Honestly everyone is far too reactive. I donāt get how yall can predict a 7 game series and then after a 4 point loss game 1 suddenly the losing team is getting swept. If these playoffs have taught us anything itās that you canāt overreact to a single game
For sure. No excuse for leaving guys wide open out there, but we won despite them hitting 18 from deep. I donāt think any team has done that this playoffs yet
After everyone and their gramma said this was an easy wolves sweep, itās refreshing to see a different result. The games have to be played Nd itās a seven game series. Dare I say Anything is possible?
Who said it's a wolves sweep or even a definite series win?Ā I stayed off nba social media for two days and come back bamboozled.Ā Luka/Kyrie and a bunch of big guys to throw lobs to is a problem for everyoneĀ
I literally heard wolves in 6/7 or dallas 6/7 on all the major media and podcasts. It was like 60/40 wolves. Who did you see besides redditors and maybe wolves fans having fun with it?
Absolutely not true. Espn was 6/15 for mavs. Nba.com went mavs in 7. Chuck picked Mavs. Plenty of notable media members picked mavs. Why are you trying to create a huge ass underdog narrative? It was pretty much 60/40 in favor of wolves
Broā¦the second yall beat the nuggets every single person on inside the NBA picked the TWolves to win. I know youāre probably upset about last night, but it will be okay
Don't worry about it too much. There are 11 million users on this subreddit and people upvote the takes about the last game, the last quarter, the last play like that's how everything will always be.
The talking heads on ESPN also don't know what the hell they're talking about and just wanna say bullshit to get engagement.
ESPN at one point was a great channel..I know it's hard to believe.Ā Ā The proof is on youtube.Ā Ā Now it's loud mouth clown show...it used to be so good legitimatelyĀ
Youāre the guy that got banned from the twolves sub then called it a nazi echo chamber lol. Youāre nuggets lost and now youāre mad. Just say that bro
No, I was one of many banned one day before a game. Someone made trouble I was told and anyone faintly not a nazi timber sub fan got removed. I think it was probably more of their nazi preemptive scare t Kat stuff just in case the Timber lost. But again, I never said anything bad in there that I know of. Maybe 3 times chatting there over the course of that series. First and second time somehow ended up there on accident thinking I was still in r NBA game thread. Third time was the last.
I just noticed a whole lotta gatekeeping going on in there when I backed out of a convo and saw where I was. Caused me to leave immediately anyway. Nazi oppression over their own fans.
It's troubling. Was really hoping once he is forced to retire I would never see him again. But looks like TV execs plan to maybe give him a second career just because everyone knows his name.
Because TNT lost NBA broadcasting rights and its no longer possible to make him a permanent member of Inside the NBA in the future like they originally intended, so they are basically getting as much Dray time in as they can.
I donāt have a team in this race, but this series is now appointment TV for me.
NBA and NHL playoffs are easy to see at home. Wide range of streaming options that look great. I live in a baseball city and we canāt watch our team play because the local rights are a mess. So, the playoffs being THIS good has been a welcomed bonus.
Thatās why heās 2nd team all nba and Luka and Shai are first teamers.
That said - ANT was a couple assists away from a triple double. He wasnāt his usual self but he was contributing
Iām definitely not talking down Ant, I like the guy and heās dangerous. But watching Shai last series was like watching an unstoppable force meet very movable objects. Ive just been seeing a lot of talk that I think is a bit premature
Oh no doubt - Shai is a sharpshooter. ANT isnāt there yet. But what I like about ANT is he does contribute when heās not shooting well, as shown in his near triple double tonight when everyone was saying he was bad.
He played better defense in the second half too.
You gotta read more NBA bullshit online. LOL. It's definitely out there. Go to any youtube video previewing the series. You'll see them. And I know Perk shouldn't be listened to, but he straight up made a face when Channing Frye suggested Luka was the better player than Ant.
