It honestly makes zero sense. He's a fantastic basketball player.He's so good at pull up 3's and so bad at step back 3's.
Should of had PP take that last shot.Last shot was bad as usual.
Seriously. He wasn’t good that half.Actually it’s Brown.
good job by Joe.View: https://twitter.com/NoaDalzellNBA/status/1801063955919471021
Joe Mazzulla spent about a minute pretty heated at officials for that foul on Jrue Holiday. Holiday pleading his case, too.
Yes. Looks like it’ll be Tillman not Kornet.Worth noting they got some good minutes from Tillman.
I feel like I need the Russo ‘one time’ speech but it’s about Jays both going off in the same playoff gameSeriously. He wasn’t good that half.
This is first rate analysisMy 1st half notes:
Tatum shooting better from outside but still not finishing consistently at the rim. Part of that is the Mavs hacking him with impunity. Obviously a great half for him overall.
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Luka sometimes seems more interested in baiting for BS fouls than actually scoring/winning.
Hope Breen and Doris brough extra towels for the orgasmic reactions to literally every Kyrie basket.
Someone needs to explain to Doris that it’s actually not a good thing for your basketball team when one or two guys account for almost all of the scoring.
Every time the Mavs get a dunk I expect confetti to come down.
Mavs threw some haymakers in front of a frenzied crowd, and it’s essentially tied.
Al Horford is good.
Fuck you Mahomes
When you watch these national broadcasts, it’s abundantly clear that they have preset talking points and narratives that they are determined to hit. Almost every basket that the Mavs scored the first few minutes was attributed to KP‘s absence. And every time Kyrie scored it was part of his redemption story.Based on what im reading, glad i could sync radio and tv.
Since that rant the Sox and Giants won 7 chips in the next 16 years.I feel like I need the Russo ‘one time’ speech but it’s about Jays both going off in the same playoff game
yes. And also—they are trying to build up the superstars overall. They are pretty hesitant to call them out - Luka has been called out what once all series?Keep making Luka work.
When you watch these national broadcasts, it’s abundantly clear that they have preset talking points and narratives that they are determined to hit. Almost every basket that the Mavs scored the first few minutes was attributed to KP‘s absence. And every time Kyrie scored it was part of his redemption story.
It seemed like the plan was to give Tatum and Brown more room and live with the threes. Tatum seems to be settling a bit. But he hit a few and has 20 and we’re only down 1 so it’s hard to call it overly effective.Like 4 or 5 shots without any ball movement otherwise I thought things looked not far off the first two games. Don’t get baited into the 30 footers out of rhythm.
A fun gamesmanship move would be to go to Kornet this half since Dallas will be making adjustments to take advantage of the Tillman minutes.i was going to burn it down when tillman came in but he’s been serviceable. he kills their spacing though
I’m OK with the 4 against Dallas, even though there were clearly more. The issue is the 10 against the Celtics are coming from a different standard. Lots of really bad “offensive player initiating contact” calls where the refs bought it.Fouls are 10 against BOS, 4 against DAL
unfortunately all the bench bigs do, he's been very good on D for the most part. My guess is his 2nd half minutes will be limited if they can with Tatum usually going the full 2nd half this playoff run (except in blowouts).i was going to burn it down when tillman came in but he’s been serviceable. he kills their spacing though
Or small with Brissett. It's not like Luka is passing anyways.A fun gamesmanship move would be to go to Kornet this half since Dallas will be making adjustments to take advantage of the Tillman minutes.
Also a double dribble that could be called at either end on almost every possessionI’m OK with the 4 against Dallas, even though there were clearly more. The issue is the 10 against the Celtics are coming from a different standard. Lots of really bad “offensive player initiating contact” calls where the refs bought it.
We just need to, you know, make more!View: https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1801066353924739400
First half shooting: Boston 9-for-17 - twos 9-for-27 - threes Dallas 16-for-29 - twos 5-for-15 - threes
This is the math Boston wants from games. Just need to see a few more shots fall from behind the arc.
View: https://twitter.com/KevinOConnorNBA/status/1801066244961116217
27 of 44 shots were 3s for the Celtics in the first half. That's 61.4% of shots. Boston hasn't finished a game over 60 percent yet this season. The high is 59.8%, Game 1 against the Heat.
The ESPN crew is honestly good at this, they just are under orders to be effusive in praising stars and to push narratives. (Also I think Doris might be getting a bit of Marv Albert style eyesight issues)Credit to the ESPN team where it’s due: they did quickly recognize Hauser’s defense.
honestly... not that many more, if they continue to shoot even on percentage with DAL and take a ton more they'll win. shot the exact same percentage from 3 and were +12 points.We just need to, you know, make more!