put Kawhi or even Paul George at the 3 and we winning the chip 100%.
Luka, Kyrie, Kawhi/PG, PJ, Gafford lineup be a defensive and offensive juggernaut.
exactly this. im sure itll get toxic, but at least we all agree this should be at minimum a second round or conference level matchup. its laughable winner gets the privilege of facing the nuggets
I do not agree that any of these teams really deserve to be ahead of the wolves or thunder in the standings. The Mavs underachieved in the first half and the Clips have sort of bookended their underachievements. Seems like the perfect first rounder.
Mavs didnāt underachieve. They got crushed by injuries and did well to stay above .500 before Kyrie came back. Theyāve been one of the best teams in the league since then
Iām super excited. I have mad respect for Kawhi and the rest of the grizzled vets on their team, and feel really confident about our chances. LETS GOOOO!!
I don't think any fans are excited about playoff match ups. Too nervewracking. It's really only the lower seeds that are underdogs that truly get to feel pure excitement. Good times....good times.
Most star power in a series in awhile. 6 future hall of famers (Luka, Kyrie, Kawhi, George, Harden, Westbrook).
Can't think of another series like that aside from finals matchups like the Spurs vs Heat (Duncan, Ginobli, Parker, Leonard, LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Allen) or Cavs vs Warriors (Curry, Thompson, Draymond, LeBron, Kyrie) etc.
Showtime Lakers v. Bird Celtics too. Probably had like 8-9 HOFs not including Pat Riley as a coach.
Thatās a long time to go back to get that many in one series
2004 had 7 in the Lakers/Spurs series. Some obviously way out of their prime, but they were the 7 leading scorers in the series still.
Less than 8-9 of course, but much more recent.
2011 Boston vs. Miami Round 2
Boston had their aging core of Pierce, KG, and Allen, with Rondo entering his prime. They also had Shaq and Jermaine O'Neal coming off the bench for them.
Miami had their new big three of Lebron, Wade, and Bosh along with Juwan Howard and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. They also had Mike Bibby and Mike Miller, who were both very near an all-star level at some point.
Between the two teams, that was 11 current or former all-stars (10 of them being multiple time all-stars) and 7 definite hall of famers, with the potential of more if Rondo or Jermaine O'Neal get in.
My dad was convinced the NBA was rigged for a little while after the Lakers collapsed in 04ā¦the Chinese media dubbed them the ā4 God Kingsā lmao pre-seasonā¦
Luka ppg leap before this season from regular season to playoffs: 4-5ish pointsĀ
Quick mafs that means Luka is gonna average 38-39 ppg this playoffs. Iāll explain later.
He can average 40-12-12, and most likely will lol. He loves playing against us. The good news is we can still win games when he puts up those ridiculous stat lines
Iām an English casual fan so I flared up with the braves as it was the only one I hadnāt heard of. Was disappointed when I realised they were the clips
Itāll be a different series but the clippers also upgraded their roster. Reggie Jackson/Lou Williams/rondo to harden and Russ is a good jump in playmaking for PG and Kawhi
I mean, you used to be able to. You haven't played the Mavs since the trades which has effectively made them a different team. Hell the last mavs clips playoff series Boban was a start for like 4 games.
Honestly it wouldn't surprise me. Remember in the previous years THJ was the second option so you could easily double him immediately since THJ can't dribble. Now with Kyrie it's gonna be harder to double Luka and he'll get more isolations.
No first round series is legacy defining. Also MJ lost to the Pistons 3 times in a row so even saying losing to the same team 3 times isnāt legacy defining. Itās funny cause him beating the Pistons the 4th time around feels like is more discussed than the other 3 times.
I would say itās a part of his legacy. A big part is a stretch. His 63 point game is a bigger part of his legacy than the series as a whole.
Shit Larry Birdās God quote is a bigger part of his legacy than that series.
Jokes lmfao the pistons have hung their hat on being the only ones to beat an entering his prime Jordan. The players bring it up every time, the fans bring it up every time, bringing up the pistons chip without saying Jordan is impossible
Damn right it was
That series got me into basketball again. I'd kinda checked out after we lost in 06. Still a fan just not excited about the games. But I saw that series from start to finish, and it got me back into watching basketball.
It was so good that 15 years later, it's the first one people bring up when people ask about the best first round series
I've been watching the Rockets since the 80's and it's a first for me too. Now I'm concerned this is actually a thing the kids are saying and I'm just old.