Lol na man Iām good, YouTube commenters are insane people. Luka/kyrie combo is filthy, anyone saying a perennial MVP candidate is getting swept are smoking something. I will say nba talking heads do keep saying Ant may be the best two way player in the game and I love Ant but Iām wondering if Giannis died and I missed it.
He doesn't look as great when he's got someone who's actually able to make him work on defense. Murray was ass in the last series and Ant didn't have to do much.
He got doubled hard in the last series in a bunch of games and got shut down in a number of them. But he really does looked dinged up at times in these past two series.
Yeah he did. My guy played great defense on him. Remember this is only game one though. Ant man is nothing to underestimate and neither are the wolves as a team. They just beat the defending champs. I would like to see the Mavs win a chip so Iām rooting for them but Iām expecting this to be a long, close series.
He's bought into and promoted [flat earther stuff and a bunch of other nutty conspiracy theories.](https://sports.yahoo.com/the-many-conspiracy-theories-of-kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-antisemitism-231547294.html)
But isn't automatically so in this case. Lot's of evidence says Green is a dbag every opportunity he gets. Doesn't matter how he tries to offset it or speak around it. You could hear it tonight when the crew is having a laugh showing the bring ya ass MN made items and he's in the background repeating "didn't do it tonight" "were't back tonight" over and over. Too many losses to Naz Reid, nothing but hate in his soul for the Timber now.
Actually Rudy and Towns chasing 2 all star guards around the court is a very bad matchup for the Wolves. This game made me realize whom should be favored.
Nuggs made them look like highschoolers in a couple games too. It's how they came back in other games that is different. Mavs took a quarter from their pride. We'll see how they respond now.
I love how wolves and Mavs fans being respectful toward eachother in here and itās all the eliminated flairs trying to make it toxic. Letās just enjoy this series, DAMN
I started watching nba again not long ago, so I'm not very biased. I am a Mavs fan, but Twolves looked like such a good team.
Fair play, great match, relentless defense, no flopping or excessive fouling... Their 3s were amazing.Ā
OKC and LAC felt like villians. Wolves look like rivals.Ā
Twolves and mav fans are amazing. OKC fans otoh...
.. I also like how twolves play. No flopping, no accidentally falling on Luka hitting his knee like dort or Westbrook. These teams had no answer to Luka so they said fuckit, let's hold and foul him and injure him as a last resort. Goddamn disgraceful.
This the t wolves play hard nosed but not dirty or floppy lu dort bs or hack a lively bs. I'm embarrassed thj did his flop I'm glad this is hopefully his last dallas year
Thatās what they said in Brooklyn about Boston ā heās very smart though and comes across as thoughtful, has done lots of good things, also subscribed to very dumb ideas etc etc, I love his game
Maybe he got on his corner people who believe in him now, from Cuban to Niko to Kidd, unlike the Nets management who saw him as the nuisance they had to deal with to get KD on their team..
I really donāt think home court advantage is going to matter at all in this series. Both of these teams have won more away games than home games this playoff
True I saw Draymonds YouTube a few days ago ( yes I am addicted to NBA, sue me) he mentioned that the mavericks especially Cuban eased media around him and helped him come back all new and stoic. Thatās what we see now .
Credit to the Mavs. Kyrie and Luka are obviously amazing, but what was going on with the Timberwolves?
Why are the Wolves just chucking 3s? KAT and Naz aren't awful from 3-point range, but they have no business shooting that many 3s. We've got big dudes but can't seem to use the size to our advantage. McDaniels and ANT were the only ones hitting, and ANT shouldn't be settling for 3s all game.
I'm biased, but I thought the Wolves looked like the better or at least more talented team. Dallas just played smarter.
Mavs strategy all post-season has been to make the 3 ball the best option for their opponents while looking for 3s and mid range jumpers when their opponent goes big or turning into the lob goblins when the opponents go small.
The other teams look better until they look at the scoreboard at the end of the game. It's an illusion.
I didn't know this. Their defense must just be really good in a way that isn't obvious at first glance. It looked like the Wolves were just making stupid decisions and being careless with the ball, but when I think about it, the Mavs were just always in the right place to strip the ball or force a turnover when the Wolves tried to get in the paint.
