2024 NBA Season

[Dave1]

It seems like Warriors are almost finishing up their series as they got 3-0 ahead last night. It was an unexpected result to me because I expected to see a much more solid Mavericks in this one. But they were still not good enough defensively. Doncic - Brunson - Dinwiddie trio were great once again but they still couldn't make it. And this result might have dropped their morale quite much now. After having an enormous advantage like this, I wouldn't expect much from Mavericks. Warriors should be able to finish the series by 4-2 at worst.

Yeah, that was already 3-0 and no team has ever come back from 3-0 deficit, so for sure it's not gonna last more than 5 games. Mavericks are still not adjusting, they are still playing using Luka as their heavy lifter, and we know that kind of basketball will never be effective against the Warriors who played teamwork basketball.

I think they have adjusted already, but it seems that whatever strategy coach Kidd does, the Warriors has always a counter maybe it's because they have the experienced already in this kind of situation.

Luka is doing everything he can, but the Warriors defense is really locking the rest of the team that's why he doesn't have that support specially coming from Dorian Smith and Bullock. In the Suns series, specially in the last 2 games, these two can't missed, but against the Warriors their offense is non-existent.

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[Beparanf]

It seems like Warriors are almost finishing up their series as they got 3-0 ahead last night. It was an unexpected result to me because I expected to see a much more solid Mavericks in this one. But they were still not good enough defensively. Doncic - Brunson - Dinwiddie trio were great once again but they still couldn't make it. And this result might have dropped their morale quite much now. After having an enormous advantage like this, I wouldn't expect much from Mavericks. Warriors should be able to finish the series by 4-2 at worst.

Yeah, that was already 3-0 and no team has ever come back from 3-0 deficit, so for sure it's not gonna last more than 5 games. Mavericks are still not adjusting, they are still playing using Luka as their heavy lifter, and we know that kind of basketball will never be effective against the Warriors who played teamwork basketball.

They have no choice and Luka is indeed effective because he is performing well when he has the ball. There offence is not the problem but rather there defence, Luka defence is the same as James Harden since he is confident enough that he can recover it by scoring more. Besides the Mavs defence weakness, We can't deny that Warriors is too much for them to handle especially during crucial quarters. We can see the huge difference in experience when it comes to closing the game which Mavericks always fail on protecting there early point advantage against GSW. GSW is just a better team in this match and the coach can't do magic to adjust it for a day of preparation.

Luka has a lot to improve and maybe they can rebuild next year a better roster.

[danherbias07]

What the hell just happened!!
18 total points for the Miami Heat starters. And the last time it happened was 1970. 
Overconfidence or underestimating the Boston Celtics because they stole one game in their home? I bet Udonis Haslem is preparing his big talk again.
I know Jimmy Butler is exempted from the blame as he was hurting and could be mentally unprepared but the rest of the crew should do something about it.
Congratulations to the Celtics though, great defense.

[yazher]

What the hell just happened!!
18 total points for the Miami Heat starters. And the last time it happened was 1970. 
Overconfidence or underestimating the Boston Celtics because they stole one game in their home? I bet Udonis Haslem is preparing his big talk again.
I know Jimmy Butler is exempted from the blame as he was hurting and could be mentally unprepared but the rest of the crew should do something about it.
Congratulations to the Celtics though, great defense.

They are just totally unprepared earlier because of what happened to Butler, they cannot adjust quickly to counter the Boston Celtics and the result was they ended up getting smashed by the Celtics. They might think that Jason Tatum will not play well since he was hurt as well but it turns out to be he will be the star of the game last night. More surprise in their next game because of these current score 2-2 by both teams and whoever will win the next game have +50% to go to the NBA finals this year.

[Reid]

Al Horford played the defense. Wow. 4 Blocks. Stopping the Miami Heat to get the 3rd win and a chance to advance quickly in the Finals by ending it in their homecourt. This is a possible Game 7 from now on. I had been looking down at the Celtics team after I saw them defeated even with Marcus Smart around and Al Horford. Now I am admiring their will to win.
But Game 5 will be the crucial moment for them. If ever the Miami Heat shows weakness (Butler injury) then they should take advantage of it for a chance to end it at home. 

[Oasisman]

What the hell just happened!!
18 total points for the Miami Heat starters. And the last time it happened was 1970. 
Overconfidence or underestimating the Boston Celtics because they stole one game in their home? I bet Udonis Haslem is preparing his big talk again.
I know Jimmy Butler is exempted from the blame as he was hurting and could be mentally unprepared but the rest of the crew should do something about it.
Congratulations to the Celtics though, great defense.

They are just totally unprepared earlier because of what happened to Butler, they cannot adjust quickly to counter the Boston Celtics and the result was they ended up getting smashed by the Celtics. They might think that Jason Tatum will not play well since he was hurt as well but it turns out to be he will be the star of the game last night. More surprise in their next game because of these current score 2-2 by both teams and whoever will win the next game have +50% to go to the NBA finals this year.

