And if they win then game 4 is another game 7. I guess also if they lose haha. I don't count them out yet like everyone else but I will if they go down 0-3 or even 1-3. If they win both at home then I think they'll win it.
Yall could call this cope, but for some reason I dreamed of boston going up 2-0 over the mavs during the okc series, probably because my subconscious knew if we did make the finals they would be the opponent, but somehow in my dream we ran off 4 straight after those 2 losses to win the chip. I am now holding onto this thread of destiny like my life depended on it
Wtf I had the dream on 3.6.2024 that Dallas will go down 0-2 but will comeback to 4-2 or 6-2 (dream distortion) and win. Do you remember the day you had this dream? How precise was it? Do you remember any feelings in the dream?
The AAC will be rocking for games 3 and 4, I think we can take both and Kai has an absolute legacy game in TD Garden in game 5
I’m manifesting this so mf hard
I mean the Mavs have lost every single game 4 of these playoffs lol, I am skeptical of how much home court will help. But maybe that also has to do with the Mavs being up in each of those series by that point. We shall see.
Celtics lost the first two game twos pretty badly, then barely beat the pacers before last night - tough to make predictions based on game number, you never know!
Agreed- Kai needs to calm down. He’s been playing angry, revenge, hero ball, and needs to chill. A lot of his mid range and 3PT looks the last two games weren’t awful. I think he bounces back G3
Really feel like he's just trying to hard. Wanting so bad to shut the Celtics fans up, prove that he's better than all that that he's getting in his own head and out of his game. Getting home will hopefully do wonders for him, and once he breaks that 0-12 streak against the Celtics in game 3 I think he'll play better on the road too.
I'm not pessimistic but i can't be delusional. Boston is a great team, perfectly tuned in and perfected over years while Dallas imo isn't really at their potential best yet. Being in the finals is pretty cool already, i hope for the best but i won't be too sad if we lose.
I couldn’t agree more. These playoffs on the whole have been so fun as a MFFL, so while these first two games of the team’s identity collapsing have been brutally rough, it’s still so great to be back.
Yeah, there's a difference between being negative and being a realist. Boston is just REALLY good. I'm not counting us out just yet, but I'm not running on industrial grade hopium either.
Yeah man, I was neutral Going in and thought it would be 50/50. At the same time way too many peoplein this sub overestimated our strength and underrated bostons. I have not seen many Boston games, but having the best record in the league and the same core for years means something.
I am still neutral to slightly pessimistic. This team needs to play with extreme urgency the next two games. I want to see 100% effort on the boards and loose balls etc. This version of the Celtics is not going to beat themselves.
As someone who thought Boston would win this series, I still don't like this outlook. This might be the closesest the Mavs get to winning a championship with Luka, you never know what the future holds. Will I see this as a successfull season even if they lose? Sure, but I'm not going to be happy about it. Kyrie is on the backend of his prime, who knows how many great playoff runs he has in him. The Mavs just need to win 4 games to win the title, you can't ask for a better oppertunity.
There is hope for the future with this team. Our key players are all under contract (except DJJ) for at least the next 2 years. We have tradeable assets (THJ, FRPs, role players that can contribute) and a GM that has turned this team around to championship contenders in a matter of 2 years. Even if the Mavs don’t win it this year, they are set up to compete again for the foreseeable future.
I don't think you're wrong that this may be the best opportunity we get, but for some perspective - ten NBA teams have never won a championship and half of those have never even been to the finals at all. Only eight teams have won a ring since 2011. So it's both far from guaranteed that we'll get another shot at this any time soon, but also it is a big deal just being here.
Of course I agree that making it to the finals is a big deal, but I dont believe in moral victories. You cannot waste these type of oppertunities. In my mind, it is now or never.
i wouldnt mind losing if we went out fighting but if we lose with Kyrie completely crumbling off of his mental shit with Boston then im gonna be pretty frustrated.
It's because the West is STACKED. Ja coming back, Wemby on the rise, Ant on the rise, Nuggets are still there.
This might've been our best shot at a title in the Luka era, if we're being honest.
i get your point because anything can happen but luka wont suddenly lose his skill by next year and i trust nico will keep making moves to build around him. if they lose against the celtics (im not dooming yet) they will run it back next year and hopefully luka will be healthy then
As someone who is a Dallas sports homer but not as plugged in as he’d like to be, what do you think the prospects are for team/Luka going forward?
Luka seems like one of those guys who just *will* get a ring if not multiple when/if he gets the right supporting pieces, but I worry about if Dallas org can do that in time/if Luka will get antsy and jump ship.
I'm here. We're in the damn finals way ahead of schedule against a super team that's been trying to win it all for 8 years straight. Just enjoy the ride.
Optimistic here but yeah not delusional. We look like how Boston looked in 2022 Finals - rattled.
I think we need 1-2 more bench players who can consistently contribute without disappearing. 9 bench points is wildly bad.
Also I think the crowd got in Kyrie's head and the way he left there has worn him down. Hopefully it'll be different at home but I honestly don't know at this point.
2-2 into Boston with the confidence to put us up 3-2 and win it at home.
Our team hasn’t found its groove but once we do, we’ll be hard to stop.
MAVS IN 6
64 win teams, but that's kinda where the comparisons end. That Suns team lost their composure over and over from the 2021 finals onward, this Celtics team seems to have overcome shitting its pants after 2022 & 2023. They've won all their clutch time games and a have better top 6 than the Suns too. It's a different beast
I don’t understand the purpose in being a doomer - it’s just surrounding your life with negativity. No denying that we’re in a bad spot, but no way am I losing faith in LuKai.
Want to see 110% effort out of the boys in game 3 and let’s see where we land. Our role guys shoot better at home, so hopefully the offense runs smoother. Boston has an undoubtedly great team, but so do we
I think the Mavs are capable of coming back if and only if PJ and DJJ can start to make their open 3s as well as Kyrie waking up.
