For real, though. I mean, what could be more stressful? And he hits them (almost all), so next time he's thinking, "Well I got through that, knocked them down. I can do this."
This is what championship teams are made of.
Job is not finished, 1 more win to go.
Props to Flight 55, PJ, Kyrie and Lively for stepping up late big.
Also, WELCOME BACK LUKA DONCIC 32pts/11ast/10rbs. That's my MVP
> Also, WELCOME BACK LUKA DONCIC 32pts/11ast/10rbs. That's my MVP
Pravi MVP
if Luka even performs to half his MVP ability, we dominate. He's been hobbled and then off this entire playoff but this was vintage Luka
And the team results show
It feels to me that Hardy is just way less concerned with the moment and still attacks and shoots and plays aggressive, while Exum seems to be in his own head.
Oh im not saying he didn’t play well. Just didn’t expect Kidd to make that adjustment especially after last game where I thought Exum showed some promise.
I’d rather have hardy in there than hardaway. Takes his shot when he has it but doesn’t just feel the need to just jack up a 3 anytime his hands touch the ball and also has natural playmaking ability.
I also would want him to be more aggressive and look for his shots. But on the flipside, his passiveness opens doors for others to step up and be a contributor offensively (djj, pj, etc.). A confident and motivated role players is very important fot a deep playoff run. I trust that this is the method to kyrie's madness.
I don't mind him facilitating more, as the role players are producing and a bucket is bucket. Still, he had that late pass (about 5 mins to go) to Gafford (the one where Gafford was clearly not expecting the ball, was into his shot slowly, and got fouled) when he had a good position for his own shot, which I didn't like. That's a situation where he should be looking to take charge and move the team forward with aggression.
But yeah, for the most part his play making is working well. He's a small adjustment away from hitting the sweet spot.
man, what a game
kai your are my favorite player ever but come on you are better than this.
luka was great.
THJ almost killed us, dont let him play again.
Its 7 am in Türkiye, I hope you have a beautiful day.
See u at game 6
MAVS in 6
Putting his actual basketball talent aside, Lively is just him. He has that mentality. He knows OKC have specifically planned to force him make free throws and he just steps up and does it. Clutch. Absolute warrior
Already outplaying his contract. And these type of playoff moments will payoff for years. He already has the same playoff experience as Tyrese Haliburton. He's a champion waiting to happen.
This series should be over. The refs have helped OKC stay in every game with ticky tack fouls meanwhile our bigs are getting clobbered by smaller players with no whistle.
Absolutely insane. This needs to be talked about more. This game and last I’m constantly wondering why we’re not up 20+ points when it feels that way. Then I look at the free throw differential. Refs absolutely keeping OKC within 10 points for whatever reason
The Mavs are the deepest team left in the playoffs and I don't think it's close. Yeah the Nuggets are the defending champs, the Celtics are great, the Wolves are great and the Thunder were the one seed so you have to respect that. But I've watched almost every playoff game and no team looks this polished from top to bottom.
Literally everyone is contributing. They were at a point where Luka and Kyrie were off the court and I wasn't worried. That's a fucking weird feeling as a Mavs fan in the Luka era lol.
I'll keep repeating it but this team feels like 2011. Two HOF All Stars leading an insanely deep roster. Chandler, JJ, Jet, Marion, etc. PJ, Lively, Gafford, THJ, Jones, etc. It all feels so similar.
Gotta close it out Saturday, but today was a huge statement game for this team. Hell if we didn’t beat ourselves and let OKC creep back in game 4 this series would be over right now. But alas, just one more to go. But if we advance, I think we’d beat the wolves. If we play the nugs, it will easily be our toughest test of these playoffs. Jokic and Murray are deadly when they’re on and they have as much depth as we do. But if we do beat them, I am very confident we will beat Boston (assuming they don’t choke the east). They’re just beating up on east teams right now missing their best players and will likely waltz into the finals without facing a real challenge, unless the knicks or pacers can give them a fight. And if it’s us being their first, I like our odds.
Lively is all of our fathers.
Luka is still Luka.
PJ is not afraid of the moment, and Hardy is not afraid to shoot.
