These are the kind of games that hurt chasing certain playoff spots.
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Waaaayyyyy too many Bullock shots tonight. Doesn't make sense to keep feeding him if he's missing. Dinwiddie needs to step up more in those sort of situations. I still feel like he's trying too hard to set guys up. Go into attack mode the second Luka is out
we're missing a tried and true scorer like Brunson right now
Brunson wasn't Brunson until late last season. We're struggling to find rhythm with such a ball dominant star, but I do feel like we'll figure it out
The formula for a second scorers seems obvious: a combination of Dinwiddie and Wood. Wood is doing a great job so far but both those dudes need to take turns dominating when Luka is out
Come on, let's not start this garbage again. I'm tired of the step back prayer at the end of games.
Brunson carried this team when Luka missed games. That stuff adds up in seeding. Could be the diff between a 3 or 4 seed and the play-in. So far in both losses, Brunson would have made a big impact in altering the outcome (since both involved 3rd qtr scoring droughts while Luka rested).AndersHolmvik said:
Brunson wasn't Brunson until late last season. We're struggling to find rhythm with such a ball dominant star, but I do feel like we'll figure it out
It is way too early for you all to be carrying on like this.
I guess but... the Pelicans looked legit... and we still can't defend the rim.PatAg said:
It is way too early for you all to be carrying on like this.
They're not going to shoot 50+% from 3 every game though but without 2 of their best... deadly team.
Carrying on like what?PatAg said:
It is way too early for you all to be carrying on like this.
I wonder if anyone on the Mavs analytics squad dares let Luka know exactly how many points per game him complaining to the refs and feigning injury like a european soccer player cost the team.
Guy is a superstar. Guy gets beat up a ton. And you can make a case that the squeaky wheel gets the grease...
But when the squeaky wheel is very often squeaking to the refs while the opposition has 5 vs 4 on the other end, it's not really helping things.
And I'm Team Luka... But the guy maturing even a little bit more would probably add +2-3 points to this team every night.
Guy is a superstar. Guy gets beat up a ton. And you can make a case that the squeaky wheel gets the grease...
But when the squeaky wheel is very often squeaking to the refs while the opposition has 5 vs 4 on the other end, it's not really helping things.
And I'm Team Luka... But the guy maturing even a little bit more would probably add +2-3 points to this team every night.
Horrrrrrrible turnover by Luka to set up that KD dunk to tie. Man gotta be better than that.
Luka has entered God mode tonight
My goodness
My goodness
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Sheesh…good win, could have done without the dramatics there at the end.
Pretty sloppy game tonight all things considered. Bullock ends up yet again with more shots than I'd ideally want from him, and I still wish Dinwiddie would be more aggressive. But a win is a win, and it feels very nice to beat a team with Kyrie, KD and Ben Simmons on it. Hold the L Brooklyn
More than made up for it in OT. This is his MVP year.Zachary Klement said:
Horrrrrrrible turnover by Luka to set up that KD dunk to tie. Man gotta be better than that.
Was only able to catch the last few minutes of overtime so my apologies if I missed it, but it'll be interesting to see how deep into the season we keep Wood on the bench during crunch time. He is too big of a weapon on offense to keep on the sidelines.
That being said, always great to get a win on the road. Unfortunate it had to be at the expense of Nash though
That being said, always great to get a win on the road. Unfortunate it had to be at the expense of Nash though
The sooner Nash gets out of there the better. He is not having fun.GigEmMortis said:
Was only able to catch the last few minutes of overtime so my apologies if I missed it, but it'll be interesting to see how deep into the season we keep Wood on the bench during crunch time. He is too big of a weapon on offense to keep on the sidelines.
That being said, always great to get a win on the road. Unfortunate it had to be at the expense of Nash though
VIDEO: Kyrie talks about the respect 🫡 he has for Luka:
— SLO HOOPS FAN 🇸🇮 (@SloHoopsFan) October 28, 2022
“He plays at an incredible pace, he makes great decisions […] he maximizes on all the rules of the game of basketball” pic.twitter.com/zapoPwXomt
Thought others might appreciate this. Love having a superstar on the team that is admired league-wide.
