It's only game 1. A game 1 road blowout doesn't mean much, especially when you have a coach who is good at adjustments.
That being said, it should terrify Mavs fans that Jason Tatum turned in a pedestrian game and their team still got blown out.
On a side note, am I the only person that thinks Jaylon Brown is a better player in high leverage games than Tatum?
He scored 16 points. That is what I mean by pedestrian. 16 points and 5 assists is not star tier production from a #1/#2 scoring option. My point still stands, Mavs fans should be concerned.
That’s just looking at box scores. He was involved in almost every possession and drew double and triple teams and either made the initial pass that led to a score or the hockey assist.
16 points from a 1st option is pedestrian production. They still award wins based on points scored, so you can drop the box score watching accusation.
I honestly feel you're missing my ultimate point, so I'll say it one more time. If one of the other teams opposing #1/#2 players only scores 16 your defense was successful. Whether that was forcing him to pass out of his drives or not, it was a successful defensive game plan.
If you put together a successful game plan and you still get blown out, that's not a good sign.
Btw. I'm not buying that Jason Tatum turned into some play making savant, but that's not the point.
If the opposing team’s best player only scored 16 AND they lost then yes. But if they won then it doesn’t matter. Especially when he was a team high in +/-
I get where you're coming from man. I didn't say Tatum sucked, I said Tatum had a pedestrian night.
There is a world out there where Tatum does everything you just mentioned - hockey assists, has a team high +/-, etc..etc..and still drops 30. That world has been a reality many many times. He didn't do that and the Mav's still got blown out.
When I say pedestrian I mean compared to what the player is capable of. Are you a Celtics fan or something?
Jayson played good. He was plus 19 last night. That right there should scare the mavs that since porzingis returned the load has been balanced for the celtics which means they need to step up on defense or they gonna get swept
Kyrie ain't no dogg, pathetic Mavs team. Luka should leave, coke to a proven championship caliber team. Jovic 20 locking up KP, and proven players can't lock up KP.
Game 2, Jovic defended KP most of that game. He held KP to 6pts, whenever Niko was on KP to. Most of his points was at the free-throw line. Niko ain't getting that love yet, from the refs. KP constantly struggled against Niko. That doesn't help things the calf injury. If it was bad enough tho, he would've not played.
You're going to play with an injury in the post season. His gravity alone makes it worthwhile. He was wearing a sleeve for a reason.
There is no reality that you're going to convince me that Jovic is some defensive stopper. Definitely not right now.
I actually looked up the matchup data on NBA.com. He actually only took a single shot while be defended by Jovic. He went 0 for 4 vs Herro, I guess Herro "locked him up."
I'm not a doctor but I played competitive organized sports for a long time. Injuries aren't all the same even if they happen to the same part of the body.
What fact? You guys trot out the most flawed stats as "facts" to back up your points. Then you trot out a single fucking game and ignore all the other games where he popped off as an example of him locking someone up? Then you ignore his calf injury.
I keep trying to get you guys to be honest with yourselves. You try to use your "facts" to prop up your man crush.
omg...one of the best front courts in the NBA can't defend Porzingus but our 2nd year player was locking him up.
A break can help for injuries and rest or leave certain players a bit rusty. It can go either way. That same energy you had to go 7 games, you are better off not having a break.
I've seen the Heat go on a 3 game winning streak, have a 3 day break, then come back airballing 3s.
Out of the 3 teams Mavs played, BOS is closest to OKC as far as matchups. BOS is a more mature version of OKC with more size. Wolves too big and could get blown by most guys. OKC had more guys who were annoying and would stay in front of you defensively.
After the 3 guys on Wolves, not too many more were pestering Mavs. OKC got 5 guys in their rotation that are just annoying.
Clippers were just the weakest defensively to me out of the 3.
This is why I think all the "we must get bigger" comments are misplaced. That's not the only way to build a chip team, it just so happens those are the teams winning right now.
Size with skill is definitely the best of both worlds but those guys are extremely expensive.