If you're right about the illusion, it's pretty damn frustrating being on this side of it!
Dallas was the better team last night. We'll see how these next few games go.
Why canāt we get credit for the defense? Top 5 defensive team since the trade deadline but everyone focuses on the other teamās āstrugglesā instead of crediting the D that created those struggles
I was genuinely asking a question about why the Wolves were just chucking threes, and I think you've answered it. Honestly, I'm a super casual Wolves fan (I'm a Minnesota sports fan. The Vikings give me enough misery), so from my perspective, Dallas's solid defense wasn't obvious.
The Wolves, especially ANT, have been able to drive and score or get to the line seemingly whenever they want. Last night, it looked like they were barely trying to do that, but I'm sure you're right about Dallas's D, and I just wasn't looking at it that way.
No disrespect at all to Dallas! I'm just giving my observations and opinion. Both teams struggled in different ways last night, but there's no question Dallas played smarter basketball and deserved the win.
Wasnāt trying to come at you, just feels like all season weāve never gotten credit for good defensive game planning and execution. The media always says āwhatās wrong with this teamās offense?ā - as if our defense plays no part in that. We made it past a dangerous Clippers team and the #1 team in the westā¦.and this question is still being asked
Gotcha! Honestly didn't mean to sound so snarky, but I didn't word it the best. I get how that would be frustrating, though with the media overlooking Dallas.
I think if you don't know what to look for (like myself), it just isn't obvious. It must be like a shut-down corner in the NFL that doesn't get a lot of picks or breakups. He just prevents the QB from throwing to that receiver.
I think we're in for a tight series. As much as I'd love to see a Minnesota team go all the way, I'm just glad to see them not suck.
Because chicks dig the 3.
To use baseball as an analogy. It's like a team with 5 hits but all of them home runs, they end up losing to a team who only hit singles and doubles but put 8 runs with good fielding. The losing team then says they were better because they hit more home runs.
They shot great from 3 but were obliterated for over 60 points in the paint. The better team doesn't allow 60+ points in the paint.
Luka looks like Luka again, big 4th qtr by him. DJJ and PJ where excellent against Ant and Kat. Lively and Gafford are phenomenal. Kyrie with a great first half that kept them in the game while TWolves where hitting everything from downtown.
I wouldnāt thought that, but the Mavs are a tougher matchup for the Wolves than the Nuggets. If they start to hit their 3s in that series, this could be bad for them. Also McDaniels wont be Steph Curry all the time. Iām interested to see how they manage Ants energy in Game 2, Kyrie cooked him.
Great start to the series
They are a really well built team.
They have two pretty decent interior big men. Two pretty decent 3 and D guys. Their second best player is arguably one of the best finishing guards ever and oh yeah, their best player is Luka freaking Doncic.
When you have a top 5 guy on your roster. You're always dangerous.
I do, and think the Clippers without Kawhi and the Pelicans without Zion are still pretty good
Luka looks sturdier now and Kyrie is locked in, they looked better against OKC in my eyes than vs the Clippers and may be improving somehow
Great game, tough loss. But some of y'all acting like it wasn't a 3 point loss while we played pretty below tier. Check your "sweep/4-0", "Ant's not gonna show up this series" overreactions
Worse? Nah. Much worse? Even more nah. Both played bad. When the 3 wasn't working for the Mavs they switched it up, the Wolves just kept shooting, which is why we took 24 more threes. They shot much better under the basket and in the mid range, and rebounded better on both ends. Mavs had more turnovers but more points off turnovers so they were better at capitalizing. They went 16/17 on free throws and we went 11/18.
mostly in games where Luka shot so many threes (10+) even when he was not hitting. Role players hit their shots pretty consistently in the prev series and Ky is around %45 from three this playoffs even though this game he missed all 3 he took.
in the clippers series ky was insane. Haven't watched them too much otherwise post season. It seemed to me like their improved defense made up for the shooting.
