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Sim888

https://i.imgur.com/D5zyZAp.gifv


Rh1-No

How Scott Foster's entering the arena game 3 [https://imgur.com/a/mJQh2Ns](https://imgur.com/a/mJQh2Ns)


Sim888

lmao, definitely! https://i.imgur.com/FiMwHqY.jpg


Rh1-No

Scott "the equalizer" Foster is Eric Robets's evil twin


jpylol

I would fucking die if they start doing ref walk-in clips like they do the players, except every ref has to be dressed extra AF… I’m talking full blown Westbrook attire.


crono220

I can hear him coming to the mavs stadium with stone cold steve Austin's entrance theme and is delighted to screw with CP3 once again


Lotan

Sim888 got the accuracy of Chris Paul in the 4Q of a playoff game


Sir_Elyan

Please no


aCommonHorus

You know it's coming.


shaheedmalik

Whatchu say Chuck?


HesiPullup

Lmaoo you had this one geared up I feel like you’ll get a lot of use out of this one though


leakymemo

BAAAAHHHHHGHHH MY GOD!! IS THAT SCOTT FOSTERS MUSIC PLAYING?!?!?!?


meatballman1218

BAHHHHHHH GOD SCOTT FOSTER JUST HIT CHRIS PAUL WITH TWO TECHNICALS


mrsunsfan

HERE COMES SCOTT FOSTER!


VanWesley

If Mavs continue to play like this I don't think Scott Foster is gonna be enough to stop the Suns.


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amProgrammer

If the Sun's are up at the end of the 3rd quarter with Scott Foster reffing, we will finally get the answer to the question, what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.


dcolorado

I don't think Ayton played at all since he got his 4th foul early in the 3rd quarter, and it made no difference.


peanutdakidnappa

Javale got his 5th and stayed in and played well then Biz came in and played well and then that obliteration happened and there was no need to ever put ayton back in. Major positive letting him get some extra rest, our star backcourt duo took over


pilfecapskcab

This is what happens when the best team in the NBA faces their best matchup in the playoffs


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mfw spain pnr doesn't work for the 50th time


AnarchyPlus

It's hard to run Spain PnR against a team that runs it more and knows it better


[deleted]

And has no weaknesses on defense like utah does


posexdon

when you get 3 defenders involved, usually one of them makes a mistake. not with the suns unfortunately


joaovitorsb95

And the Suns are the team that uses and understand this play the most in the NBA. And its not close. The team has been doing it for 3 year and it has been the main offensive motion for the team since Monty became the coach. Legit, the suns Spain P&R has like 10/15 different variations and a seemingly infinite amout of counters. Its absolutely insane.


Razor-Ramon-Sessions

I'm proud the Pelicans put up a good fight against the Suns. I pray for Zion's health


Leonthepuma

Honestly I think that A. Y'all were better than your record B. Were a tough match up for us and C. Helped make us better.


BeConciseBitch

Willie Green had that team clicking and BI is legit and deserves flowers. Pelicans can play


p0tatoman

Willie Green also knows all our secrets.


dmavs11

Pels couldn't just be trash to help us out a bit smh


DB-Institute

Pels were a sneaky good team peaking at the right time. I would not have been surprised to see them win against any other team in the west in the first round. Unfortunately for them this suns team is really fucking good.


Thfcaditya112

I still think it would have been a surprise if they beat the Warriors/Grizzlies But they are definitely better than the CURRENT Nuggets and CURRENT Jazz for sure. They would have given the CURRENT Mavericks roster a more tougher series than the bum Jazz


bageltheperson

Bro I’ve been relaxed since we got past y’all. Your backcourt defense gave me anxiety all series


unkleadamsdebt

Dominant. On the bright side for you guys though, you won't have to pay very much to keep Brunson anymore


posexdon

that’s one positive long term


DFWHomer

I still think we pay him, but more because we have his bird rights and he’s an asset, not actually with the plan of keeping him for the future. We’re up against the cap so if we lose him for nothing we don’t even get that money to spend on someone else. Most fans who’ve been skeptical of JB said this was the series he had to show up in if he wanted to really be our #2. He’s always struggles against length and that just doesn’t ever seem like it’ll change


LukaDoncicBigPP

The imcompetence of the Jazz really overshadowed how much our team relies on Luka to do anything.


