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Underdog · 04-28-2012, 11:25 PM

Mavs in 6.

antoinewalker · 04-28-2012, 11:26 PM

he's a 3-time scoring champ for a reason.

GermanDunk · 04-28-2012, 11:27 PM

I piss on the Thunder

Ninkobei · 04-28-2012, 11:27 PM

6 TO's and only 5 boards from Dirk, that will definitely need to change.

Bayliss · 04-28-2012, 11:28 PM

With the Mavs luck this year in close games.... it seem,ed like the Thunder would hit a buzzer beater.

Refs were awful tonight. Don't give me the FT discrepancy BS. In the 4th quarter, OKC was allowed to hold and grab all 12 minutes.

Wright can't be p*ssified this sertries. He has to look to dunk the ball with authority. Same with Ian.

xrobx · 04-28-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninkobei

6 TO's and only 5 boards from Dirk, that will definitely need to change.

He is what he is.

Father time is undefeated.

Dale4Saul2Red0 · 04-28-2012, 11:28 PM

That Ibaka 3 that never should have happened at the end of the half was the difference. I told my buddy to remember that series of events if the game were close at the end. Refs make a bullshit call on Dirk at the end of the half, and in the end it cost us. YEA I'M REAL FUCKING PISSED RIGHT NOW! Thunder champions? LOL

Scott Brooks is a joke of a coach. That was the play call he came up with? He always sucks dick at calling plays at end of games. Can't complain about the D or even the Mavs in general. We played well enough to win. We were fucking robbed, and I rarely say stuff like this.

CanadianMavsFan · 04-28-2012, 11:28 PM

Let's hope this is Dirk's worst game of the series. Mavericks can win against this team. Outplayed them all game and let OKC back in late and got a bad bounce on a Durant game winner. Don't understand why Dirk shot so early when there was a one second game to shot clock differential on that last play though.

Bayliss · 04-28-2012, 11:29 PM

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6 TO's and only 5 boards from Dirk, that will definitely need to change.

Most of the TOs were a result of Harden grabbing his wrist while ducking down on the double.... and Dirk couldn't pass it out because of it.

Underdog · 04-28-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by antoinewalker

he's a 3-time scoring champ for a reason.

Because he nailed your mom 3 times?

Yeah, Kevin Durant is a real Delonte West...

markus1234 · 04-28-2012, 11:29 PM

We had a puncher's chance (old guys fresh). Now it will be probably a short series.

antoinewalker · 04-28-2012, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale4Saul2Red0

Thunder champions? LOL

people said the same thing about us last year.

ddh33 · 04-28-2012, 11:30 PM

Great game. Tough loss.

Wanted to see how others felt about this, but I cringed a little when Brendan Haywood went out of the game late in the fourth. I thought he had done a great job of closing down the lane and helping the Mavs defense.

I understand that Ian is more agile and a better offensive player. I understand the Mavs might have been worried about hack-a-Wood, but I hated that substitution. Felt like the wheels came off as soon as that happened.

dude1394 · 04-28-2012, 11:30 PM

Tough won... Thunder turned it up at the end and took it.

4Dirk1Nowitzki · 04-28-2012, 11:30 PM

we had multiple 5+ point leads, never capitalized, we had our chance. questionable and one on tht ibaka rebound and put back dunk on dirk at the end.

dude1394 · 04-28-2012, 11:31 PM

Our centers are so blah.

sike · 04-28-2012, 11:32 PM

FIRST OFF: OKC is not a championship caliber team.

Quick Thoughts:

Dirk probably won't play this bad again. He just seemed to float through the first 3 quarters...and it seemed to me to impact his defensive focus as well.

Kidd probably won't play this good again. But we can hope, right?

Terry disappeared in the last few minutes. But he kept us in this game.

Ian and Haywood just frustrate me about 85% of the time.

I don't see why Brandon Wright can't play more against the Thunder...its not like he will get pushed around MORE than Ian.

Seemed like a lot of possessions were just lost by the wrong guy taking a bad shot.

This loss feel deflating.

Melonhead · 04-28-2012, 11:32 PM

How was the refs specifically when collison was on dirk? Had to work tonight.

jleefilled · 04-28-2012, 11:34 PM

It's kind of crazy to think how close this night was to being a lot of fun. Mavs will take them down in game 2.

adonis · 04-28-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Melonhead

How was the refs specifically when collison was on dirk? Had to work tonight.

Didn't see as much Collison on Dirk as Ibaka/Perkins.

CanadianMavsFan · 04-28-2012, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ddh33

Great game. Tough loss.

Wanted to see how others felt about this, but I cringed a little when Brendan Haywood went out of the game late in the fourth. I thought he had done a great job of closing down the lane and helping the Mavs defense.

I understand that Ian is more agile and a better offensive player. I understand the Mavs might have been worried about hack-a-Wood, but I hated that substitution. Felt like the wheels came off as soon as that happened.

I had the same expression when Ian came into the game. Honestly I believe this was the key in the game swinging, and I didn't understand the substitution at all.

Dale4Saul2Red0 · 04-28-2012, 11:35 PM

I still can't believe I'm the only one pissed about the call on Dirk at the end of the half that led to the 3 by Ibaka. Out of all of the questionable calls tonight that was beyond the worst, and it cost us the fucking game! I can't stand it when refs have an impact like that on the game.

Como11 · 04-28-2012, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bayliss

Most of the TOs were a result of Harden grabbing his wrist while ducking down on the double.... and Dirk couldn't pass it out because of it.

Delusional biased fan.

Dirk has been turning over the ball too much lately. Period! Don't make excuses.

tgfan · 04-28-2012, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Bayliss

With the Mavs luck this year in close games.... it seem,ed like the Thunder would hit a buzzer beater.

