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That finish by Kyrie just now was elite. He had 18 in the 3rd Qtr.

Mavs are the best 3rd Qtr. team in the league.
Pleasantly surprised how the offense has played and gelled but of course the defense is their downfall yet again. About to blow this game in the 4th by allowing 40+ in the quarter.


Update: collapse complete smh
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Pleasantly surprised how the offense has played and gelled but of course the defense is their downfall yet again. About to blow this game in the 4th by allowing 40+ in the quarter.


Update: collapse complete smh
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Its a tough loss but the Mavs were competitive all night. The Bucks basically hit about 12 in a row down the stretch just to get a narrow win. I'm still quite confident the Mavs will be a top 4 team in the West this year.
 
It’s a tough loss but the Mavs were competitive all night. The Bucks basically hit about 12 in a row down the stretch just to get a narrow win. I'm still quite confident the Mavs will be a top 4 team in the West this year.
I’m still not confident but hope you’re right
 
Kerr is a hack. He should have told them to tackle someone on the inbound pass.
 
Lol at this OKC-GS game. Wiggins showing flashes of not being a can.
 
Tiki Taka needs to be practiced in modern basketball. Pass the ball around. Too many iso plays.
 
Its a tough loss but the Mavs were competitive all night. The Bucks basically hit about 12 in a row down the stretch just to get a narrow win. I'm still quite confident the Mavs will be a top 4 team in the West this year.

That was a good loss imo. They were competitive and lead for parts of the game. If Kyrie was hitting shots at the start of the gabe they could have won.
 
I'm still very undecided on Dallas. Super soft schedule to start the season. Have been winning games against teams they should (generally bottom 10 teams) and losing games they should (playing a couple top teams on the road). They have zero meaningful wins IMO..... I need to see them against the meatie-upper middle teams..... GSW, Sacramento, Minnesota, Lakes, Suns etc.
They have had a complete dearth of those match ups. Eye test is positive so far, but I don't like to put too much stock in that.
 
I'm still very undecided on Dallas. Super soft schedule to start the season. Have been winning games against teams they should (generally bottom 10 teams) and losing games they should (playing a couple top teams on the road). They have zero meaningful wins IMO..... I need to see them against the meatie-upper middle teams..... GSW, Sacramento, Minnesota, Lakes, Suns etc.
They have had a complete dearth of those match ups. Eye test is positive so far, but I don't like to put too much stock in that.
Exactly what I’ve been saying since the season started and they still haven’t had a quality win. The clippers would be closest but they have been shit since Harden got there. Pelicans are an average team also and probably their only other decent win.

Defense is one of the worst in the league but the offense is one of the best. If they can tighten up defensively and be consistent with that, they have a good chance. As of now, jury is still out.
 
That was a good loss imo. They were competitive and lead for parts of the game. If Kyrie was hitting shots at the start of the gabe they could have won.

For sure, I looked close to the end of the 2nd Qtr. and Kyrie was 2-9 at the time. He ended up having a hot second half but he was dogshit in the first half. Down the stretch the Mavs clanked about 20 bricks in a row while the Bucks made every shot and every FT they took for the last 6 minutes of the game. I would have liked to see the Mavs prevail but that loss doesn't make me feel nearly as bad as some of their losses last season. They were competitive all the way and led in the 4th Qtr. Just collapsed down the stretch.
 
HolmGOAT with 36/10/5/2/2 on 14/22 and SGA with 40. Love watching this OKC team develop. Good to see Mavs and Kyrie prove doubters wrong, lively was a great pick.
Thunder developed their youngsters. The Warriors bench their youngsters for two way players who are in China now.
 
No one is talking about it, since Banchero does look solid in his own right, but the Magic made a major goof taking him over Chet. While their points, rebounds, and assists look almost identical at first glance, Chet is dramatically more efficient from 2 and 3 and he’s the vastly superior defender
 
No one is talking about it, since Banchero does look solid in his own right, but the Magic made a major goof taking him over Chet. While their points, rebounds, and assists look almost identical at first glance, Chet is dramatically more efficient from 2 and 3 and he’s the vastly superior defender
Chet's also on vastly superior team with better coaching and doesn't have to be the primary option. Banchero is awesome. It's not a major goof, they're 2 years into their NBA careers.
 
@wildchild88 check out each of these fouls they called on the Mavs down the stretch. It was repeatedly egregious. I hate to be that guy but the ref'ing was definitely wanting a Bucks win at home.

 
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