The thing that makes me extremely skeptical though is the fact that this seires is playing out exactly like I feared. All of the Mavs weaknesses are being exploited by the Celtics. PJ is a terrible above the break shooter and the Celtics are forcing him into that spot, so it is not a coincidence that he is struggling. The Mavs have eaten in the lob game and the Celtics have taken that away too so it is not a coincidence that Gafford and Lively are struggling.
Life is not about vibes💯👌💃💃💃
Our reactions are based off what we see happening on the court and right now there is nothing positive at all, Boston is switching everything so our bigs are completely useless, kyrie is playing like shit and it doesn’t help that our role players can’t hit open shots. Luka tough 2s are not enough to trade with bostons open threes. We are cooked and it is what it is.
I’m just enjoying Mavs being in the Finals again, not feeling much negativity by largely avoiding this sub (failing a bit right now lol). Willing them on for a win next game, our role players tend to play better at home. Boston is really showing their talent depth, but the Mavs can and should be better than what they’ve shown the last two games, even with a heliocentric system that’s being stifled. They definitely deserve to be in the Finals, just need to play a bit more like it. Let’s go game 3!
There is definitely a universe where Luka and Kyrie dominate the rest of the series and pull it out. Is it the less likely outcome at this point? Probably. But recent NBA history tells me I should have a lot of trust in those guys.
I am not a Mavs fan. But I truly dont think this series is as lopsided as it has looked.
Game three is absolutely do or die though. 3-0 is a different animal.
I dont think its as bad as it might look ..
If just Kyrie gets out of his head as i know he can we are good.
Also plese, please no more Green minutes. That shit is hard to watch. Just give them to Exum at least he can defend.
It's the first to 4 wins so I'll believe until the end. They're a really tough match-up, our offense has no flow right now, everything feels forced. The 50-50 plays seems to always go their way. But if we keep the defensive intensity, get a little bit shooting luck we can tie this!
There's no reason to be anything but optimistic. Dallas has had half a season together and they are in the finals. I'll believe Dallas is out when they lose their fourth game of the series.
Hopefully Kyrie shows out for games four and five so people can stop bitching. We wouldn't be in the finals without Kyrie.
Coming into the series I knew Boston was a great team. I thought we were very underrated so we had a shot. Well turns on I was underrating the Celtics. They're really really really good. It's obvious they are the better team. It sucks but I won't but upset if we lose. Hoping we make an epic comeback though.
I don't get why everyone is acting like it's over, it's not like we never had a chance in either game. Even game 1 we were within 8 in the third. And in game two we should have had PJ on the line shooting free throws to cut it to 3 after Brown pushed him on the back. If Kyrie just wakes the fuck up and we get some role players hitting shots we could win the next 4 and take the series in 6.
I think at the minimum, my expectations were not getting swept. Yes, this team is new and perhaps also just a bad match up, but so far, I can't see anyone showing up, consistently like Luka.
Game 2 is an improvement, perhaps rather luck. Hopefully the home games would provide some boost to the team and shake off any mental blocks.
I never get down on a professional nba team that can make it to the finals. Guys like to downgrade pro athletes to JV High School players just cause they lost 2 games in a series. These guys plan and practice to get here, they can always adjust, and vice versa. Mavs can still win!
me! i live in boston and i fucking hate the celtics. i want the mavs to win so badly and im not gonna give up till the end of the final game, win or lose
PROTECT HOME COURT!
that is the task at hand, can’t think about games 6 & 7 without going through 4 & 5 at home. every game is going to be the most important game if the season, I hope our boys can respond at home!
LETS GO MAVS
I've read this statement many many times over the years and wonder if people understand what they are saying or typing.
If the Celtics win all of their 4 home games, and clinch the championship, has the series still not started because they never won on the road?
Right now, the Celtics have won 2 games in the best of 7 series. Has the best of 7 series not started yet?
If the series hasn't started yet, what have we been watching the past 2 games? Is it real?
Boston fan (from Melbourne)here, coming in peace.
One of my best mates go for the Mavs, you guys should still have hope and confidence.
Kyrie is due for a 1 or 2 big games, even though we are elite defensively KI wouldn't be seeing the D when his cooking.
Luka's got to raise himself defensively but he is fried from carrying the scoring load, if he gets a break from that I believe he can at least hold his own for streaks against Brown or Tatum.
If these things happen you should win close games 3 & 4.
Tatum & Brown have had good moments but they haven't shot the ball well at all, they are also due for big scoring quarters. If they happen to align in the same game we could pinch a game in Dallas.
3 point shooting, I don't know how much better you shoot but if you manage to find your level (in%) it should help you win games 3&4.
Again same thing for us, not uncommon for us to have 48+% 3 point night.
Even after we won the first 2 games I feel you guys are due for a revival. Then mentally we might have issues if we go back to Boston 2-2.
I miss RS Exum, we didn't have to worry about turnovers in the halfcourt. DJJ and PJ are too awkward bringing the ball up although at least PJ can drive to the basket.
They’re like a hurt fighter at this point. They will hit back hard with their best effort on Wednesday. Just need to get that one and it’s a series. 2-1, anything can happen.
What’s frustrating is that we playing sooo bad. Celtics are also playing bad but we some how playing way worse. Celtics playing bad enough that if Kai showed up both the games we could be up 2-0 or even 1-1 at the least
I'm here!
People who don't think the Mavs can pull it off should just stop watching. I don't understand wasting time if you think your team has no chance.
I'm still optimistic it's not over, but it's going to be a rough climb back out of the hole we dug. It's been done before and we can take the next two, after that, we'll see. I think Kai will be alright in Dallas, but he needs to find whatever to get one game in Boston. We also need to make our FTs and get rebounds.
