2023-24 NBA (Playoffs!) Thread: Message board poster furiously types out one more horrible post before thread closes (2 Viewers)

[dickey moe]

Soft.

 

[Desert_Power]

Luka didn't even try on that pick.

 

[Capella]

Celtics bench the difference so far tonight. Great minutes from Hauser, Pritchard and now Tillman.

Mavs got Tim Hardaway Jr jacking up off balance 3s.

Stupid Nuggets.

 

[msudaisy26]

I wonder if the pain killers Luka is getting are why he starts so well in the first quarter and then he fades as the game goes on.

He expends too much energy on defense?

He definitely conserved some energy on that Brown dunk.

 

[Desert_Power]

Tatum and KAT reacting on the bench while their bench outperforms them would make a good compilation video.

 

[identikit]

Mavs just giving this game away

Yet again

 

[Desert_Power]

I wonder if the pain killers Luka is getting are why he starts so well in the first quarter and then he fades as the game goes on.

He expends too much energy on defense?

He definitely conserved some energy on that Brown dunk.

I'm glad I wasn't taking a sip of my rum when I read this

 

[msudaisy26]

Celtics bench the difference so far tonight. Great minutes from Hauser, Pritchard and now Tillman.

Mavs got Tim Hardaway Jr jacking up off balance 3s.

Stupid Nuggets.

Even stupid TWolves.

 

[dickey moe]

Luka thinks it's funny.

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Welp, there’s the end of this season

 

[Major]

That 3rd Quarter was some hot garbage. Sucks this is the Mavs team representing the West. Would much rather be watching DEN or even OKC right about now.

 

[msudaisy26]

Kyrie showing some solid defense now.

 

[SWC]

you scanny guys remember watching hauser and his brother win a state title for spash or what take that to the bank brohans

 

[SWC]

hauser and his brother should have been huge for marquette but instead woj wanted to give the keys to a five foot nothing guy and they left take that to the bank brohans

 

[Jayrod]

Tatum and KAT reacting on the bench while their bench outperforms them would make a good compilation video.

27 pts on 21 shots is getting outplayed by his bench?

 

[Desert_Power]

Tatum and KAT reacting on the bench while their bench outperforms them would make a good compilation video.

27 pts on 21 shots is getting outplayed by his bench?

I'm a fan of each relative to the median NBA fan, just think it could be a good meme.

 

[dickey moe]

Lol @ Steve Nash.

 

[msudaisy26]

Mavs showing life

 

[identikit]

Mavs trying not to give this game away now

 

[Jayrod]

Mavs showing life

Celtics good at doing that for teams. Pritchard decides he needs to score and Tatum forces a 1 v 1 midrange shot on Kyrie combined with bad defense, no rebound and a 3 point bucket.

 

[dickey moe]

Sheesh.

 

[Desert_Power]

Oh lord. Brittney Mahomes is cheering for the Mavs. I've finally decided I must root for the Celtics.

 

[ShamrockPride]

Only the Celtics man every time

 

[Jayrod]

Only the Celtics man every time

If I don't laugh, I'll cry.

Love to play with their food. Bad shots and turnovers with a chance to put their foot on the neck of Dallas.

 

[Jayrod]

I think they'll reverse this call and keep Luka in the game.

ETA: because I think it is offensive, not accusing of a conspiracy theory.

 

[the moops]

I think they'll reverse this call and keep Luka in the game.

ETA: because I think it is offensive, not accusing of a conspiracy theory.

That is not an offensive and if it is one definitely not as egregious of one to overturn

 

[msudaisy26]

I think they'll reverse this call and keep Luka in the game.

ETA: because I think it is offensive, not accusing of a conspiracy theory.

Really close

 

[Desert_Power]

I don't think it is a charge. It's close. The nearest foot for Luka looks planted but the left foot is moving as is his body weight.

 

[the moops]

If anything those close plays should just be no calls. Let em play

 

[msudaisy26]

If anything those close plays should just be no calls. Let em play

The pick yes, but you can't when Brown goes down.

