it's still a series but mavs definitely have the upper hand as of today - not going to look up the percentages but stealing one on the road is about as good as it gets for the lower seed - cherry picking stats is cool but they just speak to dallas's dominance imo - okc limited kyrie and got abused elsewhere for doing so
Winning by that much in a game 2 second round game and being in control most of the game isn’t barely winning.
the mavs were one of the top teams in the league after their trades because the others were consistent on both sides of the floor. when the others score they are hard to beat. it isn't just a one off, we have evidence that they play well over a sustained period. the most unique aspect of last night's game was Tim Hardaway Jr...he has struggled mightily for many weeks now and they were winning without his contributions.
good point. it felt like Dallas was in control of the game for most of the game. with that said OKC did make runs at them consistently, but it was a win in a game that dallas had to have. wouldn't of mattered how they got the win. at least now we have a series.
In general OKC are considered to be better overall. and after watching them for 2 games I understand why. you can twist stats a lot of different ways. Irving had 11 assists and 9 points. what if Irving has 40 in the next game. Dallas and OKC are both explosive offensively and have multiple players that can score. I agree about Washington's points being well above average, but he is usually a better shooter at home, which makes his game last night noteworthy. I assume that is why you bring that up to discredit his performance moving forward. but winning on the road and having a role player excel on the road is a good thing that can turn a series. they may not need him to score 29 to win the next game. Washington gets open looks at 3 because of Doncic and Irving getting doubled. he should be making those. he's done it many times.
this is going to be a good series, I hope!
Yeah you did say from day 1 that Dallas made great trades. I trust your judgment. Even if Dallas lose this series, they had a great turnaround because of those trades. I think they are 21-6 in games played since the trades when all of the guys have played together. Tim hardaway jr. to me is a wild card. If they can get him going he could change this series.Dallas got my players, though.
Clearly better? Eh.
might be a series
I don't. Can't watch sports if it is on a pay for channel.
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to take it a step further, Irving has turned into the leader that this team needs. You could see it on the court as game 2 was winding down. all of the players including Doncic respect him and follow his lead. I think Irving has developed into that role organically because the mavs organization treated him with respect and gave him time to adjust.
I think he’s healthy this season. Has a lot to do with his effort on the court. Also he has big guys behind him so he can focus on D. He taken on the role some guys would like Beal to take on here.
Looks like another “fluke” for Dallas… despite Doncic playing like crap today.
that was quite a defensive effort by both sides. Doncic made a big play on a steal and layup with about 2 mins in the fourth. he earned and won a jump ball on the defensive end. those were swing plays that kept OKC from coming back. Irving made a clutch contested left hand runner to close it.
for sure, he did miss some time early in the season. this has really been a tale of 2 seasons for dallas after he got healthy and they made those trades. win or lose this round they have proven that they are a top team in the west.