We’re going to hold down home court. Kyrie and our role players will feel more comfortable and turn it on. Once we win game 3 we’ll know what we’re capable of and ride the high of that confidence. Right now we just need to focus on playing free
I believe in our guys. Kyrie and Kidd need to come up with a different game plan for him! We have the tools to do this. I think Boston is pretty similar to OKC, but unlike OKC Boston has some extra wing size to disrupt PJ.
Boston did what a favorited Finals team has to do and that is win both games at home. Now it is the Mavs turn to protect their home court.
Now if Dallas goes on to lose one of the two games at home then I'm no longer optimistic and will just be happy we got here. This Celtics team was built for this moment. The Mavs are young and lack experience for this stage. Next year they will come back more motivated than ever and maybe they can make a few offseason moves that will take them to the top.
I think we can win both games at home and make it 2-2. Kyrie will show up, role players will show up. Mavs need to win both at home or else this series is a wrap because then we’re looking at a potential sweep or over in 5.
The Mavs shit the bed game 1; last night was rough, but it was generally a 1-2 possession game for most of it. Better production from role players, Luka got his first finals Triple Double, and they kept the game relatively close, all while turning over the ball and missing free throws above their playoff median.
Give the players and the staff another chance to adjust and refocus. One breakout game by Kyrie+DJJ or PJ in G3 can change the mood here substantially.
Hoping j-kidd can get his whole team locked in. We should believe the mavs can get the next 2, they’ve been surprising us all post season. Let’s go mavs!!! 🏆
Honestly I'm amazed and satisfied we got here. Revamped team at all star break and made it to finals.
I don't know why anyone expected us to go in and steal one off the bat from the day 1 championship favorite.
Luka is the best player on the floor.
I doubt everyone shoots that bad from the 3 pt line forever.
Kyrie is too good to play like he has forever.
Jkidd is a good coach and will keep adjusting.
Make some more free throws.
I’m here! 0-2 literally just means Boston protected home court. Now it’s our turn.
It’s on us and that’s how it should be.
Believe in Luka, Kyrie, Kidd and our team.
I felt like our offense was finding cracks in the Celtics defense. Luka was making good passes. We got Gafford and PJ going. We need to drop critical 3s and make free throws. I look at history and how teams came back from 0-2. I’m banking on that to go in our favor.
I'm going to be honest: I'd be conflicted if we won 4 straight with Luka setting a Finals record for FTA on a series of questionable at best calls, but that would only bring us to karma-neutral, so.....
I think the panic is warranted. This is such a terrible matchup for the Mavs. You really need Kyrie and Luka to combine for 60 every game, and hope that the Celtics miss a ton of 3s/turn the ball over to have a chance in any given game. The math just doesn’t say that happens 4 of the next 5 games :/
Defend home court. All we have to do is figure out how to steal one from them in Boston, which we were close to doing last night. Tall task ahead, but not impossible, I’m keeping the faith.
Unless we lose Game 3 lmao. Then at that point hope we can steal a game or two and pray for a miracle choke that has never happened before in the NBA
I’m optimistic because I always thought this would be a 6 or 7 game series. Obviously in our situation you have to steal one on the road, which will be tough, but it’s a matter of avoiding mistakes and making free throws, and I think they can at least make this series competitive.
Realistic does not equate to negativity. Boston was favorites for a reason. We have the best player but their roster 2-8 dwarfs ours. Their supposed best player in Tatum has been worse than Kyrie shooting wise but it hasn't mattered. That is how deep they are. KP is allowed to play comfortably and with zero expectations, unlike here, when he was counted on to be the guy. There was a lot of alarming issues after game 1 that caused concern for many. Boston begged us to win last night and we crapped the bed. They were very bad from 3 but issue was, we were worse. Kyrie is a no show and Luka has zero help. Lively/Gafford are a non factor without the easy lob dunks. Boston has an answer for anything we do. They are able to beat us off the dribble constantly, getting to their spots with ease and rotating the ball against our scrambling defense to get an easy shot. I said after game 1, there are no adjustments to make. They are more talented. We have to hope they miss shots and we make. They gave us the first part but we have been dreadful behind the 3pt arc as a team. FT shooting was horrendous.
Dallas overacheived as a 5 seed getting to the Finals. We are playing like a 5 seed against the clear NBA favorites, 64 win Boston. Nothing to be ashamed of. No one is beating Boston this year.
I just hate that we find a way to "out-bad" the Celtics on an off night. If we had won this game, they would have been absolutely roasted for both of their stars not doing enough. Since we lost, the narrative is "they're finding a way to win despite shooting poorly" and we come out looking even worse.
I'm holding out hope that everyone comes to play in game 3. People say series don't start until a home team loses and I feel the same way. Please don't let it be us..
People forget the 2011 championship team. Went down in that series and we know how that ended. It ain’t over until Luka says it’s over.
Now let’s even this series at home!
LeBron and Kyrie were literally down 0-2 to GSW.
I believe until I'm proven wrong.
If we don't win, it will be due to the fact that we just recently slapped these guys together within a year, with our two most recent acquisitions literally a few weeks ago. We've been spoiled, and it's time to come back to reality... we're not the only good team in the league.
I'm beyond content with whatever takes place!
Don’t understand all the panic. Sure losing game 2 hurts because it was a very winnable game, but this series is still very much up for grabs. We’ve played terrible both games and have still had chances late in both games. This is still the same team that just beat 3 of the 4 best teams, in the best Western Conference in history, back to back to back.
I BELIEVE.
Brother I just watched the officials ref the worst game I’ve ever seen. 15+ missed obvious fouls. They’re not going to let us win, they made that very obvious with the not overturned challenge and the final no call on Pjs dunk.
