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

[dygaction]

I don't understand why players want to talk about the games when they are in a series, my team side or the other. Why not wait a few more days?

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[nikster]

I don't understand why players want to talk about the games when they are in a series, my team side or the other. Why not wait a few more days?

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I kinda like it cause we can see there thoughts as it happens instead of just after the fact. And they still have some free time and are keeping their mind on the game anyway

[MrGoat]

Dallas really wants to end this in 6. Westbrook has been trying to take Luka's knee out all series and the longer this goes the more likely it is he fully succeeds.

[Edrees]

I don't understand why players want to talk about the games when they are in a series, my team side or the other. Why not wait a few more days?

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They must get more views when it's currently happening. It's all about the view count

[Edrees]

I think some people in this thread are getting a little ahead of themselves, acting as if OKC vs DAL is inevitable. This series has been completely unpredictable. I'm not sure I can remember a series with less consistency from game to game, or where the outcomes tend to stray so far from pre-game predictions. You hear Kawhi wont play game 1, you assume the Mavs should come out and send a message at the start of the series... Clips win game 1 easily. You hear Kawhi is back for game 2, and you start thinking the Mavs are in trouble... Mavs win. Game 3 was about what I expected. Game 4, again you hear Kawhi is out and youre saying to yourself, there's no way the Mavs are gonna let a Kawhi-less Clippers team beat them in another playoff game, especially not on their home court... Clips win. You hear Luka is really hurting heading into game 5, and the Clips have already won all their games without Kawhi. Heading home in a series swaying kind of game you think the Clippers will get the series lead back.... Clips lose by 30.

So do i think it would make the most sense for the Mavs to close this out at home in game 6? Of Course. Am I confident that's going to happen, knowing how everything else has gone in this series? No, I'm not confident at all. All of the players in this series are having wild consistency swings. Luka looks off, Luka looks great. Harden is on fire, Harden disappears. PG cant hit a shot, PG cant miss a shot. Who the hell knows whats gonna happen Friday?

To me it's not that unpredictable. I predicted Kawhi would be hobbled and miss games before the series started. I predicted Mavs in 6 before it started. It's not that hard to see that the Clippers without a healthy Kawhi just aren't that good of a team. Dallas has figured out the Kawhi less clippers (it was a novelty that worked its magic at the beginning but that luck/surprise runs out) and now they know what to do. This will end tomorrow unless dallas injuries.

[ryguy613]

I think some people in this thread are getting a little ahead of themselves, acting as if OKC vs DAL is inevitable. This series has been completely unpredictable. I'm not sure I can remember a series with less consistency from game to game, or where the outcomes tend to stray so far from pre-game predictions. You hear Kawhi wont play game 1, you assume the Mavs should come out and send a message at the start of the series... Clips win game 1 easily. You hear Kawhi is back for game 2, and you start thinking the Mavs are in trouble... Mavs win. Game 3 was about what I expected. Game 4, again you hear Kawhi is out and youre saying to yourself, there's no way the Mavs are gonna let a Kawhi-less Clippers team beat them in another playoff game, especially not on their home court... Clips win. You hear Luka is really hurting heading into game 5, and the Clips have already won all their games without Kawhi. Heading home in a series swaying kind of game you think the Clippers will get the series lead back.... Clips lose by 30.

So do i think it would make the most sense for the Mavs to close this out at home in game 6? Of Course. Am I confident that's going to happen, knowing how everything else has gone in this series? No, I'm not confident at all. All of the players in this series are having wild consistency swings. Luka looks off, Luka looks great. Harden is on fire, Harden disappears. PG cant hit a shot, PG cant miss a shot. Who the hell knows whats gonna happen Friday?

