2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
forget cancun, the clippers team needs a one way trip to the retirement home.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
Jedi32 wrote:tmorgan wrote:Did anyone really think the Mavs were gonna get THIS Kyrie? Makes you wonder what his strange, sulky, one-way self has been doing the last few years before this one…
Kyrie was always this good. Folks let a few comments and a stint in Boston cloud their judgement about him. The guy went toe to toe with Curry in 2016 and held his own. Hit the dagger 3 and everything.
He may or may not have “always” been this good, but he certainly didn’t play like it. Half ass effort on defense, lots of space cadet moments on and off the court, really nothing but pretty handles, pretty layups, and inconsistent shooting.
This guy, the one playing right now, has not been seen almost ever. Locked in on both ends, solid defense, plus the ball-on-a-string offense.
Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
Soonercrazy84 wrote:OKC held NO to 92 ppg the Thunder D is real.Chuck Everett wrote:ChipotleWest wrote: OKC will have a physical Mavs defense unlike Phoenix.
OKC played New Orleans (a top 10 defense), not Phoenix in these playoffs.
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No Zion, not really that impressive especially because Ingram and McCollum are chokers.
Talk doesn't matter only results matter though, I really don't know what to expect OKC vs Dallas. We'll see.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
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4:2 Mavs in. 42% of RealGMers got it right!!!
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
Time to unleash Brandon Boston, Clips
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
ChipotleWest wrote:Chuck Everett wrote:ChipotleWest wrote: OKC will have a physical Mavs defense unlike Phoenix.
OKC played New Orleans (a top 10 defense), not Phoenix in these playoffs.
Cool, you shoud just calm down I'm not your enemy and I'm not interested in a war with you over basketball talk. If you want to initiate it it will be 100% from your side. I'm one warning away from a 30 day ban for calling someone a clown so I'm just done.
All good man. No bans over here. I'm not anti-your Mavs. I actually think it will be a great series and the Mavs can certainly win, but the Clippers (in their current form) are much worse than OKC.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
darkse1d wrote:forget cancun, the clippers team needs a one way trip to the retirement home.
Send them to Galveston
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
Do Clipper fans want to see this same roster once again? Kawhi is never going to stay healthy, I would be pulling my hair out.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
now clippers can take the Dallas to Cancun flight they were thinking about
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
stuporman wrote:Luka riding another little scoring guard to playoff success, maybe this time he will cherish what he has in Kyrie and has learned from taking Brunson for granted so not pushing to keep him around.
Kyrie seems to enjoy playing with Doncic and being apart of the Mavs Org.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
BloodNinja wrote:George and Harden chocked again to the surprise of no one.
They weren't good, but there was nothing to choke away as they were expected to lose and did so
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Harden will be watching these playoffs very closely to see which team he will join next.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
Mavs are a very scary team. A bunch of dudes that play defense, 2 lob threats who are high level rim protectors at the 5. Then the Luka/Kyrie offensive duo.
It’s just so hard to hold those two down for an entire game. And their defense keeps them close enough for Luka and Kyrie to do their magic.
It’s just so hard to hold those two down for an entire game. And their defense keeps them close enough for Luka and Kyrie to do their magic.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
CelticSooner wrote:Do Clipper fans want to see this same roster once again? Kawhi is never going to stay healthy, I would be pulling my hair out.
Want to see changes, but reality is, run this back and try to trim around the hedges or run a 30 win team out and give OKC a top pick
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tmorgan wrote:Did anyone really think the Mavs were gonna get THIS Kyrie? Makes you wonder what his strange, sulky, one-way self has been doing the last few years before this one…
It looks like Kyrie can only succeed if (1) he has a player clearly better than him on the roster and (2) that said player has a commanding influence to temper Kyrie's mental volatility. In the absense of this level of player, Irving becomes a team cancer like he was on the Nets and Celtics.
Such a strangely unique player, a joy to watch when things are going well with him.
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This Mavs team is difficult not to like
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
KrazyP wrote:tmorgan wrote:Did anyone really think the Mavs were gonna get THIS Kyrie? Makes you wonder what his strange, sulky, one-way self has been doing the last few years before this one…
It looks like Kyrie can only succeed if (1) he has a player clearly better than him on the roster and (2) that said player has a commanding influence to temper Kyrie's mental volatility. In the absense of this level of player, Irving becomes a team cancer like he was on the Nets and Celtics.
It doesn’t make it true, but it’s certainly a theory that fits the evidence. Durant certainly wasn’t (2).
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL leads 3-2)
durden_tyler wrote:NBA4Lyfe wrote:clippers need to get an athletic center in free-agency. Harden does terrible with euro centers
The Clippers would rather let go of Harden first before Zubac. Assuming they are not dumb of course.
zubac is a euro stiff with no atheltcism.. gafford, jones, and lively punked him all series
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
This is what we call a good ole' fashioned ass whoopin'!
Congratulations to the Mavs, well earned series win on the foundation of defense and the talent of an awe inspiring back court.
Who had Kyrie as the top transformation redemption story from among the big 3 that so unceremoniously left the Nets?
Not. A. Peep. of trouble or issues. Great camaraderie and chemistry with Luka. Both playing excellent D
Big support cast contributions, especially in the boards and overall hustle department.
Very impressive turning of the page individually and onto the next chapter as a team.
Congratulations to the Mavs, well earned series win on the foundation of defense and the talent of an awe inspiring back court.
Who had Kyrie as the top transformation redemption story from among the big 3 that so unceremoniously left the Nets?
Not. A. Peep. of trouble or issues. Great camaraderie and chemistry with Luka. Both playing excellent D
Big support cast contributions, especially in the boards and overall hustle department.
Very impressive turning of the page individually and onto the next chapter as a team.
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Re: 2024 NBA Playoffs - West 1st Round: #4 Los Angeles Clippers vs #5 Dallas Mavericks (DAL WINS 4-2)
im glad that it looks like maxi kleber broke his collarbone
i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
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i love that
hopefully that pillsbury doubough tears his acl being guarded by lu dort.. i would love to see that also
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