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LurkingHorn

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  1. 48 minutes ago, Drew said:


    That AND they gotta be at least league average from 3.

    I would agree if Luka wasn’t hobbled, and our best 3 pt shooter so far, and switchable big(maxi), wasn’t hurt and will probably miss games, or be limited at least.

    Plus THJ is out and/or a net negative.

    A fully healthy Mavs easily matches up well and would win in 6 or less imo.

    This version will have trouble I think.

    I think Gafford is going to be playable this series which means we should be able to get back to getting some lobs that the clippers took away with Zubac. Lively and Gafford being big contributors again would offset the loss of Maxi. 

  2. 40 minutes ago, TxTower said:

    Loved the shots of Ballmer watching his overpaid goon squad implode.

    Need to finish them off Friday.

    Agree. Really do not want to go back to LA. That's too much like the last series we played them. 

    I expect the Clippers will play desperate and shoot closer to their average in Game 6. It's going to be a tight one. This really comes down to not falling behind by 20 and then I like our chances. 

  3. 1 hour ago, ITHorn said:

    A big part of getting Luka rest is not going down double digits in the first quarter. It is surprising that Kidd doesn't make more of an emphasis at trying to control the pace of the game in the opening minutes. Even if for no other reason than being able to maintain some semblance of a rotation to allow Luka/Kyrie to rest nominal amounts This has been an issue that has plagued them all season. 

    Yea, a big issue is usually Kyrie does not get going until the 2nd half. They have to find a way to get him going earlier. I've been very surprised Exum has not gotten more run. He handles the ball reasonably well, at least enough to play 10-12 minutes. Even if you only bring him on for 2 minutes at a time, it seems like they could find ways to keep the ship afloat without running Luka and Kyrie into the ground. 

  4. 2 minutes ago, Skipper said:

    Did Kidd talk about this at all post-game?  I did not understand strategy there at all.   I listened to a pre-playoff interview with Cuban and he specifically talked about how rim protection from Gafford and Lively was a huge part of what turned this season around, and then we just abandon it in the 4th quarter.   I'm still at a loss for how we didn't make an adjustment by the 3rd or 4th time Harden drove to the basket without resistance.

    Apparently, Harden did not take many floaters this year so they were banking on him not being very efficient with them. The problem is they should have adjusted after he hit a couple in a row. 

  5. 12 hours ago, Bozo_Casanova said:

    Dead legs. Pretty bad, too. 

    I think Luka playing 45 minutes is hurting more than helping at a certain point. At the end, he was getting blown by with ease and he was also shooting like shit. I realize they were having to chase the game, but you have to find a way to give him 1 or 2 minutes. 

    The Mavs also need to find a way to not be way behind at the beginning of these games. It's happened in 3 of the 4 games. 

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