Suns @ Mavericks Sunday Playoff game thread, R2, 5-8-2022 - Game 4

[Cheesebeef]

How the F is Booker not closed on the 3s repeatedly at the end of the shot clock?

 

[Covert Rain]

Our perimeter defense is pathetic.

 

[dscher]

Our perimeter defense is pathetic.

Too slow. Out muscled. Bad combo.

 

[Chaplin]

Holly crap, Crowder is back in.

 

[Chaplin]

Book is getting beat so much on the perimeter.

 

[mojorizen7]

Good to see Payne looking to pass to the real scorers on the floor so far.

 

[Finito]

Lol

 

[Cheesebeef]

They’re one of the best three point shooting teams in the league and we’re leaving the wide open repeatedly. Tue is what they do.

AGAIN, BOOK JUST STANDS THERE AND GIVES UP AN OPEN 3.

 

[dscher]

Booker iso all game. This has to go well........

 

[Mainstreet]

End of 1st quarter:

Mavericks 37 - Suns 25

 

[Cheesebeef]

Book is getting beat so much on the perimeter.

It’s crazy. It’s like he’s asleep on that side of the court.

 

[Covert Rain]

Mavs are on pace to score 148 points. We are done if we can’t play defense.

 

[Chaplin]

They’re one of the best three point shooting teams in the league and we’re leaving the wide open repeatedly. Tue is what they do.

AGAIN, BOOK JUST STANDS THERE AND GIVES UP AN OPEN 3.

Their last 3 made threes were with Book as the primary defender.

 

[NoelPHX]

Booker gets hammered no foul. Luka throws his head back well after the play and not getting touched yet a foul. The NBA is a rigged joke.

 

[82CardsGrad]

You aren’t really watching the games, are ya?

Yep. And the Mavs are thoroughly out-playing the Suns…
But sure - the lazy excuse would be to blame the refs.

 

[Phrazbit]

We're wandering too far from their shooters off the ball, especially Booker. He has left his man too much space several times.

 

[FB94]

Monty might want to try to stop the threes - just thinking out loud.

 

[dscher]

Yep. And the Mavs are thoroughly out-playing the Suns…
But sure - the lazy excuse would be to blame the refs.

I'd rather provide a mirror to our players...but easier for some to play the victim role. Is what it is.

 

[DJ Tabooh]

Book has been bad defensively. The problem is, if we don’t help we have no rim protection. But I’ll give up 2’s over 3’s all day. 9 threes is WAYYYYYYYY toooo many

 

[Mainstreet]

The idea should be to make Luka score all the points.

 

[Covert Rain]

Make freaking Luka score 80 in the paint to try and win. STAY AT FREAKING HOME ON THEIR SHOOTERS.

 

[FB94]

Chris Paul is 37 and 3 days old, he looks slow and not engaged at all

 

[dscher]

Book has been bad defensively

He's just a flat out liability. Always has been.


IMO

 

[82CardsGrad]

Our defense has been poor…. But the Mavs do make 3’s better than anyone. The real issue is we can’t execute on offense!

 

[Chaplin]

Stupid turnoverz