Just watch trashcan Miami lost G1 on purpose.

Okay so that was a ridirkulous last night wow. Possibly one of the all-time greatest playoff performances, 24-24 free throws is a record and 12-15 is also superb.

Too bad the Mavs played like dick tonight.

OKC in 6, you heard it here first.

phenris wrote:Too bad the Mavs played like dick tonight.

OKC in 6, you heard it here first.

I'm starting to like Dirk more and more even though they lost tonight. I dunno man, I think both series are going to be long ones. 6 or 7 games each. We are going to see OKC, Chicago, and Miami for years to come. I'm pulling for Dallas this year though. The vets deserve a championship.

I really want the Mavs to win too, but fuck. Tonight was disappointing. They made some stupid plays and should've had the game in the bag. There was one play in particular when Dirk was taking over and the huge comeback felt imminent - Jason Kidd threw the ball out of bounds trying to get it to Terry.

I think game 3 is gonna be extremely pivotal. I think Caron Butler could've been huge on providing a more consistent second option (Terry is great but feels like he lives and dies by 3pt shots...) and slowing down Durant at least a little.

Dirk gets attention but is often quickly disregarded due to Dallas' inability to perform in the playoffs. Truth be told, he really only choked one year since the Mavs have been a top-tier team. He has improved his overall game every season and actually turns up his game a few notches in the postseason (legendary performance in G1 and even tonight he had a great game). I really would hate for Dirk and J.Kidd to end up on the list of Hall of Fame players without a ring, and this season is probably their best and last shot at it.

He has shot 50%+ from the field last three postseasons (including this one so far), and 57% 3pt last year and 60% (!!!) on threes so far this playoffs.

OKC, Miami, Chicago, and even surprise teams like Memphis are definitely the future of the league. For years Boston, San Antonio and LA (particularly the latter two) have defined the championship-caliber team, and the rest of the league has emulated them. Now as these younger, athletic teams take over, it's time for the storied franchises to adapt.

On a different note, it's interesting to note that WCF is and will continue to be high-scoring, while the ECF is and will be defined by defense.

phenris wrote:I really want the Mavs to win too, but fuck. Tonight was disappointing. They made some stupid plays and should've had the game in the bag. There was one play in particular when Dirk was taking over and the huge comeback felt imminent - Jason Kidd threw the ball out of bounds trying to get it to Terry.

I think game 3 is gonna be extremely pivotal. I think Caron Butler could've been huge on providing a more consistent second option (Terry is great but feels like he lives and dies by 3pt shots...) and slowing down Durant at least a little.

Dirk gets attention but is often quickly disregarded due to Dallas' inability to perform in the playoffs. Truth be told, he really only choked one year since the Mavs have been a top-tier team. He has improved his overall game every season and actually turns up his game a few notches in the postseason (legendary performance in G1 and even tonight he had a great game). I really would hate for Dirk and J.Kidd to end up on the list of Hall of Fame players without a ring, and this season is probably their best and last shot at it.

He has shot 50%+ from the field last three postseasons (including this one so far), and 57% 3pt last year and 60% (!!!) on threes so far this playoffs.

OKC, Miami, Chicago, and even surprise teams like Memphis are definitely the future of the league. For years Boston, San Antonio and LA (particularly the latter two) have defined the championship-caliber team, and the rest of the league has emulated them. Now as these younger, athletic teams take over, it's time for the storied franchises to adapt.

On a different note, it's interesting to note that WCF is and will continue to be high-scoring, while the ECF is and will be defined by defense.

Pretty much agree with almost everything you said especially that this year is the best and quite possibly the last for Dirk and J. Kidd to win a championship. The only thing that I barely disagree with is when you say game 3 is extremely pivotal. Game 3 OR 4 is pivotal. Dallas just has to win 1 of these 2 games and they regain home court advantage. If they don't take at least one game then the series is over.

