If we take care of biz without Luka tomorrow and Friday against MIN again, it's a pretty safe lock that we're not in the play in. Would be huge
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Just by looking around at whose playing who tomorrow….. I'd say the rockets game is almost as important as the T wolves game.
It seems like Kidd is making it a point to give guys rest heading into the playoffs, even though we're fighting for position.
This is a golden opportunity to gain ground. It kinda sucks that luka isn't playing to be honest. Here is what our competition in the standings is doing today.MW03 said:
It seems like Kidd is making it a point to give guys rest heading into the playoffs, even though we're fighting for position.
Golden state @ miami - it almost seems more likely that we will catch golden state more than Utah at this point. Utah is like the turd who won't flush.
Utah @ Boston - Utah really should lose this game. Boston is playing at a top 3 kind of level right now on both offense and defense.
Phoenix @ Minnesota - unless Phoenix chooses to rest folks they should be favored.
I hear you, but I've also watched Luka looked washed at the end of the first round after absolutely carrying the team for a month leading up to the series start. This team can be competitive without him on the court, so I don't hate the idea of giving him a break with ten games to go, and then ramping up to get him and the team ready for the 1st round.
The rockets are so so atrocious we should still win. I think had the Mavs lost to the TWolves, we play Luka tonight, but since we won, it's ok to give him some rest for the next TWolves matchup. Will I be mad if we lose? Yea but it wont matter if we beat Minn again on Friday.
Here's the box score from when I saw the Mavs win by 24 @ Houston in January. No Luka. No KP.
If we can't win big w/out Luka tonight we don't deserve the 5 seed.
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401360405
If we can't win big w/out Luka tonight we don't deserve the 5 seed.
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401360405
Let's go, Brandon!
Good to see them stomp Houston in the 2nd half.
Lets go! Ags win! Mavs win! Great day.
Utah and Minnesota both lost. Breathing room!
This is one year where I'd actually like the 6 seed as opposed to the 4/5. I think we can beat Utah, but I'd much rather avoid Phoenix in round 2. But not going to complain if we get the 4/5. And the good news is that Phoenix likely doesn't want us to get the 4/5 and win the first round. Even though we struggle with them, they'd much rather play someone else with the ways ensure playing.
Phoenix has never played us since the trade. Unfortunately, they do have a real center who could probably exploit our lack of defense and rebounding at the center position similar to Embiid probably did. I'm glad Philly is in the east.mavsfan4ever said:
This is one year where I'd actually like the 6 seed as opposed to the 4/5. I think we can beat Utah, but I'd much rather avoid Phoenix in round 2. But not going to complain if we get the 4/5. And the good news is that Phoenix likely doesn't want us to get the 4/5 and win the first round. Even though we struggle with them, they'd much rather play someone else with the ways ensure playing.
I think we would do better against them but probably not beat them. Hopefully CP3 is a little dinged up still during playoff time.
I just want to win a damn playoff series. It's been 11 years since that's happened. Idgaf who we play in Rd2, just get that monkey off our back.
We are going to win three!M.C. Swag said:
I just want to win a damn playoff series. It's been 11 years since that's happened. Idgaf who we play in Rd2, just get that monkey off our back.
I recall our playoff series victory in 2001 was vs. Utah as the 4/5 matchup that ended a long dry spell and started a 10+ year run. Odd that it's lining up that way again this year.M.C. Swag said:
I just want to win a damn playoff series. It's been 11 years since that's happened. Idgaf who we play in Rd2, just get that monkey off our back.
CALVIN BOOOOOOTH!!!South Platte said:I recall our playoff series victory in 2001 was vs. Utah as the 4/5 matchup that ended a long dry spell and started a 10+ year run. Odd that it's lining up that way again this year.M.C. Swag said:
I just want to win a damn playoff series. It's been 11 years since that's happened. Idgaf who we play in Rd2, just get that monkey off our back.
I just hope we do enough in the playoffs to where maybe one of the coastal bros or ring chasers would possibly think about coming to Dallas in free agency. I know Donnie had the personality of a stump, but players are supposed to like this Nico Harrison guy.
I haven't disliked a player as much as I dislike Beverly since Karl Malone. I genuinely don't understand how the refs watching night in and night out still fall for his bull *****
Big game today vs Utah. A win would be huge.
Really disappointed. Program guide shows Mavs-Utah on NBATV, but it's showing Nets-Hornets.
Celtics are so scary right now. They've been beating everyone since they lost to us. They rolled Minnesota by about 20 points today. Warriors lost too. If we pull this out we gain ground on some teams.
Bullock es en fuego
Nice nice
Only 2 games back of the warriors, who have phoenix and Memphis next.
HUGE win.
2 back and plenty of time to get the 3 seed.
Utah after that and they've lost 5 of 6 without Curry. Should end up with the tie breaker against GS, Utah, and Den.
3 seed seems very possible.
3 seed seems very possible.
trade getting better and better.
Dallas is 46-29
Utah is 45-30
Dallas has this left:
That looks like 5-2 to close out the season.
Utah has this left:
That looks like 5-2 as well, depending on whether or not Mitchell is injured.
So there's no way both of these teams go 5-2. One might win an extra or lose an extra, so there's a very real chance that they end up tied by record.