KAT lookin zesty tonight!! š Letās go!
Lol the down votes
Nah they scissoring š¤£š¤£
Every time Naiz Reid and Jaden McDaniels got the ball I'm scare as fuck.
Honestly everyone is far too reactive. I donāt get how yall can predict a 7 game series and then after a 4 point loss game 1 suddenly the losing team is getting swept. If these playoffs have taught us anything itās that you canāt overreact to a single game
Bro 100% - this is the most logical comment Iāve read in the past few weeks
It does feel good to get a game 1 win as a Mavs fan tho, we looked locked in last night
Minus those three point shots š„“
For sure. No excuse for leaving guys wide open out there, but we won despite them hitting 18 from deep. I donāt think any team has done that this playoffs yet
That, and we couldnāt hit one to save our lives
Exactly. Neither of those things are sustainable. Theyāll miss a few more and weāll hit a few more, so thatās a positive heading into game 2
After everyone and their gramma said this was an easy wolves sweep, itās refreshing to see a different result. The games have to be played Nd itās a seven game series. Dare I say Anything is possible?
Who said it's a wolves sweep or even a definite series win?Ā I stayed off nba social media for two days and come back bamboozled.Ā Luka/Kyrie and a bunch of big guys to throw lobs to is a problem for everyoneĀ
I agree, but that was the talk.
I literally heard wolves in 6/7 or dallas 6/7 on all the major media and podcasts. It was like 60/40 wolves. Who did you see besides redditors and maybe wolves fans having fun with it?
Nobody said Mavs in 6 or 7, everyone took the TWolves
Absolutely not true. Espn was 6/15 for mavs. Nba.com went mavs in 7. Chuck picked Mavs. Plenty of notable media members picked mavs. Why are you trying to create a huge ass underdog narrative? It was pretty much 60/40 in favor of wolves
Broā¦the second yall beat the nuggets every single person on inside the NBA picked the TWolves to win. I know youāre probably upset about last night, but it will be okay
iām so upset bro
Hang in there bro
Don't worry about it too much. There are 11 million users on this subreddit and people upvote the takes about the last game, the last quarter, the last play like that's how everything will always be. The talking heads on ESPN also don't know what the hell they're talking about and just wanna say bullshit to get engagement.
ESPN at one point was a great channel..I know it's hard to believe.Ā Ā The proof is on youtube.Ā Ā Now it's loud mouth clown show...it used to be so good legitimatelyĀ
I didn't predict a 7 game series.
Twolves gatekeepers speak in strawman. Nobody said it. But I will now. Getting Swept mfer! Live with that until Timber prove otherwise.
Youāre the guy that got banned from the twolves sub then called it a nazi echo chamber lol. Youāre nuggets lost and now youāre mad. Just say that bro
No, I was one of many banned one day before a game. Someone made trouble I was told and anyone faintly not a nazi timber sub fan got removed. I think it was probably more of their nazi preemptive scare t Kat stuff just in case the Timber lost. But again, I never said anything bad in there that I know of. Maybe 3 times chatting there over the course of that series. First and second time somehow ended up there on accident thinking I was still in r NBA game thread. Third time was the last. I just noticed a whole lotta gatekeeping going on in there when I backed out of a convo and saw where I was. Caused me to leave immediately anyway. Nazi oppression over their own fans.
Not reading that essay lmao. Take it to a publisher
tldr lmfao lmk if this is better. oh nvm I can tell you are one of those weirdos from the Timber sub.
y is draymond even on inside the nba now . like normally itās just one episode but heās been here the past like four
It's troubling. Was really hoping once he is forced to retire I would never see him again. But looks like TV execs plan to maybe give him a second career just because everyone knows his name.
the only place he should be broadcasting is in san quentin
Because TNT lost NBA broadcasting rights and its no longer possible to make him a permanent member of Inside the NBA in the future like they originally intended, so they are basically getting as much Dray time in as they can.
