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Don't do anything stupid in the 3rd quarter and at some point the Celtics will tap and prep for game 5.

Then you can plan what you do there. Kidd might be on to something with Exum.

Lmao. Even Kleber is hitting 3s

Where was this defense all this time

The Mavs are really terrible at free throws. Even their guards. This cannot bode well in close games

Mavs actually competing on defense. Very few blow bys and good rebounding

And they're making more 3s than the Celtics. Imagine my surprise they're up 18

birdman:
Its posible, if you throw away analytics and play traditional high IQ bball. Jaylen and Tatum are rhythm jump shooters. If you play honest defense and tighten rotations and minimize the gimmicks, they wont be shooting like they are in an open gym..

I've been immensely disappointed by Jason Kidd's defensive rotations considering he was an elite defensive player in his day. The Celtics should not be getting the consistent quality looks they get on each drive

This game so far I'm seeing far far better defending and I keep wondering what were they waiting for and what took them so long

birdman:
And therein lies the wahala, all these "analysts" hyping Kyrie because of handles, hyping Luka because of box score. Like Mase put it, if you sit down and look at the totality of basketball, both guys really good, all stars even, but all this top 10 guards, best pg ever, all those titles are premature and frankly nonsense. Who here thinks Kyries handles are better than alston rafer? You know how many new york pgs could play that way if it was allowed in the nba in their time? What is the point of Luka dropping bombs on offense and acting like chicken on defense?

A more balanced team like the Wolves, or Nuggets or Thunder, or even Warriors/Lakers would have made this series more interesting.

Basketball discourse generally is in the pits. Everything happening now nobody never see before. People forget that no idea is original and there's no player today who's facsimile has never existed before. I don't like arguing with anyone online these days especially about ish I was watching when they were shifting their pampers

The Nuggets shat the bed the most. They're the team best equipped to compete with Boston. I really believed punched above their weight and for the most part do not match up well with Boston. Problem is their refusal to shoot the 3 means they are not giving themselves a fighting chance or room for error

A40:
Finally the moment has arrived.

Okay here's the parole. I've been very unimpressed with the Celtics. I really have. Looking at the Pacers series. If the Pacers were not a fugazi team themselves no way that series doesn't get to 6 maybe 7 games

On the flipside I wonder have the Mavs been worn down by facing tougher competition. That one week rest definitely will help

In the end I think it will boil down to the 3pt spamming ability of the Celtics. If the Celtics spam the 3pter like they did in the regular season then there's not much you can really do. That's the one area I really think they have the Mavs beat

I've not changed my song. In this no handcheckin era you're not beating a competent 3pt spamming team shooting and making so few of them.

Unless you get to the line significantly more than them like 16 Cavs vs Warriors especially Game 7.

If you're not going to the FT line twice as often. Forget it

birdman:
When you get tired, you resort to 3s

Mazulla is basically playing Daryl Moreyball. The difference is he's going to be the one to reap the benefits this year

He tried it last year with the spamming but unluckily for him he ran into the Heat team that went band for band with him

Think about it. Game 7. Celtics shot 9-42 Heat shot 14-28

People can talk about Luka and what Kyrie didn't do till they're blue in the face. All I need to do is look at the Box scores and see that the Celtics are shooting and making double the 3s at a higher efficiency than the Mavericks. It is mathematically impossible to win a playoff series with those odds

People will over analyze this game again instead of applying Occam's razor.

Another game the Mavs lost by 7 but the Celtics outshot them 17-9 from 3. As anti 3pt spamming as I am even I recognize that is too much a handicap to overcome. The Mavs are essentially starting games down 24pts.

Unless you bring back the hand check rule it's mathematically impossible to win when the other team is making 8 to 10 more 3s per game than you every game.

What's worse if you hit those 3s it opens up whatever inside game you're trying to play and you expend less energy playing catch up.

Taking 25 threes when your opponent is taking 46 (2nd in finals history) is coaching malpractice.

Pundits and talking heads will come and play Monday morning Quarterback again when the problem is glaring and obvious. Wetin Luka wan play again wey pass wetin e play today.