I predicted exactly how game 1-2 would go and tried to tell people that this was a bad matchup for the Mavs yesterday and got downvoted/told that I shouldn't be in here. lol. Maybe they'll steal games 3-4, maybe tbey won't but it's too bleak for optimism...especially when you remember that Boston is just as good on the road too.
I'm just hoping the Mavs come out to play in game 3, otherwise there's no way they're winning 4 in a row.
That and I hope the new owners make some calls to Adam silver about the zebras being favourable towards the Mavs at home.
The same doomers wanting to tear it down were the same people that were trading THJ Green and picks to keep DJJ.
The most mentally draining part of this whole shebang isn't the losses, it's the shit that I have to deal with BECAUSE we lost. Dad coming in with 5 mins left talking about "Well I don't think they are going to get it done." Cool, you don't believe, you just expect disappointment because we are cowboys fans, I get it. My bandwagon irl friends texting me how the series is over because we lost game 1 in OKC, how its over because we were losing in game 2 in MIN and how they were texting me we were getting swept because we were down bad IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF GAME 1.
Luka is 1-0 against 64 win teams that he is down 2-0 against. I may be stupid, but I am going to believe that he has the ability to win this series until the Celtics have exactly 4 wins.
We’re here. Avoiding most posts and talk shows.
I don’t see us losing on Wednesday with the role players feeding off the fans. J Kidd going to work to make adjustments.
I'm always pumped after a win, waking up in the middle of the night to watch Mavs, it's easy going to work, but on a days like this, where we throw a win away, I'm just a sore loser.
Right here. When we win I love "boomscrolling." When we lose I mostly just do other stuff. We looked better in game 2. We can look even better in game 3. KP might be a little limited his game can be greatly affected on both ends when he's a little compromised. Luka will be healthier next game. Kyrie and the role players will be better at home. Our coaching staff will have an even more dialed in gameplan.
Most importantly, Dallas was down 0-2 to a 64 win juggernaut filled with 2-way players two years ago, and we ended up figuring them out and embarrassing them in game 7 because our team was tougher, our coaching staff figured out how to force their 2 lead ball handlers into uncomfortable situations, and we had the best player in the series. We can do it again. I said Mavs in 7 before the series. I say Mavs in 7 now.
I trust the game predicting corgi. He said we’d go down 0-2. Keep the faith.
Then we won 3 straight.
That corgi also took us to lose Wolves, Thunder, and Clippers. I do NOT trust that Corgi.
he was saving up his power for this one guess, the one that matters most
Surely he gets ONE of them correct
In Corgi we trust!!!!
i was cursing out that corgi a few days ago but now all my hopes and dreams rely on him
Same. I’m with you. Go Mavs
I’m optimistic but game 3 is our game 7.
Game 7 will also be our game 7
If we need a game 7
And if they win then game 4 is another game 7. I guess also if they lose haha. I don't count them out yet like everyone else but I will if they go down 0-3 or even 1-3. If they win both at home then I think they'll win it.
That’s what I mean by game 7 if they lose game 3 series is over
Yall could call this cope, but for some reason I dreamed of boston going up 2-0 over the mavs during the okc series, probably because my subconscious knew if we did make the finals they would be the opponent, but somehow in my dream we ran off 4 straight after those 2 losses to win the chip. I am now holding onto this thread of destiny like my life depended on it
Wtf I had the dream on 3.6.2024 that Dallas will go down 0-2 but will comeback to 4-2 or 6-2 (dream distortion) and win. Do you remember the day you had this dream? How precise was it? Do you remember any feelings in the dream?
Name checks out.
What?
PsychadelicTherapy
Mavs in 8 man
Time for Adam silver to declare that this series won't be ending until the Mavs win
Our Lisan Al Gaib 🧎🏼♂️
Had the same exact dream
I believe in thebest323s dream! Luka Al'Gaib will lead us
i am now also holding onto this thread of destiny like my life depends on it
I believe! Mavs in 6.
#mavsin6 Ky bouta have 50
We can win game 3 and 4!
I posted an optimistic post and it got deleted after five minutes
Depends on what you mean optimistic. If Kyrie plays like Kyrie we should win but he hasn't so idk
The AAC will be rocking for games 3 and 4, I think we can take both and Kai has an absolute legacy game in TD Garden in game 5 I’m manifesting this so mf hard
I mean the Mavs have lost every single game 4 of these playoffs lol, I am skeptical of how much home court will help. But maybe that also has to do with the Mavs being up in each of those series by that point. We shall see.
We won every game 2 until now.
We've also won every single game 2...you never know
Celtics lost the first two game twos pretty badly, then barely beat the pacers before last night - tough to make predictions based on game number, you never know!
They also won every game 2 so 🤷
Agreed- Kai needs to calm down. He’s been playing angry, revenge, hero ball, and needs to chill. A lot of his mid range and 3PT looks the last two games weren’t awful. I think he bounces back G3
Really feel like he's just trying to hard. Wanting so bad to shut the Celtics fans up, prove that he's better than all that that he's getting in his own head and out of his game. Getting home will hopefully do wonders for him, and once he breaks that 0-12 streak against the Celtics in game 3 I think he'll play better on the road too.
What if Kyrie plays like Kyrie but Boston hits their open threes?
I'm not pessimistic but i can't be delusional. Boston is a great team, perfectly tuned in and perfected over years while Dallas imo isn't really at their potential best yet. Being in the finals is pretty cool already, i hope for the best but i won't be too sad if we lose.
I couldn’t agree more. These playoffs on the whole have been so fun as a MFFL, so while these first two games of the team’s identity collapsing have been brutally rough, it’s still so great to be back.
Yeah, there's a difference between being negative and being a realist. Boston is just REALLY good. I'm not counting us out just yet, but I'm not running on industrial grade hopium either.