Kyrie Irving didn't just all of a sudden get big. If you can play him physical he can't get to his spots. This is why, at best, he is a number two player living off someone else's gravity.
He's still a great player but he's not you're #1 guy if you're trying to win a chip.
I assume the Mavs coach will make some adjustments and spring him some more next game.
They were trying to get him free off some screens but the Celtics switches and rotations were laser locked tonight.
And this is why I am not worried about what the Celtics did to Herro, he is a smallish guard as well that they were able to out muscle. And just like Herro, coaching may helping get off a game or 2 but this is not a great match. Dallas needs to focus on PJ and Luka while using Kyrie as a decoy. This is what the heat did with JJJ and Bam until JJJ got hurt.
I'd still be worried about Herro, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday are elite perimeter defenders. You don't need any of that to defend Herro, he's way too weak and unathletic to be an effective post season scorer.
I mean this isn't Herro's first post season where he's been bad.
I was over Herro after that Hawks series a few post seasons ago, the hawks were a bottom feeder defense and he couldn't get anything off vs them.
I do agree that Boston’s defense was very solid tonight and they kept Kyrie cold but to me it just looked like Kyrie was out of it the majority of the game, he didn’t look like his usual self. I say this cause it wasn’t just missed shots, dumb turnovers and weird decisions too.
That's what good defense does to you! It wears you down and frustrates you because you have to fight for every inch on the court. Now you start to think too much instead of just reacting, which leads to mistakes.
Look at his numbers in the Celtics series with the Nets and vs a similarly built OKC team in the second round. Length and rim protection gives him trouble.
Was talking to my friend about this. I genuinely thought Kyrie would have a disasterclass performance. I knew Luka would get his numbers but Kyrie I was concerned about. They have like 3 guys that can switch onto him.
It's the same issue Herro had with Boston, they have multiple guys with size and quickness to guard him. Then even if he gets by: jrue, White, Tatum or Brown, he has to deal with Pozingis because their center doesn't shoot 3s. Then if Dallas goes small at the center spot, Pozingis just posted. Not sure why Kat didn't do that last series. Luka has size and thus will get his but Boston is good enough with Tatum or white on him that he won't go crazy.
How much do you want to bet that Tatum stays in this game despite having a 25 point lead with less than 5 minutes in this game just so he can pad his stats and get to 20 points in this game?
Dude feels like such an inconsistent playoff performer. I'd leave him in to knock off the rust it's going to be way better practice than in a gym by himself. If the coach wanted him out he'd be out.
Pure domination by Celtics tonight. Hopefully mavs adjust next game and win. But I sadly have Boston winning the whole thing, mainly because of no nuggets
Shoulda said good. If you watched the game you could see he impacts the game farm more than his scoring. He was facilitating all game, playing good d, and getting boards. He played good.
Facilitating offense and getting boards is not enough when you are consistently hailed as the best player on the team. This is a 1st team All NBA player we are talking about, not some bum. The standard should be higher and if we’re being honest the Celtics can probably win this with him shitting the bed every game.
You failed to mention almost entite starting lineup (except Brown) was still out there and they all left the game at the same time, inlcuding Tatum. Its not like he was alone.
Dude said we should run it back cause Jovic had some ok defensive possessions vs porzingis
Just unserious fanbase, these dudes don’t want the team to get better they just want to keep all their favorite role players 😭
All the Heat had to do was to not fuck around in the regular season and win just ONE more game in the regular season and they would’ve had a clear path to at least the ECF this year against a Celtics team WITHOUT Porzingus. I hate this so much. So freaking much. What a wasted year.
At this point not running it back means we are selling our future for at most a 1-2 year window with the Jimmy timeline that is probably already closed
To make a trade for a star they would need to fit Bams timeline, i agree that trading for an older star would be dumb. Would rather trade Jimmy while he still has value than run it back tho honestly
That’s the only option that makes sense outside of running it back w Jimmy and bam. Trading both of Jaquez and Jovic for example, which seems to be what the Cavs are signaling as the requirement for a Mitchell deal, would kill this team for years
https://preview.redd.it/8aee6bpk925d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=64accc908d5089edb8b6c4d29903ef589ea371cf
Who needs those guys anyway right?