Refs were awful tonight. Don't give me the FT discrepancy BS. In the 4th quarter, OKC was allowed to hold and grab all 12 minutes.

Wright can't be p*ssified this sertries. He has to look to dunk the ball with authority. Same with Ian.

Yes, our big men have to go stronger and more immediately to the rim. And they need to adjust the ball right or left as they get near the rim, maybe try to dunk it from the other side of the rim.

sike · 04-28-2012, 11:37 PM

Ian is just a terrible defender. Does he ever block a shot? Does he ever not foul? Does he ever not bite on a head fake? Does he ever not foul once his man has beaten him?

skakavac · 04-28-2012, 11:37 PM

Game was decided by the bs and1 call against dirk on Ibaka's dunk. Dirk didn't jump & had his hand straight up. Now the me how on hell is this a foul I'm the last 2 minutes of a close game. Just bs. It changed everything... Same as the offensive foul @ the end of the first half. Momentumkiller ^ 2

MavsWiLLHaVeRinGs · 04-28-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Como11

Delusional biased fan.

Dirk has been turning over the ball too much lately. Period! Don't make excuses.

You sound like a Mavs hater. What are you an OKC fan?

jleefilled · 04-28-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

FIRST OFF: OKC is not a championship caliber team.

Quick Thoughts:

Dirk probably won't play this bad again. He just seemed to float through the first 3 quarters...and it seemed to me to impact his defensive focus as well.

Kidd probably won't play this good again. But we can hope, right?

Terry disappeared in the last few minutes. But he kept us in this game.

Ian and Haywood just frustrate me about 85% of the time.

I don't see why Brandon Wright can't play more against the Thunder...its not like he will get pushed around MORE than Ian.

Seemed like a lot of possessions were just lost by the wrong guy taking a bad shot.

This loss feel deflating.

I thought the Mavs looked horrible with Wright on the floor in the first half. The Thunder seemed to get whatever they wanted inside with him on the floor. I suspect Carlisle saw the same thing.

4Dirk1Nowitzki · 04-28-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

I don't see why Brandon Wright can't play more against the Thunder...its not like he will get pushed around MORE than Ian.

+/- numbers/ minutes played

Haywood +1/19

Mahinmi +5/22

Wright -10/7

sike · 04-28-2012, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Como11

Dirk has been turning over the ball too much lately. Period! Don't make excuses.

AND Harden gets away with a TON of fouls/hacks.

sike · 04-28-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Dirk1Nowitzki

+/- numbers/ minutes played

Haywood +1/19

Mahinmi +5/22

Wright -10/7

Dirk -5 = Whoops, looks like someone doesn't understand the plus minus

jleefilled · 04-28-2012, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

AND Harden gets away with a TON of fouls/hacks.

And he is a flopping extraordinaire.

cowboyuptx · 04-28-2012, 11:42 PM

I don't know what to make of this game... Some things didn't go our way, but a lot of things did...

Marion and Terry were a combined 7 of 10 on threes, and 15 of 24 overall...

Kidd played great defense all night with 7 steals...

It's hard to imagine Terry, Kidd, and Marion playing any better than they did tonight, which worries me... What are they going to do when Terry comes back to Earth in game 2 and goes 4 of 12? I know Kidd will continue to play great defense, but it will be hard to generate that many TO's again...

Dirk and Durant could both play better... Dirk had 6 TO's, including a couple in crunch time, he needs to clean that up...

West can play better, so I guess that's something to hope for...

Ibaka was the guy that really hurt us tonight... 9 of 12 for 22 points, this can not happen again...

Game 2 is feeling like a must win...

CaseyJones · 04-28-2012, 11:42 PM

Really disappointing to be that close and lose to a shot like that but I still think we can get this series.

PartywithDirk · 04-28-2012, 11:43 PM

Yeah Wright played terrible...fouled and lost on defense, and totally scared of getting his shot blocked on offense.

He deserved only 7 minutes.

Dirkadirkastan · 04-28-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale4Saul2Red0

I still can't believe I'm the only one pissed about the call on Dirk at the end of the half that led to the 3 by Ibaka. Out of all of the questionable calls tonight that was beyond the worst, and it cost us the fucking game! I can't stand it when refs have an impact like that on the game.

This is an excellent point. We just have short memories.

4Dirk1Nowitzki · 04-28-2012, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

Ian is just a terrible defender. Does he ever block a shot? Does he ever not foul? Does he ever not bite on a head fake? Does he ever not foul once his man has beaten him?

2 blocks tonight, mavs outscored okc by +5 while he was on the floor, hit a couple of important free throws, one foul tonight.

antoinewalker · 04-28-2012, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Dale4Saul2Red0

I still can't believe I'm the only one pissed about the call on Dirk at the end of the half that led to the 3 by Ibaka. Out of all of the questionable calls tonight that was beyond the worst, and it cost us the fucking game! I can't stand it when refs have an impact like that on the game.

you do realize we got some calls throughout the game too, right? don't act like the refs have an impact on the game only against our favor.

Como11 · 04-28-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by sike

AND Harden gets away with a TON of fouls/hacks.

I really can't believe people are calling those strips "fouls".

And no, I've been a mavs fan since they played in the Reunion Arena. Just because I criticize mav players and call it how it is, does not make me any less of a mavs fan.

All I'm saying is that too many of you do not look at things clearly. Just look at the game with a fair, open mind.

4Dirk1Nowitzki · 04-28-2012, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by PartywithDirk

Yeah Wright played terrible...fouled and lost on defense, and totally scared of getting his shot blocked on offense.

He deserved only 7 minutes.

i really dont know how much of a gamble rc can really take playing him in a close game. he was -10 in the +/- category in only 7 min. might have to be a 2 headed monster.