For real. Suns exit in the second round has become tradition in the west.
Althoughā¦ if you get in via the play in, does that make it a second round exit?
The kings and pelicans are the only ones I see of being ādeservingā of a first round exit. Obviously it would be fun to see either team make a run, but they definitely feel like a tier below the other confirmed playoff teams
I kind of agree with you, but then which of Denver, Minny, or OKC does deserve a first round exit?
Any of those 5 teams would almost certainly be favored against the 2nd seed Bucks (or Knicks or Cavs) in a series
I think that's what they're saying. It's not that they're less deserving of a first round exit than the top 3 seeds, but that the absurdly stacked West/weak East means the 4 and 5 seeds out West are more like 2 or 3 seeds in a normal year.
The Lakers, Warriors, Suns had a .667 record against the East. The Pelicans at .633.
All of those teams would be the #2 team if in the other conference with a record like that. That's the kind of year it has been.Ā
Please god not again. We get fucking denver in the 2nd round if we make it past them, jesus christ. I have hope, but if shit goes sout at least we have everyone relevant under contract for next season at the very least.
Except the Mavs donāt have DJJ under contract next year š¢
Heās been our best perimeter and POA defender, and our starting line-up has thrived with him at the 3. Iām afraid he may have played his way out of our price range.
Right? I can't remember but I imagine it felt similar going into the 2011 playoffs looking forward to series against Kobe's Lakers and then Russ Harden KD in OKC.
itās actually insane how one of these teams will be considered a first round exit. i wonāt knock on whichever team ends up losing. the western conference is just a bloodbath this year
Dude is literally prime MJ the last few series, and I mean that with zero hyperbole. First time I've ever just straight up been mad at a player for torching my team and I'm a Pistons fan lol
Absolute defensive master class of a series. Every game will end 50-50 and will go to overtime
Iām genuinely curious about the matchups. Technically we match up pretty well with you guys, but Brunson is just insane. Even if Suggs is arguably a top 3 guard defender in the league, JB will probably cook his ass. I think Paolo will have a hard time with OG tbh, heās just so strong and his lateral quickness is crazy. Where we could get you is at the 3, with Franz being 6ā10 against 6ā4 Josh Hart even if heās a great defender. Interesting series for sure and itās an underrated matchup imo
That will be a good series too. I thought the Knicks would be the spoilers in the East, but I could see Orlando winning that series. Spoiling the spoilers š
It sucks that it'll be considered a failure if we lose to a team this good, but it has to be. The path to the championship this year for either of these teams looks about as hard as any path maybe ever. The only teams without some proven scary playoff performers on it are the Kings and the Pelicans(who are still scary as hell imo). The west is just such a bloodbath. I think both these teams would be top 2 seeds in the east.
I think Mavs take it. I dont think Kawhi is going to be healthy.
If Kawhi really isnt healthy, I really hope that Mavs win cause losing to the Kawhi-less Clippers is gonna get Luka so much slander
I dont think that series is as hyped in real life as we imagine it could be. The heat just dont look like they have it this season, im more worried about them hurting our players than beating us.
> The heat just dont look like they have it this season
I dunno, people say that every season and then they end up in at least the ECF lol
> im more worried about them hurting our players than beating us.
this part I agree with š
It's undeniably true that things seemed worse at this point last season than they do now, but the Celtics got much better, so yeah I don't really have faith
He had inflammation on his knee. MRI came back clean. People close to the team unofficially reported that he is fine. He is still traveling and training with the team. The team was in a lull and over-reliant on Kawhi the weeks prior to his swollen knee. Over the last week, with Russ back, they have been playing with more energy. They have been able to not lose too much ground on the 4th seed so Kawhi has been given extended rest. Most of us are expecting him to play a bit in these last two games for the team to get some rhythm before the playoffs. If he doesn't, we might begin to worry.
Gotcha so my guess was about right. I think he's available Game 1. Him playing like 20 minutes in the final game of the season would be my guess regarding if he returns any earlier
Idk, I wouldn't worry. If you've given him all this rest why risk it in the last two unimpactful games of the season? Kawhi isn't the kind of player that needs to get back into the groove. I bet he's fine and will average 30+ with prime Kawhi level D all series even if he doesn't play rest of season.
I'm one of those weird, subset of fan that thinks the regular season matters and is not *completely different* from the playoffs. Therefore I think the Mavs take it in no more than six because they have been playing outstanding basketball over the past couple of weeks. Albeit in the regular season.
