(05-27-2024, 10:37 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I just continue to be overjoyed that the Mavs didn't have to play Denver.  We'll never know what would've happened, and it doesn't matter a bit, but I really think they'd have been a much tougher matchup for Dallas.

(05-27-2024, 11:45 PM)windjc Wrote: Dallas would walked right through Denver in 5.

(05-27-2024, 11:41 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Oh, no! I have no idea who would've won the series, especially after seeing the Mavs dispatch the Wolves with relative ease. The Mavs might've beaten Denver, too, no doubt!

I'm just saying it would've been a more difficult matchup, and I think that's BEYOND clear, at this point. "Styles make fights!" 

You get that talking about his stuff is what we're here to do, right?

(05-27-2024, 11:46 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: Maybe! Maybe not! We'll never know, and it doesn't matter now!

(05-27-2024, 11:45 PM)windjc Wrote: Dallas would walked right through Denver in 5.

(05-28-2024, 01:50 AM)Knutsen Wrote: We won‘t, but I think the game in march that we won in Denver was a good indicator how the series could have gone. 

We badly outrebounded them and Luka, Kyrie and our two centers where scoring. 

We kept Murray inefficient, and that was before he was hobbled and before we where really in sync defensively. 

We were even keeping Jokic ineffecient, but I wouldn‘t bet on that in a playoff series. But Kyrie and Luka where also less efficient then they usually are, so that would have evened out.

If Jokic goes absolutely ballistic for 4 games and is by far the best player on the floor over Luka and Kyrie Denver could have won, but I‘d like our chances the way we are clicking on D and Luka and Kyrie are cooking right now. 

So in total most of the games would also have been close, with a better chance of Denver winning them with Jokic and a clutch Murray than Minnesota has. And that’s really been the difference against Minnesota, that we are much, much better in the last 5 minutes of close games.

(05-28-2024, 01:04 AM)The Jom Wrote: Just having fun. But there are some real man crushes on the Joker round here.

(05-28-2024, 06:39 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: And it took a running left handed hook shot by Kyrie to beat them the last time they played. So what's your point?  I don't think the Mavs handle Denver the way they've handled the Wolves. The matchups are different.

(05-28-2024, 08:20 AM)Smitty Wrote: Having Maxi gives me a bit more confidence they can close it out tonight at home.

(05-28-2024, 09:23 AM)Lukedoncic Wrote: Not if Scott Foster and Ed Malloy have anything to say about it…

(05-28-2024, 06:35 AM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: I doubt that very seriously. Hyperbole much?

(05-28-2024, 11:08 AM)surfpuckmd Wrote: I agree with the others that we probably would beat the Nuggets in a 7-game series.  I think in probabilities and I believe there's a 65 percent chance we'd beat the Nuggets in a playoff series.  I believe it would be very competitive though.  Although we're up 3-0 on Minnesota, we're obviously matched very evenly as every game has been really close.  We've just had better clutch performances. 

I think Luka and Jokic are on similar levels.  I think Kyrie is much better than Jamal Murray though and our bench is vastly superior to Denver's.  

It would be a fun series and there's a good chance we see it in the next few years.  I'm tired of playing the Clippers in the playoffs.

(05-28-2024, 12:31 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth)
Maxi Kleber on playing Game 4: "We're gonna warm up and then see where we at."

Kleber says he's "had a few days" to shoot 3s and made "some big progress" over the last day. He says his shot "feels good."

Watch Kleber's full interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t5choGw0Vg

(05-28-2024, 12:52 PM)mvossman Wrote: It would be great if Maxi can play and contribute, but its nice to have Powell if that is not the case.  I realize he is a significant downgrade from Lively, but folks seem to be forgetting that we beat this team with Powell starting earlier this season.  If Powell does play, I expect the usual from him.  Some missed rebounds and open lanes to the basket accompanied by a ton of bashing from Mavs fans while the on/off shows he didn't really hurt us while on the court.