Luka Doncic vs the Boston Celtics pic.twitter.com/YAKGyGAyS3
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The Mavs aren't playing as well as the Celtics, period. So we shouldn't say the refs lost us the game. However, the refs in both games are calling a game that benefits Boston. They're letting everything under the basket go without a call. The are letting players driving to the rim get assaulted without any calls. They are calling touch fouls on the perimeter. You can see the drop off in the Mavs post game, and you can see Kyrie and Tatum struggling when attacking the basket. This pushes all the action to the perimeter, and Dallas is not built to keep up with the Celtics on the perimeter. Dallas' strength this postseason is attacking the rim and in the post, and they are getting beat up every time they try.Quote:
The problem with this approach is that the Celtics 3 point percentage says the mavs should have won this game. But we didn't because the game wasn't at all called the same both ways. It just wasn't. From the tip (they fouled DJJ when he collected the tip) and through the whole game.
But people who don't understand basketball and rely only on numbers have a hard time seeing that.
And remember, I was way down on the Mavs chances after game 1. But the mavs got hosed this game. We just did.
South Platte said:
Let's just win Game 3 and see what happens. I remember a clearly better team coasting to wins the first 2 games at home in the 2006 Finals before all hell broke loose.
nahBrother Shamus said:
This series is lost. All ye hope for the Aggies and the baseball games.
BJM1781 said:
Celtics clearly used some pagan magic and sacrificed a goat named Kyrie at mid-court before each game.
Irving will get 25+ tomorrow at home.
Need the James Franco "First time" meme for Mavs fans to Boston fans...or I guess anywhere KP has played.Infection_Ag11 said:
Imagine 3 years ago I told you that the Mavericks would soon be in the NBA Finals, and their hopes of victory rested on Krisnaps Porzingis being too hurt to be effective.
Life comes at you fast man
That really sucks for him, especially to work hard to come back for the finals and play well only to get hurt again.twilly said:
The Athletic reporting KP has a torn tendon just above his ankle. "Status uncertain"
From the article:
According to the National Library of Medicine, the "vast majority" of cases like this are resolved surgically.
"It's a serious injury," Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said before the Celtics practiced in Dallas. "He's doing anything and everything he can to be ready for the game tomorrow. … At the end of the day, our team and the medical team are not going to put him in any bad situations so we've taken the decision to play out of his hands."
It was almost inevitable, unfortunately. It's the reason KD tore his Achilles. He came back from a calf injury too soon and the overcompensation leads to other, more serious injuries.PatAg said:That really sucks for him, especially to work hard to come back for the finals and play well only to get hurt again.twilly said:
The Athletic reporting KP has a torn tendon just above his ankle. "Status uncertain"
From the article:
According to the National Library of Medicine, the "vast majority" of cases like this are resolved surgically.
"It's a serious injury," Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said before the Celtics practiced in Dallas. "He's doing anything and everything he can to be ready for the game tomorrow. … At the end of the day, our team and the medical team are not going to put him in any bad situations so we've taken the decision to play out of his hands."
This throws a lot of variables into game 3 and our prep for it
#KristapsPorzingis is NOT day-to-day.
— David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) June 11, 2024
Expect him to miss rest of #NBAfinals for @Celtics and likely surgery. https://t.co/fV30Mg8FuN
He didn't really hold up his end of the bargain in Dallas so no reason to feel too bad for him.PatAg said:That really sucks for him, especially to work hard to come back for the finals and play well only to get hurt again.twilly said:
The Athletic reporting KP has a torn tendon just above his ankle. "Status uncertain"
From the article:
According to the National Library of Medicine, the "vast majority" of cases like this are resolved surgically.
"It's a serious injury," Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said before the Celtics practiced in Dallas. "He's doing anything and everything he can to be ready for the game tomorrow. … At the end of the day, our team and the medical team are not going to put him in any bad situations so we've taken the decision to play out of his hands."
This throws a lot of variables into game 3 and our prep for it
Zachary Klement said:#KristapsPorzingis is NOT day-to-day.
— David J. Chao - ProFootballDoc (@ProFootballDoc) June 11, 2024
Expect him to miss rest of #NBAfinals for @Celtics and likely surgery. https://t.co/fV30Mg8FuN
Does anyone think the guy plays again this series?
That's how I feel.beatlesphan said:
Completely agree! Their lineup with a healthy KP is almost unfair. But KP has bounced around for a reason. I'm happy to see that at the very least he's gonna be limited
I think this is a good omen for us. sucks for you, but good for mavs fans everywhere. Also, happy to take your spot.AgsWin2011 said:
Been excited about today since my buddy called last week and invited me to Game 3. I planned on leaving work at 3. I ended up leaving today at 1 with a stomach virus.
So pissed.