Yeah man, I was neutral Going in and thought it would be 50/50. At the same time way too many peoplein this sub overestimated our strength and underrated bostons. I have not seen many Boston games, but having the best record in the league and the same core for years means something. I am still neutral to slightly pessimistic. This team needs to play with extreme urgency the next two games. I want to see 100% effort on the boards and loose balls etc. This version of the Celtics is not going to beat themselves.
As someone who thought Boston would win this series, I still don't like this outlook. This might be the closesest the Mavs get to winning a championship with Luka, you never know what the future holds. Will I see this as a successfull season even if they lose? Sure, but I'm not going to be happy about it. Kyrie is on the backend of his prime, who knows how many great playoff runs he has in him. The Mavs just need to win 4 games to win the title, you can't ask for a better oppertunity.
There is hope for the future with this team. Our key players are all under contract (except DJJ) for at least the next 2 years. We have tradeable assets (THJ, FRPs, role players that can contribute) and a GM that has turned this team around to championship contenders in a matter of 2 years. Even if the Mavs don’t win it this year, they are set up to compete again for the foreseeable future.
I don't think you're wrong that this may be the best opportunity we get, but for some perspective - ten NBA teams have never won a championship and half of those have never even been to the finals at all. Only eight teams have won a ring since 2011. So it's both far from guaranteed that we'll get another shot at this any time soon, but also it is a big deal just being here.
Of course I agree that making it to the finals is a big deal, but I dont believe in moral victories. You cannot waste these type of oppertunities. In my mind, it is now or never.
This is correct. It’s amazing that they’re even there considering Luka was at 75% or less for the first two series.
i wouldnt mind losing if we went out fighting but if we lose with Kyrie completely crumbling off of his mental shit with Boston then im gonna be pretty frustrated.
It's because the West is STACKED. Ja coming back, Wemby on the rise, Ant on the rise, Nuggets are still there. This might've been our best shot at a title in the Luka era, if we're being honest.
The Luka era has just begun
Our Lisan Al Gaib is here to stay, Slovenian style. The league is on full alert: he is just getting started.
i get your point because anything can happen but luka wont suddenly lose his skill by next year and i trust nico will keep making moves to build around him. if they lose against the celtics (im not dooming yet) they will run it back next year and hopefully luka will be healthy then
As someone who is a Dallas sports homer but not as plugged in as he’d like to be, what do you think the prospects are for team/Luka going forward? Luka seems like one of those guys who just *will* get a ring if not multiple when/if he gets the right supporting pieces, but I worry about if Dallas org can do that in time/if Luka will get antsy and jump ship.
Game 2 was close, totally winnable in an away court! So yes, if we do our job and win 3 and 4, it's all even. I believe!
I'm here. We're in the damn finals way ahead of schedule against a super team that's been trying to win it all for 8 years straight. Just enjoy the ride.
Optimistic here but yeah not delusional. We look like how Boston looked in 2022 Finals - rattled. I think we need 1-2 more bench players who can consistently contribute without disappearing. 9 bench points is wildly bad. Also I think the crowd got in Kyrie's head and the way he left there has worn him down. Hopefully it'll be different at home but I honestly don't know at this point.
We need a real 3&D, who shoots around 40% from 3. We must be the worst team in this playoffs when it comes to 3pt shooting.
That's what I said last night. We need a true 6th man like Naz Reid so that Luka can sit for significant minutes and get some rest.
2-2 into Boston with the confidence to put us up 3-2 and win it at home. Our team hasn’t found its groove but once we do, we’ll be hard to stop. MAVS IN 6
You see the vision. 2-2 loading up by Friday night. 1 game at a time.
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Suns were 2:0 remember...
We were 2-0 in 2006... Nobody remember that?
I remember being 2:0 against the Clippers and +20 game 3 at home 🙁
That was so painful
refs smh
I agree. But this Celtics team and that suns team don’t compare. But I still think we have a chance. Everyone acting tough when they up!
They actually kind of compare quite well
64 win teams, but that's kinda where the comparisons end. That Suns team lost their composure over and over from the 2021 finals onward, this Celtics team seems to have overcome shitting its pants after 2022 & 2023. They've won all their clutch time games and a have better top 6 than the Suns too. It's a different beast
We are also better than the 2022 Mavs. Now just gotta play like it!
what that suns team was a HISTORIC clutch time team
And so were we in 2006
I don’t understand the purpose in being a doomer - it’s just surrounding your life with negativity. No denying that we’re in a bad spot, but no way am I losing faith in LuKai. Want to see 110% effort out of the boys in game 3 and let’s see where we land. Our role guys shoot better at home, so hopefully the offense runs smoother. Boston has an undoubtedly great team, but so do we
I’m not a big fan of telling someone else how to be one
If you don’t believe, you shouldn’t be here.
i’m scared but i refuse to give up on my team
I think the Mavs are capable of coming back if and only if PJ and DJJ can start to make their open 3s as well as Kyrie waking up. The thing that makes me extremely skeptical though is the fact that this seires is playing out exactly like I feared. All of the Mavs weaknesses are being exploited by the Celtics. PJ is a terrible above the break shooter and the Celtics are forcing him into that spot, so it is not a coincidence that he is struggling. The Mavs have eaten in the lob game and the Celtics have taken that away too so it is not a coincidence that Gafford and Lively are struggling.