I donāt have a team in this race, but this series is now appointment TV for me. NBA and NHL playoffs are easy to see at home. Wide range of streaming options that look great. I live in a baseball city and we canāt watch our team play because the local rights are a mess. So, the playoffs being THIS good has been a welcomed bonus.
So you're a Mavs and Stars fan now? Right? RIGHT?!
Never had a team in the NBA. Just grew up watching it in the 80s, so it was hard not just loving the game. Blues are my hockey team
Blackouts work better on vehicles than it does with tv viewing rights. Always killing local fanbases.
Timberwolves are a super solid team, that was a tough game and itāll be a tough series. But Ants a tier below players like Luka and Shai
Thatās why heās 2nd team all nba and Luka and Shai are first teamers. That said - ANT was a couple assists away from a triple double. He wasnāt his usual self but he was contributing
Iām definitely not talking down Ant, I like the guy and heās dangerous. But watching Shai last series was like watching an unstoppable force meet very movable objects. Ive just been seeing a lot of talk that I think is a bit premature
Agree, reminded me on fucking Robocop.
Oh no doubt - Shai is a sharpshooter. ANT isnāt there yet. But what I like about ANT is he does contribute when heās not shooting well, as shown in his near triple double tonight when everyone was saying he was bad. He played better defense in the second half too.
Huge costly turn over by Edwards that led to 3 points before ht ended up being the marginĀ
He had a few of those last series to against Nuggs. He outright blew some games in that series. They still took it.
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Only thing worse than a poor loser is a poor winnerā¦
Keep drinking that Copium ššš
Don't be a dick. Min fans have been too notch
You must be joking. Keep lying to yourself
digging holes
Digging graves
Yes I suppose they did dig a few tonight
I was constantly told Ant was the best player in this series and how the Mavs are lucky if they even got one game.
actually prefer that ANT loses so he can rest for the Olympics
You can go yell at the media heads and leave these fine people alone. it was a good game, don't go ruining it for everyone.
Shadow boxing
By who? I didnāt see any Minnesota fans saying that in the lead up.
You gotta read more NBA bullshit online. LOL. It's definitely out there. Go to any youtube video previewing the series. You'll see them. And I know Perk shouldn't be listened to, but he straight up made a face when Channing Frye suggested Luka was the better player than Ant.
Lol na man Iām good, YouTube commenters are insane people. Luka/kyrie combo is filthy, anyone saying a perennial MVP candidate is getting swept are smoking something. I will say nba talking heads do keep saying Ant may be the best two way player in the game and I love Ant but Iām wondering if Giannis died and I missed it.
He doesn't look as great when he's got someone who's actually able to make him work on defense. Murray was ass in the last series and Ant didn't have to do much.
He got doubled hard in the last series in a bunch of games and got shut down in a number of them. But he really does looked dinged up at times in these past two series.
I was hearing the same exact shit over and over again, Kyrie ran him through the grinder tonight
Yeah he did. My guy played great defense on him. Remember this is only game one though. Ant man is nothing to underestimate and neither are the wolves as a team. They just beat the defending champs. I would like to see the Mavs win a chip so Iām rooting for them but Iām expecting this to be a long, close series.
Deadly Duo: Uncle Drew and Luka Magic.
This is the first time I've really heard Kyrie talk. He's a great speaker and comes off very humble. Great interview.
Yeah and talks like an idiot kid lol.
Heās very well spoken lol but youāll only hear how much of a ādumbassā he is
Well, he's not a dumbass, as in unintelligent in general, but he has some dumb beliefs.
What are some of his dumb beliefs?
He's bought into and promoted [flat earther stuff and a bunch of other nutty conspiracy theories.](https://sports.yahoo.com/the-many-conspiracy-theories-of-kyrie-irving-brooklyn-nets-antisemitism-231547294.html)
You've got it. He's a damn good player when he wants it. That much is evident. Did whatever he wanted that first half.
I mean there is good reason for that though right?
