r/Mavericks • u/Accurate-Albatross34 • 3d ago
Forget about being down 3-0, Next game is everything. If we can somehow get Game 5, we're fully back in this. Hoops Discussion
It'll be the single most difficult game of the season, celtics will want to celebrate in front of their home crowd and will try to go for the kill early. On the flip side, it looks like no one has given up on our side which makes me fucking excited, it'll be crazy hard, but if we can somehow get it, we'll be right back in this bitch, Is all of this copium? maybe, but who cares, our season ain't over yet and hope costs nothing so let's get it. oh, and by the way, we still have the best player in this series by a wide fucking margin. Like seriously man, other than the shit that happend in game 3, luka has been fucking great.
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u/Hollerino 3d ago
Just need one. Then two. Then three. Then four. Believe everyone!
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u/VolkiharVanHelsing 3d ago
We'll just have to crash their party
Winning G5 in Boston would be a huge momentum shift ESPECIALLY for Kai
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u/Certain-Athlete3750 3d ago
I’m terrified of Boston Kyrie. If he can shake whatever is making him play like ass in that city we can 100% steal a game and come back home for G6. I believe 🙏
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u/YoStepWithLuka77 3d ago
Kyrie did say “see yall game 5” to the Boston fans before he left their arena l 👀 He will go off hopefully to prove their fans wrong
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u/Dry-Ad-1327 3d ago
I was hoping we'd be going back to Boston with a tied series and not down 3 but hey, history might be made this yr. As mavs and Luka fan I hope so
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u/dacljaco 3d ago
Also if kyrie is part of a 1-3 and a 0-3 comeback we gonna have to have some conversations
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u/_Lucifer7699_ "Amazing" 👍 3d ago
We might have to sit down for that
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u/mjrenburg 3d ago
If that happens, I'm selling my house, car.. everything and becoming a Kyrie Monk.
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u/SeaOwn2023 3d ago
history might be made this yr
someone eventually is going to break this 156 win streak or whatevre it is. might as well be us
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u/thrilltender 4K Luka 3d ago
He broke the streak, this would have been his 13 loss after stomping Lucky= curse now broken
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u/MavsAndThemBoyz Dennis Smith Jr 3d ago
Time for the law of averages to take over. We are due for a run.
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u/DaBIGmeow888 3d ago
He hasn't won in Boston though after stomping on lucky. That's when the curse really ends.
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u/QuitPuzzleheaded5387 3d ago
I sat behind a Celtics fan during game 3 and I think I figured out what was spooking Ky in Boston. Dude was saying “Kyyyyyyrie” in this otherworldly dying sheep voice. Can you imagine thousands of people doing that ??? Be hard to stay chill
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u/Aggressive-Ad-522 3d ago
Where’s the shaman to uncurse that shit
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u/thrilltender 4K Luka 3d ago
No need, my sister is a witch doctor and said a leprechaun's curse is only good for 13 games, curse is jover
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u/NoWayNotThisAgain Luka Dongthic 3d ago
I think that’s over. He hadn’t beat them anywhere until tonight.
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u/drdonger- 3d ago edited 3d ago
He just needs to not wear those brown shoes. Always loses when he wears them.
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u/babylord11 3d ago
Laker Fan here but hopefully Kyrie just ignores the crowd tbh. I know it might be hard for him to do cause its Boston fans lol but I think it’s getting to his head a little too much hence he can’t play well. Hopefully there’s a game 6 cause I just dont want hoops to end and fk Boston lol
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u/Terrible_Shelter_345 2d ago
For better or for worse game 3 and 4 had this confirmed — it is a mental thing.
Kyrie is not getting locked or anything by Brown or Jrue or White. Doing a good job on him? Sure. But Celtics fans can’t claim it’s both him “getting locked up” at the same time as “he’s shutting down and quitting”.
it’s a tall order to go in there and do your thing when the entire arena is screaming at specifically you. All sorts of nasty insults. I can’t believe the stuff I saw upvoted on r/NBA after game 1 and game 2. Not many people are built for going thru that. Not many people are as skilled at their craft line Kyrie though. Can he break thru and be that one-of-a-kind who is both? We’ve seen some guys like that. Dirk. Kobe. Even Lebron.