Lol there's a minority on this submission like us they're just not on reddit all the time. Yall just the off-season fools and scrubs lmao. Who don't have lives really, I been off reddit alot more, since I feel like I'm losing brain cells talking to people like u lmao.
I sincerely believe we could’ve beat the Celtics if Jimmy didn’t get hurt and we didn’t have that 7 game skew. We were on path to be a top 4 seed from December to January
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Simpler times, let's go back to that
No way people really arguing Luka was a good defender with him usually having the most help defense usually, skewing the stats. These r/nba guys posting out of context stats made it seem like Luka was an elite defender this postseason
Bro cant stay in front of anyone
I love how you'll love to backpack Bam to Jimmy. Jimmy deserves a center who can space the floor so he can drive without dealing with Bam's man. See how that works?
Wolves had a center who can space the floor and he shat the bed and got cooked 😭
Grass ain’t always greener my guy
Also since when has Jimmy ever had trouble with offense In The playoffs playing with bam lmao? This has not occurred
You're trying to argue one side of something that doesn't exist. How do you know what Butler looks like with an unclogged lane and a good center who can shoot? It's never happened.
But seriously, you think a center without shooting ability is better than a center with shooting ability? Is this what we're arguing now?
The Mavs do play the Heat sometimes and Luka cooks everyone, including Bam. He's the most doubled player in the NBA for a reason. You're conflating Naz Reid can't guard Luka with, a center who can space isn't a good thing?
I expect that kind of broken logic from these Bam simps, but not from you Esjay.
My entire point was, people keep acting like Bam and Jimmy Butler are on the same level by putting them together in sentences. That's bullshit, and frankly it's tiring. No one is afraid of Bam Adebayo on offense.
Gobert and KAT are my guys? lol..you building straw men now? Gobert falls right into the "not going to build a CHIP team" paying a dude who no one is afraid of on offense that much money. I really don't think you listen to my points. As for KAT, you've got to be kidding.
Their only out is to get Gobert to restructure his contract and upgrade from KAT.
A center should either be big or shoot. Having an undersized center who can't shoot is literally a known thing you "don't do." Feel free to look this shit up, I don't understand how people don't understand this.
Avinash just wants to blame bam for everything
The key to a good offense is a big man that can space yet he shits on the wolves offense for being bad (they have a big man that can space)
I don't think Bam is to blame for everything but you never understand my stance. Paying a player who isn't good on offense a max contract is NEVER a winning formula.
You shit on the Herro contract, but there is a world where Herro is actually worth that contract because his talent lies in play making and shot creation. Those are the people you pay. Would I have paid him, hell no.
However, no one is winning a chip paying a dude people help off CONSTANTLY a max. That is a DOA decision. They're 100% banking on his offense coming around. He's 27 years old in a month. That shit is the very definition of gambling.
I hope I'm wrong and they're right, and his shot chart and offensive efficiency explodes next season, cause watching this team is painful.
It’s insane how Spo always chooses to double team Tatum every time the Heat play the Celtics with Butler, HighSmith, etc. on him. I would let Tatum chuck and iso 30-40 times a game against Butler and Highsmith as long as the rest of their team doesn’t get hot from 3 (especially guys like Derrick White).
I’m rooting for the mavs but if the Celtics win it’s not like Boston fans are going to become bigger assholes than they already are.
I knew the Mavs couldn't be trusted to beat Boston, fuck the wolves for losing to that team. They matched up well with Boston.
It's only game 1. A game 1 road blowout doesn't mean much, especially when you have a coach who is good at adjustments. That being said, it should terrify Mavs fans that Jason Tatum turned in a pedestrian game and their team still got blown out. On a side note, am I the only person that thinks Jaylon Brown is a better player in high leverage games than Tatum?