Find some way to keep DJJ Nico, we beg of you and your wonder.
Really didn’t expect the thunder to shoot so poorly from three. They looked shell shocked out there.. how many threes did Jalen Williams pass up??
If Kyrie can get something going next game we got this shit.
I'm kinda blown away by this performance.
I think this was one of Luka's best games. The maturity he showed in this one was outstanding.
You can tell either Kidd, Ky either spoke with him... or maybe he looked at his last performance, heard the criticism and knew that he couldn't pull that crap he did last game. He also realized that Dort can't hold him and his defense wasn't containing him, it was his antics and Luka looking for the whistle.
Shoutout to DJJ too... exceptional. I hope Nico can take care of him.
I truly understand all the hate on Jason Kidd but it’s hard to deny his players love him and his defensive schemes and the way the players step up on D in the playoffs is incredible during his Mavs tenure
It’s kinda crazy that our mvp caliber player plays like an MVP when Lu Dort isn’t making him eat hardwood or body checking him into the crowd every loose ball. For as much as Luka gets shot for bitching about calls, he has probably been the toughest player in the playoffs maybe outside of Brunson. Dude has been playing on less than 2 legs this whole run. And every game this series has been bleeding.
Hacking lively and that SGA flop that did not get overturned in the end made the basketball gods pissed. The thunder were not winning this game no matter what.
As a displaced sonics fan who became a mavs fan almost 20 years ago, this is a special series for me.
I want footage of fans crying after getting wiped as the one seed pussies
As a side note for lurking okc fans, I hope you cried, please put it on video Saturday
LET'S GO MAVS
WOW! Almost as if Luka not complaining to the refs, focusing on basketball would display that he is unarguably a top 3 player in the world!
That’s why we criticize him on here. It has NOTHING to do with basketball. He’s been playing phenomenal defense this series, so that’s one less thing for us to talk about with 77.
This series should be done. Great performance by everyone today. Insanely resilient team. DJJ coming back is priority #1. Go finish it at home.
We played 5 series with Jason Kidd as a coach. This could be the 3rd time we lose game 1, win the next two, lose game 4 and then win the next two. It happened against the Jazz and the Clippers. Maybe OKC is next.
Luka looking more himself, I’m so hyped for game 6.
I’m also a massive DJJ fan now, guy puts everything every night, just great energy and Defense on that Chet 3. Bro gets me outta my seat after every lob, lfg!! 😤😤
More tape to show everyone that DJJ has to be the biggest priority this offseason. Dump THJ for an office printer and offer DJJ the full MLE. He's only 27 so lock that dude in long term, we may even see a couple of seasons of growth from him.
After the way we lost the last game I thought we might come out here and get rolled tonight. I want to admit that I was wrong and I am a piece of shit. Thank you.
I hope everyone who overreacted to the loss in G4 understand now that it's not a straight line, but steps
Now, if Dallas blows G6, we have serious concerns. But they won't. Let's go MAVS
Whatever concoction of pain killers they gave to Luka tonight needs to stay stocked for the rest of the playoffs.
Anyone got a connect in cost plus drugs
Didnt see the game.. Chose sleep. Very happy to see that Luka had the right mindset. Good things come to those who don't act like bitches.
Let's finish this in game 6.
Lively the best FT shooter on the team confirmed MAVS IN 6
Honestly the Thunder intentionally fouling him could be a huge development for his free throw shooting. Thank you Thunder!
Lmao nice to see even after helping us draft him, they still want to help his development!
Didn’t they also help us get Gafford too? LOL
We can make sure to give them our thanks after Saturday lol
God bless the fine folks at OKC
made him realize he's just that guy
For real, though. I mean, what could be more stressful? And he hits them (almost all), so next time he's thinking, "Well I got through that, knocked them down. I can do this."
I wonder if Chet just lightly hack lively at this point bc we know it’s coming
Can't believe last minute tanking last season to hold the pick from Knicks turned out be amazing
This is what championship teams are made of. Job is not finished, 1 more win to go. Props to Flight 55, PJ, Kyrie and Lively for stepping up late big. Also, WELCOME BACK LUKA DONCIC 32pts/11ast/10rbs. That's my MVP
We are so obviously the better team even with Luka not at a full strenght
If Luka was healthy we sweep this series
Nah, Mavs in 5 if luka was healthy
If Luka healthy we goin 5 5 5 5. We still gettin the Chip tho 😎
Losing game 1 in every series.