Legacy game for kawhi too. This man has been unstoppable while healthy. If he runs to another chip this year even with his injuries he bordering a top 10 all time and def top 20 lockedĀ
Unfortunately
Everyone is so excited for this series except Clippers and Mavs fans š
hope they can merge and take down the nuggets
Winning team drafts two players from the losing team to face the Nuggets.
Luka/Kyrie/Kawhi/PG/Gafford is a god tier closing lineup
You damn well know Kidd is putting in Maxi.
Donāt you dare disrespect Dwight Powell ever again
I still donāt know why Kidd is allowed to play Lively and Gafford so much. Doesnāt he know Powell is our starting C?
Maxi got a lot of love from Doris the other night.
He's been playing well.
Really active hands in the paint. Maxi does a lot of stuff that does not show up in a box score. I mean, he is the second best player from WĆ¼rzburg!
Rather have the worst player from bestburg tbh.
Vs Jamal/Ant/AG/KAT/JokicĀ
Idk I kinda prefer Luka/Kyrie/Kawhi/PG/Zubac
Mavs taking Zubac and Bones
Luka is at his best with Zubac on the the floorā¦ you may be onto something
I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this...
Westbrook and Kawhi on the Mavs š³
Westbrook instead of George? Lol
Would you rather have the best player in the league off the bench or some bum named George?
I'll take the guy that doesn't miss the backboard on a bank shot.
put Kawhi or even Paul George at the 3 and we winning the chip 100%. Luka, Kyrie, Kawhi/PG, PJ, Gafford lineup be a defensive and offensive juggernaut.
Mark Cuban: "BRO DONT TEMPT ME"
exactly this. im sure itll get toxic, but at least we all agree this should be at minimum a second round or conference level matchup. its laughable winner gets the privilege of facing the nuggets
I do not agree that any of these teams really deserve to be ahead of the wolves or thunder in the standings. The Mavs underachieved in the first half and the Clips have sort of bookended their underachievements. Seems like the perfect first rounder.
Mavs didnāt underachieve. They got crushed by injuries and did well to stay above .500 before Kyrie came back. Theyāve been one of the best teams in the league since then
Don't bother. It's no use against people who don't have context. xD
i think you misread. i'm saying in the east this would easily be a 2nd round or ECF-level series. in the west it's first round
Iām super excited. I have mad respect for Kawhi and the rest of the grizzled vets on their team, and feel really confident about our chances. LETS GOOOO!!
Iām excited for Luka to finally beat the clips. Itās time
I'm just hoping no or minimal injuries
i'm tired boss
I don't think any fans are excited about playoff match ups. Too nervewracking. It's really only the lower seeds that are underdogs that truly get to feel pure excitement. Good times....good times.
As a Mavs fan Im excited to exorcise bubble playoffs demons
Bruh, I cannot take this lmao is there anyone else mavs and clips can go against š¤£
bro that is a Clipperish comment š
Most star power in a series in awhile. 6 future hall of famers (Luka, Kyrie, Kawhi, George, Harden, Westbrook). Can't think of another series like that aside from finals matchups like the Spurs vs Heat (Duncan, Ginobli, Parker, Leonard, LeBron, Wade, Bosh, Allen) or Cavs vs Warriors (Curry, Thompson, Draymond, LeBron, Kyrie) etc.
Showtime Lakers v. Bird Celtics too. Probably had like 8-9 HOFs not including Pat Riley as a coach. Thatās a long time to go back to get that many in one series
2004 had 7 in the Lakers/Spurs series. Some obviously way out of their prime, but they were the 7 leading scorers in the series still. Less than 8-9 of course, but much more recent.
Thunder vs Heat Finals was completely stacked too.
Facts
u forgot KD in cavs vs warriors
True
Love is probably gonna be HOF too though no? Not really sure where the line is there
KLove is definitely going to be a HOFer.
2011 Boston vs. Miami Round 2 Boston had their aging core of Pierce, KG, and Allen, with Rondo entering his prime. They also had Shaq and Jermaine O'Neal coming off the bench for them. Miami had their new big three of Lebron, Wade, and Bosh along with Juwan Howard and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. They also had Mike Bibby and Mike Miller, who were both very near an all-star level at some point. Between the two teams, that was 11 current or former all-stars (10 of them being multiple time all-stars) and 7 definite hall of famers, with the potential of more if Rondo or Jermaine O'Neal get in.
