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Luka played better defense in this series. Not sure that it will be talked about though since he shot it poorly in this series. Against the clippers, he’s played better in the past on offense yet they lost those series.
Dude, YOU’RE ridiculous. Luka shoots over 38% from 3 on high volume and over 58% from 2 for the season. I’m convinced you don’t understand how statistics work.
good point. he had 29/10/10, I think, in game 4. looks good statistically, but by his standards he was poor especially in the 4th quarter in a close game that they lost. he also had a bad defensive showing in that game. he took accountability for his poor performance and played much better in game 5. In my time of watching him play, if he plays harder on the defensive end, his numbers on the offensive end will not be as good. especially his outside shooting. At this point I think it is kind of petty to critique him for not being good % from the field, especially against a good defensive team like the clippers. On the flip side, if he shoots 50% and scores 40 in a loss where he plays poorly on defense, he will get roasted for that too.
This is true, I've seen him go to the line many times where he's not fouled.
Congrats on beating up an injured clippers team means nothing let’s see how they fair against a much better OKC team! And Dallas is better than us right now because they actually assembled a roster around Luka and have a PG…
He also made Book his absolute bitch, humiliating him in the worst Game 7 home loss in NBA History 2 years ago.
Valid points, but that's coming from hindsight. going into the series the mavs were expected struggle and were favorites perhaps because of Leonard's injury concern.
and w/o leornard in the WCF in 2021 correct? or am I wrong on that? I can't remember when and if Leonard got hurt that season...I could be off with my memory. I get those couple of seasons mixed up during the covid era.
I thought it would be closer than it was. despite losing game 4, dallas' comeback in game 4 and blowouts in the next 2 really showed that they are a lot better than the clippers regardless of the injuries. The clippers folded. the 2019/2020/2021 leonard surely would have made a difference, but that is a long time ago.
Yes, he was not playing in 2021 series either.
I can't remember exactly when he hurt his knee. I feel like he played really well against the mavs in the first round of the playoffs. Can't remember if he hurt his knee later in the playoffs.
For sure. and the addition of those two really helps bolster Jones and Lively's ability to stay rested. Lively was such a great fit for them in the draft. Lively stood out to me against the clippers. he played better than Gafford.
Nope. You’re dead on. Kawhi didn’t play one game in the 2021 WCF. So, I guess winning the WCF wasn’t a big deal according to @nashman logic.
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