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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 15:30:23 GMT -8
The 3rd quarter officiating really needs to be investigated. Not sure how Zu doesn't lose his mind, they were letting Dallas hit him without calling anything.
Mann has been exceptional on defense. I think the Mavs are going to sit down with the refs next game and tell them they are going to need to put him in foul trouble.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 16:19:32 GMT -8
Paul George struggled in the 2nd half, but that 3 he made might've been the biggest shot of his career. If he didn't make that Dallas leads by 1 with all the momentum on their side.
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Post by htownfan on Apr 28, 2024 16:29:43 GMT -8
Paul George struggled in the 2nd half, but that 3 he made might've been the biggest shot of his career. If he didn't make that Dallas leads by 1 with all the momentum on their side. Yup that's how I felt......the pressure is really on you u guys again in not letting go of HCA again. I think whoever wins game 5 will win the series....Looking forward I don't either of you will match up well with Minnesota and their size and Ant is one deep playoff run of being a mega-star.......did I mention they play defense?
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Post by clipsentuboca on Apr 28, 2024 17:02:41 GMT -8
piss off, Ho-Town, your team couldn’t even make the playoffs. Go put on your Barkley jersey and sulk.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 17:23:36 GMT -8
Paul George struggled in the 2nd half, but that 3 he made might've been the biggest shot of his career. If he didn't make that Dallas leads by 1 with all the momentum on their side. Yup that's how I felt......the pressure is really on you u guys again in not letting go of HCA again. I think whoever wins game 5 will win the series....Looking forward I don't either of you will match up well with Minnesota and their size and Ant is one deep playoff run of being a mega-star.......did I mention they play defense? The winner of the Min-Den series is undoubtedly the favorite in the West imo and I'd probably pick them over Boston too. Murray is questionable for Den with a calf strain. If that lingers they won't get past the Wolves.
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Post by v-ice on Apr 28, 2024 18:00:13 GMT -8
Yup that's how I felt......the pressure is really on you u guys again in not letting go of HCA again. I think whoever wins game 5 will win the series....Looking forward I don't either of you will match up well with Minnesota and their size and Ant is one deep playoff run of being a mega-star.......did I mention they play defense? The winner of the Min-Den series is undoubtedly the favorite in the West imo and I'd probably pick them over Boston too. Murray is questionable for Den with a calf strain. If that lingers they won't get past the Wolves. Lakers will come back. Especially if Murray is out plus will have officials behind them.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 18:31:29 GMT -8
The winner of the Min-Den series is undoubtedly the favorite in the West imo and I'd probably pick them over Boston too. Murray is questionable for Den with a calf strain. If that lingers they won't get past the Wolves. Lakers will come back. Especially if Murray is out plus will have officials behind them. This was the one chink in the armor for Denver. If they lose anyone in their starting 5, the drop off is steep and if it's Murray or Jokic it becomes massive. I do think Murray would come back since he stayed in the game, but if for some reason he missed the rest of the series then they could absolutely lose it.
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Post by mistwell on Apr 28, 2024 20:09:17 GMT -8
So James Harden is not washed. I am unsure if he or Kyrie is the best player in this series so far. It's not Luka, PG or Kawhi.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 21:24:08 GMT -8
So James Harden is not washed. I am unsure if he or Kyrie is the best player in this series so far. It's not Luka, PG or Kawhi. It's probably Kyrie. We are playing great defense on him and it doesn't matter. Harden's next though imo. He's been great, but Mavs kinda blew that game too. I can't imagine they wanted to just give Harden uncontested floaters in crunch time. Maybe throughout a game, but that's just too clean of a look to just give up. If I was them I'd be daring Coffey or Mann to hit shots to beat me over that. Kyrie, I'm not sure what we can do. Doubling him seems pretty risky with Luka on the floor.
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Post by nuraman00 on Apr 28, 2024 21:30:11 GMT -8
So James Harden is not washed. I am unsure if he or Kyrie is the best player in this series so far. It's not Luka, PG or Kawhi. It's probably Kyrie. We are playing great defense on him and it doesn't matter. Harden's next though imo. He's been great, but Mavs kinda blew that game too. I can't imagine they wanted to just give Harden uncontested floaters in crunch time. Maybe throughout a game, but that's just too clean of a look to just give up. If I was them I'd be daring Coffey or Mann to hit shots to beat me over that. Kyrie, I'm not sure what we can do. Doubling him seems pretty risky with Luka on the floor. I mentioned this a few days ago, but I'd rather double him, when he's having a game like this.
It's not like Luka is right next to him. If Kyrie passes, it will take a few passes to get to Luka; eat up more shot clock; and maybe the Clippers can get a deflection.
If Kyrie scores, at least it will be tougher than what happened today.
Harden having two good games this series is pretty good.
As for who the best player on Dallas is, they can both be, when it calls for it. They both make shots.
Only disappointment in a big picture (not necessarily for this year) is that Dallas couldn't find a way to make it work with Porzingis. Although Porzingis getting hurt had something to do with that too.