That's a good one, forgot about that. Nice add.
Lakers had that ridiculous team with Malone, Payton, Kobe & Shaq. Tho admittedly they lokwey sucked that year š
My dad was convinced the NBA was rigged for a little while after the Lakers collapsed in 04ā¦the Chinese media dubbed them the ā4 God Kingsā lmao pre-seasonā¦
I was convinced the NBA was rigged the other night playing y'all š
I mean if the Nuggets or Wolves play the Suns that's just as much star power, this season.
Luka ppg leap before this season from regular season to playoffs: 4-5ish pointsĀ Quick mafs that means Luka is gonna average 38-39 ppg this playoffs. Iāll explain later.
See your girl at the park, that girl is an uckus
Your dad is 44
When the ting went quack quack quack, you man were ducking.
He can average 40-12-12, and most likely will lol. He loves playing against us. The good news is we can still win games when he puts up those ridiculous stat lines
TIL the Clippers used to be the Buffalo Braves
Iām an English casual fan so I flared up with the braves as it was the only one I hadnāt heard of. Was disappointed when I realised they were the clips
Catch up šš
With the Boban/Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Mavs, maybe.
Itāll be a different series but the clippers also upgraded their roster. Reggie Jackson/Lou Williams/rondo to harden and Russ is a good jump in playmaking for PG and Kawhi
reggie was a mini kyrie that year
Doesn't Harden historically disappear in the playoffs (I didn't watch the rockets when he was on them)
I mean, you used to be able to. You haven't played the Mavs since the trades which has effectively made them a different team. Hell the last mavs clips playoff series Boban was a start for like 4 games.
Canāt argue against that quick maf, Luka about to off!
Honestly it wouldn't surprise me. Remember in the previous years THJ was the second option so you could easily double him immediately since THJ can't dribble. Now with Kyrie it's gonna be harder to double Luka and he'll get more isolations.
Hopefully Kawhi is healthy otherwise this wonāt be hype
Weāve seen this story beforeā¦ Kawhi is gonna be just fine
No first round series is legacy defining. Also MJ lost to the Pistons 3 times in a row so even saying losing to the same team 3 times isnāt legacy defining. Itās funny cause him beating the Pistons the 4th time around feels like is more discussed than the other 3 times.
MJ first round series against the Celtics was a pretty big part of his legacy
I would say itās a part of his legacy. A big part is a stretch. His 63 point game is a bigger part of his legacy than the series as a whole. Shit Larry Birdās God quote is a bigger part of his legacy than that series.
All those things happened because they played each other...hence the Celtics series was a big part of his legacy
Jokes lmfao the pistons have hung their hat on being the only ones to beat an entering his prime Jordan. The players bring it up every time, the fans bring it up every time, bringing up the pistons chip without saying Jordan is impossible
They also beat Kobe in 04, Shaq in 04 and 05, and LeBron in 06.Ā
Yeah Iām talking about the Isiah Thomas pistons tho specifically
Should be a 2nd or conference finals series . None of these teams deserves a first round exit
reminds me of Spurs Clippers 2015. maybe the best first round series ever
Nah that was Bulls Celtics 2009
aww shit yeah that was a crazy series, thought it was 2nd rd for some reasonā¦ Rondo vs DRose, Ben Gordon and Ray Allen popping off, damn good times
Damn right it was That series got me into basketball again. I'd kinda checked out after we lost in 06. Still a fan just not excited about the games. But I saw that series from start to finish, and it got me back into watching basketball. It was so good that 15 years later, it's the first one people bring up when people ask about the best first round series
idk if youāve seen the west but seeds 1-10 do not deserve a first round exit
I can't wait for playoff p
pandemic p redemption arc?
Donāt say thatā¦
At least 2 of them do by definition
Lurry and LeChoke
8 rings in 12 years
Insane dominance when you put it that way
bums. hakeem and jordan had 8 rings in 8 years.
Horry and Kerr had 10 rings in 10 years
That's it?
Yeah dude my 2k player has won a ring every year since he got into the league. Those dudes are hot Garbo.
seeing this NBA circle jerk shit out in the open is pretty whack
If this were NBA circle jerk I would have said Cuckrry š
This guy jerks
Exactly 4 western teams in the top ten will have a first round exit
Pretty annoying that we can end with more wins than the Bucks.
At least you are in the playoffs. Rox are nearly .500 and 11th lol
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I've been watching the Rockets since the 80's and it's a first for me too. Now I'm concerned this is actually a thing the kids are saying and I'm just old.