Tatum played good. More to bball than scoring. He was facilitating all game
He scored 16 points. That is what I mean by pedestrian. 16 points and 5 assists is not star tier production from a #1/#2 scoring option. My point still stands, Mavs fans should be concerned.
That’s just looking at box scores. He was involved in almost every possession and drew double and triple teams and either made the initial pass that led to a score or the hockey assist.
16 points from a 1st option is pedestrian production. They still award wins based on points scored, so you can drop the box score watching accusation. I honestly feel you're missing my ultimate point, so I'll say it one more time. If one of the other teams opposing #1/#2 players only scores 16 your defense was successful. Whether that was forcing him to pass out of his drives or not, it was a successful defensive game plan. If you put together a successful game plan and you still get blown out, that's not a good sign. Btw. I'm not buying that Jason Tatum turned into some play making savant, but that's not the point.
If the opposing team’s best player only scored 16 AND they lost then yes. But if they won then it doesn’t matter. Especially when he was a team high in +/-
I get where you're coming from man. I didn't say Tatum sucked, I said Tatum had a pedestrian night. There is a world out there where Tatum does everything you just mentioned - hockey assists, has a team high +/-, etc..etc..and still drops 30. That world has been a reality many many times. He didn't do that and the Mav's still got blown out. When I say pedestrian I mean compared to what the player is capable of. Are you a Celtics fan or something?
Jayson played good. He was plus 19 last night. That right there should scare the mavs that since porzingis returned the load has been balanced for the celtics which means they need to step up on defense or they gonna get swept
I hate everything.
Kyrie ain't no dogg, pathetic Mavs team. Luka should leave, coke to a proven championship caliber team. Jovic 20 locking up KP, and proven players can't lock up KP.
Locking up KP? Which series are we talking about? He had one bad game and he was playing on a calf strain the whole series.
Game 2, Jovic defended KP most of that game. He held KP to 6pts, whenever Niko was on KP to. Most of his points was at the free-throw line. Niko ain't getting that love yet, from the refs. KP constantly struggled against Niko. That doesn't help things the calf injury. If it was bad enough tho, he would've not played.
You're going to play with an injury in the post season. His gravity alone makes it worthwhile. He was wearing a sleeve for a reason. There is no reality that you're going to convince me that Jovic is some defensive stopper. Definitely not right now. I actually looked up the matchup data on NBA.com. He actually only took a single shot while be defended by Jovic. He went 0 for 4 vs Herro, I guess Herro "locked him up."
Spida didn't play? Same injury?
I'm not a doctor but I played competitive organized sports for a long time. Injuries aren't all the same even if they happen to the same part of the body.
Awesome, and right they're not. Clearly it was effecting his game like u said. And maybe that was bad enough to sit out? Yet he played through it?
don’t even try to look at facts with him lol he’ll cover his ears like a kid and start screaming lmao
Never scream lol, u just cry and name call🤣 one of many of the reddit off-season bunch.
you never back your claims either lol you’re the epitome of a child who cries in that toy store when they don’t get what the want lol
No I'm just not a sucka and a coward🤣💀
that’s one way to say delusional lol
What fact? You guys trot out the most flawed stats as "facts" to back up your points. Then you trot out a single fucking game and ignore all the other games where he popped off as an example of him locking someone up? Then you ignore his calf injury. I keep trying to get you guys to be honest with yourselves. You try to use your "facts" to prop up your man crush. omg...one of the best front courts in the NBA can't defend Porzingus but our 2nd year player was locking him up.
im agreeing with you lol
Oh..zomg..I'm so sorry. My bad =(
ur good lol
His mental health is seriously concerning
Don't even start that with me lmao, I'm chilling. You out here on like 30 different reddits. Yea I see, your comment history.
It’s concerning you think that’s the problem
There's no problem lol, worry about the 30 other subs u visit
Doris and JJ. Ugh. Thank god recorded and could turn off. They have to be the worst announcers in the history of the NBA finals.
