PGT: Bulls top Mavs, Mavs fans not upset

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by markus1234

In my opinion Rick's 1st priority will be to survive at least one round in the playoffs. Even if it means (taking the risk of) running our core into the ground. I think deep down Rick does not trust our bench as much as last year and he will simply try to gamble....(heavy minutes + short series). To use a bench in the playoffs from the beginning, one has to be pretty confident about 1. bench quality 2. the possibility to make a deep playoff run... is Rick ?

The Mavericks aren't playing to get out of the first round - they're playing to win it all... I think Rick has a lot more confidence in this team than you do.

[JHT]

Were you guys watching the ESPN broadcast?

Hubie Brown is getting more mentally unfit by the day.

When Rip took that swing at Dirk's head Hubie tried to make it all Dirk's fault and said Dirk "forced him to take a swing at him" because Dirk was putting his hand into Rip's chest.

Huh?

So if a player touches your chest with his hand you have a greenlight to try and punch him in the head? Nay you have a responsibility to punch him in the head!

WTF? Is this some new rule I haven't heard about?

[jthig32]

Originally Posted by markus1234

I think in the playoffs Rick will try to use our championship core as much as possible

PG: Kidd 38 West 10
SG: West 6 Jet 42
SF: Marion 36 Carter 12
PF: Dirk 43 Marion 5
C: Wood 30 Wright 9 Ian 9

If we survive the 1st round he might give Roddy/Wright/West/Vince more minutes...

Others have already refuted most of this. I just wanted to point out that it would be incredibly weird for Delonte to start each half and only play 6 total minutes at SG. No one puts in subs at the 9 minute mark of the 1st/3rd.

And Marion is sure as hell not going to play 41 minutes a game. People forget that the main reason Rick started JJB at SG the last three games of the Finals was to reduce Shawn's minutes.

[RareMilk]

West and Marion were probably thinking, "what's the big deal" when Roddy dislocated his.

[cowboyuptx]

Originally Posted by MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs

We're now in 7th place, if playoffs started today we face OKC.

The Lakers and OKC are tied late in OT, after the Lakers were down 17 earlier in the 4th, but if the Thunder can somehow win this one, then the Clippers will be in the driver-seat for the 3 seed...

Many were somewhat happy with last night's loss, because it would help us avoid the Lakers, and I guess most would rather play the Thunder than the Lakers in round 1, me too... But what if the Clippers win the 3 seed, would you rather face the "Lob City" or OKC?

All match-ups are tough, but I'd take the Clippers in round 1... Plus, if the Lakers are the 4 seed, they'd have to play Memphis, which is a tougher match for them, and even if they get by Memphis, it would likely take a higher toll...

[Bayliss]

Well.... the Thunder sure screwed the Mavs today. They win and the Clipps get the 3d seed. Now that the Thunder will lose... Lakers got the 3rd all wrapped up.

[cowboyuptx]

Forget it, Lakers win....

Russell Westbrook with back to back turnovers in the last minute of OT number 2...

Westbrook and Durant a combined 14-56 on FG's .... Westbrook 3-22 shooting, Durant 11-34...

[MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs]

What a choke, it's like it's our destiny to face the Lakers.


But Denver is actually in 6th not us, it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. I'm pretty sure it's either going to be OKC or the Lakers and not the Clippers anymore.

[cowboyuptx]

Originally Posted by Bayliss

Well.... the Thunder sure screwed the Mavs today. They win and the Clipps get the 3d seed. Now that the Thunder will lose... Lakers got the 3rd all wrapped up.

I like to think of it as the Thunder just screwed themselves

[dude1394]

Thunder spitting the bit. It looked like they were playing too many minutes.

[sike]

I like facing the OKC kids in the first round...bring it on.

[Budapest Maverick]

Originally Posted by RareMilk

West and Marion were probably thinking, "what's the big deal" when Roddy dislocated his.

There are dislocations when you barely feel anything, and other times, you feel like somebody cut off your finger. It really depends on where you manage to mess up the finger.

sike: I tend to agree with you, the more i think about it, i prefer OKC to the Spurs, and Lakers.

[j0Shi]

Bullets

Game:

• Mavs lost to the Bulls 93.21 to 104.44 per 100 possessions
• After hitting at least 12 3FG P100 for three straight games, Mavs cooled down from downtown hitting only 20.59% over the last two
• 13.48 AST P100 is the second-worst value for the season, as well as AST% (38.71%)
• Mavs also drew only 14.60 Fouls P100, the fourth-worst value this season
• The Bulls on the other hand set a season-record for opponents, dishing out 32.57 AST P100 (76.32 AST%), the margin of -19.09 AST P100 (-37.61 AST%) is also a new season-low
• Mavs gave up 13.48 FTA P100, the second fewest on the road for an opponent
• Dallas continued the hot stretch from the line with 89.47%. They've gone 103-for-111 over the last five games.
• Mavs took their average 2FG from 12.16 feet, the most in any road-game this season, both teams combined for 11.85 feet, which is the most for any Mavs game
• The first was the worst quarter offensively this season (34.19 PP100). TS% (21.05) was also a season-worst for any quarter
• The Mavs failed to score a point in the paint or at the line only for the second time in a quarter this season, first time was the 3rd OT against the Jazz on April, 16th
• Mavs OffEff in the 4th (145.41) was the second best for 4Qs this season, the best on the road
• Both teams attempted limited shots in the paint (29 CHI 26 DAL), but 28 & 25 2FG from 16+ feet

Lineups:

• The starting unit got outscored by 7.40 PP100 on 81.37 Off, they failed to hit a three in their fourth consecutive game
• Bench units were -4.23 PP100 on 101.54 Off
• Best unit was Roddy-DoJo-Vince-Dirk-Ian, outscored Bulls by 56.02 PP100 on 124.49 Off, 56.02 of them in transition
• Actually the RoJo backcourt was the only one that worked (+22.95). West/Roddy -7.82 on 91.17 Def, West/DoJo -49.21 on 110.72 Def
• C-Watch: With Wood (88.77) & Ian (92.11) Mavs played better D, but with Wright they owned best differential (-6.88) and outscored Bulls in the Paint (+37.86 PP100)
• Unadj +/- to Dirk (+89.07), Effs: 105.55 to 89.32. Roddy close (+76.64) - Marion, West, Mahinmi not loved

Players:

• Wright leads PER (16.3), Dirk WS48 (0.244), Marion WP48 (0.242). Roddy, Jones good, West and Carter OK. Haywood and Mahinmi contributed to the loss
• Carter leads TS% (53.3%), Wright (27.3%) was the best rebounder by a mile. Roddy takes AST% (20.8%)

Stuff:

• Gameflow chart