Not sure if they could have had Doncic, Porzingis, and Irving on the same team, but having that would have given them a lot of balance.
All things considered, I'd rather have a team that rebounds better, if I'm thinking about four rounds, than what Dallas has. But Dallas is good enough to win a round or two. At some point their size would presumably hurt them.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 21:52:56 GMT -8
It's probably Kyrie. We are playing great defense on him and it doesn't matter. Harden's next though imo. He's been great, but Mavs kinda blew that game too. I can't imagine they wanted to just give Harden uncontested floaters in crunch time. Maybe throughout a game, but that's just too clean of a look to just give up. If I was them I'd be daring Coffey or Mann to hit shots to beat me over that. Kyrie, I'm not sure what we can do. Doubling him seems pretty risky with Luka on the floor. I mentioned this a few days ago, but I'd rather double him, when he's having a game like this.
It's not like Luka is right next to him. If Kyrie passes, it will take a few passes to get to Luka; eat up more shot clock; and maybe the Clippers can get a deflection.
If Kyrie scores, at least it will be tougher than what happened today.
Harden having two good games this series is pretty good.
As for who the best player on Dallas is, they can both be, when it calls for it. They both make shots.
Only disappointment in a big picture (not necessarily for this year) is that Dallas couldn't find a way to make it work with Porzingis. Although Porzingis getting hurt had something to do with that too.
Not sure if they could have had Doncic, Porzingis, and Irving on the same team, but having that would have given them a lot of balance.
All things considered, I'd rather have a team that rebounds better, if I'm thinking about four rounds, than what Dallas has. But Dallas is good enough to win a round or two. At some point their size would presumably hurt them.
Good point. I'd definitely consider it. You would hate for Luka to find a rhythm. He really hasn't had a great game yet, which I think Mavs could feel optimistic that they're tied and Luka has yet to be himself. It's likely at minimum if Kawhi didn't return though that this series could be 3-1 Clippers. If we can limit Kyrie a bit, we should be able to win this series as long as Harden and George don't completely implode. I think the Clippers have a clear advantage on the 3-7 guys.
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Post by htownfan on Apr 28, 2024 22:06:08 GMT -8
Lakers will come back. Especially if Murray is out plus will have officials behind them. This was the one chink in the armor for Denver. If they lose anyone in their starting 5, the drop off is steep and if it's Murray or Jokic it becomes massive. I do think Murray would come back since he stayed in the game, but if for some reason he missed the rest of the series then they could absolutely lose it. Even without Murray for the rest of the series, I think Denver is still good enough to beat the Lakers at least once out of the next 3 games because Jokic is that good. I mean look at Miami against Boston for an example as well as a Giannis-less Bucks. I picked the Lakers over a healthy Nuggets team but coming back from 3-0? It's definitely more possible without Murray but I think the Lakers missed their chance..
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Post by htownfan on Apr 28, 2024 22:09:52 GMT -8
So James Harden is not washed. I am unsure if he or Kyrie is the best player in this series so far. It's not Luka, PG or Kawhi. You're right he ain't washed but he hasn't had that stinker of a game yet either.....just when you feel good about him........
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 22:25:07 GMT -8
This was the one chink in the armor for Denver. If they lose anyone in their starting 5, the drop off is steep and if it's Murray or Jokic it becomes massive. I do think Murray would come back since he stayed in the game, but if for some reason he missed the rest of the series then they could absolutely lose it. Even without Murray for the rest of the series, I think Denver is still good enough to beat the Lakers at least once out of the next 3 games because Jokic is that good. I mean look at Miami against Boston for an example as well as a Giannis-less Bucks. I picked the Lakers over a healthy Nuggets team but coming back from 3-0? It's definitely more possible without Murray but I think the Lakers missed their chance.. Odds are they probably get 1, but I would give the Lakers a real chance of doing the unthinkable. I've watched a few games of theirs this season without Murray and they were a very different team without him in. But yes def possible Jokic or Porter (or both) go off and they still win. Or that Reggie is hot that game. Lakers aren't playing bad though. They're getting leads. With Murray healthy I think there's no chance of a come back. If he was out for the series, I could put it at 20% maybe. Considering the rest of their rosters, even though Kawhi is better, I'd say Denver is definitely worse off without Murray than the Clippers are without Kawhi.
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Post by hitnrun24 on Apr 28, 2024 22:28:28 GMT -8
So James Harden is not washed. I am unsure if he or Kyrie is the best player in this series so far. It's not Luka, PG or Kawhi. You're right he ain't washed but he hasn't had that stinker of a game yet either.....just when you feel good about him........ Most players will have at least 1-2 stinkers in a 7 game series. I don't know if everyone can come out and scream how right they were if that happens. I still don't think he has to carry as much of the load as he's had in the past. George and Powell can still provide a lot of scoring. Even Zu in this match up can be someone they give a lot of possessions to.
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