2024 Playoffs Round 2: Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

[BPo001]

Another great defensive stop by Luka

[EricaLubarsky]

6-2 start to the quarter.

[BPo001]

Damn Exum

[Melonhead]

God damn Mavs y?all really just trying to blow this start

[BPo001]

TIMMMAHHHH

[EricaLubarsky]

+5

Biggest lead was 14 so they are making a run

[BPo001]

How was that not a charge??

[BPo001]

PLAYOFF PJ

[EricaLubarsky]

Green and Kyrie both 2PF

[Melonhead]

The free throw team is in effect

[EricaLubarsky]

2nd quarter

Mavs - 5 fouls
Thunder - 0 fouls

[LukaMagic]

Kyrie has a better attitude this 1st and 2nd quarter. Good engagement.

[Melonhead]

Mavs just have to continue what they?re doing defensively, and limit turnovers offensively. okc whole game is predicated on transition points.

[EricaLubarsky]

Mavs are ice cold

[EricaLubarsky]

and when we cant score, get a dunk

[LukaMagic]

Originally Posted by LukaMagic

Kyrie has a better attitude this 1st and 2nd quarter. Good engagement.

But still not looking for his shot enough.

[EricaLubarsky]

Size kills

Thunder is begging us to go small

[Melonhead]

My god I?m loving this suffocating defense

[LukaMagic]

Originally Posted by LukaMagic

But still not looking for his shot enough.

Already at 6 assists though !!

[LukaMagic]

Originally Posted by LukaMagic

Already at 6 assists though !!

7 assists already. That's huge for him. Just in the first half.

He is at 0 points. He should look for his shot more. But this is still great from him. That is how Dallas can take OKC apart. Because OKC pays so much attention to Luka.

[EricaLubarsky]

Good god Luka should not be shooting

25% from the field and 20% from three

[Melonhead]

Ugh Luka offense is rough again

[LukaMagic]

Holmgren's size is giving Luka problems in the paint. Holmgren is smart. Doesn't jump, doesn't fall for fakes, and has tremendous size and length. Luka lost a bit of his confidence finishing around the rim because of Holmgren (and because he's been a bit injured and roughed up).

[EricaLubarsky]

EVERY TIME WE LET THEM RUN PJAIL HAS AN ANSWER

[Melonhead]

PJ goodness

[BPo001]

PEEEEEJ

[EricaLubarsky]

WT actual F DORT

TRYING TO INJURE LUKA

[BPo001]

Not sure how that was a no call lol

[Melonhead]

Wtf are the refs doing allowing dort to shove Luka to the ground

[LukaMagic]

The problem with Luka and Irving is that they don't play well together. When Irving takes over then Luka is kinda absent and just stands on the side. And then when Luka takes over, there are no plays for Irving as a second guard. For him to shoot. It is great that PJ is shooting so well, but the best shooter on the team is surely Irving. He should shoot more.

[BPo001]

wtf is Dort doing? This isn?t the WWE

[Melonhead]

How are refs falling for this again after not last game

[BPo001]

Huh? Thats not a foul

[LukaMagic]

Originally Posted by LukaMagic

The problem with Luka and Irving is that they don't play well together. When Irving takes over then Luka is kinda absent and just stands on the side. And then when Luka takes over, there are no plays for Irving as a second guard. For him to shoot. It is great that PJ is shooting so well, but the best shooter on the team is surely Irving. He should shoot more.

This is something to work on for the next year.

[EricaLubarsky]

Refs keeping it close. Watch this in the second half

Luka - 2 fouls
Kai - 2 fouls
Green - 2 fouls
Timmah - 2 fouls

[LukaMagic]

Dallas should work on getting around 55 points in the first half.

[EricaLubarsky]

Lively 4 blocks
DJJ 3 blocks
Gafford 2 blocks
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9 blocks in the half

[BPo001]

Double dribble?

[Melonhead]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA FUCK YOU DORT

[BPo001]

GREAT F?N DEFENSE