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

[EricaLubarsky]

Weak ass refs. Not even hiding the homecooking.

[EricaLubarsky]

SGA - 11FTA
Mavs - 12 FTA

[EricaLubarsky]

+3 to -10. Not a great run.

[BPo001]

STFU Grant Hill. Refs glazing SGA with these call.

[LukaMagic]

Good half by Green. Must be said. 8 points. 2 threes. One drive.

[EricaLubarsky]

absolutely hot garbage reffing

Green literally stood there and SGA bumped him. FTs for them.

I'm already done with this hot garbage

[BPo001]

FUCK THESE REFS

[Dallas41]

Luka needs to take note of SGA

Notice he doesn't settles for 3's he's constantly attacking the paint


Luka needs to make a living down there until that 3 point shot starts to fall again

[SMC0007]

These mother fucking refs.

I didnt even make it through half time.

[EricaLubarsky]

Lively 3 fouls
PJail 3 fouls

[LukaMagic]

The refs are NOT allowing physicality in this game. There are some very, very soft fouls being called on Dallas players. Including on Dallas bigs.

[EricaLubarsky]

-11

Refs and SGA have the most unguardable two-man game in the league

[LukaMagic]

Foul on Lively again. Lively had BOTH HANDS UP.

No physicality is allowed. The refs are DECIMATING the Dallas team.

[EricaLubarsky]

Luka 36%, 20% from three, 50% on FTs and -10.

SGA on the other hand, just has to take a dribble and he will get FTs every single fucking possession,.

[LukaMagic]

Soon you'll see D. Powell on.

[EricaLubarsky]

-12

[BPo001]

SGA changed pivot feet 3 times on that trap

[Melonhead]

Welp

[BPo001]

22 FTA refs. Fuck you

[Melonhead]

Can?t do this with Luka playing like shit. Just sucks this all because of a knee injury

[EricaLubarsky]

FUCK SGA
FUCK BROTHERS
FUCK our total inability to score
FUCK our total inability to rebound

[LukaMagic]

So, yeah, physical playoff basketball is selectively applied. This is a young OKC team. The refs are protecting them.

[EricaLubarsky]

we are SO lucky to be only down 9

[BPo001]

THATS OVER THE FUCKING BACK REF.

[BPo001]

Dude wtf are these refs doing. Call this shit even

[BPo001]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

FUCK SGA
FUCK BROTHERS
FUCK our total inability to score
FUCK our total inability to rebound

Even when they get the rebound they go over the back with no call

[EricaLubarsky]

THE BAD
Luka - sucks balls. 33/20/50 aint gonna get it done
Rebounding -7 on the boards is TERRIBLE
+4 fouls. Refs are taking over
+4TOs. Not taking care of the ball

SGA 11FTA. Mavs 13FTA. That is all you need to know.

[Dallas41]

I just don't understand the thought process sometimes

Your 6'7 230 lbs there's no one big enough on OKC to slow you down if you post up and yet you just settle for more difficult shots

The one post play called he scored easily on it

[blessednegr0]

We are getting screwed clearly by the refs... Everyone in foul trouble.

I have a secret for everyone though, watch Kyrie light it up 3rd and 4th quarter.

[EricaLubarsky]

I don't know what is worse:

How the refs are making SGA a call by disallowing ANY contact by the defender
OR
How the refs are calling us for everything and letting them shove, trip, go over-the-back, etc without a whistle.

[SMC0007]

Luka and Kyrie gotta be better. Way fn better!
Free Throws are the difference. Rebounding is not good either

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by Melonhead

Can?t do this with Luka playing like shit. Just sucks this all because of a knee injury

The knee injury ain't what's stopping him from taking his to the low post

We saw that played called once and he scored rather easily

But I guess you can't ask him to do that multiple times in a game because it takes away his ISO plays 😂

[Melonhead]

BRO HOW THE FUCK IS CHARLES BARKLEY STILL TALKING ABOUT LUKA DRIBBLING TOO MUCH

[Melonhead]

Someone on the team is going to have to bite the bullet and call out how soft the refs are for okc. This is a different stratosphere than what we watched with wolves nuggets

[EricaLubarsky]

Man I hope Luka can get healthy and stay that way.

Clippers literally peg each other at halftime, but Mavs aren't going to win when Luka can't shoot 40 from the field and 30% from three. It's hard to make the argument for MVP when he is dead last in FG% behind even Scoot Henderson.

[LukaMagic]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

FUCK BROTHERS

It's not about those brothers. It is THE LEAGUE that sets them up to ref like that. Gives them notes and instructions. And then sets them up to ref the game.

You are silly when you write things like that. No point complaining or being unhappy at individual refs. That's how the league is run.

SGA gets fouls. SGA is the preferred MVP. His numbers are inflated. Etc.

[Dallas41]

Originally Posted by SMC0007

Luka and Kyrie gotta be better. Way fn better!
Free Throws are the difference. Rebounding is not good either

Don't forget the turnovers

As much we want to blame the refs as fans thevrefs aren't forcing the mavs to make all those stupid ass careless turnovers that no one is pointing out

[LukaMagic]

Originally Posted by EricaLubarsky

Man I hope Luka can get healthy and stay that way.

Clippers literally peg each other at halftime, but Mavs aren't going to win when Luka can't shoot 40/35/70.

This is playoff basketball. It is about matchups. Luka can't keep organizing the attacks because things get predictable. The defense collapses on him.

That's . why . he . needs . Kyrie . to . step . up .

There's nobody else who can pick up a ball and do some playmaking. There's Exum, Kyrie and Luka. Luka does it 95 percent of the time. It's predictable. That's why offense stalls.

And the problem is that Kyrie avoids doing it. Has some sort of mental blockages. He needs something to happen to him to get going. To get the feel.

[SMC0007]

More hesitant indecisive Luka

[EricaLubarsky]

Yeah if we can even up the rebounding (-7!) and the TOs (+4) then the 9pt deficit disappears.

Crazy what 5-11 more possessions will do for a team.