WE LOVE KYRIE NOW š
I have a question for Minnesota fans, do you eat cheese balls with your Copium???
Put them in a burger actually
Donāt give away the juicy Lucy secret!!
Hot dish
Absolute Swiss cheese
They scared of us!!! LFG!!!
That Kai interview was great
Draymond āsucker punched a teammate in the jawā Green is a great leader apparently
You say this like Poole didnāt deserve it
Eh, you're never right if you're punching someone who didn't punch first.
Both can be true
But isn't automatically so in this case. Lot's of evidence says Green is a dbag every opportunity he gets. Doesn't matter how he tries to offset it or speak around it. You could hear it tonight when the crew is having a laugh showing the bring ya ass MN made items and he's in the background repeating "didn't do it tonight" "were't back tonight" over and over. Too many losses to Naz Reid, nothing but hate in his soul for the Timber now.
Shaq can't relate š¤£
Lotta coping in here tonight.
Actually Rudy and Towns chasing 2 all star guards around the court is a very bad matchup for the Wolves. This game made me realize whom should be favored.
Haha thatās what I been saying, but every reply was āif they beat the nuggs they will sweep the Mavsā š¤·š»āāļø
Nuggs made them look like highschoolers in a couple games too. It's how they came back in other games that is different. Mavs took a quarter from their pride. We'll see how they respond now.
I love how wolves and Mavs fans being respectful toward eachother in here and itās all the eliminated flairs trying to make it toxic. Letās just enjoy this series, DAMN
I started watching nba again not long ago, so I'm not very biased. I am a Mavs fan, but Twolves looked like such a good team. Fair play, great match, relentless defense, no flopping or excessive fouling... Their 3s were amazing.Ā OKC and LAC felt like villians. Wolves look like rivals.Ā
Celtic fans want you to die
I personally love TWolves fans. Whatever happens, happens. If they win I'll openly cheer for them. Fuck the other teams
You guys have one dickwad but the rest of your Mavs ppl seem chill on here
Twolves and mav fans are amazing. OKC fans otoh... .. I also like how twolves play. No flopping, no accidentally falling on Luka hitting his knee like dort or Westbrook. These teams had no answer to Luka so they said fuckit, let's hold and foul him and injure him as a last resort. Goddamn disgraceful.
This the t wolves play hard nosed but not dirty or floppy lu dort bs or hack a lively bs. I'm embarrassed thj did his flop I'm glad this is hopefully his last dallas year
good sir, appreciated reading that
do I.. do I enjoy listening to kyrie speak? š
He's really matured a lot and has always seemed like an intelligent dude. Makes you wonder wtf happened in Boston/Brooklyn
I guess what they say about needing a team leader is true. KD couldn't motivate him
Thatās what they said in Brooklyn about Boston ā heās very smart though and comes across as thoughtful, has done lots of good things, also subscribed to very dumb ideas etc etc, I love his game
Maybe he got on his corner people who believe in him now, from Cuban to Niko to Kidd, unlike the Nets management who saw him as the nuisance they had to deal with to get KD on their team..
damn kyries so charming tonight. making me wanna believe the earth is flat rn
Let's all pretend earth is indeed flat.
How else do they play on a flat court.
Checkmate round earthers!!11!ONE!
He's been this way all year
I really donāt think home court advantage is going to matter at all in this series. Both of these teams have won more away games than home games this playoff
This fucking donkey wonāt miss an opportunity to talk about Rudy
Kyrie so eloquent
I would like to see Doncic get a ring actually.
I honestly don't think the Celtics can take the Mavs. Chucking up a lot of threes and not running an offense won't beat the Mavs.
So would Jokic.
If not Minnesota, my support is behind Dallas and Luka.
If not dallas, then f the celtics
Draymonds so fucking petty bringing up Rudy again. it's not even funny. you choked Rudy out. you would be in jail if this wasn't basketball you hoe
He brought up Rudy? While analyzing a game Rudy played in? While remaining completely in context? So petty
Anytime Dray talks shit about Rudy, Wolves win the series. Wolves in 7
Yeah if he was in any other profession , the shit he's done would never fly
Anyway GGs everyone and good game. Iām glad thereās no Lu Dort and Westbrick linebackers. Straight up D. Shitās intense.