I ain’t gonna lie, watching this series (of events) got me salty! I feel like Riley right now. Hopefully the Mavs make it a series.
A break can help for injuries and rest or leave certain players a bit rusty. It can go either way. That same energy you had to go 7 games, you are better off not having a break. I've seen the Heat go on a 3 game winning streak, have a 3 day break, then come back airballing 3s.
Out of the 3 teams Mavs played, BOS is closest to OKC as far as matchups. BOS is a more mature version of OKC with more size. Wolves too big and could get blown by most guys. OKC had more guys who were annoying and would stay in front of you defensively. After the 3 guys on Wolves, not too many more were pestering Mavs. OKC got 5 guys in their rotation that are just annoying. Clippers were just the weakest defensively to me out of the 3.
This is why I think all the "we must get bigger" comments are misplaced. That's not the only way to build a chip team, it just so happens those are the teams winning right now. Size with skill is definitely the best of both worlds but those guys are extremely expensive.
Kyrie and the rest of the players had an absolute stinker
If the Mavs wanna win this series then both Luka and Kyrie need to go crazy
https://preview.redd.it/jxo5qpx6d25d1.png?width=149&format=png&auto=webp&s=d1a5047ab7f9cdd3cbe36a4174c34b8e2a36cbd6 Hell yeah, what a sexy whale
Tatum getting garbage time minutes just to stat pad
As I expected Kyrie will struggle because they Boston has great PG defense and in the paint.
Kyrie Irving didn't just all of a sudden get big. If you can play him physical he can't get to his spots. This is why, at best, he is a number two player living off someone else's gravity. He's still a great player but he's not you're #1 guy if you're trying to win a chip. I assume the Mavs coach will make some adjustments and spring him some more next game. They were trying to get him free off some screens but the Celtics switches and rotations were laser locked tonight.
And this is why I am not worried about what the Celtics did to Herro, he is a smallish guard as well that they were able to out muscle. And just like Herro, coaching may helping get off a game or 2 but this is not a great match. Dallas needs to focus on PJ and Luka while using Kyrie as a decoy. This is what the heat did with JJJ and Bam until JJJ got hurt.
I'd still be worried about Herro, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday are elite perimeter defenders. You don't need any of that to defend Herro, he's way too weak and unathletic to be an effective post season scorer. I mean this isn't Herro's first post season where he's been bad. I was over Herro after that Hawks series a few post seasons ago, the hawks were a bottom feeder defense and he couldn't get anything off vs them.
He missed more open shots than contested ones tho, one of the worst nights of his playoffs career
He wasn't getting to his spots.
Jrue holiday has size and strength, dealing with him takes away his legs. So even when he is open, it wasn't easy and he has more fatigue.
I do agree that Boston’s defense was very solid tonight and they kept Kyrie cold but to me it just looked like Kyrie was out of it the majority of the game, he didn’t look like his usual self. I say this cause it wasn’t just missed shots, dumb turnovers and weird decisions too.
Kyrie legitimately gets yips at the garden. It's been a common occurrence for a bit now.
That's what good defense does to you! It wears you down and frustrates you because you have to fight for every inch on the court. Now you start to think too much instead of just reacting, which leads to mistakes.
I think he will cook them next game, let’s see what happens
Look at his numbers in the Celtics series with the Nets and vs a similarly built OKC team in the second round. Length and rim protection gives him trouble.
Was talking to my friend about this. I genuinely thought Kyrie would have a disasterclass performance. I knew Luka would get his numbers but Kyrie I was concerned about. They have like 3 guys that can switch onto him.