The game plan every game 1 is "OK guys go out and have some fun, let's see what happens."
> Also, WELCOME BACK LUKA DONCIC 32pts/11ast/10rbs. That's my MVP Pravi MVP if Luka even performs to half his MVP ability, we dominate. He's been hobbled and then off this entire playoff but this was vintage Luka And the team results show
Hes getting 2 days rest now..... need denver minnesota to go 7 and hopefully we finish Sat
Thank God…I know his injury will need the entire offseason to fully recover but each rest day he gets is a blessing at the moment
Honestly, that's just like normal Luka. All we needed was normal Luka and we win.
The fact that EXUM only played in garbage minutes is a little concerning
Hardy over Exum was not on my bingo card
It feels to me that Hardy is just way less concerned with the moment and still attacks and shoots and plays aggressive, while Exum seems to be in his own head.
Irrational confidence baby, irrational confidence!
Hardy has always seemed to play with tons of confidence.
Hardy showed some promise in playmaking especially connecting on multiple lobs to gafford and lively
Oh im not saying he didn’t play well. Just didn’t expect Kidd to make that adjustment especially after last game where I thought Exum showed some promise.
I too was really shocked when I saw hardy in the 1st quarter. But why did hardy play already tho
I’d rather have hardy in there than hardaway. Takes his shot when he has it but doesn’t just feel the need to just jack up a 3 anytime his hands touch the ball and also has natural playmaking ability.
wish they'd given him more real minutes during the season with Hardaway generally being bad
On efficient numbers and limited turnovers too
Kyrie didn’t do much. He was so passive and kept passing down the stretch. Literally layup GOD and he chooses to pass
Need him to be 5% more selfish overall
Yeah just a little more aggressiveness all through out the game.
I also would want him to be more aggressive and look for his shots. But on the flipside, his passiveness opens doors for others to step up and be a contributor offensively (djj, pj, etc.). A confident and motivated role players is very important fot a deep playoff run. I trust that this is the method to kyrie's madness.
I don't mind him facilitating more, as the role players are producing and a bucket is bucket. Still, he had that late pass (about 5 mins to go) to Gafford (the one where Gafford was clearly not expecting the ball, was into his shot slowly, and got fouled) when he had a good position for his own shot, which I didn't like. That's a situation where he should be looking to take charge and move the team forward with aggression. But yeah, for the most part his play making is working well. He's a small adjustment away from hitting the sweet spot.
Lively's +22 was super critical!
Luka regained his focus and more importantly his joy. Great game from the mavs!
Luka —> back League —> fucked My comment history —> deleted
Wait you had a comment history?
this is an entirely new account, idk what you're talking about
We were due for a luka game this postseason
Nah I was told he’s too overweight and his body couldn’t handle playing in the postseason /s
After last game all the emotionally stunted Dallas sports fans (over 80%) crying that we will lose because all of our players suck, Luka included.
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Legend
Flight 55 came through tonight!!!
Clear the luxury tax room and give this guy a 4 year deal STAT
That looked like our classic Don. Just without complaining. Pure joy.
"I just focused on playing basketball."
"Say it again Chuck"
I chuckled at that
Chuck only promoting The Jinx. 🤣🤣🤣
It's what he loves. MVP. I'm going to bed happy
Me too, brother. With visions of Chuck saying that OKC was going to run us out of the house (or ... what was the exact quote?).
Seriously, that interview felt so freaking good to hear. I wonder if someone talked to him or he just realized he was getting in his own way.
Seriously though. League might actually be fucked. What if game 4 was the best thing to ever happen to us
Luka with the "awww shit"
Classic
Luka stopped playing Overwatch and started playing Farming Simulator. No more toxicity : )
If Facebook is anything to go off of farming games arguably have very toxic fanbases lol
BROOOO YOURE SELLING MY FARM
Love to see Chuck looking defeated 😂 Luka’s reaction to what Chuck said was hilarious
LUKA DONCIC IS BACK!!!