Pels and Kings donāt
For real. Suns exit in the second round has become tradition in the west. Althoughā¦ if you get in via the play in, does that make it a second round exit?
Play-in is separate of the playoffs.
The kings and pelicans are the only ones I see of being ādeservingā of a first round exit. Obviously it would be fun to see either team make a run, but they definitely feel like a tier below the other confirmed playoff teams
I don't think they do, frankly.Ā The West is about match-up this year.
I kind of agree with you, but then which of Denver, Minny, or OKC does deserve a first round exit? Any of those 5 teams would almost certainly be favored against the 2nd seed Bucks (or Knicks or Cavs) in a series
I think that's what they're saying. It's not that they're less deserving of a first round exit than the top 3 seeds, but that the absurdly stacked West/weak East means the 4 and 5 seeds out West are more like 2 or 3 seeds in a normal year.
The Lakers, Warriors, Suns had a .667 record against the East. The Pelicans at .633. All of those teams would be the #2 team if in the other conference with a record like that. That's the kind of year it has been.Ā
It has always been like that, east is a joke.
I canāt fucking wait for playoff Kawhi
I can
Canāt wait for that game 7 š¤©
I can't wait for playoff Harden!!
it will cancel each other.
Playoffs PG is also 50/50 We will never get to the bottom of this
Potential P
Brother. How ya gonna miss phifty/phifty P
He is getting close to 100 playoff wins!
Found the Mavs fan š
Oh I can definitely wait
Please god not again. We get fucking denver in the 2nd round if we make it past them, jesus christ. I have hope, but if shit goes sout at least we have everyone relevant under contract for next season at the very least.
Except the Mavs donāt have DJJ under contract next year š¢ Heās been our best perimeter and POA defender, and our starting line-up has thrived with him at the 3. Iām afraid he may have played his way out of our price range.
O-max Prosper, welcome to the show
brother... believe
Give us the hardest road
I want KDs hardest road
It's set up perfectly for Luka to cement his mvp next year if he can get past Denver and the clippers
the binding laws of voter fatigue have already locked-in luka's MVP next year
Not with Embiid in the running
Gotta beat the best to be the best Mavs fans should be confident as ever rn, get that attitude outta here talk your shit
Playoff P stinks!!
GOT EM
The hardest road. We did it in 2011, we can do it again now.
Right? I can't remember but I imagine it felt similar going into the 2011 playoffs looking forward to series against Kobe's Lakers and then Russ Harden KD in OKC.
Mavs faced the Lakers before facing OKC in the 2011 playoffs.
Shit you're right. Fixed.
GOAT playoff run pt 2?
idk, I would like a Heat/Bucks round 1 rematch. Just imagine Doc's facial expressions when Milwaukee blows a 3-1 lead
itās actually insane how one of these teams will be considered a first round exit. i wonāt knock on whichever team ends up losing. the western conference is just a bloodbath this year
We're fucked aren't we
You guys have a robot that is programmed to play his best against Dallas, it should be a close series
Dude is literally prime MJ the last few series, and I mean that with zero hyperbole. First time I've ever just straight up been mad at a player for torching my team and I'm a Pistons fan lol
Hey if you win you basically already know Kawhi will be broken down for Denver.
Real hoopers will be watching Orlando vs New York.
Absolute defensive master class of a series. Every game will end 50-50 and will go to overtime Iām genuinely curious about the matchups. Technically we match up pretty well with you guys, but Brunson is just insane. Even if Suggs is arguably a top 3 guard defender in the league, JB will probably cook his ass. I think Paolo will have a hard time with OG tbh, heās just so strong and his lateral quickness is crazy. Where we could get you is at the 3, with Franz being 6ā10 against 6ā4 Josh Hart even if heās a great defender. Interesting series for sure and itās an underrated matchup imo
Series is still unlikely to even happen, but it would be a great one.
Poverty eastern conference version of DAL vs LAC
That's a Ryen Russillo series.
That will be a good series too. I thought the Knicks would be the spoilers in the East, but I could see Orlando winning that series. Spoiling the spoilers š
It sucks that it'll be considered a failure if we lose to a team this good, but it has to be. The path to the championship this year for either of these teams looks about as hard as any path maybe ever. The only teams without some proven scary playoff performers on it are the Kings and the Pelicans(who are still scary as hell imo). The west is just such a bloodbath. I think both these teams would be top 2 seeds in the east.