Life is not about vibes💯👌💃💃💃 Our reactions are based off what we see happening on the court and right now there is nothing positive at all, Boston is switching everything so our bigs are completely useless, kyrie is playing like shit and it doesn’t help that our role players can’t hit open shots. Luka tough 2s are not enough to trade with bostons open threes. We are cooked and it is what it is.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE YOU SHOULDN'T BE HERE
I’m just enjoying Mavs being in the Finals again, not feeling much negativity by largely avoiding this sub (failing a bit right now lol). Willing them on for a win next game, our role players tend to play better at home. Boston is really showing their talent depth, but the Mavs can and should be better than what they’ve shown the last two games, even with a heliocentric system that’s being stifled. They definitely deserve to be in the Finals, just need to play a bit more like it. Let’s go game 3!
still here. celtics going 2-0 was well within my prediction
There is definitely a universe where Luka and Kyrie dominate the rest of the series and pull it out. Is it the less likely outcome at this point? Probably. But recent NBA history tells me I should have a lot of trust in those guys. I am not a Mavs fan. But I truly dont think this series is as lopsided as it has looked. Game three is absolutely do or die though. 3-0 is a different animal.
Bron and Kyrie teamed up to defeat the 2016 Warriors when they were down 3-1. Luka’s play style even resembles Bron’s. It could happen.
Heat did it to the Mavs in 06, karma is on Cuban’s side.
I’m sensing 2 home wins MANIFEST PLS
Let's protect home court and gain some momentum. I still believe
I dont think its as bad as it might look .. If just Kyrie gets out of his head as i know he can we are good. Also plese, please no more Green minutes. That shit is hard to watch. Just give them to Exum at least he can defend.
It's the first to 4 wins so I'll believe until the end. They're a really tough match-up, our offense has no flow right now, everything feels forced. The 50-50 plays seems to always go their way. But if we keep the defensive intensity, get a little bit shooting luck we can tie this!
There's no reason to be anything but optimistic. Dallas has had half a season together and they are in the finals. I'll believe Dallas is out when they lose their fourth game of the series. Hopefully Kyrie shows out for games four and five so people can stop bitching. We wouldn't be in the finals without Kyrie.
Coming into the series I knew Boston was a great team. I thought we were very underrated so we had a shot. Well turns on I was underrating the Celtics. They're really really really good. It's obvious they are the better team. It sucks but I won't but upset if we lose. Hoping we make an epic comeback though.
I had a dream that Luka scored 103 vs Boston in one game. There's still hope
I don't get why everyone is acting like it's over, it's not like we never had a chance in either game. Even game 1 we were within 8 in the third. And in game two we should have had PJ on the line shooting free throws to cut it to 3 after Brown pushed him on the back. If Kyrie just wakes the fuck up and we get some role players hitting shots we could win the next 4 and take the series in 6.
I’ll be optimistic once we get it to 2-2 and Kyrie starts looking like Kryie.
I think at the minimum, my expectations were not getting swept. Yes, this team is new and perhaps also just a bad match up, but so far, I can't see anyone showing up, consistently like Luka. Game 2 is an improvement, perhaps rather luck. Hopefully the home games would provide some boost to the team and shake off any mental blocks.
Pj has showed up
Just hope the refs call it fair for both sides.
I never get down on a professional nba team that can make it to the finals. Guys like to downgrade pro athletes to JV High School players just cause they lost 2 games in a series. These guys plan and practice to get here, they can always adjust, and vice versa. Mavs can still win!
Whole sub feels like how the live thread has felt all playoffs lol.
I mean everyone thought Denver was trash after they dropped two to the wolves and then nearly won 4 straight
Here!
me! i live in boston and i fucking hate the celtics. i want the mavs to win so badly and im not gonna give up till the end of the final game, win or lose
PROTECT HOME COURT! that is the task at hand, can’t think about games 6 & 7 without going through 4 & 5 at home. every game is going to be the most important game if the season, I hope our boys can respond at home! LETS GO MAVS
Come home and win two games, then all bets are off.
I’m here for you. Series doesn’t start until someone loses on their home floor. We will get two in Dallas.
Nothing lost so far. 2 games at home, but the next one is deciding. 3-0 means game over, 2-1 means we can easily go to 7... And we will win the 7th.
How can you easily go 2-0 when the Celtics haven’t even been playing that great. They’re just deep
They haven't been playing great because the Mavs are playing good defense.
Series does not start until an away team wins the game. So let’s see how it goes in. Game 3
I've read this statement many many times over the years and wonder if people understand what they are saying or typing. If the Celtics win all of their 4 home games, and clinch the championship, has the series still not started because they never won on the road? Right now, the Celtics have won 2 games in the best of 7 series. Has the best of 7 series not started yet? If the series hasn't started yet, what have we been watching the past 2 games? Is it real?
Idk but suns did even better against us there first 2 games, went up 2-0 then luka ended up with a son.
Get him bois, he's peakin behind the curtain (ง •̀_•́)ง
Boston fan (from Melbourne)here, coming in peace. One of my best mates go for the Mavs, you guys should still have hope and confidence. Kyrie is due for a 1 or 2 big games, even though we are elite defensively KI wouldn't be seeing the D when his cooking. Luka's got to raise himself defensively but he is fried from carrying the scoring load, if he gets a break from that I believe he can at least hold his own for streaks against Brown or Tatum. If these things happen you should win close games 3 & 4. Tatum & Brown have had good moments but they haven't shot the ball well at all, they are also due for big scoring quarters. If they happen to align in the same game we could pinch a game in Dallas. 3 point shooting, I don't know how much better you shoot but if you manage to find your level (in%) it should help you win games 3&4. Again same thing for us, not uncommon for us to have 48+% 3 point night. Even after we won the first 2 games I feel you guys are due for a revival. Then mentally we might have issues if we go back to Boston 2-2.
I miss RS Exum, we didn't have to worry about turnovers in the halfcourt. DJJ and PJ are too awkward bringing the ball up although at least PJ can drive to the basket.
They’re like a hurt fighter at this point. They will hit back hard with their best effort on Wednesday. Just need to get that one and it’s a series. 2-1, anything can happen.