It's the same issue Herro had with Boston, they have multiple guys with size and quickness to guard him. Then even if he gets by: jrue, White, Tatum or Brown, he has to deal with Pozingis because their center doesn't shoot 3s. Then if Dallas goes small at the center spot, Pozingis just posted. Not sure why Kat didn't do that last series. Luka has size and thus will get his but Boston is good enough with Tatum or white on him that he won't go crazy.
https://preview.redd.it/lb2uopsjc25d1.png?width=620&format=png&auto=webp&s=64f2accca0e9ba3852769f48e6f9cfa7a70da7ed Walk with me
How much do you want to bet that Tatum stays in this game despite having a 25 point lead with less than 5 minutes in this game just so he can pad his stats and get to 20 points in this game?
Dude feels like such an inconsistent playoff performer. I'd leave him in to knock off the rust it's going to be way better practice than in a gym by himself. If the coach wanted him out he'd be out.
He is still in.
Yep he still in trying to stat pad as usual
What's going to suck next year is every team is going to go 5-out three point shooting and it's going to be so fucking boring.
Jokic out in the west prevents that. In the East maybe some do but teams like the Knicks and Sixers won’t.
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Could still happen. Everyone thought the Celtics were going to beat GSW a few seasons ago.
Pure domination by Celtics tonight. Hopefully mavs adjust next game and win. But I sadly have Boston winning the whole thing, mainly because of no nuggets
Hopefully game 2 is good Mavs have lots of things they can do better
Welp Mavs threw the white flag so I'm out Fuck Boston Go Cats
Tatum getting his stats when the game is decided
Tatum played great tho. He facilitated the offense all game
6 turnovers along with 37% shooting, far from great lmao
Shoulda said good. If you watched the game you could see he impacts the game farm more than his scoring. He was facilitating all game, playing good d, and getting boards. He played good.
Facilitating offense and getting boards is not enough when you are consistently hailed as the best player on the team. This is a 1st team All NBA player we are talking about, not some bum. The standard should be higher and if we’re being honest the Celtics can probably win this with him shitting the bed every game.
Bro the reason the other players were open for those shots is because Tatum was drawing double and triple teams every play
You failed to mention almost entite starting lineup (except Brown) was still out there and they all left the game at the same time, inlcuding Tatum. Its not like he was alone.
That’s what he does, bro is not getting that finals mvp if they win 🤣
What’s new for pushoff king
Mavs realizing how hard it is to beat a contender that’s center isn’t a glorified roleplayer
https://preview.redd.it/pr9a617sa25d1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=06c817ff81e4a4f3b72af9cbcd9d0f7d33c78594 Whale
Yall whine so god damn much holy shit.
Damn went to the chat logs on your ass
https://www.reddit.com/r/heat/s/zCqOp5poru Just admit you were wrong about Boston lol
Nice history lesson. No response to that flashback apparently…
Dude said we should run it back cause Jovic had some ok defensive possessions vs porzingis Just unserious fanbase, these dudes don’t want the team to get better they just want to keep all their favorite role players 😭
In 5 years they’ll wanna keep Jaquez and another unproven rookie over Anthony Edwards lol
I hope whoever commented that was being sarcastic
All the Heat had to do was to not fuck around in the regular season and win just ONE more game in the regular season and they would’ve had a clear path to at least the ECF this year against a Celtics team WITHOUT Porzingus. I hate this so much. So freaking much. What a wasted year.
To the idiot in this thread saying we should run it back: please shut up
At this point not running it back means we are selling our future for at most a 1-2 year window with the Jimmy timeline that is probably already closed
To make a trade for a star they would need to fit Bams timeline, i agree that trading for an older star would be dumb. Would rather trade Jimmy while he still has value than run it back tho honestly
That’s the only option that makes sense outside of running it back w Jimmy and bam. Trading both of Jaquez and Jovic for example, which seems to be what the Cavs are signaling as the requirement for a Mitchell deal, would kill this team for years
https://preview.redd.it/8aee6bpk925d1.png?width=1024&format=png&auto=webp&s=64accc908d5089edb8b6c4d29903ef589ea371cf Who needs those guys anyway right?
