Game 2: Mavs (1-0) at Suns (1-1) 9:00 pm

[The Jom]

This was an incredibly annoying game.

This was ref ball all night. 28 Mav personal fouls compared to 17 for the Suns. Inconsistent calls possession by possesion. Every flop rewarded for Phoenix. Mavs literally weren't being allowed to defend at times.

Then on the other end, the Mavs could not buy a bucket. Klay+Luka combined for 10/25 for threes. Everyone else shot a combined 3/15. Can't happen.

PJ looked like he went out the previous night and was a step slow the whole game. Our bench gave actually nothing aside from Lively. Who by the way was active and hustling but just took plays off.

I cannot count how many missed layups Lively, Gafford, Luka, and Marshall had. At least 8. That right there is the difference in points as well.

This game felt like that the Mavs thought they could walk in and have an easy one cause the Suns were on a 2nd night of a back to back. Just a little unprepared.

Klay and Luka had pretty solid games. Kyrie picked it up but really couldn't find a rhythm. Everyone else really did not look great. Also really frustrated me that Grimes couldn't get more than 6 minutes.

Ugh. Winnable game. Mavs are good enough to overcome a poor bench performance. They are good enough to overcome terrible officiating. They are good enough to overcome very easy missed shots throughout the game. But they aren't good enough to overcome all 3 at once.

Only got to see the 4th. But looked to me like one of those games the league fessed up to owing Phoenix for cheating them the night before. 

Friday night at Lakers: Suns shoot 17 FTs, Lakers 39 (in an epic made-for-tv comeback)

Saturday night in Phoenix: Suns shoot 37 FTs, Mavs 18 (in local broadcast opposite the World Series)

Just cause I’m crazy doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get me.