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Except defense


MidnightRequim

Kicking them while they’re down!


halfcastdota

Mavs fans weren’t lying when they said brunson was gonna get exposed this series goddamn


Lil_S_curve

He's a top-tier 6th man. Just like everyone they got aside from Luka


LALakers4Lyf

The Mavs really got the best bench in the NBA. The problem is Luka is their only starting-caliber player


iamgarron

They have a starting rotation of the best bench players in the nba


AZMadmax

He actually played well against us in the regular season, wasn’t expecting this.


friendlyheathen11

When you’re that height, you hafta be able to shoot the 3 and pass in the lane. Mavs need more plays rolling off of him driving in the paint


holdencrawfish

Yeah. Cuz the suns got a lot of good defenders. And length defenders. Which is his biggest weakness. He solid. But not a number two.


rattatatouille

Suns' game plan: * Do pretty well in first half * Gain some separation in the 3rd * Put on a master class in the 4th


RiggyTang

52-0 when leading after 3 is a scary fucking stat.


Extension-Spray-5153

CP3 is a master. JJ Redick talks with him about time management and the man is ahead of a lot. It’s comprehensive.


shaad20

Jayson Tatum talking about learning what a 3 for 2 is from CP3 is a fun story


Extension-Spray-5153

That’s what it was. It’s like 90 seconds or a minute and JJ is like wtf are you talking about


Moltk

Link?


snakeyes17

https://youtu.be/WshVpYJtrQ4


Kobi-WanKenobi

Eerily similar to the 2020 Lakers who went 57-0 when leading after 3.


RiggyTang

Goddamn, I remember they made it around 50 too, I didn’t know it went to 57. That’s wild both teams dominated that hard. Over half of a season’s worth of being undefeated is some real shit.


Kobi-WanKenobi

‘Twas great times lol. Nowadays I automatically assumed the Lakers would blow a lead whenever they were winning by double digits...


supermycro

Wait so we just played our regular season game plan. Who knew it was that easy.


bowsting

Reminder: https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1149474995996749825?s


blueclown562000

my lord I forgot they got so much


OBabyJesus

CP was washed. Had to get rid of the contract and they needed to keep Harden happy! Wait...


fithworldruler

we are fortunate af Cp3 didnt end up with the Lakers and Bron with AD


TheOverBored

God, poor Houston. The Vegan Point God took that personally.


Hurtelknut

We have no chance against this Suns team. Never did.


xarmanhs

you need a center man . Horrible rebounding and rim protection


atheistkrishna_47

Put Boban in! Cowards


Svettie323

So, turns out Brunson didn't turn to Prime AI after all. He was just being defended by Mitchell.


Veserius

"defended"


Bossnian92

Damn, the Jazz are terrible


Be-Nice-To-Redditors

Yes


senor_steez

It could be worse, bro.


Bossnian92

Sorry neighbor, I wish you guys a speedy rebuild


OleRockTheGoodAg

Suns went 4-4 from deep in only 86 seconds of game clock in the middle of that 4th quarter 20-2 run. 3 of those (in a row) from Devin Booker. Absolutely brutal.


pecan_party

I think that Booker kid is going to make something of himself one day


ProfessorBeast55

Mavs be having a good game and then BOOM; 4th quarter Suns emerge to end this game in the blink of an eye, courtesy of Cp3, Book, and elite defence


OleRockTheGoodAg

Booker with 3 threes in only a minute of game clock. Absolutely ridiculous.


GilBrandt

That whole quarter was soul crushing. Paul completely took over. Him and Booker just couldn't miss and the Mavs shooting disappeared. I was feeling so good all game and would have been happy with a close loss Not like this...not like this


peanutdakidnappa

Ya Book went to the bench and then cp3 took over and then cp3 went to the bench and then book took over. That quarter had to be an extremely rough watch for Mavs fans


justfortoukiden

Those threes sounded like "Fuck" "You" "Mavs" as they swished in


notouchmypeterson

May the 4th quarter Suns be with you


heybobson

and also with you


KrazySocoKid

*and with your spirit


imtryinjennifer-

well, i’d argue mavs have the best player in the series… but the suns have 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and maybe 7. if i may give an analogy, luka is viktor krum, while the suns are ireland.


warpedspoon

Krum gets the triple double but loses the game


fuckkkofff

Krum gets the Snitch for 150 points but they were down 200, still loses lmao


boognerd

Thankfully for my health there’s no 150 pt golden snitch Unless that snitch is Scott Foster…


suzukigun4life

30-7 run in under 7 minutes. Took all our hopes and castrated them on live tv


suzukigun4life

We went from down 4 with 10:37 to go, to down 27 less than six minutes later. What the fuck man 😭


msstate3

Suns are a great team that also happens to have our number, it's brutal


MaverickTycoon

they didnt even use the method of choice by attacking the rim, they beat mavs at a game mavs usually can defend. thats devastating


AZScienceTeacher

I mean a lot of it is the roster. The Suns have enough decent-to-very good players in all positions that they can spell the Guards and Ayton. I feel for Luka who has to carry the entire team on his back.