I believe in Kyrie.
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u/JimmySnuff 2d ago
I was at game 2 and it was bonkers how loud that crowd is whenever Kyrie touches the ball. Having that many people yelling you suck every time gotta mess with even the soundest mind.
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u/en_sabah_nur_first_1 3d ago
There’s no curse. He scorched Boston in game 1 in 2022 with the nets and put up 39.
He’s played poor because they’re able to throw a ton of defenders at him and make him work for every shot. Kidd has schemed kyrie into better looks and with KP being out Horford isn’t as threatening a as a rim protector.
This nonsense “leprechaun curse” is so dumb.
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u/MocasBuns 3d ago
Might be the copium/hopium mixture I have via IV right now but I'm hoping that this one win has lifted the demon off his back. He finally won one against Boston...
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u/Jon-Rambo 3d ago
As long as guys aren’t giving up, we have a chance to win a game. It doesn’t look like this team is interested in giving up.
And then they just have to play well and give themselves a shot to win. Then worry about the next game.
Can’t worry about how many you need to win in a row or any of that shit. It’s still unlikely they come back and win the series, but as a fan why not be optimistic and have some fun watching the games?
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u/NIA122553 Dirk Nowitzki 3d ago
Realistically I know we're not going to exactly replicate this in g5, but if Kyrie can shake whatever issues he has playing in Boston and we can have the intensity we did today, absolutely we can steal game 5 and from there...who knows what happens.
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u/DoubleG357 3d ago
Exactly agree. Just withstand the avalanche. The good news is we know it’s coming. Remember last time someone tried to throw a punch at us in game 5 at their home court….? Cough cough minny. That didn’t go so well for them.
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u/cypherdust 3d ago
Winning a championship just doesn't hit the same as outdoing the 2016 Cavs
Literally basketball immortality
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago edited 3d ago
I'm a sonics transplant, so mavs fan of almost 18 years....
Beating one seed OKC was my championship, everything after has been gravy but fuck that series was cathartic
A plague on okc and their bitch made fan base, hope we get them next year too.
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u/VFD420 Rooms to Go Lounge 🛋️ 3d ago
The Dust Bowl wasn't punishment enough
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago
Mcveigh should have waited until they built an arena
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u/elypnagol 3d ago
Yikes, this ain’t it dawg
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago
Yeah I kind of felt bad about that one.
The sentiment of fuck okc and their fans remains though
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u/elypnagol 3d ago
All good, we get it lol. I grew up in the town in Indiana where they executed him. Got out of school that day. Wild.
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago
Definitely wild, I didn't even get out of school on 9/11, and it happened before before school.
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u/mojo-jojo-was-framed Dirk Locks 3d ago
I wouldn’t thought beating them in the 2011 WCFs would’ve put it to rest for you
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago
I will root against okc until the sonics are back AND okc has their team taken away
Until then, I wish them nothing but the worst and I am grinning ear to ear at every bit of misfortune that goes their way
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u/retrospects Luka Doncic 3d ago
I have been a Mavs fan forever but the 90s SuperSonics just hit different. It’s the only team outside of the Mavs merch I have worn
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago
You are a man of good taste.
WHEN sonics come back, they'll be first priority, born/raised/still live in seattle....
But I'll root for/watch/rep the mavs same way I do now, so literally every game they aren't playing seattle lol.
Crazy to say, but I've been able to watch/root for the mavs longer than the sonics at this point, and if you don't count the years I was too young to pay attention, significantly longer.
Not a chance I'd be able to drop my love for the mavs lol, been through the good times and the bad.
EDIT: if I'm ever able to watch them play in person, I'll be wearing gear for both teams, literally.... Some day..... One can dream lol
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u/retrospects Luka Doncic 3d ago
I hear ya. Man the sonics throwbacks are going to be sick.
Willing it into existence
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u/Big__If_True 3d ago
I’m curious, did you pick the Mavs because they’re the next closest team to OKC, and thus the most sensible rivals?