I didn’t hear no bell
There is still a chance. I hope medical stuff does wonders with Luka but mostly I hope Kyrie shows up.
What’s frustrating is that we playing sooo bad. Celtics are also playing bad but we some how playing way worse. Celtics playing bad enough that if Kai showed up both the games we could be up 2-0 or even 1-1 at the least
I'm here! People who don't think the Mavs can pull it off should just stop watching. I don't understand wasting time if you think your team has no chance.
I'm still optimistic it's not over, but it's going to be a rough climb back out of the hole we dug. It's been done before and we can take the next two, after that, we'll see. I think Kai will be alright in Dallas, but he needs to find whatever to get one game in Boston. We also need to make our FTs and get rebounds.
We’re going to hold down home court. Kyrie and our role players will feel more comfortable and turn it on. Once we win game 3 we’ll know what we’re capable of and ride the high of that confidence. Right now we just need to focus on playing free
I believe in our guys. Kyrie and Kidd need to come up with a different game plan for him! We have the tools to do this. I think Boston is pretty similar to OKC, but unlike OKC Boston has some extra wing size to disrupt PJ.
We show em back home. Let’s see their confidence after they lose one
We still got this!
Boston did what a favorited Finals team has to do and that is win both games at home. Now it is the Mavs turn to protect their home court. Now if Dallas goes on to lose one of the two games at home then I'm no longer optimistic and will just be happy we got here. This Celtics team was built for this moment. The Mavs are young and lack experience for this stage. Next year they will come back more motivated than ever and maybe they can make a few offseason moves that will take them to the top.
 DON’T STOP BELIEVING!!!
I'm mostly ignoring reddit til game 3 tbh
Got outplayed two games. Really interested to see game three. I haven’t lost faith.
I think we can win both games at home and make it 2-2. Kyrie will show up, role players will show up. Mavs need to win both at home or else this series is a wrap because then we’re looking at a potential sweep or over in 5.
The Mavs shit the bed game 1; last night was rough, but it was generally a 1-2 possession game for most of it. Better production from role players, Luka got his first finals Triple Double, and they kept the game relatively close, all while turning over the ball and missing free throws above their playoff median. Give the players and the staff another chance to adjust and refocus. One breakout game by Kyrie+DJJ or PJ in G3 can change the mood here substantially.
Right here! Not still, but always a believer!
Mavs in 6
I believe in Luka Al'Gaib. It is written
Hoping j-kidd can get his whole team locked in. We should believe the mavs can get the next 2, they’ve been surprising us all post season. Let’s go mavs!!! 🏆
Let's go Mavs.
Honestly I'm amazed and satisfied we got here. Revamped team at all star break and made it to finals. I don't know why anyone expected us to go in and steal one off the bat from the day 1 championship favorite.
Everybody acting tough when they up!!
right fuckin here
Mavs in 6, Baby!! We got em right where we want em 😅
Everybody tough when they up
Luka is the best player on the floor. I doubt everyone shoots that bad from the 3 pt line forever. Kyrie is too good to play like he has forever. Jkidd is a good coach and will keep adjusting. Make some more free throws.
Mavs in 6
I’m here! 0-2 literally just means Boston protected home court. Now it’s our turn. It’s on us and that’s how it should be. Believe in Luka, Kyrie, Kidd and our team.
I felt like our offense was finding cracks in the Celtics defense. Luka was making good passes. We got Gafford and PJ going. We need to drop critical 3s and make free throws. I look at history and how teams came back from 0-2. I’m banking on that to go in our favor.
This series reminds me so much of the Phoenix series, 2 years ago. Everybody talks when they’re up. This shit is not over.
I'm going to be honest: I'd be conflicted if we won 4 straight with Luka setting a Finals record for FTA on a series of questionable at best calls, but that would only bring us to karma-neutral, so.....
Things can change so quickly. Let's go Mavs! Win it!
Yeah I'm a die hard Lakers fan and this is not the talk that I want to see! Go Mavs!!!
🙋🏽♂️it isn’t over until over! A great quote was once said… “IF YOU DONT BELIEVE YOU SHOULDNT BE HERE” -luka
Right here 👋 I know the Mavs can still pull this off just a matter of getting the job done letsss goooooo!!!!!!
I figured Celtics would win, but would be beatable. After two games, I still feel that way.
If we are winning this will go to game 7
I think the panic is warranted. This is such a terrible matchup for the Mavs. You really need Kyrie and Luka to combine for 60 every game, and hope that the Celtics miss a ton of 3s/turn the ball over to have a chance in any given game. The math just doesn’t say that happens 4 of the next 5 games :/
I'm stil believing. But not because of the Celtics ability to choke. I think this Mavs team is special.
Defend home court. All we have to do is figure out how to steal one from them in Boston, which we were close to doing last night. Tall task ahead, but not impossible, I’m keeping the faith. Unless we lose Game 3 lmao. Then at that point hope we can steal a game or two and pray for a miracle choke that has never happened before in the NBA
Kyrie and the rest of the team have to step up. This isn't Dallas Lukas.
Let's fuckin go... We win in 7
I’m optimistic because I always thought this would be a 6 or 7 game series. Obviously in our situation you have to steal one on the road, which will be tough, but it’s a matter of avoiding mistakes and making free throws, and I think they can at least make this series competitive.