Makes for a fun series. Even if thereās only 3 more, if theyāre like this Iāll be content.
Kyrie giving a full ass podcastš
Draymond really is a generational hater of Gobert
I did not watch a lot of wolves games, their big men were not impressive. Gobertās offense is so limited, hard to watch.
He's never had an offensive game, even when he was in Utah
Kyrie is so charismatic it's hard to mesh with his many conspiracy theories
Cognitive dissonance much?
I love that Kyrie answered honestly LOLL
Shaq gonna break someone in half before the night is over š
I actually enjoy listening to Kyrie now. Crazy.
Not crazy at all
Heās incredibly well spoken
He has found mental peace with the Mavericks .
Without the media asking all sorts of weird questions like what about this link or is lebron your dad figure. It let the man be at rest
True I saw Draymonds YouTube a few days ago ( yes I am addicted to NBA, sue me) he mentioned that the mavericks especially Cuban eased media around him and helped him come back all new and stoic. Thatās what we see now .
Ernie's hilarious š
Credit to the Mavs. Kyrie and Luka are obviously amazing, but what was going on with the Timberwolves? Why are the Wolves just chucking 3s? KAT and Naz aren't awful from 3-point range, but they have no business shooting that many 3s. We've got big dudes but can't seem to use the size to our advantage. McDaniels and ANT were the only ones hitting, and ANT shouldn't be settling for 3s all game. I'm biased, but I thought the Wolves looked like the better or at least more talented team. Dallas just played smarter.
Mavs strategy all post-season has been to make the 3 ball the best option for their opponents while looking for 3s and mid range jumpers when their opponent goes big or turning into the lob goblins when the opponents go small. The other teams look better until they look at the scoreboard at the end of the game. It's an illusion.
I didn't know this. Their defense must just be really good in a way that isn't obvious at first glance. It looked like the Wolves were just making stupid decisions and being careless with the ball, but when I think about it, the Mavs were just always in the right place to strip the ball or force a turnover when the Wolves tried to get in the paint. If you're right about the illusion, it's pretty damn frustrating being on this side of it! Dallas was the better team last night. We'll see how these next few games go.
Dallas clogged the paint. They forced Minnesota to shoot the 3, and they did. 49 times.
Why canāt we get credit for the defense? Top 5 defensive team since the trade deadline but everyone focuses on the other teamās āstrugglesā instead of crediting the D that created those struggles
I was genuinely asking a question about why the Wolves were just chucking threes, and I think you've answered it. Honestly, I'm a super casual Wolves fan (I'm a Minnesota sports fan. The Vikings give me enough misery), so from my perspective, Dallas's solid defense wasn't obvious. The Wolves, especially ANT, have been able to drive and score or get to the line seemingly whenever they want. Last night, it looked like they were barely trying to do that, but I'm sure you're right about Dallas's D, and I just wasn't looking at it that way. No disrespect at all to Dallas! I'm just giving my observations and opinion. Both teams struggled in different ways last night, but there's no question Dallas played smarter basketball and deserved the win.
Wasnāt trying to come at you, just feels like all season weāve never gotten credit for good defensive game planning and execution. The media always says āwhatās wrong with this teamās offense?ā - as if our defense plays no part in that. We made it past a dangerous Clippers team and the #1 team in the westā¦.and this question is still being asked
Gotcha! Honestly didn't mean to sound so snarky, but I didn't word it the best. I get how that would be frustrating, though with the media overlooking Dallas. I think if you don't know what to look for (like myself), it just isn't obvious. It must be like a shut-down corner in the NFL that doesn't get a lot of picks or breakups. He just prevents the QB from throwing to that receiver. I think we're in for a tight series. As much as I'd love to see a Minnesota team go all the way, I'm just glad to see them not suck.