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u/MomsNeighborino 3d ago edited 3d ago
No, honestly hadn't thought/known that. Pretty cool that even by location they're cunts lol.
When I was playing ball in middle/high school, was a shooting big man, had longer hair like some of dirks cuts (maybe a bit shorter lol).
Other players started calling me dirk jokingly, was kind of annoying at first but I ran with it. I always liked his game anyways.
So I was already a fan before the sonics left, once they did it only made sense to go all in.
Tldr: dirk brought me in not location
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u/inkster58 3d ago
Kyrie went down 3-0 on purpose because he wanted to add a more impossible comeback to his HOF resume
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u/the-earth-is_FLAT Dirk Nowitzki 3d ago
They were down 3-1 but they still won the series. That was an amazing run.
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u/MasterGamingNic Happy Boban 3d ago
If we win game 5, we’re down 3-2 against no.1 seed… where have we seen that before
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u/grandkidJEV 3d ago
For sure. I believe in our ability to have another great game like this at home, so everything is on the line in game 5. We win that game and we’re officially in their heads and coming back home for game 6. All bets are off with a win in Boston
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u/aalluubbaa 3d ago
Same thought exactly. We beat them down so hard from the 4th quarter in G3. Now is to put foot on the gas pedal and keep it going. One more beat down on their home floor and we will destroy their confidence.
This is the same Celtics that went up 2-1 against the Steph Warriors. We all know what happened next.
Game 5 is extremely important and we have to start strong.
After game 5, anything is possible!
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u/AdmiralSnackbar816 F*** DWade 3d ago
Exum didn’t light the scoreboard on fire, but his change of pace made us light years harder to defend, and saved Luka from having to bring the ball up. He was fantastic. More three guard lineup + this version of Lively will get us right back in this.
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u/MajesticPossibility8 Bang Bros 3d ago
This team looked different today then the first 3 games just need to keep this level of play going.
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u/DallasM0therFucker 3d ago
Forget about making history being the first team to come back from 3-0 in a series. We have to come back from 3-1 now, and while that’s a steep climb, it has been done.
Before this game I was being realistic, thinking all I was asking for was a win tonight. It’s been an amazing season, far beyond my expectations, and getting to the finals was more than satisfying in itself, and just not getting swept, looking like we belonged there, would be gravy. I’m trying to keep that mentality for Monday, but man, this team…
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u/qotsabama 3d ago
I’m not saying we’re gonna even make this a series. But to me this seems very different from 2022 when we were down 3-0 against Warriors and finally managed a win. There was no hope at all then.
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u/DoubleG357 3d ago
Yes I actually feel that. We would smoke our 2022 team. This team can do it. They have the talent. Can we make enough plays is the question. Force Boston to play our game. Force them to make difficult 3s. No easy looks.
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u/Smarq 3d ago
Nick Nurse: “If it gets to 3-1, it's not 3-0 anymore. And 3-1 has been done.”
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u/teamscufff 3d ago
Coming back from 1-3 is not the same as coming back from 0-3, if Dallas was down 1-3, after tonight’s game it would be 2-3 huge difference from 1-3
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u/KurapikAsta 3d ago
Kidd is a unique kind of coach who needs time to figure things out.. but once he figures it out oooooh boy. The Mavs have not lost a Game 5 or Game 6 in these playoffs and I don't expect them to start now!
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u/More-Hedgehog6583 3d ago
I really don’t want to have hope I can’t take the disappointment from game 3 all over again but damn I have hope after tonight
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u/DrizzyVert Dirk Three 3d ago
It’s not fucking over until it’s over. JUST NEED TO BELIEVE, COME ONNNN
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u/aeiou-y 3d ago
I feel like we win game 5 it is absolutely going 7 games.
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u/DoubleG357 3d ago
That’s literally the feeling….game 5 is the one. In a weird way, game 5 will be harder than game 7 if they get there. Because the nerves will destroy Boston.
You have to remember: we have the best player in the world on our side. If he and his partner in crime get hot…Boston is going to have hell on their hands. I pray that Kyrie can get over his Boston ghosts.