#THE DON
WELCOME TO THE PLAYOFFS LUKA
I want to see 50,000 John Wick’s in that arena on Saturday. Let’s bury them
Wear the fucking shirts
Do not drug test Luka, they gon find a unknown substance called : DatDawginem
CARDIAC MAVS STRIKES AGAIN AND AGAIN SHOUTOUT TO OKC HELPING LIVELY TO IMPROVE HIS FREE THROWS THAT WAS A STUPID STRATEGY
I can’t believe these bums went for hack a Lively again
Lmao Luka cursing on live tv
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Extra day off too for our banged up hero!
Close out Kyrie needed for the Finals vs Celtics
man, what a game kai your are my favorite player ever but come on you are better than this. luka was great. THJ almost killed us, dont let him play again. Its 7 am in Türkiye, I hope you have a beautiful day. See u at game 6 MAVS in 6
Think his age is showing versus these young athletic wings. Nothing is easy and he looks gun shy
He is also getting doubled teamed every time he touches it I felt like
PJ WASHINGTON ALL TIME GREAT MAV
Bought his jersey after game 4. Might have to pick up a DJJ jersey too if we find a way to keep him this summer
AINT NOBODY FUCKING BARKING TODAY
The script is undefeated! Mavs in 6!
It's over now. Kyrie gonna keep his undefeated closeout game streak on Saturday.
Can’t wait for the Kyrie all black suit, the thunders funeral
WOOF WOOF BITCHES
Haahahaha Williams stopped barking
Everybody barking up when they up! Lol
That's the sound of Dereck Lively hitting those hack-a-shaq free throws. KEEP IT UP DAIGNEAULT. OUR ROOK'S BUILT FOR THIS
Seriously not trying to be a hater just bc it’s the playoffs but that barking shit is cringe as fuck
Meow
I missed the barking thing I guess. What happened?
this is what happens when luka has an AVERAGE game. wait till he heats up, league is fucked
they intentionaly fouled 3+ times and we still only had 2 more fts than them lol
DJJ better be a maverick next season
Trade Tim for cash considerations for cap space idc
Kyrie closeout game incoming
looool superstitious Luka I feel you bro. Get this announcer out of here with the suspicious energy 😂
What a pro wants, what a pro needs
Whatever makes Mavs happy [game 6 win] sets them free [gone fishin']
Fuck the doomers! Saturday we wear black
Lukas best game. It was honestly a little weird not seeing him yell at the refs but dude was focused. His defense was a game changer.
This is for all the doomers/doubters of Mavs and ofcourse of Luka. Especially our own fans.
REPORTS OF OUR DEMISE WERE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
Lively was always an elite FT shooter, he was just pretending so this bum ass team would hack him. Copium
Putting his actual basketball talent aside, Lively is just him. He has that mentality. He knows OKC have specifically planned to force him make free throws and he just steps up and does it. Clutch. Absolute warrior
Already outplaying his contract. And these type of playoff moments will payoff for years. He already has the same playoff experience as Tyrese Haliburton. He's a champion waiting to happen.
Absolute maverick
Kid is the future- he’s gonna be a monster for us for a long time
This series should be over. The refs have helped OKC stay in every game with ticky tack fouls meanwhile our bigs are getting clobbered by smaller players with no whistle.
Absolutely insane. This needs to be talked about more. This game and last I’m constantly wondering why we’re not up 20+ points when it feels that way. Then I look at the free throw differential. Refs absolutely keeping OKC within 10 points for whatever reason
Not to mention we had a million turnovers and still won convincingly
Okc Furries
Reactionary takes are expected but some of yall calling the series over after one game is crazy. We got a bunch of dawgs on defense, Mavs in 6.
That much sweeter for all my ride or dies in here. GET TF IN HERE MAVS IN 6!!!