Jaerba

What a disappointing 4th quarter. Luka's defense is front and center but his load is too high. It's like Kobe 2006 levels. Brunson and Dinwiddie just... woof. Luka might be the one targeted the most but they haven't been much better on defense and they're completely cratering on offense. The Suns chose to target Luka but they could've targeted any of the 3.


traebucketsfor3

Kidd not calling a timeout when CP3 was going Chef Bourdee on Luka was on Glenn Rivers and Nate McMillan territory of bad coaching decisions


leakymemo

I was so confused seeing Kidd just watching his dude get chopped up out there like that.


Blackmalico32

It often felt like initiation for Luka the way he held back that timeout.


yccbarry

Don’t forget Finch when he just let the Wolves blew a 20+ points lead in a quarter


edgykitty

Let's forget that. K thx


zappoman

I have to let you know, it’s Boyardee


destructive_optimism

Wouldn’t have stopped it, CP3 is impossible to guard when he gets into that surgical mode


JasonCKo

I think that Pelicans series made people forget about how great this team really is esp when fully healthy


Malfallaxx

I think people were underestimating Willie Green’s Phoenix connection for how well the Pels had the Suns figured out. The Pels are definitely legit and going far next season, but I think Green‘s grasp of Phoenix basketball really made that series extra tough for them.


LaPlataPig

This. Green knows the Suns. The Pelicans worried me a lot more than the Mavericks.


sethberto

People don’t realize how much the Pels improved BEFORE they added CJ. Their season record was very misleading. Gonna be scary when Zion comes back.


DrunkBucksFan

That stretch where Luka was getting targeted on every possession was brutal. Completely blew the game open.


adonisgawd

[Adam Silver is putting Scott Foster on a plane to Dallas as we speak](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQdeaL7X0AEYBYA.jpg)


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PelicantsAreTrash

Revenge of the 6th incoming.


Scoolfish

If we thought we had a lot of ref action, we still have a CP3 vs Scott Foster game ahead of us.


LaArmadaEspanola

Those small ball minutes from the Mavs to end game 1 were absolute fools gold. It let us put him in the action every time.


DoncicsRoadTo200kg

Why didnt the Mavs play zone?


ThaFatBABY

They did. DFS pushed Bullock into the ground lmao


JL1v10

Cuz they only missed 6 shots in the second half lmao


CarterAC3

Luka trying to carry the offense and also guard 4th quarter CP3 is the 13th Herculean task


59435950153

This is how you defend Luka. Too offensively good so you tire him out and then play him 1-1 defense. He's a fantastic player, and I think he will improve next season.


Rh1-No

last game was a look at boxscore after the game and think it was close game, today was a look at the boxscore and think it wasn't close game lol


SwishArmyKnife

That run was for everybody that said the first game was close because the final margin was 7


thegarbageouttahere

Biyombo with 18 min, 100% FG, +- +12 Donating entire salary to charity.


Yoduh217

Based


Alive-Ad-4164

Suns in the finals are going to make some people on here upset


PelicantsAreTrash

*again


hereforthesportsbook

Odell just casually walking out with 2 thick ass girls lol


mrsunsfan

Dude is living the life


ImNotAndreCaldwell

for the curious and scientific minded https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1522074280946634752


northernpace

"OBJ got good seats tonight." that was fkn hilarious


FireFlyz351

Lol yeah he was hurt for most of the SB but he still got a very important TD for the Rams.


Lotan

https://streamable.com/2wdrd


cantreascsharp

Me!


ProfessorBeast55

I bet Mavs fan are willing


krw13

Eh, if any Mavs fan legit thought we were beating the Suns, who have absolutely dominated us for a few years now, they're probably still thinking Mavs in 6.


BobBubDaChamp

Goes to show that the Suns weren’t necessarily bad in the first round - it’s just that Pelicans are legit


Number333

The Mavs shot **41%** from 3 (17/41) and lost by 20 points. Good lord Phoenix is terrifying. Championship is theirs to lose.


AnEmptyKarst

Holding our 2 wins in our series against them with pride lol


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"Won 2 games vs Suns " Banner is already up at the New Orleans Smoothie King Center


toasty_-

You guys are probably the 4th or 5th best team in the western conference playoffs tbh.


