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Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6420 on: April 28, 2024, 05:49:54 PM »

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I don't understand why so many Clippers fans hate Plumlee. I like him. Good player.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6421 on: April 28, 2024, 05:52:41 PM »

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Oh boy, Jamal Murray with a left calf strain. Questionable for Game 5
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Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6422 on: April 28, 2024, 05:53:47 PM »

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Kinda feels like DAL started celebrating before they finished the comeback. Well done LAC for the response.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6423 on: April 28, 2024, 05:59:00 PM »

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Kyrie is carrying the Mavs today.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6424 on: April 28, 2024, 05:59:50 PM »

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This lineup that LAC has on the floor right now that is doing well is one that annoys Clippers fans. They go nuts at Ty Lue for it. Similar to our reaction to the double big lineup with Kornet yesterday.

They hate the anti-Harden lineup. They want one roll man and 3 shooters next to Harden. Yet Ty Lue keeps playing Westbrook + a non-shooter big next to Harden in the 2nd unit screwing Harden over.

It is working right now but generally speaking I agree with them. This lineup is a bad choice for enabling Harden.

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« Reply #6425 on: April 28, 2024, 06:07:35 PM »

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Wow. Stormed all the way back after trailing by 31, only to turn into the James Harden show. Mavs D has looked pitiful in big possessions.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6426 on: April 28, 2024, 06:08:11 PM »

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Kyrie is a lot of fun to watch when he is in a zone like this.

8-12 on two point shots
6-10 on threes
4-4 on FTs

Kyrie now has 38pts on 14-22 shooting.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6427 on: April 28, 2024, 06:11:40 PM »

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Kyrie is so good, man.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6428 on: April 28, 2024, 06:16:02 PM »

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A lot of Mavs fans crying out for D Lively to shore up their defense instead of Kleber. Kidd going with the three point shooting Kleber rather than an interior defender down the stretch here.

You can see Kleber struggling to help on a lot of these Harden drives. Just not long enough or athletic enough.

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« Reply #6429 on: April 28, 2024, 06:21:51 PM »

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A lot of Mavs fans crying out for D Lively to shore up their defense instead of Kleber. Kidd going with the three point shooting Kleber rather than an interior defender down the stretch here.

You can see Kleber struggling to help on a lot of these Harden drives. Just not long enough or athletic enough.

I sort of understand the decision, but having to play Klebr in the 4th quarter of a playoff game at all is tough. Mavs depth has gotten better, but is still pretty bad.

Re: 2024 NBA Season and Playoffs
« Reply #6430 on: April 28, 2024, 06:27:15 PM »

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So what happened in Dallas that made Kyrie such a good soldier? He seems content to be Luka’s running mate.

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« Reply #6431 on: April 28, 2024, 06:32:58 PM »

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I know Doncic had 5 fouls but I'm not sure why the defensive gameplan was to either have him guard Harden on a few possessions, or just have 1-on-1 defense against Harden in others. Harden had easy drives to the basket with no contest leading to easy floaters on like 4 straight drives at the end. Killer.
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« Reply #6432 on: April 28, 2024, 07:13:44 PM »

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And here we go with the refs. Siakam with a dunk, just stares at Portis and is called for a tech  ::)

I'm sure if Lebron or Giannis did that though then it'd be crickets from the refs

Tatum or others though, how dare they!
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« Reply #6433 on: April 28, 2024, 07:16:29 PM »

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Refs asserting their dominance early.
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PG: Kyrie Irving/Patty Mills/Jalen Brunson
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C: Kristaps Porzingis/Bobby Portis/James Wiseman

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« Reply #6434 on: April 28, 2024, 07:16:38 PM »

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Mavs looked gas at the end..harden had so many easy close up baskets
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