Nah being unprepared in a playoff is not an excuse, especially during conference finals. They are just simply outplayed by the Celtics both offensively and defensively. Look at how the Heat started the game, they shoot 0/14 to start the game, first fg made is on the 15th attempt. Butler may have been enduring some knee injury but so does Tatum' shoulder.
Now, the Celtics got the momentum and If Butler won't be able to recover physically and mentally, then I can say they are in danger of lossing the opportunity to be in the Finals again.

[LogitechMouse]

What the hell just happened!!
18 total points for the Miami Heat starters. And the last time it happened was 1970. 
Overconfidence or underestimating the Boston Celtics because they stole one game in their home? I bet Udonis Haslem is preparing his big talk again.
I know Jimmy Butler is exempted from the blame as he was hurting and could be mentally unprepared but the rest of the crew should do something about it.
Congratulations to the Celtics though, great defense.

If you watched the final minutes of the game, Haslem really is talking to his teammates especially to Lowry.
Lowry has a hamstring injury, Butler and Herro are injured, and you can't rely on Strus and Tucker to put some big points as well. I agree with what you said though that the Heat are disappointing tonight.

I believe that the Heat will bounce back in Game 5 and if Herro will still be out on their next game, they must utilize Robinson more at least in this series because he really is a good 3 point-shooter. The only problem with him is his defense, but his offense can cover it up (I think).

The Celtics are performing well this year that they didn't have consecutive losses in the regular season as well as the playoffs. They know how to adjust after a loss. The Celtics must win this series because the Warriors are waiting for them .

[btc_angela]

Al Horford played the defense. Wow. 4 Blocks. Stopping the Miami Heat to get the 3rd win and a chance to advance quickly in the Finals by ending it in their homecourt. This is a possible Game 7 from now on. I had been looking down at the Celtics team after I saw them defeated even with Marcus Smart around and Al Horford. Now I am admiring their will to win.
But Game 5 will be the crucial moment for them. If ever the Miami Heat shows weakness (Butler injury) then they should take advantage of it for a chance to end it at home. 

Just bad game for the Heat in game 4, just imagine with 6 minutes left, they only scored 1 point, from FT and can't buy a basket and then finished the quarter with just 11 points.

And then White scoring the first 7 points for the Celtics and that's what they just needed, take that early lead and increased in and never give the chance to the Heat to make a comeback. So now it's time to see what the Heat is made of in game 5.

[ChiBitCTy]

Well the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics series certainly just got very interesting. I was shocked to see how poorly the Heat starters played. Also have to wonder if Jimmy Butler will play fully healthy at all during the rest of this playoffs. I have to think he wasn’t feeling at his best last night.  Just insane him, Lowry and two other starters all being held under 10 points.

[Natalim]

Well the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics series certainly just got very interesting. I was shocked to see how poorly the Heat starters played. Also have to wonder if Jimmy Butler will play fully healthy at all during the rest of this playoffs. I have to think he wasn’t feeling at his best last night.  Just insane him, Lowry and two other starters all being held under 10 points.

That was a big bounce back by the Celtics, they clearly dominated the game from the start until the end. Actually, Heat only during the garbage time but it's not vital anymore as it's very clear that Celtics already took the win, so the series now is 2-2, good luck to the next 3 games.

[Pamadar]

Well the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics series certainly just got very interesting. I was shocked to see how poorly the Heat starters played. Also have to wonder if Jimmy Butler will play fully healthy at all during the rest of this playoffs. I have to think he wasn’t feeling at his best last night.  Just insane him, Lowry and two other starters all being held under 10 points.

That was a big bounce back by the Celtics, they clearly dominated the game from the start until the end. Actually, Heat only during the garbage time but it's not vital anymore as it's very clear that Celtics already took the win, so the series now is 2-2, good luck to the next 3 games.

Indeed, the bounce back really shows how Boston eagerness not to allow Miami to take a 2 game lead from this series.

Tatum's adjustment gives them that huge edge to win the game at home. The series is now going
to the best of 3, Miami needs to make a good adjustment moving back at home.

They need to protect that home court advantage defense and chemistries in moving the ball
to execute proper offense.

[Reid]

I believe that the Heat will bounce back in Game 5 and if Herro will still be out on their next game, they must utilize Robinson more at least in this series because he really is a good 3 point-shooter. The only problem with him is his defense, but his offense can cover it up (I think).

They benched him for that reason. Defense. Spoelstra will be gambling in Game 5 if he will make most of his plays for Robinson. That will be wild and it will raise a lot of questions if it fails.
Let's just hope Jimmy and Tyler will be in their best condition at home.

Just bad game for the Heat in game 4, just imagine with 6 minutes left, they only scored 1 point, from FT and can't buy a basket and then finished the quarter with just 11 points.

And then White scoring the first 7 points for the Celtics and that's what they just needed, take that early lead and increased in and never give the chance to the Heat to make a comeback. So now it's time to see what the Heat is made of in game 5.

