GAME 4 Playoffs 2024: Oklahoma City Thunder (1-2) vs. Dallas Mavericks (2-1)

[Hooper21]

The number of sports medicine doctors and psychiatrists on this board is extraordinary, lol.  To say "Luka looks like he's moving fine to me" is straight hubris.  There are many levels between can't play and 100%.  If you were to ask Luka, I bet he'd say he's closer to the former rather than the latter.  If anyone here thinks that Luka isn't hobbled and is just choking either hasn't been watching him since his rookie year or is being histrionic and reactionary.

Take a breath.  Luka will pull through.  Kyrie will step it up.  Focus on PJ's coming out party at the very best time.

It's the same song, different verse every season.  Dirk was the 'soft Euro jumpshooter choker' for years, until people realized he was an all-timer.  With Luka it's 'fat, whiner, choker' until he hits the next higher level.  Kyrie has had it up and down from winning it all with the Cavs, to 'flat-earther, anti-vax' to 'Mr. 4th Quarter' lately.  A lot like the Nuggets after 0-2 against the Wolves, they were 'slow, sloppy' Jokic didn't deserve MVP and now up 3-2, the Champs are back!  All the hot takes, knee jerks, and narratives come out in the wash as the games and seasons play out.  

Speaking of which, Hardaway Sr. is at it again.  
Father of Mavs guard throws Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving under the bus after loss (msn.com)

[Ghost of Podkolzin]

It's the same song, different verse every season.  Dirk was the 'soft Euro jumpshooter choker' for years, until people realized he was an all-timer.  With Luka it's 'fat, whiner, choker' until he hits the next higher level.  Kyrie has had it up and down from winning it all with the Cavs, to 'flat-earther, anti-vax' to 'Mr. 4th Quarter' lately.  A lot like the Nuggets after 0-2 against the Wolves, they were 'slow, sloppy' Jokic didn't deserve MVP and now up 3-2, the Champs are back!  All the hot takes, knee jerks, and narratives come out in the wash as the games and seasons play out.  

Speaking of which, Hardaway Sr. is at it again.  
Father of Mavs guard throws Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving under the bus after loss (msn.com)

I loved Timmy as a player.  The man is an idiot though.