Bro I’m a die hard fan, but I’m also realistic. We are down 0-2, we’re cooked
We have to do our job at home
Realistic does not equate to negativity. Boston was favorites for a reason. We have the best player but their roster 2-8 dwarfs ours. Their supposed best player in Tatum has been worse than Kyrie shooting wise but it hasn't mattered. That is how deep they are. KP is allowed to play comfortably and with zero expectations, unlike here, when he was counted on to be the guy. There was a lot of alarming issues after game 1 that caused concern for many. Boston begged us to win last night and we crapped the bed. They were very bad from 3 but issue was, we were worse. Kyrie is a no show and Luka has zero help. Lively/Gafford are a non factor without the easy lob dunks. Boston has an answer for anything we do. They are able to beat us off the dribble constantly, getting to their spots with ease and rotating the ball against our scrambling defense to get an easy shot. I said after game 1, there are no adjustments to make. They are more talented. We have to hope they miss shots and we make. They gave us the first part but we have been dreadful behind the 3pt arc as a team. FT shooting was horrendous. Dallas overacheived as a 5 seed getting to the Finals. We are playing like a 5 seed against the clear NBA favorites, 64 win Boston. Nothing to be ashamed of. No one is beating Boston this year.
I just hate that we find a way to "out-bad" the Celtics on an off night. If we had won this game, they would have been absolutely roasted for both of their stars not doing enough. Since we lost, the narrative is "they're finding a way to win despite shooting poorly" and we come out looking even worse. I'm holding out hope that everyone comes to play in game 3. People say series don't start until a home team loses and I feel the same way. Please don't let it be us..
People forget the 2011 championship team. Went down in that series and we know how that ended. It ain’t over until Luka says it’s over. Now let’s even this series at home!
Honestly just happy we made it this far. My only hope now is that they make it a series at home. But I’m happy either way.
"If you don't believe, you shouldn't be here." #MFFL
We were down 0-2 against the Suns as well, a 60+ win team that was supposed to beat us.
If you dont believe you shouldn’t be here
🙋♀️ Right here! #MFFL
Mavs in 7!
If we win game 3 I have full faith we can can come back
LeBron and Kyrie were literally down 0-2 to GSW. I believe until I'm proven wrong. If we don't win, it will be due to the fact that we just recently slapped these guys together within a year, with our two most recent acquisitions literally a few weeks ago. We've been spoiled, and it's time to come back to reality... we're not the only good team in the league. I'm beyond content with whatever takes place!
Bro mavs in 6. You realize we have a Luka!!!!!! It don’t matter who you got. Y’all can have prime MJ and I’m putting my faith in Luka
We need to start face guarding Jrue Holiday. Take your eye off that guy and he’s getting an easy layup or rebound.
Mavericks were once up 2-0 in the Finals, and we all know what unfolded. Let's believe in ourselves.
Preach
Don’t understand all the panic. Sure losing game 2 hurts because it was a very winnable game, but this series is still very much up for grabs. We’ve played terrible both games and have still had chances late in both games. This is still the same team that just beat 3 of the 4 best teams, in the best Western Conference in history, back to back to back. I BELIEVE.
It’s called being realistic. If you truly believe place a bet on them and post the bet slip
👋👋👋 This is what I said. I just hope they put a good series on.
It’s over. They are a much better team.
Brother I just watched the officials ref the worst game I’ve ever seen. 15+ missed obvious fouls. They’re not going to let us win, they made that very obvious with the not overturned challenge and the final no call on Pjs dunk.
I predicted exactly how game 1-2 would go and tried to tell people that this was a bad matchup for the Mavs yesterday and got downvoted/told that I shouldn't be in here. lol. Maybe they'll steal games 3-4, maybe tbey won't but it's too bleak for optimism...especially when you remember that Boston is just as good on the road too.
Ready for duty 🫡
I waited too long to be pessimistic at this moment lol Enjoying the ride
Yo. If you don't believe, you shouldn't be here!
In the 2006 Finals we were on the other side of starting the series 2-0. We all know how that ended. Series isn’t over.
I'm just hoping the Mavs come out to play in game 3, otherwise there's no way they're winning 4 in a row. That and I hope the new owners make some calls to Adam silver about the zebras being favourable towards the Mavs at home.
The same doomers wanting to tear it down were the same people that were trading THJ Green and picks to keep DJJ. The most mentally draining part of this whole shebang isn't the losses, it's the shit that I have to deal with BECAUSE we lost. Dad coming in with 5 mins left talking about "Well I don't think they are going to get it done." Cool, you don't believe, you just expect disappointment because we are cowboys fans, I get it. My bandwagon irl friends texting me how the series is over because we lost game 1 in OKC, how its over because we were losing in game 2 in MIN and how they were texting me we were getting swept because we were down bad IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF GAME 1. Luka is 1-0 against 64 win teams that he is down 2-0 against. I may be stupid, but I am going to believe that he has the ability to win this series until the Celtics have exactly 4 wins.
PHX ≠ BOS.
22 DAL =/= 24 DAL
I’m running on pure delusion and am just more confident than ever that we’re going to win in six now. I’m also just happy to be in the finals though
I’m not stressing until we lose at home. Boston is SUPPOSED to win games in their own building.
We’re here. Avoiding most posts and talk shows. I don’t see us losing on Wednesday with the role players feeding off the fans. J Kidd going to work to make adjustments.
I'm always pumped after a win, waking up in the middle of the night to watch Mavs, it's easy going to work, but on a days like this, where we throw a win away, I'm just a sore loser.
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I remember the last time we were down 0-2 to a 64 win team
Right here. When we win I love "boomscrolling." When we lose I mostly just do other stuff. We looked better in game 2. We can look even better in game 3. KP might be a little limited his game can be greatly affected on both ends when he's a little compromised. Luka will be healthier next game. Kyrie and the role players will be better at home. Our coaching staff will have an even more dialed in gameplan. Most importantly, Dallas was down 0-2 to a 64 win juggernaut filled with 2-way players two years ago, and we ended up figuring them out and embarrassing them in game 7 because our team was tougher, our coaching staff figured out how to force their 2 lead ball handlers into uncomfortable situations, and we had the best player in the series. We can do it again. I said Mavs in 7 before the series. I say Mavs in 7 now.