🏀🏀🏀 OFFICIAL 2023-24 NBA Finals Thread Boston Celtics V. Dallas Mavericks 🏀🏀🏀

[blackbears86]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Celts have been the best team in the league all year. Best defense...upper tier offense. This is all fitting.

Their only issue was playing down to their competition and being lackadaisical. They shored that up this series.

Agree.

Barring a fourth quarter implosion, this game is over.

[Oldschool42]

How can Luka be at top 3 guy when he is a turnstile on D? Talk about overrated.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by blackbears86

Agree.

Barring a fourth quarter implosion, this game is over.

Guess Tater Tot made sure to step up this game and tip the FMVP odds. Will all but be his barring some crapjob closeout.

Though JB should really be it. He's been consistent the entire way through.

[tjforce]

Another Dog Walk here.....

The injured Cavs put up a better fight against the Celts than these guys.

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by hxcmilkshake

Dallas -2.5 seems pretty ez

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[Onepocketj]

Mavs can't hit, Celtics can't miss. This one is over

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Give it to us!!!

[Bosoxfan5990]

THIS is the best the West has to offer? LOLOL

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by Oldschool42

How can Luka be at top 3 guy when he is a turnstile on D? Talk about overrated.

Ah yes here comes the flood of Luka is overrated takes

[drobfan8]

Originally Posted by ccssports713

100%.
Big Luka fan here as well.
The complaining had gotten better the 2nd half of this season.
If I was watching Luka for the 1st time this series, I would not be a fan. He is whining constantly and most aren't even close to fouls.
Long story short Mavs are outmatched. Luka and Kyrie have to be great (haven't been) and the guys that have been huge during their run (Lively, Gafford, PJ) have looked like G league players. I think a lot has to do with the Celtics. This roster is fun to watch.
Mavs are scratching for every point, Celtics are getting multiple easy looks. Over 4 quarters that shows.

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I disagree regarding calls.

J. Green just got called for a slight bump on D. White up the court.

Luka has gotten mugged and there's not one call made.

They also let far too much of that grabbing stuff go.

I do agree with the rest. The bench should give you something at home. Kidd has thrown a bunch of guys out there and each one is worse than the last.

I think Kidd has got some rotations drastically wrong in this game.

In saying that, Boston are daring Luka and Kyrie to beat them on their own. And that aint happening.

Dallas desperately need an upgrade at the wing spot and a quality big.

This series is now officially boring.

The NBA would have been better off rigging at least a little. But they have let Boston have their way.

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

Hahaha! Maybe tomorrow when we let them win.

[2010GBPackers]

Originally Posted by Onepocketj

Mavs can't hit, Celtics can't miss. This one is over

That's not the issue. Boston is superior in every way.

[cdub6238]

Originally Posted by ninjacookies

Guess Tater Tot made sure to step up this game and tip the FMVP odds. Will all but be his barring some crapjob closeout.

Though JB should really be it. He's been consistent the entire way through.

I dunno...Brown still has the better, or at worst same stat line tonight, so not sure Tatum really gained anything

[pingbling23]

Originally Posted by Chris P

Ah yes here comes the flood of Luka is overrated takes

luka is incredible. but he has his short comings. makes me appreciate two way stars even more. players that can truly control a game do it from both ends of the floor.

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan5990

THIS is the best the West has to offer? LOLOL

They couldn’t fight their way out of a wet paper bag.

We brutes!

[blackbears86]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

I disagree regarding calls.

J. Green just got called for a slight bump on D. White up the court.

Luka has gotten mugged and there's not one call made.

They also let far too much of that grabbing stuff go.

I do agree with the rest. The bench should give you something at home. Kidd has thrown a bunch of guys out there and each one is worse than the last.

I think Kidd has got some rotations drastically wrong in this game.

In saying that, Boston are daring Luka and Kyrie to beat them on their own. And that aint happening.

Dallas desperately need an upgrade at the wing spot and a quality big.

This series is now officially boring.

The NBA would have been better off rigging at least a little. But they have let Boston have their way.

I'm seeing a lot of bitterness here.



eat some more salt.


all year you preached how much better the west was.

Guess what It isn't.

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Shot of Patty cakes and Mrs patty cakes please.

[yiguiri2002]

It's crazy how good the end of the bench guys in the Celtics are.

Pritchard, Hauser, Tillman...they all look like legit playoff rotation players. To pick them up on the cheap and develop them is impressive.

[ninjacookies]

Originally Posted by cdub6238

I dunno...Brown still has the better, or at worst same stat line tonight, so not sure Tatum really gained anything

Yes. But we know the FMVP is largely a glamour trophy. Unless there's some massive disparity, the league always wants its poster boys being the ones frontlining history.

[Chris P]

Originally Posted by pingbling23

luka is incredible. but he has his short comings. makes me appreciate two way stars even more. players that can truly control a game do it from both ends of the floor.

He absolutely does no doubt about it...but its gonna be funny seeing all the Luka's overrated takes like he didnt play well enough for the mavs to get to the Finals when noone had them getting here. I get it..it comes with the territory of losing..its just funny that its right in cue from dudes who barely post and get their shots after the fact. Quiet during OKC..quiet during the Twolves series.

[2010GBPackers]

Originally Posted by drobfan8

I disagree regarding calls.

J. Green just got called for a slight bump on D. White up the court.

Luka has gotten mugged and there's not one call made.

They also let far too much of that grabbing stuff go.

I do agree with the rest. The bench should give you something at home. Kidd has thrown a bunch of guys out there and each one is worse than the last.

I think Kidd has got some rotations drastically wrong in this game.

In saying that, Boston are daring Luka and Kyrie to beat them on their own. And that aint happening.

Dallas desperately need an upgrade at the wing spot and a quality big.

This series is now officially boring.

The NBA would have been better off rigging at least a little. But they have let Boston have their way.

Sad to hear this coming from a Spurs fan. This Celtics team is built and plays much like the great Spurs teams. Ball moves; no one player needs to "take over"; perfect rotations on defense, etc. This Boston team is talented and 8 players deep, just like those Spurs.

[rms13]

Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

Dallas is done. Great plan by Boston, the Mavs offense is in shambles.

I'm starting to think Mazzulla is actually a good coach

[JohnnyHatesJazz]

Torch their village! Burn their crops and free their livestock!

[yiguiri2002]

Originally Posted by rms13

I'm starting to think Mazzulla is actually a good coach

He's always been.

The problem with Boston is they would always play down to the competition and choked when they had to come through. They brought Holiday in part to fix that and it worked.

[pingbling23]

Originally Posted by Chris P

He absolutely does no doubt about it...but its gonna be funny seeing all the Luka's overrated takes like he didnt play well enough for the mavs to get to the Finals when noone had them getting here. I get it..it comes with the territory of losing..its just funny that its right in cue from dudes who barely post and get their shots after the fact. Quiet during OKC..quiet during the Twolves series.

luka shares some blame because he hasnt played to the best of his ability but no way this squad should be in the finals or really expected to win. im not going to fault him for losing but i wish we could have had some luka magic in the finals.