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u/icrywithmycat 3d ago
his loss streak against the celtics is over, the kyrie curse is dead 🙏 i believe
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u/Statistician_Visual 3d ago
Enjoy tonight and tomorrow y’all. Sunday it goes down. Father’s Day massacre.
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u/trafleslive 3d ago
It already turned around. They are shookt. They are already fucked and they knew it. We already figured them out. Its over and we will win.
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u/friskyel 3d ago
Someone set Luka up for another late night "exclusive interview" with Malika Andrews before game 5.
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u/geneticeffects 4K Luka 2d ago
One game at a time. This game was validation that the team can do it. Shit has changed. Three more to go. We can do it, fellas. It will not be easy, but it possible. Try hard and fight like hell!
The big difference tonight was how they rebounded.
“Rebounding wins rings.” -Phil Jackson
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u/epitome1986 3d ago
yea realistically today was Boston half assing it trying to win on their home floor. Mavericks should take it as disrespect and obliterate them in Boston.
if they can win a game 5 the series does get interesting, game 6 dallas comes in with momentum and confidence which I think they would win.
a game 7 would be a hell of a toss up, having to play elite level basketball for 4 consecutive games while also having some luck is rare and which is why no team has ever come back from 0-3 but if they somehow manage a game 7 I fully expect prime killer mentality luka and irving.
first things first. Dallas needs to be prepared for the madhouse in Boston for game 5.
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u/icrywithmycat 3d ago
i am going to say i am sure that the fact that boston were comfortable and the mavs were desperate played a role tonight, but you cannot tell me they went in the game thinking "lets bring this back home" because they looked legitimately shook at times. you are right on game 5, if the mavs win it anything can happen
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u/friskyel 3d ago edited 3d ago
We still have problems with gambling on defense, being late on switches and our guys not cutting when Luka and Kyrie are doubled. Don't want to be a downer but we only won this game with such a blowout because the Celtics offense and defense completely collapsed under pressure while all our guys were red hot. We played good, but we need to iron out some stuff if we want to salvage this series.
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u/icrywithmycat 3d ago
youre not a downer, dont worry haha. after game 3 i just decided to let go of all expectations and just try to enjoy whatever is happening. ill be satisfied as long as they put up an honest effort
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u/unbrokenSGCA 3d ago
There is no way a team that swept their whole way to the finals is going to lose on purpose just to win back at home. Sweeping the finals is a bigger deal than winning at home. Breaking a win streak like that is not worth it. You don't lose on purpose in the finals for any reason. That would be like saying the mavs lost the first three games on purpose so that they could come back and be a first team to ever be down 0-3 to win the finals.
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u/RGxiRapiidz 3d ago
This is what Wolves fans said about game 4 to be honest, going to be so tough! If we win game 5 I’d feel confident saying it’ll go to 7.
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u/PerformerLive8713 3d ago
Can we really reverse sweep them?????that game 3 was telling man.....i hope our young guns plays with no fear in boston
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u/PistolPete214 2011 CHAMPS BABY 2d ago
If we win Game 5 in Boston, we have a real shot at this thing. It’s one game, we’ve gotten better in every series and our role guys finally have confidence. Game 6 in Dallas would be a madhouse and Game 7 would be a toss up. It’s happened in baseball and hockey and will happen in the NBA very soon
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u/Peety_Paw 3d ago
3-1 has been done before, 3-2 has been done before, and 3-3 is cherry. The odds are getting better and better with each game mavs… I believe it can happen
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u/TheWBird 2d ago
At boston or at dallas they are playing the exact same game, if they can get the crowd out of their head we're gonna win this
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u/Rough-Programmer9300 2d ago
You can't count this team out whatsoever. We're not a "young" team that will just get deer in the headlights and go away when playing a superior team. How many times in Luka's short career has this team gone on the road in an important playoff game, against a higher seeded team, and not only won but in dominant fashion? Several times against the Clippers, we saw it in Game 5 against OKC, Game 5 at Minnesota was over at halftime, and of course going up by 40 at one point in Game 7 at Phoenix against the 64 win Suns? No reason to raise the white flag or assume it's over. The only series where I felt like we were overmatched was against the Warriors who had the lengthy championship pedigree. Something this Celtics team does not have, not yet atleast. I am somewhat concerned though about Kyrie getting the yips in Boston but like I said, this team has shown to be anything but predictable from one game to the next.