 

[Jayrod]

If anything those close plays should just be no calls. Let em play

I think the screen on PJ should have been a no call, but the Doncic call had to be something as they both went down.

 

[msudaisy26]

Luka has no one to blame, but himself. He committed 2 or 3 stupid fouls 90 feet from the basket.

 

[dickey moe]

What the hell was Horford doing there?

 

[Desert_Power]

I think the Luka foul was barely the correct one, but shocked the NBA didn't reverse it for the obvious reasons. I barely recognize the playoffs with that behavior.

 

[msudaisy26]

Horford panicked

 

[Jayrod]

This is a crash landing, but I'll take it.

 

[the moops]

If anything those close plays should just be no calls. Let em play

I think the screen on PJ should have been a no call, but the Doncic call had to be something as they both went down.

No I know, just kinda wish they worked out that way so we don't have to talk about the officiating

 

[mr. furley]

Tatum 31/6/5 - up 3-0 in the NBA Finals - but he only shot 11-26

when will the Celtics organization realize that he doesn't contribute to winning basketball and finally move on?

 

[SayWhat?]

There’s just no rhyme or reason on what’s a foul vs non-call any more. Pretty terrible all around.

 

[the moops]

There’s just no rhyme or reason on what’s a foul vs non-call any more. Pretty terrible all around.

It is hard to figure out, mostly. But missing that White grab was ridiculously bad. Official should know that Boston wants to foul there, he should be looking for it and it happened 6 feet away from his face, and White alerted him right after.

 

[SWC]

when the celtics are right they move the ball so well and play a great team concept game conversely it is pretty hard to watch the mavericks at time when it is just all one on one and i guess as luca and kyrie go so go the mavericks but they just havent gone very well this series take that to the bank bromigos

 

[Desert_Power]

Doris is on point with those comments about Mazzula.

This is just such a complete team. Reminds me of the early 00s Pistons in that way.

 

[the moops]

Jaylen Brown should get more love. Great at basketball, cool as ****, smart, extremely handsome, and apparently a good dude

 

[brun]

A much more exciting finish than it needed to be.

 

[msudaisy26]

Doris is on point with those comments about Mazzula.

This is just such a complete team. Reminds me of the early 00s Pistons in that way.

I love my 2000's Pistons, but they were far from a complete team. They just had a defense that wouldn't quit.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Doncic played 38 minutes, and they were +9 when he was on the court.

In the 10 mintues he didn't play, they were -16.

Good to see Tatum and Irving both finally have good offensive games, at least.

 

[trader jake]

I wonder if the pain killers Luka is getting are why he starts so well in the first quarter and then he fades as the game goes on.

Physically, Luka is where Jokic was before he got in better shape.

 

[brun]

Luka fouling out improved the Dallas defense and Kyrie stepped up the way he can. I'm not sure it hurt them that much.

 

[Jayrod]

There’s just no rhyme or reason on what’s a foul vs non-call any more. Pretty terrible all around.

As a guy who refs HS games, I can say that getting those calls right in the NBA seems impossible to me.

They don't get slow mo instant replays. The refs have a single angle (sometimes a bad angle) look at live speed to make a decision.

Try and ref a 6th grade game and then come in here and talk about how "terrible" it is.

The two most difficult things I've honestly tried to be good at are playing golf and reffing basketball. Officiating football is 10x's easier than basketball. The number of judgement calls you have to make, the speed and constant transitions plus random unexpectedness are a recipe for inconsistency.

 

[msudaisy26]

I wonder if the pain killers Luka is getting are why he starts so well in the first quarter and then he fades as the game goes on.

Physically, Luka is where Jokic was before he got in better shape.

I remember the last year the Warriors won the title and the Warriors abused the pick and roll against the Nuggets and picked on Jokic a lot.

To the credit of Jokic he had enough of that crap, we will have to see if Luka feels the same this offseason.