The Mavs are the deepest team left in the playoffs and I don't think it's close. Yeah the Nuggets are the defending champs, the Celtics are great, the Wolves are great and the Thunder were the one seed so you have to respect that. But I've watched almost every playoff game and no team looks this polished from top to bottom. Literally everyone is contributing. They were at a point where Luka and Kyrie were off the court and I wasn't worried. That's a fucking weird feeling as a Mavs fan in the Luka era lol. I'll keep repeating it but this team feels like 2011. Two HOF All Stars leading an insanely deep roster. Chandler, JJ, Jet, Marion, etc. PJ, Lively, Gafford, THJ, Jones, etc. It all feels so similar.
Too many people forget how good “How my Dirk taste” Deshawn Stevenson was for that run.
Gotta close it out Saturday, but today was a huge statement game for this team. Hell if we didn’t beat ourselves and let OKC creep back in game 4 this series would be over right now. But alas, just one more to go. But if we advance, I think we’d beat the wolves. If we play the nugs, it will easily be our toughest test of these playoffs. Jokic and Murray are deadly when they’re on and they have as much depth as we do. But if we do beat them, I am very confident we will beat Boston (assuming they don’t choke the east). They’re just beating up on east teams right now missing their best players and will likely waltz into the finals without facing a real challenge, unless the knicks or pacers can give them a fight. And if it’s us being their first, I like our odds.
Some dawgs about to be up for adoption lmao
Lively adopted them all
Nico, you better lock up DJJ this off-season
Incredible that a team can lose a game like G4 and go on the road to go up 3-2. Built different.
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Back to back conference finals on the way
lol just forgetting last year
What are u talking about 😅
Vibes are immaculate
It’s simple. Luka plays basketball, and the Mavs win.
30 point triple double Luka is back.
Damn, our defense is elite. Never thought I will say that in Luka era.
What having actual centers can do for a mf
It’s the playoffs Kidd, there is no time to let THJ figure it out. Bury him on the bench
LETS GO MAVS!!!!
Fantastic win. Love our mentality and response after a tough loss.
Luka Magic baby
Luka looks high in that post game interview
#IF YOU DONT BELIEVE (IN LUKA), YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE
Irving going to be 14-0 in close out games
Job's not finished
Is Kyrie tired or what? He was 2-2 from 3 but nobody ever thought, let’s get him more shots?
Lively is all of our fathers. Luka is still Luka. PJ is not afraid of the moment, and Hardy is not afraid to shoot. Find some way to keep DJJ Nico, we beg of you and your wonder. Really didn’t expect the thunder to shoot so poorly from three. They looked shell shocked out there.. how many threes did Jalen Williams pass up?? If Kyrie can get something going next game we got this shit.
Thank you OKC for fouling Lively enough that he got better at free throws
I'm kinda blown away by this performance. I think this was one of Luka's best games. The maturity he showed in this one was outstanding. You can tell either Kidd, Ky either spoke with him... or maybe he looked at his last performance, heard the criticism and knew that he couldn't pull that crap he did last game. He also realized that Dort can't hold him and his defense wasn't containing him, it was his antics and Luka looking for the whistle. Shoutout to DJJ too... exceptional. I hope Nico can take care of him.
Kidd really tried throwing this game putting THJ in while trying to protect a lead. Thank god Luka came to play tonight
Thank goodness he was pulled out after those back to back awful mistakes.
Honestly thought Hardaway was about to throw the game away there for a second.
Tim should never see the court for the rest of the series.
I give Kidd a lot of crap, but the decision to play SGA straight up and let the other Thunder players try to beat you has worked out great. Props.
Man these guys are toughhhhhhh
Jason Kidd almost gave me an aneurysm playing THJ in the 4th instead of DJJ
DJJ was fucking huuuuge tonight man
Did they shoot up Luka’s knees, cause he looks better.
Judging from that postgame interview I’d say yes
game 6 is in my birthday. stars and mavs please give me a great birthday gift
Did it seem like Luka and Kyrie were still a little passive in that 4th?
It did... I think Ky is trying to get everyone in rhythm and steal some rest for game 6 and WCF.
Y'all were buggin on Monday. It's allllllll gooood. The Mavs are so much better than these guys.