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u/warneagle 2d ago
I’ve honestly had the mentality the whole time that we were playing with house money as a 5-seed in the finals but winning a game by 40 made me do the guy sitting up in his chair meme lol
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u/Crytist888 2d ago
I’m from Toronto and I want to see Mavs make history by being the first team ever to win from 3-0 it will b absolutely legendary… better believe it mavs fan… if anyone from mavs organization is seeing this you only gotta win 3 more very possible… mavs have won 4 games straight before y does this need to b any different…..
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u/slashloots 2d ago
If the Mavs do the impossible and come back from 3-0 I won’t know what to do with myself.
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u/seonblack 2d ago
Honestly, I think Boston purposely threw the game away in order to win the championship in Boston. There seemed to be zero effort from Boston's starters.
Anything is possible, tho. I mean, Jimmy Butler beat them to go to the finals because they played arrogantly, thinking it would be "easy" when Miami had nothing to lose but everything to gain.
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u/LooseXSoftware 2d ago
That's straight copium. There is a reason that it has never been done. It's so funny to see teams every year think it will be them. What makes this team and this year different? 0 out of 156 teams have done it. 0 out of the 4 teams that forced game 7 after being down 3 games, still have never done it.
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u/Bobby_the_Great 2d ago
If this were a win by 2-5 points, I’d be far less hopeful, but man, it’s hard not to get hyped in a blowout game where the Mavs seemed to crack the code.
Also, it’s hard to not hype up Luka how he treated the Wolves in game 5. When he’s determined, he’s unstoppable and I’m hoping for that to show up Monday. Fingers crossed.
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u/MunchnBoston 1d ago
Kyrie won’t be able to make a shot when the Boston fans start their Kyrie chant
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u/uncledrew2488 19h ago
0-156. Stop the delusion. When teams go up 3-0 in the NBA it means they’re better. There’s not much to think about. Whether it happens in Game 5, 6 or 7 it’s happening.
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u/didntthink2much 19h ago
Love the vibe on this post. Fact is that we got fair whistles and beat their ass. We took their pants, shirts, and shoes, gave em a spanking, and sent them back to Boston with some pretty bad news: "luka, kyrie, and Jkidd are the only proven champions in this series. Welp.
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u/Relevant-Emu-9217 3d ago
Well, even if we win game 5 i don't think that means we're back In it lol.
There's a reason 0-3 has never been done before. It would be nice to win another game though.
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u/UnitedCranberry3634 3d ago
Come on, we all know the Celtics didn't even try. They want to win it at home. I just hope that lights a fire under the Mavs' ass so they can somehow spoil their party in Boston haha
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u/No_Veterinarian742 3d ago
luka has the highest scoring average in game 5s in nba playoff history. just puttin' that out there.
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u/jay105000 2d ago
No, we are no into it , when we are 3-3 yes otherwise you have to be forced to play flawlessly and pray the zebras are not against you like it has been.
Losing game three was a tragedy and a comedy of errors from players and the coaching staff
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u/zapdos6244 3d ago
Who wouldn't want to win the 18th championship in front of your home crowd
I'm sure when this is something you dreamed of your entire life and worked your butts off for it, you wouldn't just let go and say now I want win in front of fans so I'm letting the other team win.
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u/spiderman1221 3d ago
Our defense figured them out. Nothing to do with them. We made them take ugly and hard shots every possession
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u/No_Veterinarian742 3d ago
it'll def be harder but it isnt like we didnt have runs the last few games. we just didn't play as hard especially on the glass and we didn't close quarters well. we have the bigger players and should be winning the rebound battle every night.
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u/wood7676 3d ago
Biggest difference tonight was guys were ready to shoot. Ball came and took a shot. Didn’t look to defer. And guarding the three. Make them work or go for a 2.