The 7 game series in the NBA is setup differently than it used to be in the past. I'm not sure when they changed it but it used to be home, home, away, away, away, home, home. It is now home, home, away, away, home, away, home, which imo is a lot better. Away teams used to have a huge advantage if they took 1 of the first 2 games in the series but now not so much. It now allows for a much more even series, and if it gets to game 7 than the team with the better regular season record has home court. As it should be.

Good point, but I think being down 2-1 can have either a crippling or motivating effect on a team, and I'd rather run the risk of being up 2-1 and overconfidence causing it to be 2-2 rather than being down 1-2 and trying to fight to even the series. The Mavs won 6 games in a row, including their sweep of the Lakers, after their last loss. Let's see if they can bounce back in a similar fashion after this one.

I believe the format you're talking about was used back when the first round (or two?) used to be only 5 games and conference finals/league finals used to be 7-game series.

Miami was looking good last night, could be shaping up to be a closer series than I was expecting. Game 1 LeWade had poor nights and Game 2 DRose had an off night. Hopefully we actually get to see some actual showoffs (a la Dirk/KD game 1) where both team's superstars play well on the same night.

Okay I really don't mean to act like an arrogant dick that thinks he knows what the fuck is going to happen but I saw this shit coming. Dallas has been making amazing 4th quarter comebacks all fucking playoffs and I said to myself that they were going to win this game when they were down 15 with 6:20ish to go. I felt it. I was just fucking waiting for it. A layup here, jumpshot there, 3-ball here. All of a sudden they are within striking distance and Dirk just shuts them down. I fucking saw this shit coming. All fucking playoffs they've been doin this. Really entertaining game tbh.

Mind you I don't really care who wins The Finals, I'm just a fan watching the best 2 teams in the league go at it.

And don't be surprised if ESPN and others all of a sudden decide that Dallas is going to win the series. This is how the sports media is, they ride the tide and hop on or jump off the bandwagon really fucking fast.

i'd be dead set on mavs even if they were down 2-0

GoDz wrote:i'd be dead set on mavs even if they were down 2-0

Yeah dude me too. Until they are down 3-0 this series is alive and well. If they were to lose the 2 away games and 1 at home then I would be like okay they are fucked. But shit, they have a real chance to win this shit. People are like oh shit what the fuck the Heat have too much talent to deal with. Yeah well fuck that shit the Mavs are pretty mother fucking talented themselves and have a shit load of experience so fuck them. This shit is wide the fuck open.

Hope it goes to double overtime in game 7.

DUDE. MAVS IN 5.

MAVERICKS WIN!!!

Oh my god I'm so happy. Been waiting for this for over a decade now.

I agree with you Death, it was so annoying to watch all the commentators go from hyping up the Heat to singing praise for the Mavs after their huge game 5 and 6 wins. Marc Jackson especially was critical of Dirk towards the beginning of the series, and after tonight's win he said he's one of the top 20 to play the game. But that's how the coverage works, so what can you do.

Here's to a strong push next season. I'd be surprised if they could put up the repeat, but you do have to remember that Caron Butler was out all season.

phenris wrote:MAVERICKS WIN!!!

Oh my god I'm so happy. Been waiting for this for over a decade now.

I agree with you Death, it was so annoying to watch all the commentators go from hyping up the Heat to singing praise for the Mavs after their huge game 5 and 6 wins. Marc Jackson especially was critical of Dirk towards the beginning of the series, and after tonight's win he said he's one of the top 20 to play the game. But that's how the coverage works, so what can you do.

Here's to a strong push next season. I'd be surprised if they could put up the repeat, but you do have to remember that Caron Butler was out all season.

Hayward was out of The Finals too. They certainly weren't full strength without those 2 guys and Dirk's finger and sickness that he had the other night. Pretty happy for Dirk JKidd and Jet. Not looking forward to hearing about the Heat all summer long but I guess that would happen anyway.

lebron is as hard to carry as chim in dota

watare wrote:lebron is as hard to carry as chim in dota

LOL