12-13-2023, 03:47 AM
The fact its almost impossible to choose means the Mavs played an incredible game.
Exum became prime Ray Allen tonight and hit timely 3 after timely 3. His ability to penetrate and make the correct pass just opens up so much for the offense. The only reason why I didn't give him the Dirkie tonight was solely because he got stripped a couple of times which lead to easy buckets for the Lakers. When the Dirkie voting is this narrow, the dumbest stuff can disqualify!
Lively had a quiet game on the stat sheet, but his impact was anything but. I lost track of how many times he contested the Lakers down low which led to easy missed layups. He had one on Lebron late in the 4th. The amount of points he prevented alone makes me want to vote him DPOY. He also flashed some super nice touch in the post twice tonight. I wish this dude could play 48 mins a night every night.
What can I say about Luka Legend? Cool Hand Luka? Wonderboy? The most badass dude in the NBA? Whatever you want to call him, he put together a masterclass tonight. 43 mins on the 2nd night of a back to back, and still dropped 33 points on great efficiency. Couple that with SEVENTEEN assists??? This dude isn't human. He's unreal. I am so happy he's on my team. He sadly doesn't get the Dirkie tonight...
THJ stepped up in such a major way. Not only did his hot shooting propel the Mavs to a 15+ point lead, he was passing too. Never thought I'd say say that! THJ had several great passes tonight. Couple that stood out to me was one to Holmes on the fastbreak where THJ passed back instead of forcing a shot to try and draw a foul. The other was in the last minute in the 4th where THJ gets a kickout pass, puts it on the floor, and finds Exum in the corner for a wide open 3 which he drains. The amount of growth there for THJ! He could've easily taken the shot multiple times, but he didn't and he made the correct basketball play. Couple that with 3 HUGE charges that effectively negated all of Reaves tonight.
THJ deserves the dirkie.
Exum became prime Ray Allen tonight and hit timely 3 after timely 3. His ability to penetrate and make the correct pass just opens up so much for the offense. The only reason why I didn't give him the Dirkie tonight was solely because he got stripped a couple of times which lead to easy buckets for the Lakers. When the Dirkie voting is this narrow, the dumbest stuff can disqualify!
Lively had a quiet game on the stat sheet, but his impact was anything but. I lost track of how many times he contested the Lakers down low which led to easy missed layups. He had one on Lebron late in the 4th. The amount of points he prevented alone makes me want to vote him DPOY. He also flashed some super nice touch in the post twice tonight. I wish this dude could play 48 mins a night every night.
What can I say about Luka Legend? Cool Hand Luka? Wonderboy? The most badass dude in the NBA? Whatever you want to call him, he put together a masterclass tonight. 43 mins on the 2nd night of a back to back, and still dropped 33 points on great efficiency. Couple that with SEVENTEEN assists??? This dude isn't human. He's unreal. I am so happy he's on my team. He sadly doesn't get the Dirkie tonight...
THJ stepped up in such a major way. Not only did his hot shooting propel the Mavs to a 15+ point lead, he was passing too. Never thought I'd say say that! THJ had several great passes tonight. Couple that stood out to me was one to Holmes on the fastbreak where THJ passed back instead of forcing a shot to try and draw a foul. The other was in the last minute in the 4th where THJ gets a kickout pass, puts it on the floor, and finds Exum in the corner for a wide open 3 which he drains. The amount of growth there for THJ! He could've easily taken the shot multiple times, but he didn't and he made the correct basketball play. Couple that with 3 HUGE charges that effectively negated all of Reaves tonight.
THJ deserves the dirkie.
14x All-Star, 12x all-NBA, 1x MVP, 1x Finals MVP, 1 NBA Championship: Dirk Nowitzki, the man, the myth, the legend.
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