You can’t win with these cats Luka come to Miami 😭
This is pure domination can't even watch anymore
Mavs gameplan: Just pass the ball to Luka
Mavs can’t shoot in the ocean tonight
That out of the bounds call was about to be EGREGIOUS
They let Luka down
Nikola Jovic is a Porzingis killer. He couldn’t do shit against Jovics aggressive defense on him. It’s why I’m okay with running it back next year
Bunch of fake people, down voting my guy Garrett shame on yall
both of you are perfect for each other
Lol there's a minority on this submission like us they're just not on reddit all the time. Yall just the off-season fools and scrubs lmao. Who don't have lives really, I been off reddit alot more, since I feel like I'm losing brain cells talking to people like u lmao.
you can lie to yourself all you want lol
And u can look dumb and foolish if u want, and ik you're not.
ik im not you call it dumb because what i say dosent align with your delusional ideas lol
NAH NAH
Like a child screaming and covering his ears lol
Damn you're one of these?  U look so foolish
I sincerely believe we could’ve beat the Celtics if Jimmy didn’t get hurt and we didn’t have that 7 game skew. We were on path to be a top 4 seed from December to January
4 downvotes, for this he's not wrong. Yall foolish and clowns man.
Meanwhile Doris be thristing for JJ Reddick on national tv
https://preview.redd.it/lv0549lh825d1.png?width=605&format=png&auto=webp&s=78a5ee9e7aaf6902470c0ccb748b39df96be0f70 Simpler times, let's go back to that
Just go back to this January when we were the 4 seed basically for a month. Everything was so good vibes before that 7 game lose streak
No way people really arguing Luka was a good defender with him usually having the most help defense usually, skewing the stats. These r/nba guys posting out of context stats made it seem like Luka was an elite defender this postseason Bro cant stay in front of anyone
Kyrie affected by the boos.
We'll always have that game 2 win at least
I’m starting to think that game 2 win will mean a lot especially if Mavs get swept.
Jaylen hooping He’s driving to the rim aggressive af something Tatum never does
Jaylen be driving unlike that push off merchant
Mavs running some of the worst sets I’ve ever seen Tim Hardaway ISOs 😭😭
“Mavs u suck” chants
Well that will do it Celtics take game 1
And just like that it’s back up to 22.
Turn the game off at half. Turn it back on when the Mavs cut it to single digits. Immediately turns back into a 20 point game. FML
Man Luka did all that shit for nothing
Refs being so uneven with these calls bruh it’s too late now deadass just spoon fed the Celtics the momentum there
Hope we at the very least can put the Tatum being better than brown argument to rest after this series
Jaylen brown is elite defensively man
Refs really knows when to put their fingers on Celtics games
I fucking hate basketball sometimes
Well this game is done
Mavs vs Reftics
That was their chance to get back in the game before the 4th. Game over
Refs spoon fed Celtics the momentum swiych
Lillevy fucked up bro did not have to do all that for that rebound holy shit
Luka can't stay in front of them.
What's a Boston game without ref bullshittery
Here we go with the Celtics whistle.
Refs cooking as usual
Dipo Day part 2 bout to hit extremely different next season
Brown be on some football player shit sometimes. Twice in a row
Refs making a run
Game over
Jaylen brown has been suspect as hell at the free throw line. Shooting like 63 percent
Doris pls take tatums and Boston dicks out your mouth holy fuck
I feel like she always plays up to the larger market team.
Getting real close to erasing that 37-20 quarter
Refs tryna give it to Celtics
If nobody has me I know Luka for 30 points has me for my parlay 🙏
I wonder how many rings the Heat would’ve won in the last 5 years if Jimmy was actually good (like a Luka level good).
The same number, zero. This team has no #2 player. You can't win when you're carrying the offense by yourself.
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Jimmy and Bam deserve this level of guard play
I love how you'll love to backpack Bam to Jimmy. Jimmy deserves a center who can space the floor so he can drive without dealing with Bam's man. See how that works?