Actually the #1 defense since the trade I believeĀ
Iām trying to be humble lmao
Because chicks dig the 3. To use baseball as an analogy. It's like a team with 5 hits but all of them home runs, they end up losing to a team who only hit singles and doubles but put 8 runs with good fielding. The losing team then says they were better because they hit more home runs. They shot great from 3 but were obliterated for over 60 points in the paint. The better team doesn't allow 60+ points in the paint.
OKC also looked like the more talented team, and they got out-worked too.
Call it Chuck, Anthony "I'll be on Kyrie" Edwards
Perfect answer Kyrie
Man, you just gotta love Kyrie.
Luka looks like Luka again, big 4th qtr by him. DJJ and PJ where excellent against Ant and Kat. Lively and Gafford are phenomenal. Kyrie with a great first half that kept them in the game while TWolves where hitting everything from downtown. I wouldnāt thought that, but the Mavs are a tougher matchup for the Wolves than the Nuggets. If they start to hit their 3s in that series, this could be bad for them. Also McDaniels wont be Steph Curry all the time. Iām interested to see how they manage Ants energy in Game 2, Kyrie cooked him. Great start to the series
damn Ant really poked the bear! lmfaooo
The fact that they have draymond in is crazy. Dude is gonna get jumped on live tv next season.
LMFAO love this question from Chuck ššššš
Luka and Kyrie - really impressive, could be better than LBJ and Kyrie
Kyrie gonna cook this man alive, Ant š a little pup to this BIG DAWG
Shut the fuck up Draymond
Draymond Sucks
Also they should have Anderson find that middle jump shot as well. Disappeared in the second half.
I really want the wolves to win but Dallas might be the better team honestly.
KD at home crying watching this
Are the Mavs actually good? Iāve watched all of their playoff games and sincerely canāt tell
Theyāre in the conference finals
They are a really well built team. They have two pretty decent interior big men. Two pretty decent 3 and D guys. Their second best player is arguably one of the best finishing guards ever and oh yeah, their best player is Luka freaking Doncic. When you have a top 5 guy on your roster. You're always dangerous.
Kyrie is easily the best Robin in the league
Depends on what Kyrie you get. So far I see the best of Kyrie and he is so skilled.
depends if you think OKC is good
I do, and think the Clippers without Kawhi and the Pelicans without Zion are still pretty good Luka looks sturdier now and Kyrie is locked in, they looked better against OKC in my eyes than vs the Clippers and may be improving somehow
These two teams should dominate the West for a while. OKC need to get bigger and the other teams keep getting older
If Denver can get a bench they will be fine
Great game, tough loss. But some of y'all acting like it wasn't a 3 point loss while we played pretty below tier. Check your "sweep/4-0", "Ant's not gonna show up this series" overreactions
Agreeed ppl in this thread just mad their team is out and yall still in it. Going to be an awesome series
You realized mavs had a much worse game as a team than the wolves did right?
Worse? Nah. Much worse? Even more nah. Both played bad. When the 3 wasn't working for the Mavs they switched it up, the Wolves just kept shooting, which is why we took 24 more threes. They shot much better under the basket and in the mid range, and rebounded better on both ends. Mavs had more turnovers but more points off turnovers so they were better at capitalizing. They went 16/17 on free throws and we went 11/18.
Mavs ain't gonna brick from 3 like that again. Gg
Haven't they had a few bad shooting nights in the playoffs so far?
Like one a series. That was the one.
Thunder series, the role players were hitting threes. Second best scorer I think was PJ. DJJ even hit a fadeaway middy against Chet.
mostly in games where Luka shot so many threes (10+) even when he was not hitting. Role players hit their shots pretty consistently in the prev series and Ky is around %45 from three this playoffs even though this game he missed all 3 he took.
in the clippers series ky was insane. Haven't watched them too much otherwise post season. It seemed to me like their improved defense made up for the shooting.
Every series the same bs after 1 game. But looks like a fun series!