Mavs are 2-2 against them this season. The ****ty thing is that Utah leads the Northwest, while Dallas is 6 back from Memphis with no shot. So in order to get the tiebreaker over Utah, we need Denver to win the Northeast, where they are 1 game back of the Jazz.
Denver has this left:
@ CHA
@ IND
MIN
@ LAL
SAS
MEM
LAL
They could legitimately go 6-1 with that schedule left. Here's the trick: they are 44-31, two games behind Dallas, and one game behind Utah.
Going to come down to the wire with 3-6 pretty much undecided. Golden State might have the hardest schedule remaining of all of them, and they are only 2 games up on Dallas.
Utah is 45-30
Dallas has this left:
- LAL (W. Cratering, but Lebron loves Luka and usually shows up. Suspect after LBJ)
- @ CLE (W. Likely a playoff team, but 4-6 in their last 10.)
- @ WAS (W. Not making the playoffs, and 3-7 in their last 10. The Porzingis return makes it interesting.)
- @ MIL (L. They might be playing for the one seed, and Dallas struggles with athletic bigs.)
- @ DET (W. Bad team. 2-8 in their last 10. Nothing to play for except lottery balls.)
- POR (W. No Lillard. Also 2-8 in their last 10. Tank mode has been engaged for a while.)
- SAS (L. Young team. Pretty game at times, especially when Murray is cooking.)
That looks like 5-2 to close out the season.
Utah has this left:
- @ LAC (W. I don't know what to make of the Clippers, but they won't get George back for this one.)
- LAL (W. See above, except that it's on national TV.)
- @ GS (W. Collapse watch with Curry out, and Draymond hasn't added anything.)
- MEM (L. Oh Desmond Bane. What could have been? He's the reason they are playing well even without Morant. Utah matches up bad with them.)
- OKC (W. For as bad as they matchup against Memphis, they match up that well against OKC, who is not a good team and probably in tank mode._
- PHX (L. No analysis needed, unless PHX is coasting into the playoffs.)
- @ POR (W. See above.)
That looks like 5-2 as well, depending on whether or not Mitchell is injured.
So there's no way both of these teams go 5-2. One might win an extra or lose an extra, so there's a very real chance that they end up tied by record.
Mavs are 2-2 against them this season. The ****ty thing is that Utah leads the Northwest, while Dallas is 6 back from Memphis with no shot. So in order to get the tiebreaker over Utah, we need Denver to win the Northeast, where they are 1 game back of the Jazz.
Denver has this left:
@ CHA
@ IND
MIN
@ LAL
SAS
MEM
LAL
They could legitimately go 6-1 with that schedule left. Here's the trick: they are 44-31, two games behind Dallas, and one game behind Utah.
Going to come down to the wire with 3-6 pretty much undecided. Golden State might have the hardest schedule remaining of all of them, and they are only 2 games up on Dallas.
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Hopefully Golden State continues its free fall.MW03 said:
Dallas is 46-29
Utah is 45-30
Dallas has this left:
- LAL (W. Cratering, but Lebron loves Luka and usually shows up. Suspect after LBJ)
- @ CLE (W. Likely a playoff team, but 4-6 in their last 10.)
- @ WAS (W. Not making the playoffs, and 3-7 in their last 10. The Porzingis return makes it interesting.)
- @ MIL (L. They might be playing for the one seed, and Dallas struggles with athletic bigs.)
- @ DET (W. Bad team. 2-8 in their last 10. Nothing to play for except lottery balls.)
- POR (W. No Lillard. Also 2-8 in their last 10. Tank mode has been engaged for a while.)
- SAS (L. Young team. Pretty game at times, especially when Murray is cooking.)
That looks like 5-2 to close out the season.
Utah has this left:
- @ LAC (W. I don't know what to make of the Clippers, but they won't get George back for this one.)
- LAL (W. See above, except that it's on national TV.)
- @ GS (W. Collapse watch with Curry out, and Draymond hasn't added anything.)
- MEM (L. Oh Desmond Bane. What could have been? He's the reason they are playing well even without Morant. Utah matches up bad with them.)
- OKC (W. For as bad as they matchup against Memphis, they match up that well against OKC, who is not a good team and probably in tank mode._
- PHX (L. No analysis needed, unless PHX is coasting into the playoffs.)
- @ POR (W. See above.)
That looks like 5-2 as well, depending on whether or not Mitchell is injured.
So there's no way both of these teams go 5-2. One might win an extra or lose an extra, so there's a very real chance that they end up tied by record.
Mavs are 2-2 against them this season. The ****ty thing is that Utah leads the Northwest, while Dallas is 6 back from Memphis with no shot. So in order to get the tiebreaker over Utah, we need Denver to win the Northeast, where they are 1 game back of the Jazz.
Denver has this left:
@ CHA
@ IND
MIN
@ LAL
SAS
MEM
LAL
They could legitimately go 6-1 with that schedule left. Here's the trick: they are 44-31, two games behind Dallas, and one game behind Utah.
Going to come down to the wire with 3-6 pretty much undecided. Golden State might have the hardest schedule remaining of all of them, and they are only 2 games up on Dallas.
Golden state is getting boat races by the grizzlies tonight. Could be another opportunity to gain ground tomorrow.
Desmond Bane is such a perfect fit for the Mavs
Better than Josh Green!?
Lebron and Davis are both doubtful for the game tomorrow. Go ahead and take it easy tomorrow guys. We're due for some injury luck to go our way for once.
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