@TruthTakes0
@CelticsRepublic
The only argument for Tatum is playoff success, but that falls apart quickly when you use context
Tatum was drafted to a team that made the ECF BEFORE he was there, he's had Brown his whole career, it's easier in the East
Luka had quitter/injured Porzingis & pre-Brunson Brunson
@aka_mourt
Alternative
Klay going full game 6 on the warriors, then hugging LeBron as the confetti falls. The warriors shuffle off and the Lakers have won the in season tournament for second year in a row. Gonna be a wild scene.
@PlayoffShai2
Because Dort had no reason to turn towards him and hover over him. Are we pretending Dort is not some dirty player? He's been playing linebacker this series.
@currypistonn
Mavs really had Tyson Chander won a championship with him but Cuban said "walk away, Tyson, walk away" and they went through 11 years of no series victories after that
@Coopz___
The pressure is definitely on the Celtics to close it out in Game 5 in Boston
Do they have the testicular fortitude to get it done? I don't consider them to be those dawgs outside of Holiday. Tatum and Porzingis for sure not
@DL2Muse
@MavsFilmRoom
@DereckLively
@kporzee
Porzingis is a quitter and a loser, he is going to come up small in the Finals I have no doubt. I actually respect most of the other Celtics but not this guy
Kristaps Porzingis says that he wasn’t giving 100% effort during the Mavs-Clippers series in 2021 because he wasn’t being utilized the way he wanted to be:
@esidery
@sam_amick
Kings always shoot themselves in the foot. Divac didn't draft Luka because he didn't like his father. Which has nothing to do with Luka himself and he knew how good he was. Instead they draft Marvin Bagley III who's gone
@NationMffl
@VinceGoodwill
People are saying if he helps the Mavs win this one, it'll be bigger than the one he won with Lebron
The one with Lebron was against a 73 win Golden State team, that's saying a lot
@3rdwillsports
@FlukaMagic
@_ProCy_
Kidd was being dumb with the lineups at that time (like he did Game 3 against the Celtics)
Not long after that, we went on a run that gave us best record in the NBA during the rest of the regular season
@CelticsRepublic
Does Stephen A. know this is a team game and not tennis?
Tatum was drafted to a team that made the ECF the year before, he's had Brown his entire career. Luka has had Porzingis who was always injured or quitting and Brunson before he was Brunson, not the same at all
@DwightHoward
You can do hypotheticals with Clippers every year since Kawhi was there.
2020: "If not for the bubble"
2021-2024: "If not for Kawhi injury"
@MavsFilmRoom
We've moved on and found someone else, more than one actually
His final season which was his best in Dallas he averaged 16 ppg, he was never going to average 30 in Dallas with Luka. They both have to control the ball for that and there's only 1 ball
@noahweber00
@SoFrenchProd
Give him the taxpayers MLE 5.4 mil for 1 year + 1 with a player opt out, then after next season we should have his bird rights and pay him more
@noahweber00
He would have just come off the bench for 10-15 min per game in Boston, in Dallas he's starting
Choosing Dallas will make him a lot more money going forward also, hopefully still in Dallas
@kyriemavs
@NBAonTNT
Luka/Kyrie made them quit
When you do what Reid did to Lively, that's essentially a forfeit. Bynum did the same thing to JJ Barea when Mavs swept Lakers
@JrueUTD
Celtics are not the underdogs, cope wit it
Celtics won 64 regular season games to Mavs 50
Celtics have homecourt advantage
the betting says Celtics all the way
Mavs thrive as underdogs
@dalton_trigg
That was the game Bynum clotheslined Barea, just like Reid attacked Lively's neck in Game 5
Why do Mavs get attacked when they don't deserve it just for beating their opponent at basketball?
@kyriemavs
I'll believe KP is better than Chet right now when I see it
Hasn't played in 6 weeks, has no good playoff basketball history in the Finals against his old team. That man gonna CHOKE
@kyriemavs
I actually thought Kyle Anderson was one of the better Luka defenders I've seen this playoffs. It's like he's slow like Luka the rest are too fast it's weird
@NBA_University
Mavs should be the
#1
seed next season, as long as they're healthy
They got 2 of their 5 starters just at the trade deadline they only had 3 months to build chemistry, and Lively will be in his 2nd year instead of rookie
Hardy and OMax are gonna make us deep as F
@1984IN2023
@ScottAdamsSays
I think when a tweet starts with "as a" it's fake, the one below you "as a current republican (possibly not for much longer"
Trying to influence people not to vote for Trump but it won't work you're literally wasting your time or you're bots
@NationMffl
@MikeACurtis2
I watched so many Mavs games where Luka and Kyrie would score 60+ and the rest of the team struggled to score 40. We need a 3rd scorer badly
@Mavs_FFL
@bigpodwithshaq
Kobe nearly got traded to Dallas for Josh Howard and Jason Terry at his request
It's like everyone wanted to go to Dallas but then they chase superstars and nobody came, I guess because Dirk was older
@juschriswheeler
@esidery
The defense would still be there, but he can almost be an offensive liability most nights in Dallas with Luka and Kyrie doing most of the work. Any other team probably not
@notgumbo
@NationMffl
@NBA
Before Game 4 garbage time he hadn't scored a point since May 18th
That's beyond a dry spell
It's one thing to score on Celtics guys who rack up DNP's vs. their starters
@benclark3rd
@TimCowlishaw
You obviously don't watch Mavs basketball, Hardaway Jr. might have the worst contract in the NBA now
He was pretty good early in the season that's where those 14 ppg came from, he's been awful for months
@MavsFilmRoom
Tatum should be on his knees grateful to his front office that they were able to pull off two thefts for Holiday and Porzingis while somehow keeping Brown-White-Horford, otherwise he's never getting a ring
@MavsFilmRoom
This year of his life will be a year he will never forget, being drafted, his mom dies, makes the NBA finals, gets a neck sprain from a knee to the back of the head. Crazy year
@MavsStan41
Notice he rubbed his neck, as a way of mocking him for getting injured
And then Naz Reid twisted his neck
Anyone that doesn't think both were on purpose are fools
@IsaacLHarris
This is what Chris Broussard said when Luka made the WCF
"You want to prove something to me? Win the NBA Championship"
He might just do that, but where's that same energy for Embiid, SGA, Brunson etc?
@Mavs_FFL
Draymond already did this, he said on Inside the NBA the Celtics can't really dribble to the left, he's trying to help the Mavs
Some one tell Kidd to make them dribble to the left