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NBA Finals Thread - Celtics vs Mavericks

HuskyWarrior611 said:
Idk why all the laughing reactions.

Dort kept Brandon Ingram from even reaching 20 points all series then kept Luka under 30 for most of their series.

McDaniels put the Suns big 3 through h3ll and had Jamal Murray on the struggle bus.

Suggs held Mitchell to terrible FG% throughout that first round series.

While Holiday couldn’t keep Nembhard in check and Mitchell came alive against him? Something he didn’t do against Suggs the series prior.
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None of the three are better defenders.
 
Scoe said:
So he didn’t hit the gw shot in a game 7?
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He did. He is a great player. But it was one shot. He gotten a lot of mileage out of that shot.

He is a great performer, and most skilled player of all time .but, he has had some poor performances too.
 
Matrim55 said:
Well, Tatum averages more points, rebounds, assists, and blocks, with a better a/to ratio, better 3fg%, FT%, eFG%, TS%, better PER, better box +/-, a higher VORP, a better RAPM and better EPM while playing more minutes, facing more double teams, having better on/off numbers and appearing more often in Boston's best lineups (net rating).

Brown's really good tho.
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Tough call. JB doesn't take as many nights off as Tatum from an intensity standpoint and his highs are equally as good but his lows are much lower than Tatum's. I think the answer comes from the question "In a pick up game, who do you take first?"
 
Matrim55 said:
Well, Tatum averages more points, rebounds, assists, and blocks, with a better a/to ratio, better 3fg%, FT%, eFG%, TS%, better PER, better box +/-, a higher VORP, a better RAPM and better EPM while playing more minutes, facing more double teams, having better on/off numbers and appearing more often in Boston's best lineups (net rating).

Brown's really good tho.
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He’s also ECF MVP and the highest paid player :rolleyes:
 
Tight game. Horrible outside shooting from Boston, but they seem be able to drive by Dallas defenders at will. Luka playing great but they are starting to double him.
 
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HuskyWarrior611 said:
I’d understand if it was close in PPG, but it was an 8 point difference. His amount of PPG has only been done by 2 other players this century (Kobe and Harden x2) and they weren’t flirting with triple doubles while doing it. The distance between him and Jokic was the same as Jokic and Collin Sexton.

It’s an all time season we’ve never seen before. I honestly don’t care to look at advanced stats when it comes to MVP voting. SGA had that very young Thunder team way ahead of schedule and it was super impressive for him to carry them to that one seed.

Either reward the legendary season or reward the best player on the best team that had no business being that.

Marcus Smart was there who’s actually a legit great defender. You hardly ever saw him get cooked like we consistently see with these new guards.
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Watching this game and still thinking Jrue and White are not plus defenders?
 
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aceboon said:
It hasn't always been pretty but Tatum continuing to attack downhill is the right process, glad he's just not settling
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Still takes some awful shots. He needs to keep attacking.
 
Good win - some ugly shooting for both teams it seemed. Luka got hot but role guys couldn’t knock down 3s.

I think it will be easier for Dallas to score at home, they could easily win a couple straight…but no question Jaylen’s length and their overall ball pressure and rim protection has been next level. Everything is difficult for Dallas, particularly their role guys.

Boston tends to have a stinker or two, and Dallas is going home. But Boston should feel good going up 2-0, they’re in control.
 
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Mr. French said:
Good win - some ugly shooting for both teams it seemed. Luka got hot but role guys couldn’t knock down 3s.
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This is largely b/c we're only giving them wing and above the break 3s. First game they only took 3 corner 3s, this game they only generated 4.

Mazzulla's taken a lot of criticism, but his defensive scheme's been fantastic through two games.
 
Matrim55 said:
This is largely b/c we're only giving them wing and above the break 3s. First game they only took 3 corner 3s, this game they only generated 4.

Mazzulla's taken a lot of criticism, but his defensive scheme's been fantastic through two games.
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It seems to my eye that just their ability to stay in front 1 on 1 limits those scramble kick out 3s that Dallas thrives on.

Great defensive execution overall the last 2 games.

I still don’t get why Milwaukee was so ready to give away Jrue.
 
tzznandrew said:
Watching this game and still thinking Jrue and White are not plus defenders?
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I actually didn’t watch the game. It’s my birthday weekend and I’m out of town but the box score says Jrue Holiday went off lol.

Celtics now 6-0 when JT shoots under 40%
 
Mr. French said:
It seems to my eye that just their ability to stay in front 1 on 1 limits those scramble kick out 3s that Dallas thrives on.

Great defensive execution overall the last 2 games.

I still don’t get why Milwaukee was so ready to give away Jrue.
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Stevens killed it in the offseason. He may be the next Red Auerbach.
 
Mr. French said:
It seems to my eye that just their ability to stay in front 1 on 1 limits those scramble kick out 3s that Dallas thrives on.

Great defensive execution overall the last 2 games.

I still don’t get why Milwaukee was so ready to give away Jrue.
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Jrue is a much better 4th or 5th option than 2nd 3rd.
 
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C's are too deep, talented and athletic. The only chance the Mavs have is if Porzingis cant go the rest of the series.
 
Matrim55 said:
I think Hauser's a top 5 eighth man in the league. Maybe top 3.
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He had a good season and a good series against Miami. But he gets a LOT of open looks from 3. And if he’s not hitting them he’s pretty worthless. 1-14 against the Pacers and he nearly single-handedly prevented us from running away with the game tonight.
 
nomar said:
He had a good season and a good series against Miami. But he gets a LOT of open looks from 3. And if he’s not hitting them he’s pretty worthless. 1-14 against the Pacers and he nearly single-handedly prevented us from running away with the game tonight.
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He's definitely rushing his shots. He needs to slow down a bit and gather himself before he shoots. With the other players the Celtics have he should get some easy looks.
 
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