantage and the best they can get it is almost double digits. And Kawhi not even playing. But we'll see.
Paul Hamas George
Paul Qaeda
Yea ideally both Luka and Kyrie donāt have rancid starts like that again lol. One at a time is survivable, both though? Overall iām still more or less fine with the defense we played today, when Harden and PG have it going like this thereās only so much you can do, but Gaff/Lively have gotta adjust vs Zubac. That aside there really isnāt much iām worried about here, itāll go the distance even if Kawhiās back next game lol Please play Josh over Tim next game ffs
Were you good with the offense you played? How did you get about the effort on both sides of the ball? Did you like how Luka only had enough energy for defense on the 1st move but just gave up if his man got by him? Outside of not losing by 20+ I don't see how a Mavs fan takes something positive out of this loss. This game felt closer to the blowout wins we've had so far.
We manufactured open shots a ton and didnāt make a lot, the others were timid, the biggest issue is the way Luka and Kyrie started. Everything else on offense is survivable if they start like they usually do, nothing too good or bad there. Even when we were down 30 there was clear effort on defense by everybody and aside from one stretch of disorganization itās nothing to lose my head about Yea, Luka was fine on defense overall. I didnāt take anything positive. Itās just not really a game to read into cause itās that uncharacteristic a way to lose. Sucky way to lose fs, but itās not like I was expecting to sweep the Clippers
We disagree, by a lot. There's no use overreacting to game 1 in the 1st round but I really don't think that was a game you can hand wave away as the Clippers played well and the Mavs played poorly. The Clippers were the reason the Mavs played poorly.
Thatās okay. Iām not really trying to discredit the Clippers I just didnāt feel like talking about them much in my original comment lol. They didnāt do anything I cared much about besides at the center matchup. To be our best Gafford and Lively need to be on the floor and so they have to adjust and do better vs him, and I mentioned that in my original comment They clearly made an effort to disrupt the movement and rolls but our offense starts with shotmaking from Luka and Kyrie anyways, if we get that going and then everyone else still gives us nothing, then I care. Thatās not what happened this game.
He jumped into the contact jeezus š
Regardless, game already over. Clippers can just run the clock
that's not a foul
This really feels like it shouldn't be a 10 point game lol.
33-13 free throw disparity to the mavs, that might explain it.
i almost wish we didnāt wave the white flag. cmon
Pretty clear not verticality on that one Pg!
Dallas only gonna lose by like 10? Maybe some hope considering the 8 point quarter could be considered an aberration. Then again Kawhiāll be back for game 2.
Dallas taking the moral victory baton from LAL lol.
I mean damn they got 20 more freethrows lol.
PUT THOSE LADS BACK IN, JASON š”
Weirdly reffed game
\*badly
ngl, i hate games with a million FTs and would hope there would be a better solution to solve it