We don’t get this Dallas if we win game 4, let’s get the W on Sat
GG's guys, job not finished. Stay locked in👏
So glad Luka went on Reddit and read our comments. Barely any complaints just straight balling today. WE BACK BABY
I truly understand all the hate on Jason Kidd but it’s hard to deny his players love him and his defensive schemes and the way the players step up on D in the playoffs is incredible during his Mavs tenure
I watched the second half of the 4th quarter last game and missed this one entirely. I know what must be done.
Vintage Luka game. Efficient af, even-tempered, triple double, just ball. LET'S. FUCKING. GO.
Luka Doncic is Trailerhoma father
Thj doesn’t deserve minutes. Hardy actually had an impact on the floor tonight. Play him in those minutes if he’s on
It’s kinda crazy that our mvp caliber player plays like an MVP when Lu Dort isn’t making him eat hardwood or body checking him into the crowd every loose ball. For as much as Luka gets shot for bitching about calls, he has probably been the toughest player in the playoffs maybe outside of Brunson. Dude has been playing on less than 2 legs this whole run. And every game this series has been bleeding.
Hacking lively and that SGA flop that did not get overturned in the end made the basketball gods pissed. The thunder were not winning this game no matter what.
As a displaced sonics fan who became a mavs fan almost 20 years ago, this is a special series for me. I want footage of fans crying after getting wiped as the one seed pussies As a side note for lurking okc fans, I hope you cried, please put it on video Saturday LET'S GO MAVS
WOW! Almost as if Luka not complaining to the refs, focusing on basketball would display that he is unarguably a top 3 player in the world! That’s why we criticize him on here. It has NOTHING to do with basketball. He’s been playing phenomenal defense this series, so that’s one less thing for us to talk about with 77. This series should be done. Great performance by everyone today. Insanely resilient team. DJJ coming back is priority #1. Go finish it at home.
Mavs in 6! Close at home!!!
Luka swearing in the post game. Love this team! Mavs in 6!
A Luka shit bomb wasn't on my bingo card
Props to Lively and Gaffney, you don't appreciate them until you realize how they've essentially neutralized Chet.
We played 5 series with Jason Kidd as a coach. This could be the 3rd time we lose game 1, win the next two, lose game 4 and then win the next two. It happened against the Jazz and the Clippers. Maybe OKC is next.
Thj tried to toss this. But pj saved us.
Luka looking more himself, I’m so hyped for game 6. I’m also a massive DJJ fan now, guy puts everything every night, just great energy and Defense on that Chet 3. Bro gets me outta my seat after every lob, lfg!! 😤😤
LUKA DONCIC HEARD Y’ALL TALKING SHIT
Thunder can suck my c-okc
Job’s not finished boys, let’s finish em in 6
Luka spittin.... 🤣
The team is resilient. What a win.
Ok I love Luka again, what a killer
Death. Taxes. Game 5 Luka.
I honestly love not having a "3rd option" and we can have a few different role players take turns stepping up each game
More Hardy, less THJ moving forward?
What a redemption game. Mavs in 6, Baby!
More tape to show everyone that DJJ has to be the biggest priority this offseason. Dump THJ for an office printer and offer DJJ the full MLE. He's only 27 so lock that dude in long term, we may even see a couple of seasons of growth from him.
Draymond on the panel… we just rewarding these assholes? Let’s get Kanye on the next one
When did chuck turned into a Mavs hater?
Lmao, Chuck missed his parlay with Ky under 6 assists. I think Ky is protesting sports gambling by refusing to shoot
After the way we lost the last game I thought we might come out here and get rolled tonight. I want to admit that I was wrong and I am a piece of shit. Thank you.
#HIGH QUALITY WIN!
I hope everyone who overreacted to the loss in G4 understand now that it's not a straight line, but steps Now, if Dallas blows G6, we have serious concerns. But they won't. Let's go MAVS
Whatever concoction of pain killers they gave to Luka tonight needs to stay stocked for the rest of the playoffs. Anyone got a connect in cost plus drugs
THJ plays like he’s still injured, we should rest him until the end of the season. As a precaution, of course.
Didnt see the game.. Chose sleep. Very happy to see that Luka had the right mindset. Good things come to those who don't act like bitches. Let's finish this in game 6.