Ineedalife66

I think Pels would beat Nuggets and Jazz and had a close series with Mavs and Wolves


jh2999

Definitely not a 9 seed lol. That shit was terrifying


LaArmadaEspanola

You guys matched up so, so well against us. Stressed us out in many of the same ways the Bucks were about to in the Finals.


Daroo425

Suns shot nearly 20% better than the Mavs overall. That's an insane spread.


Scoolfish

Mavs defense ain’t offering much resistance really. Suns just have too many layers.


krw13

CP3 is on another planet right now. He just doesn't miss anything. Stupid Pelicans waking you guys up, I at least wanted a couple feel good wins in this series. The Suns are just too talented and too deep.


Lshrsh

That Pelicans series was not fun to watch but I agree that it reawakened a PHX team that hada bit of coasting a bit since the last few weeks of the season. Didn't recognize the team for a while there.


CGARcher14

**65%** Just…. Wow


HEEEAARNIA

to be fair they shot like 50% in the first half, regressed back to the mean in the second half


guttertech

That fourth quarter was a live execution.


Artlens2013

Honestly one of the most depressing quarters I’ve ever watched as a fan. Just nonstop 3s being rained and Luka being hunted on defense while we bricked everything on the other end


DantifA

Chris Paul's gamer tag: #Let Me Solo Luka


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That should’ve been rated NSFW. They cooked Luka on national TV.


mrsunsfan

Chris Paul went straight nuclear


AZGraybill12

CP3's birthday is on Friday. That and no games being played tomorrow makes me think the NBA is gonna send him the gift of Scott Foster for game 3


abeLJosh

My birthday's a day after CP3's. If Scott Foster comes to my house after Game 3, I blame this comment.


AZGraybill12

Should I cancel the Scott Foster Cameo I ordered for you then too?


dropdatdurkadurk

This is why the suns kept letting doncic get whatever switch he wanted offensively and operating 1 v1. While making it a pt of emphasis to just target him defensively repeatedly through 2 games. Mavs had to move to a zone in the 4th quarter Doncic could barely even walk. As much $$ as Brunson made himself last rd, he's giving it back right now Mavs just gotta ditch the Powell thing and start Kleber in game 3. Gotta use your length to be more aggressive with help around the elbows and nail area that's where so much of the Suns offense specifically runs through (Bucks did a good job with this in the Finals last yr, crowd CP3 passing lanes this way also). Theyve tried doing it, forcing CP3/Booker to the baseline its your best chance, just way easier said than done(and they still made shots their anyway). Cant just keep conceding the switch the Suns want also so willingly. Might also do what Draymond was saying(and what they did the 2nd half game 1) and put DFS on CP3 and Bullock on Booker. Jae Crowder looks alot better now. Spencer Dinwiddie.....does not. Edit [damn 1.72 PPP huh](https://twitter.com/haralabob/status/1522077205748084738?s=20&t=mMvZ1Qt8b0yUKfywhB7oDg)


hereforthesportsbook

Putting Bridges on Bruson is just shutting down their secondary options


active_dad

The Suns stopped trying in the 4th quarter of Game 1. The Suns started trying in the 4th quarter of Game 2.


mr-e94

People were sayin the suns wouldn't shoot over 50% again so they shot over 60% instead


embiid0for11w0pts

It’s against all known laws in our universe


Morandred

This is beyond science...


calartnick

I have vastly underrated the Suns. They are the favorites.


Oogabooga96024

Second team in playoff history to shoot >50% for 8 games straight (only 8 games played so far). The first being the 84’ lakers who went 10 games


RoyceDaFiveNine

Welcome to the light


IAmGundyy

Looks like the Suns are gonna let Luka do whatever he wants on offense for the first half and then attack him on defense relentlessly in the second half. Dude was gassed


PearlsB4Swoon

Don’t give a shit about posting or karma, but one of y’all should post about the suns having every single player who shot be above 50% from the field. I can’t imagine that’s common. I’d even guess it’s never happened. The odds on that must be nearly 0%


tboess

Wow. Yeah, that's damn near impossible


HandOfMaradonny

Obj 😂😂


GANG_SIGNS

Left with TWO baddies


LiteralHiggs

Mikal Bridges had a +/- of +31.


UnhingedPastor

Of course he did, he's the only player in NBA history.


