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GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - nicholasthefan - 05-09-2024
Let's even up the series and steal home court!
Will Luka be Luka? Or will Kai takeover?
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - SleepingHero - 05-09-2024
Thank you for making a thread. Work has been insane for me so I haven't been able to be online at all basically l!
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - KillerLeft - 05-09-2024
I am still confident about this series. I expect a big game from Luka tonight, as well as an adjustment from the offense, hopefully with fewer touches in the short roll for Gafford and Lively. That's not really in either of their skillsets yet. Gafford just looks to bulldoze when he has the ball, and that's too far away from the rim for that mindset, and Lively is too passive, looking exclusively to kick out to the corner, and immediately.
Need at least one shooter to step up. Three would be better, but one is mandatory if they have a chance of winning. Is this the THJ game?
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - Luka77 - 05-09-2024
Keys to the game:
1.Luka be Luka
2.Reduce Turnovers
3. Win the rebounding battle
4. The Refs stop giving touch fouls to SGA (reduce FT attempts)
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - Luka77 - 05-09-2024
(05-09-2024, 08:05 PM)KillerLeft Wrote: I am still confident about this series. I expect a big game from Luka tonight, as well as an adjustment from the offense, hopefully with fewer touches in the short roll for Gafford and Lively. That's not really in either of their skillsets yet. Gafford just looks to bulldoze when he has the ball, and that's too far away from the rim for that mindset, and Lively is too passive, looking exclusively to kick out to the corner, and immediately.
Need at least one shooter to step up. Three would be better, but one is mandatory if they have a chance of winning. Is this the THJ game?
Teams are blitzing a 1-5 pick and roll(i.e the ball handler gets doubled immediately). The read is for the ball handler to pass the ball to the short roll man (i.e center). If you don't want Gafford or Lively in that position, the pick will likely have to be set by someone else and they will be in the short roll if the defense decides to blitz.
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - BoredAssistant - 05-09-2024
Josh Green playoff career high incoming. Hoping for a Luka miracle or at least a sign he can play with a bum knee moving forward. THJ with a solid 15 minutes. Honestly don't care if this is a loss as long as it looks competitive.
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - ThisIStheYear - 05-09-2024
Turnovers, rebounds, Luka. That’s the formula.
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - Luka77 - 05-09-2024
LETS GO MAVS!
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - Luka77 - 05-09-2024
I like the start
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - GATA - 05-09-2024
Luka has that look
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - GATA - 05-09-2024
Jones has been great all playoffs
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - The Jom - 05-09-2024
Early leads are fool’s gold in this league. But putting Luka on the floor ain’t never worked for nobody.
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - GATA - 05-09-2024
Lively picks up so many awful fouls
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - Luka77 - 05-09-2024
Terrible call on Lively for the moving screen
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - GATA - 05-09-2024
PJ getting abused on D
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - MarkAguirreWrathofGod - 05-09-2024
(05-09-2024, 08:54 PM)Luka77 Wrote: Terrible call on Lively for the moving screen
It was a big swing as they hit a 3 next play.
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - MarkAguirreWrathofGod - 05-09-2024
Someone didn’t appreciate finishing 3rd in MVP voting after his historic season…
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - GATA - 05-09-2024
PJ needs to keep attacking the basket
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - DallasMaverick - 05-09-2024
Luka’s knee looks okay so far.
RE: GAME 2 2024 Playoffs: Dallas Mavericks (0-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0) - surfpuckmd - 05-09-2024
Luka's critics are keeping quiet right now.