GigEmMortis said:
Was only able to catch the last few minutes of overtime so my apologies if I missed it, but it'll be interesting to see how deep into the season we keep Wood on the bench during crunch time. He is too big of a weapon on offense to keep on the sidelines.
That being said, always great to get a win on the road. Unfortunate it had to be at the expense of Nash though
Who cares about Nash? Always great to beat punk ass KD. Especially after him pushing Luka down from behind. I hope Kyrie gets outta there and KD is stuck on a 30 win team.
Let's go, Brandon!
Luka with a +/- of -25 tonight on 31/16/10. WTH?
94chem,
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
That, sir, was the greatest post in the history of TexAgs. I salute you. -- Dough
I've seen enough. Bag this season and send Luka off the grid. We obviously need another top draft pick to win a title. Blowing a 16 pt lead in the last 4 minutes to a team that couldn't win the Big 12? Bag it up.
He was atrocious on D and a lot of his points came in garbage time/stat padding.
The mavs as a team scored TWO points in the final 4:14 seconds of a game that went to overtime.
This was gross and embarrassing.
The mavs as a team scored TWO points in the final 4:14 seconds of a game that went to overtime.
This was gross and embarrassing.
NBA teams were 9,975-1 when leading by 16+ points in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter over the last 25 years, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) October 30, 2022
Make that 9,975-2 after the Mavericks’ miracle loss to the Thunder.
Sloppy at times but that's a solid win after trailing by as much as they did
Josh Green with his 7th consecutive game as a "+" player. He doesn't stuff the stat sheet but his hustle and energy impacts the game in a huge way.
And shouts out to Powell. He saved this game.
And shouts out to Powell. He saved this game.
How am I first to post this?
Luka with 7 30-point games to start the season. First player since Chamberlain to do it. I was really surprised to hear that. None of these guys ever started the season like this:
MJ
Kobe
Shaq
Hakeem
KD
Lebron
Harden
Luka with 7 30-point games to start the season. First player since Chamberlain to do it. I was really surprised to hear that. None of these guys ever started the season like this:
MJ
Kobe
Shaq
Hakeem
KD
Lebron
Harden
Let's go, Brandon!
Heard that too, pretty awesome stuff out of an in-shape-to-start-the-season Luka
Reminds me of a playoff game up in Oklahoma that year the mavs won the championship. The mavs were down by 15 points in under 5 minutes to go and game back to win.fightinags2013 said:NBA teams were 9,975-1 when leading by 16+ points in the final four minutes of the fourth quarter over the last 25 years, per @ESPNStatsInfo.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) October 30, 2022
Make that 9,975-2 after the Mavericks’ miracle loss to the Thunder.
Good lord we leave zero margin of error.
That ended up being much closer than it should have been. The 4th quarter seems to be a bit of a concern early in the year but the good news on the flipside of that is we pretty much should have won every game so far this season. Hopefully as the team continues to gel things improve
Green was +1 tonight, so "still counts". Maxi was -16. Ouch.M.C. Swag said:
Josh Green with his 7th consecutive game as a "+" player. He doesn't stuff the stat sheet but his hustle and energy impacts the game in a huge way.
And shouts out to Powell. He saved this game.
And Luka with another 30+ night. Have to assume Wilt's record (whatever it is) is untouchable, but still.
edit...record is 23 games. Which is a bit of a surprise; I would have though Wilt would have gone a whole season...
Where is this thread?! Luka, Ho hum, another 36 points. 9 in a row. More important, another beatdown of KD.
Let's go, Brandon!
Great start to the season. I would like to win a game without the last second drama. Another double digit lead with ~4 minutes left that turned into a 1 possession game.
Good FT shooting down the stretch was great to see though
Good FT shooting down the stretch was great to see though
Anyone have any idea what a trade would look like for KD? Gotta imagine he may become available if the nets continue down this road. Would be awesome to see him paired with Luka.