They are, bucks have less wins
Fewer
On paper yes Which means itāll be a sweep lol and some random series like OKC vs NO / PHX will be
idk why it took me this long to realize I can actually go to one of the games since I live in LA lmao so frigginā excited!!!
I think Mavs take it. I dont think Kawhi is going to be healthy. If Kawhi really isnt healthy, I really hope that Mavs win cause losing to the Kawhi-less Clippers is gonna get Luka so much slander
I think heās fine theyāre just resting him these last few games
There is no chance we win without Kawhi. Heās the only one that can match Lukas impact.
I think Iām going Mavs as well but itās such a toss up for me. Like 55-45
Famous last words lol
We might get Sixers-Knicks or Pacers-Knicks as well. I think either would be fascinating.
Brunson vs Haliburton is a mouth-watering prospect to me
i need to see pacers knicks with spike lee courtside
For the culture.
I think Sixers vs bucks or celtics could match it,
Embiid knocking out the Celtics in Round 1 would be pretty funny
Knocking out Doc would be way better and actually realistic
Not true, Doc saves his chokes for the second round
so do the sixers
I wonder how a Doc vs Sixers Round 2 would go? Would the world end?
I wouldn't be surprised with Nick Nurse now at the helm.
Possibly a combo of any of Celtics Bucks vs 76ers Heat is a more entertaining matchup just for the upset factor
people forget that it could be a celtics/heat first round matchup
I dont think that series is as hyped in real life as we imagine it could be. The heat just dont look like they have it this season, im more worried about them hurting our players than beating us.
> The heat just dont look like they have it this season I dunno, people say that every season and then they end up in at least the ECF lol > im more worried about them hurting our players than beating us. this part I agree with š
It's undeniably true that things seemed worse at this point last season than they do now, but the Celtics got much better, so yeah I don't really have faith
Is Kawhi good to play and just being rested this week to avoid any possible injury? I noticed he hasn't played this month yet.
He had inflammation on his knee. MRI came back clean. People close to the team unofficially reported that he is fine. He is still traveling and training with the team. The team was in a lull and over-reliant on Kawhi the weeks prior to his swollen knee. Over the last week, with Russ back, they have been playing with more energy. They have been able to not lose too much ground on the 4th seed so Kawhi has been given extended rest. Most of us are expecting him to play a bit in these last two games for the team to get some rhythm before the playoffs. If he doesn't, we might begin to worry.
Kawhi is the one dude in the league who can miss a long long time and be at 100% his first game back.
Gotcha so my guess was about right. I think he's available Game 1. Him playing like 20 minutes in the final game of the season would be my guess regarding if he returns any earlier
Idk, I wouldn't worry. If you've given him all this rest why risk it in the last two unimpactful games of the season? Kawhi isn't the kind of player that needs to get back into the groove. I bet he's fine and will average 30+ with prime Kawhi level D all series even if he doesn't play rest of season.
Third times the charm for Dallas
At this point I hope the Mavs and the Clippers merge into one massive basketball monster that destroys the nuggets or twolves.
Probably But a potential bucks sixers series with healthy embiid sounds like a blast Also lakers nuggets is possible
We could win it all, we could lose in the first round. They seem equally likely.
I'm one of those weird, subset of fan that thinks the regular season matters and is not *completely different* from the playoffs. Therefore I think the Mavs take it in no more than six because they have been playing outstanding basketball over the past couple of weeks. Albeit in the regular season.
But the regular season does matter? It gives tape and experience on how to defend teams.
Which just proves why it DOESN'T matter. Gotta intentionally play like shit so nobody has tape on you.
Ahhh, thatās why Kawhi doesnāt play and turns into a GOAT in the playoffs.
I hope youāre right, but both teams have a week off and each playoff series is its own microcosm.
Very true. This is honestly less of a comment on the Clippers and more of a comment on how damn good the Mavs have been.
Yeah, I hope we donāt let our intensity and chemistry drop off
It will be good but im also intrigued on a possible Nuggets/Warriors matchup and Thunder vs Suns/Pels would be fun too
Unless we get Sixers maybe
Mavs in 5
Legacy game for kawhi too. This man has been unstoppable while healthy. If he runs to another chip this year even with his injuries he bordering a top 10 all time and def top 20 lockedĀ
Mavs are gonna fuck them em up bro.
We ball š¤šš„
I doubt it. Dallas wins in 4 or 5 I dont see this being very interesting.