GAME 5: MIA (2-3) @ DAL (2-3) | 93-83 win

[SleepingHero]

The new uniforms look clean.

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Luka settles for 3, then THJ gets beat by Robinson and then fouls to stop the layup.

Good start.

[mtrot]

The new uniforms look clean.

Yes, I hate those green ones.

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Butler comes up way short on the easy bunnie.  Hopefully that portends bad things for the Heat tonight.

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Dangit, Powell again.

[SleepingHero]

The offense still looks so broken with this lineup.

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Luka and-1!

Good to see one fall for him

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Why doesn't Luka just shoot off that drive. Instead passes to THJ bleh

[mtrot]

More yips for the Mavs, it seems.

[SleepingHero]

More yips for the Mavs, it seems.

As the old saying goes,

Insanity is trying the same thing over and over and expecting the same results.

[mtrot]

Dammit, Rick.  Put in a big man and get some offense down low.  You have 5 fricking points on the board here.

[SkenfromLMF]

Gonna wish I had kept Butler on the bench...

[FunkBoreland]

Why do I feel disgusted when Powell subs in WCS

[SkenfromLMF]

They cannot give the Mavs a whistle this qtr

[donzingis38]

I like James Johnson, man. He's just not here to add toughness but also playmaking. Had zero idea he was capable of that.

[FunkBoreland]

We got 4 PG apparently. 

Luka, Brunson, Terry and James Johnson.

[FunkBoreland]

I will admit, for a Power Forward, Powell is really good at selling the foul.

[SleepingHero]

LUKA "THE DREAM" DONCIC

[Thukydides]

Let´s just don´t tell the Heat they just had to post up Bam against Powell on every possession.

[donzingis38]

They're settling for threes again..cmon guys

[Jason Terry]

Richardson shut down Herro all game. When’s the last time we had a guy that could do that? J Kidd 2011?

[FunkBoreland]

1st half the bench was running the offense with Johnson, this 2nd half its getting run by Brunson (Coach didn't want Johnson running it???) taking tough contested shots.

[mtrot]

1st half the bench was running the offense with Johnson, this 2nd half its getting run by Brunson (Coach didn't want Johnson running it???) taking tough contested shots.

Agreed.  The Mavs offense is all bogged down here.  I liked the way things looked with Johnson running some offense.

[Tyler]

Richardson shut down Herro all game. When’s the last time we had a guy that could do that? J Kidd 2011?

And DFS completely shut down Butler who finished 0-6.

Fun fact -- the last time Dallas won a game while scoring less than 100 points was February 6, 2019. While the overall performance is up and down early on, the defense is definitely making progress.

[omahen]

Great defensive effort. Showed the energy they couldn't show against Charlotte for some reason. Even in that very tough start where offense just couldn't get going. They are still missing a lot of open shots. If only they could show this kind of effort every night, they are a top4 west team.