2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)

Doranku · Post #2341 » by **Doranku** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

The people involved with drafting Lively & facilitating the trade for Gafford need a FAT bonus this year.

Forbes · Post #2342 » by **Forbes** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

It’s takes 1:30 to have a 10-0 run if you play D and score. I’m surprised the clippers gave up with that much time left

HotRocks34 · Post #2343 » by **HotRocks34** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

Dallas looks like they are for real

durden_tyler · Post #2344 » by **durden_tyler** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

Alley oop count please, guesstimate of 5 per quarter?

AdagioPace · Post #2345 » by **AdagioPace** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

Mavs and their relationship with free throws lol

Yuri36 · Post #2346 » by **Yuri36** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

If Luka was half as fit and athletic as Kyrie, he would be the best player in NBA by a mile and you could already give the title to the Mavs.
What a shame.

azcatz11 · Post #2347 » by **azcatz11** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

Maybe give bones some meaningful minutes next game

whatever_ · Post #2348 » by **whatever_** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:44 am

Yuri36 wrote:
whatever_ wrote:Honestly... both teams are looking pretty bad

One of the worst games I've ever seen from Luka (offensively)

Perhaps it's because both teams are playing tough hard defense?
It's funny, when there are high score games, people complain about the lack of defenses and when it's the reverse, they also complain

Could be, but I don't think that applies to this particular game.

BBALLER4FR · Post #2349 » by **BBALLER4FR** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:45 am

ChipotleWest wrote:
BBALLER4FR wrote:
Residual-Heat wrote:Westbrook did get two techs and had one earlier. I think they called 3 techs on him lmao

Did PJ Washington get ejected just from the shove or as he issued another tech earlier?

Yes him and Westbrook got a double technical earlier.

Ok. Statement withdrawn.

ryguy613 · Post #2350 » by **ryguy613** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:45 am

Scoundreldays wrote:Not saying that Westbrook was right, but he's the only one showing any intensity. If only our two max players played like that

Thats who Kawhi has always been. you know that. I would say that Powell, Zubac, and Mann also showed some intensity... then again Norm and Mann were also crossing the line in terms of physicality. Westbrook didnt cross the line so much as sprint over it. dude was out of control today.

ChipotleWest · Post #2351 » by **ChipotleWest** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:45 am

BTW IMO Westbrook should have been ejected with the hit to the head on Green. I do not give him the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident with how out of control he's been since Game 2. He is like a bipolar off his meds.

CobraCommander · Post #2352 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:45 am

NyKnicks1714 wrote:
CobraCommander wrote:
NyKnicks1714 wrote:That is a weak weak weak punch and it's to an area that's not dangerous...but it's still a punch. Should be a suspension.

Suspending Westbrook at this point would benefit the clippers lol

Don't wanna get into that but either way he should be suspended. And he didn't get his money's worth for it.

He won’t be tho

Marvin Martian · Post #2353 » by **Marvin Martian** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:46 am

HotRocks34 wrote:Dallas looks like they are for real

The Clippers are obviously frauds. I don't think they can beat MIN, OKC, or DEN

dirkdiggler4177 · Post #2354 » by **dirkdiggler4177** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:46 am

Scoundreldays wrote:Not saying that Westbrook was right, but he's the only one showing any intensity. If only our two max players played like that

That is some intense 0-7 shooting with 2 techs and a flagrant foul :lol:

jokeboy86 · Post #2355 » by **jokeboy86** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:46 am

If the Clippers and Suns both go out that may permanently end the infatuation some owners still have with forming a big “star big 3”.

And SAS is dead wrong about many things but he’s right about Kawhi. He really should retire. But then again I dont blame him not, if an owner like Ballmer is going to keep paying him.

doogie_hauser · Post #2356 » by **doogie_hauser** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:46 am

Tell you what, the way the Mavs have been playing (almost since all post All-Star break) they could really give The Nuggets a run for their money in a 7 game series.

I still think Denver will win it, but Dallas have a team and a couple of superstars in Luka and Kyrie who are playing with something to prove.

I think this series is done. Kawhi not being 100 % fit is the mean reason why I think the Clips cannot win this series.

Feel bad for Clippera fans tbh..

CobraCommander · Post #2357 » by **CobraCommander** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:47 am

ChipotleWest wrote:BTW IMO Westbrook should have been ejected with the hit to the head on Green. I do not give him the benefit of the doubt that it was an accident with how out of control he's been since Game 2. He is like a bipolar off his meds.

That’s illogical - that was a basketball play. Westbrook doesn’t realize that these guys are jumping much higher than him.

That was a basketball play.

The rest of his BS was just BS- it’s like Westbrook realizes you gonna have to use the Jordan rules against Luka - beat him down cause you can’t legally slow him down

Yuri36 · Post #2358 » by **Yuri36** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:48 am

Marvin Martian wrote:
HotRocks34 wrote:Dallas looks like they are for real

The Clippers are obviously frauds. I don't think they can beat MIN, OKC, or DEN

They can definitely beat both three.
Remember, they are beating the Clippers with so far overall average series for both Kyrie and Luka....just imagine what will happen with both playing at their normal level of the last few months.

ejftw · Post #2359 » by **ejftw** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:48 am

No more Plumlee please.

Post #2360 » by **Calinks** » Sat Apr 27, 2024 2:48 am

doogie_hauser wrote:Tell you what, the way the Mavs have been playing (almost since all post All-Star break) they could really give The Nuggets a run for their money in a 7 game series.

I still think Denver will win it, but Dallas have a team and a couple of superstars in Luka and Kyrie who are playing with something to prove.

I think this series is done. Kawhi not being 100 % fit is the mean reason why I think the Clips cannot win this series.

Feel bad for Clippera fans tbh..

I don't think Dallas can get past OKC.

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