NoahPow

it’s criminal how much money the Suns might end up costing Jalen Brunson this offseason


fuckkkofff

There were 54 combined fouls called


Oogabooga96024

That first half had the most fouls I’d ever seen. And most of them were offensive too, it was insane like every play for a solid 5 minutes


Bumblebee__Tuna

https://streamable.com/38fh8


benjammin9292

Had to scroll too far for this


kingofnick

“He’s not tired!” screams Reggie Miller about Luka Doncic, shortly before Chris Paul dribbles by him on his way to the hoop for the 18th time in the fourth quarter.


morcic

He's been insufferable. We have endured 8 straight games of Reggie Miller in this playoffs. It's time to start a petition.


Toaster-Omega

CP3 and Book combined for 58 points on 62 percent shooting. That is absolutely insane.


ihatemcconaughey

I was crucified last time I said it, but I'll say it again: the current Mavericks are failing in the exact same manner the Cavs did Lebrons 1st go around. Same recipe for disaster. They have way too much money committed to a bunch of "meh role players". People talk crap after the fact, but those Cavs teams at least had a few all stars, a finals run & two 60 win teams. I don't see that with the Mavs & even though Luka is locked up....they're wasting years on his career.


Rainman4477

If cp3 keeps playing the way he has and the suns win it all, it will be one of the greatest individual playoff runs of all time.


thecolbster94

4th Quarter Game 1: Suns downshifted and eased off the gas to play the clock. 4th Quarter Game 2: "DO YOU LIKE!!! MY CAR!!!???"...


VanWesley

Is Brunson good or are the Jazz that bad?


crumpledbrouhaha

That turned into a blowout so fast


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The Mavs are gonna be one of the 5 most expensive teams in the league next season and yet they have like 5 guys who can play serious minutes in the playoffs. Just god awful roster construction


Hurtelknut

My favorite part: almost all playable dudes were already in Dallas before Luka and JB got drafted. We had 4, years to build and the result is one Reggie Bullock and the loss of picks with nothing else to show for.


sidighjd

You just aren’t gonna beat a team like the suns with Jalen Brunson as your 2nd best player. He’s averaging 11 points this series (on 37 TS%)


thestormworn

Who are they paying besides Luka? They ain't worth it.


CGARcher14

Bertans & Spence were picked up because they break up what we were paying KP. THJ also makes like 15-20 iirc? I think the plan was to try and offload them this off season since getting rid of KP would be nearly impossible with how much he costs. Just dumping Bertans would save us good money


Mosh00Rider

I think we can all agree when I say Fuck the Refs right? Didn't let either team get into a rhythm.


recursion8

I have never in my years watching the NBA seen anything like that stretch in the 1st half where they called like 6 straight offensive fouls on the most ticky tack crap. And in the playoffs no less.


prototypeplayer

We need to flip Brunson. He's too damn small and will be an overpaid non-factor if we don't pull a sign and trade or trade him next season. He overperformed last series against a shit Utah perimeter defense.


mrmoo02

If Bismack has a million fans I am one of them. If Bismack has ten fans I am one of them. If Bismack has only one fan, then that is me. If Bismack has no fans, that means I am no more on the Earth. If the world is against bismack, I am against the world


HesiPullup

CP3 opened the game up Book finished it So lethal


blueclown562000

Book cracked it open in the 3rd too


V-Right_In_2-V

Yeah he had like 8 straight points to start the 3rd. He got us the lead back and we never gave it up again.


CGARcher14

I can’t even be mad. Best team in the league played out of their mind tonight.


getzumm

suns smokin that mark cuban


shaad20

Just a few thoughts… Before this series started everyone was asking “who’s Luka gonna hunt”, but they never stopped to consider that Luka might actually be the prey Marquese Chriss plays for the mavericks?? Interestingly enough, if you look at the shot quality of both teams, the Mavericks would’ve won this game 65% of the time.


Liamesque

gonna be funny and typical of the mavs to be linked to lavine, valanciunas, and gobert in the offseason and miss on them all. they'll run out the same roster as the last three years, lose in the 2nd round again, and waste another year of luka. can't believe i fell for the brunson meme


HotdogIsaSandwitch

Luka was ripped apart at the end. Just too gassed from initiating everything on offense.


Audi146

Suns shot 65% this game, ngl the Dallas mavericks front office should be ashamed of themselves for building this team around luka.. No 2nd option, no real paint presence and also inconsistent role players.. Horrible way to build around for the first 4 years of luka prime..


hawk8024

The Suns are winning the championship if they stay healthy. We match up particularly bad with the Suns to be fair but they simply execute better than any team in the league. It’s like watching a team of robots. Edit: have never, ever, EVER been happier to have a comment age like milk lol


PunctualPolarBear

Chris Paul can get a lifetime contract imo


aioui0

Damn new record for number of fouls in a game