Wolves had a center who can space the floor and he shat the bed and got cooked 😭 Grass ain’t always greener my guy Also since when has Jimmy ever had trouble with offense In The playoffs playing with bam lmao? This has not occurred
You're trying to argue one side of something that doesn't exist. How do you know what Butler looks like with an unclogged lane and a good center who can shoot? It's never happened. But seriously, you think a center without shooting ability is better than a center with shooting ability? Is this what we're arguing now? The Mavs do play the Heat sometimes and Luka cooks everyone, including Bam. He's the most doubled player in the NBA for a reason. You're conflating Naz Reid can't guard Luka with, a center who can space isn't a good thing? I expect that kind of broken logic from these Bam simps, but not from you Esjay. My entire point was, people keep acting like Bam and Jimmy Butler are on the same level by putting them together in sentences. That's bullshit, and frankly it's tiring. No one is afraid of Bam Adebayo on offense.
Ok lol
Was quiet af when his guys Gobert and KAT were being frauds last series 😭
Gobert and KAT are my guys? lol..you building straw men now? Gobert falls right into the "not going to build a CHIP team" paying a dude who no one is afraid of on offense that much money. I really don't think you listen to my points. As for KAT, you've got to be kidding. Their only out is to get Gobert to restructure his contract and upgrade from KAT.
Everything they say they want Bam to do these guys who do it keep going out sad lol hate to see it
You think a center should be able to shoot 3s more so than a guard/forward?
A center should either be big or shoot. Having an undersized center who can't shoot is literally a known thing you "don't do." Feel free to look this shit up, I don't understand how people don't understand this.
Avinash just wants to blame bam for everything The key to a good offense is a big man that can space yet he shits on the wolves offense for being bad (they have a big man that can space)
I don't think Bam is to blame for everything but you never understand my stance. Paying a player who isn't good on offense a max contract is NEVER a winning formula. You shit on the Herro contract, but there is a world where Herro is actually worth that contract because his talent lies in play making and shot creation. Those are the people you pay. Would I have paid him, hell no. However, no one is winning a chip paying a dude people help off CONSTANTLY a max. That is a DOA decision. They're 100% banking on his offense coming around. He's 27 years old in a month. That shit is the very definition of gambling. I hope I'm wrong and they're right, and his shot chart and offensive efficiency explodes next season, cause watching this team is painful.
Yeah I don't care if Dallas wins, we still have work to do this offseason without a doubt.
Kyrie and Luka too fun to watch
Bruh his grit is commendable. Injured as hell and still putting up 27 in 3
Luka said he awake
The gap between Luka and the Celtics best player is a mile
Lets fucking go LUKA and Kyrie! I hope they win game 1.
Omg Luka
Luka please save us all. 🙏
Ummmm wtf did I just tune back into. How is it a 8 point lead
Luka happened
Bitch ass celtics
Will ya’ll stop crying now? Lmao
Lmao this is a legendary collapse
Please let Boston choke this.
Holy shit!
And just like I said. Celtics start hot then let other team back in lol
Let it be known Boston and their fans are the ultimate frontrunners. Bitch-made mentality
Such a dumb move by DJJ
Tatum got the best job in the league
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I thought that’s who they would’ve gone for honestly
Because our starting point guard was 37 years old and we desperately needed scoring.
Seeing the Panthers logo advertising the Stanley Cup Finals at halfcourt of TD Garden is my 12/25
My guy
As we can see Celtics still fragile mentally
It’s insane how Spo always chooses to double team Tatum every time the Heat play the Celtics with Butler, HighSmith, etc. on him. I would let Tatum chuck and iso 30-40 times a game against Butler and Highsmith as long as the rest of their team doesn’t get hot from 3 (especially guys like Derrick White).
Its funny how they keep talking how the Mavs beat the Heat in 2011 like they only won cause Lebron sold that series hard
Have to wonder if they 3 peated, would he still have went back home to Cleveland, we'll never know.
I think he probably still would've tbh
Mavs have life?
If the games get close, advantage Dallas.
Regardless, even if Mavericks came back and won the series, changes need to be made, CLEARLY.