To me it's not that unpredictable. I predicted Kawhi would be hobbled and miss games before the series started. I predicted Mavs in 6 before it started. It's not that hard to see that the Clippers without a healthy Kawhi just aren't that good of a team. Dallas has figured out the Kawhi less clippers (it was a novelty that worked its magic at the beginning but that luck/surprise runs out) and now they know what to do. This will end tomorrow unless dallas injuries.

i also called Mavs in 6 at the beginning of the series, but i figured it was gonna go Mavs, Clips, Mavs, Mavs, Clips, Mavs. Through game 5 its almost been the exact opposite. Through 4 games, The clips win the 2 where their best player doesnt play, and lost the 2 where he did play. Luka looked truly hurt coming into game 5, and that was by far his best game and the mavs best game. This is kinda all over the map in terms of game to game momentum. I just cant say i know whats gonna happen tomorrow. All it takes is another game where Harden and PG shoot 20 3's and knock down half of em, and it might be enough to extend the series.

[ryguy613]

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im sorry but i just gotta keep making this point... i really dont understand why people like this particular podcast. i find the formula to be insufferable. This dude co-hosts every single show with two shameless sycophants who've clearly hitched their wagons to him. The show almost always contains his co-hosts buttering PG and/or the Clippers up with softball questions about how great he/they are, which then results in a bunch of humble bragging by PG. Its very odd.

[phanman]

This just popped up on my feed and I thought it was hilarious

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[RunOKC]

This is over unless the Clippers shoot 50% from 3 pretty much
...and even then it's probably still over.

[bisme37]

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[SportsGuru08]

The Clippers are done. That was one of the most gutless performances in a critical game I have ever seen in my life.

[MrGoat]

This just popped up on my feed and I thought it was hilarious

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The sound effect got me

[ryguy613]

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I kinda feel bad for Kawhi at this point, and I never thought Id say that. Its going to take a miracle for him to ever make a deep playoff run as the star player of a team, for the rest of his career.

[Mr B]

A lot of Thunder vs. Mavericks talk in a thread for a playoff series that isn't over yet. We've the Clippers beat Dallas twice without Kawhi, I'd be surprised but not shocked if they did it again in Game 6. But ultimately I do expect Dallas to advance and give us a really fun series against OKC.

That’s what I’m saying. I’m a big Mavs fan and I expect the Mavs to win the series against the Clippers but they still have to do it. Beat the Clippers first and then talk about OKC.

[Swish1906]

The Clippers are done. That was one of the most gutless performances in a critical game I have ever seen in my life.

The famous Suns game is just two years ago

[ryguy613]

A lot of Thunder vs. Mavericks talk in a thread for a playoff series that isn't over yet. We've the Clippers beat Dallas twice without Kawhi, I'd be surprised but not shocked if they did it again in Game 6. But ultimately I do expect Dallas to advance and give us a really fun series against OKC.

That’s what I’m saying. I’m a big Mavs fan and I expect the Mavs to win the series against the Clippers but they still have to do it. Beat the Clippers first and then talk about OKC.

ive never really been a "bulletin board material" guys but i do kinda hope that Luka gets extra motivated by the fact that every Clippers player mentioned they werent worried because they already had experiencing winning game 6 in Dallas previously during post game interviews. I hope Luka takes it personally.

[ejftw]

G1&G4, 'Clippers let the offense flow freely.

The three they lost had two where they tried to force Kawhi and the other, trying to hunt Luka.

Need to just play during G6 and not force anything.

[dygaction]

The Clippers are done. That was one of the most gutless performances in a critical game I have ever seen in my life.

You need to watch 2022 Mavs @ Suns game 7.

[dygaction]

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I kinda feel bad for Kawhi at this point, and I never thought Id say that. Its going to take a miracle for him to ever make a deep playoff run as the star player of a team, for the rest of his career.

He just signed an extension worth of >$150M 3 years, so the fans and owners are who you should feel bad for...

[ryguy613]

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I kinda feel bad for Kawhi at this point, and I never thought Id say that. Its going to take a miracle for him to ever make a deep playoff run as the star player of a team, for the rest of his career.

He just signed an extension worth of >$150M 3 years, so the fans and owners are who you should feel bad for...

i dont think im ever going to feel bad for Steve Ballmer for a single solitary second...