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  1. #326
    notthewordsofonewhokneels Thread's Avatar
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    But then 5 is not 5. Back to backs somehow counts more.
    5 is 5.

    Otherwise your regrets are your own.

  2. #327
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    This game was more about Boston being flat than Mavs being that great. But it's nice to see some role players helping Luka and Kai. Still probably Boston in 5, we'll see it Mavs can make the series interesting.
    Little v; gettin' his basketball on. Ya little pisser, you.

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    or maybe as has been stated multiple times, it's obvious team strategy due to his injuries. there's no question the defense has been shifting differently to help Luka. by creating a funnel where the big meets Lukas man much higher, it helps stop him from getting momentum to the rim and forces pass outs or uncomfortable layup angles (Tatum has missed a ton of those this series)

    could he have given more effort at times such as game 3? absolutely, which he did in game 4. but it's obvious that allowing some of these blowbys has been part of the defensive strategy. if Luka provides enough resistance on his part, it actually works very well since brown and Tatum aren't great passers and don't have great vision.

    ultimately the real issue for the Mavs all series has been offense, not defense. last night their pace was much better, instead of letting Boston get their defense set every possession.
    That's the crux if innit?



    No resistance whatsoever.



    What really makes things worse is he often just gives up on the play after getting beat. No rotations.



    After last night, lets call a spade a spade. Luka was just being lazy af. We saw last night that he is more than capable of holding his own defensively, if he can be bothered to do so. Instead, he opted to go down 0-3 before finally deciding to give a on that end.

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    notthewordsofonewhokneels Thread's Avatar
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    That's the crux if innit?



    No resistance whatsoever.



    What really makes things worse is he often just gives up on the play after getting beat. No rotations.



    After last night, lets call a spade a spade. Luka was just being lazy af. We saw last night that he is more than capable of holding his own defensively, if he can be bothered to do so. Instead, he opted to go down 0-3 before finally deciding to give a on that end.
    ...it's easier that way.

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    I guess if Mavs instead of Luka had Lu Dort, to actually play some defense, they'd sweep the Celtics instead. Oh well, maybe they can still trade him.

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    I guess if Mavs instead of Luka had Lu Dort, to actually play some defense, they'd sweep the Celtics instead. Oh well, maybe they can still trade him.

    Oooh, y! We going straight into hyperbole now. It's either Luka's 0 effort D or the Dorture chamber, with nothing in between.

    Understood m8.

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    Oooh, y! We going straight into hyperbole now. It's either Luka's 0 effort D or the Dorture chamber, with nothing in between.

    Understood m8.


    I just think that his defensive issues are being somewhat overblown.

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    Maybe the Celtics took their foot off the gas in game 4, with the purpose of lifting #18 in Boston in front of their fans. Maybe it was just sheer desperation by the Mavs.

    If there's still any semblance of pride in Dallas, they'll act like somebody and make Boston work for it in game 5. That's all you can ask for at this point.

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    That's the crux if innit?



    No resistance whatsoever.



    What really makes things worse is he often just gives up on the play after getting beat. No rotations.



    After last night, lets call a spade a spade. Luka was just being lazy af. We saw last night that he is more than capable of holding his own defensively, if he can be bothered to do so. Instead, he opted to go down 0-3 before finally deciding to give a on that end.
    you wouldnt have had to post all that if you bothered to read the post you replied to

    your obsession is creepy

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    you wouldnt have had to post all that if you bothered to read the post you replied to
    I did, and ignored the excuses about injuries. He looked fine against T'Pups and had over a week off. And once again looked fine last night while playing really sound defense.

    The stuff about Luka taking one step and quitting on defense being a team strat wasn't worth replying to either. Tatum has been getting his passes out to cutters like Jure and White, they have gotten many easy layups due to Luka's poor positions after getting beat on dribble. Tatum is dishing out 6.3 asst/game. Clearly the statement regarding him being a poor passer doesn't hold much weight in the series. No reason to reply to that either.

    While it's true that Tatum has struggled to finish at the rim, his teammates haven't.

    The premise of the entire post was based on the bolded being true. Which obviously wasn't the case for the first 3 games.

    your obsession is creepy
    Hmm... having a discussion about the finals in a finals thread about a hot topic dominating the sports media coverage/social media = creepy obsession

    Sure, let's go with that.

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    I did, and ignored the excuses about injuries. He looked fine against T'Pups and had over a week off. And once again looked fine last night while playing really sound defense.
    if you think he looked fine then thats proof you dont watch him at all and somehow have an even more worthless opinion than you already had

    and everything else you said is the result of your garbage reading comprehension

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    5 is 5.

    Otherwise your regrets are your own.
    You try to remember that next time you want to fly off the handle.

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    You try to remember that next time you want to fly off the handle.
    You had your chance and blew it.

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    Maybe the Celtics took their foot off the gas in game 4, with the purpose of lifting #18 in Boston in front of their fans. Maybe it was just sheer desperation by the Mavs.

    If there's still any semblance of pride in Dallas, they'll act like somebody and make Boston work for it in game 5. That's all you can ask for at this point.
    The Wolves seemed content to not be swept. Let's see if Dallas reacts the same way.

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    If there was ever a team to give up a 3-0 lead, it would be these Celtics, tbh.

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    If there was ever a team to give up a 3-0 lead, it would be these Celtics, tbh.
    Too bad they're not coached by Doc Rivers.

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    If there was ever a team to give up a 3-0 lead, it would be these Celtics, tbh.
    Not with the old timers involved. And you can bet they're involved with crop in hand. They'll go to it all-day-today right up to tip.

    (They) want to haul out that (18) and have a healthy contingent from the s of MSM ready and more than willing to go in direct support.

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    Game time 2 hrs.

    Make your predictions now.

    Mavs.

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    Get ol Cowens, JoJo, Heinson, ML and the Legend out there to yuk it up.

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    think luka goes for 55 and dallas loses

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    Smh Mavs. NBA/ESPN gets what they want: Another ring to a glam team, as well as gets Luka barking to go to a glam team.

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    Dallas is playing shook. Will have to make a miracle second half comeback.

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    Celtics in blowout game 5 like 2014 spurs

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    Dallas is playing shook. Will have to make a miracle second half comeback.
    Assholes are tight. Especially Kyrie.

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    They finally start getting decent bench production in the last 2 games and Luka s the bed.

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