The Heat beat the Celtics last season by beating them at their game. The only game they won this year same thing. Cavs did same thing in Game 2. Thinking you will beat a team taking combined 50 more 3s than you is insanity.

Singapore1:
Macaroni's character is a parody, a satirical take on a "sugar daddy" figure often seen in Nigerian society. The intent behind his skits is not to sexualize women, but to highlight the absurdity and humor in these interactions.

By focusing on Macaroni's repeated failures and the way he is constantly scammed, the skits are actually flipping the script and it has nothing to do with sexualizing women at all

he is the one being ridiculed, not the women. With his continuous misfortune and the cleverness of the women who outsmart him.


Macaroni is also a very fantastic Actor. He also said in one of his Interview that he is an actor not a skit maker. Comedy is very subjective what i like is different from what you like

I wish most of his critics understood this. Especially the male feminists that try to do gboromideleru

chic2pimp:
LOOOOL ... I don't hate the Celtics o



This one had me laughing and crying at the same time

I dey hear of home cooking I never hear of ref dey favor away team for 50/50 calls

A day late, dollar short

This Derrick White no dey miss shot for tight game?

Rebound man ffs

Who are these refs now?? Unlook and let's enjoy series nau

Tum Hardaway Jr legacy game. I will be there

These refs are a disgrace. Adam Silver make the call man

Why is Luka even on Jaylen Brown with 4 fouls already. What type of rotations are these

Missed opportunity by Mavs there

Luka now on 5 fouls. Disaster

larride:
Pass to Luka and Insha allah

I said it from Games 1 and 2 nothing spectacular about Celtics if you match them in the 3 pt spamming department

Mavericks are just not playing smart else series would be tied by now

That's a foul on Luka wtf are these refs doing

Ehen nah. Shoot this ball with confidence ffs

Simple math

What were they looking at since 1st quarter that they refused to take 3s?

What do you now do in practice when you're scared to shoot on your own floor

donlittle25:
I don't think the Celtics team is specialby the way. We suck. Denver and wolves would have given them a run for their money.

I don't even trust that Denver cos those ones no sabi spam 3s.

You can't beat this team without competent 3pt shooting. Even if you don't match them at least compete

Celtics are 16/40, from 3

Mavericks are 6/17 from 3

You can't win a game in today's NBA with a team taking 23 more 3s

chic2pimp:
This one shock me o. They are not even giving Kyrie and Luka a fighting chance.

It's an embarrassing mismatch.

Ratings nightmare for NBA cos nobody is watching Game 4

Where is the spacing? Where is the ball movement? This is pure CTE ball. You're down double digits still taking contested 2s and passing up 3s.

Omo this Mavs bench and role players too useless my goodness. There's nothing any one player is particularly good at

Tillman has more 3s than Kleber, Hardaway, Jones and PJ Washington

Now 7pt down how do you go on a quick run

These boys are finna get swept.

Jones and Washington are refusing to take the open 3s. They don't play good enough defense to remain on the floor if they can't shoot

At a point it's simple math. You will not separate or rattle these guys if you can't even take or make wide open 3s

Sportsweb:
I didn't know the osasi guy is based abroad. Him and his friend Ramu are using Nigerians to catch cruise . They're not feeling any Shege at the comfort of Europe and North America

Anywhere you are unless you have no friends and family you occasionally assist no way you can be immune

greypencils:
In the meantime,

Reporter:For the first time since 1975, this is the NBA finals where you have two black head coaches. Given the plight sometimes of black coaches in the NBA, do you think this is a significant moment? do you take pride in this? How do you view this or do you not see it at all?
Joe Mazulla:I want to know how many of those have been Christian coaches?

Pindrop Silence in the Room

Mazulla is a dawg.

I like him. He's not down with the bullshit. You should hear what he said when he was asked about the British royal family

Mavs cannot get any separation cos they won't take these 3s. 14 in a half will simply not cut it

Anyway the aim should be a win even if it is by half a point.

Not been impressed by the role players in the slightest