Bad game + good defense of the Celtics are the key ingredients for that win.
White is a good player, I don't why they have used them for only 14 minutes in Game 3. He is one of the core of SAS before and I think he will be helpful as a back up point to call their plays.

[Russlenat]

Well the Miami Heat vs Boston Celtics series certainly just got very interesting. I was shocked to see how poorly the Heat starters played. Also have to wonder if Jimmy Butler will play fully healthy at all during the rest of this playoffs. I have to think he wasn’t feeling at his best last night.  Just insane him, Lowry and two other starters all being held under 10 points.

For me, this was really inevitable because most of the Miami Heat key players were injured even before the game earlier like Lowry and Butler, also Herro wasn't there to at least help the team chase the Celtic's lead but was also suffering from an injury. Jimmy Butler should have just rested because they quite know already that their chances on winning game earlier was really low because the almost all the key players on the Celtics were present. Now, they just made their situation even worse as the Celtics will be always watching for them to have an advantage.

[FanEagle]

Celtics really needed that win. I do not know what I could really change with their system, when they are clicking they are really doing amazingly and this was another example of that.

I know that it's not going to be easy to decide the winner of this series but I seriously root for Celtics and that is a rare thing that I would ever say, as a Kobe fan I grew up hating them to be fair. In any other case, we should be quite happy to see such a close series, unlike Warriors who are about to sweep Mavs if they win one more game. I guess west is already decided, nobody ever came from 3-0 down, even if they manage to win one or two games, it's over already.

[dwyane36]

Celtics really needed that win. I do not know what I could really change with their system, when they are clicking they are really doing amazingly and this was another example of that.

I know that it's not going to be easy to decide the winner of this series but I seriously root for Celtics and that is a rare thing that I would ever say, as a Kobe fan I grew up hating them to be fair. In any other case, we should be quite happy to see such a close series, unlike Warriors who are about to sweep Mavs if they win one more game. I guess west is already decided, nobody ever came from 3-0 down, even if they manage to win one or two games, it's over already.

Yeah, the upcoming matches of the Heat vs. Celtics series are likely to be very intense. So I wouldn't be surprised if the winner of the Eastern Conference finals is determined only in the 7th match of this series. As for the Western Conference, there is no doubt that the Warriors will win the WCF. Although it would be expected if the Warriors let the Mavs win tonight, and then they win the Western Conference title in game 5 at the home arena.

[goinmerry]

62 - 47 Dallas Mavericks half-time.

The most crucial quarter for the Mavericks is approaching. Every of their 3rd Quarter performance of the whole current series against the Warriors, that's always the time Mavericks show some changes from their good first-half performance to worst. If they will repeat the same mistake for the 4th time, the Warriors will again outscore them. They should not do the same mistake especially in Game 2 where they blew a large lead.

Although this series is now for the Warriors by high chance, Mavericks should try to win the game better than being swept.

[Bttzed03]

^ Warriors forcing Luka to go right and trap him there has been effective in a few possessions but the Mavs three is dropping. I didn't check the stats in the third quarter but I think they scored more beyond the arc than in the paint or perimeter. Trailing by 29 points, I think Kerr will rest his starting players in the fourth quarter. It's not a bad decision to avoid any injuries in the fourth and finish the series at home.

Unrelated to basketball but it's nice if the Mavs get the W here as a tribute to the victims of the Texas shooting.

[TravelMug]

^ Warriors forcing Luka to go right and trap him there has been effective in a few possessions but the Mavs three is dropping. I didn't check the stats in the third quarter but I think they scored more beyond the arc than in the paint or perimeter. Trailing by 29 points, I think Kerr will rest his starting players in the fourth quarter. It's not a bad decision to avoid any injuries in the fourth and finish the series at home.

Unrelated to basketball but it's nice if the Mavs get the W here as a tribute to the victims of the Texas shooting.

And then finished them off at their home court in Chase Center. So they are intentionally taking a dive.

First time that their shots are failing, this is their main weapons against the Suns. And as we have said, you live and die with the 3. But this time they are hitting so it's all good. So at least for the Mavs, another experience for them in game 5, but I doubt that they are going to win this series.

[Beparanf]

WTF is wrong with Mavericks always on 2nd hald. They have 19points advantage with just 5 minutes remaining while there full force team is totally dominated by the GSW bench and down the lead to 8 points with 3 mins remaining. I don't bet on any of this team but GSW seems like giving away this game but Mavs don't want to take it. Kuminga has an impressive 3 points shot to cut the lead on to singe digit. I hope Mavs can get this match for a better next game match.

[harizen]

Steve Kerr almost calls it a game because of 99-70 behind entering the 4th Quarter. But his bench squad managed to cut it by 8 points haha.

I don't know if Kerr will put back his main starters lol. The Warriors outscored the Mavericks by 32-13 with 3 minutes left in the final quarter.

What a rally from the Warriors bench lol. This is the problem of the Mavericks since the beginning of this series. I'm expecting lots of criticism later after the game even if the Mavericks will win this game.

EDIT: 119-109 Mavericks