GAME 3: POR (2-1) @ DAL (2-1) | 119-121 loss

[SleepingHero]

The offense kinda stagnated there after Portlands timeout. 2 long Kristaps 3's that didn't fall, and a missed Luka drive.


Good ideas, poor execution.

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Great to see Seth out there instead of Lee

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DFS WOW! 

Just tied up Whiteside there on the post. That's so hard to do.

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Portland is on a 10-4 run since that timeout. 


They can score in bunches.

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WHAT A LOB AND FINISH! 

LUKA TO MAXI!

[dirkfansince1998]

Random guy cannot miss from 3 again. Today it is Hood.

[SleepingHero]

What a smart move by Luka there. Knew the Mavs were in the bonus, and used the rip through move to get his defender off of him.

[TheSportyChannel]

Got a feeling Luka worked on his free throw game in the summer. So much better now!

[SleepingHero]

Random guy cannot miss from 3 again. Today it is Hood.

To be fair we have our own "random guy" going off in Maxi.

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Loving what THJ is doing so far. Not taking wild shots (yet!) and just letting the game come to him. Hit both of his ft's to get a rhythm.

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WHAT A PASS BY PORZINGIS TO DFS! 

Not just a shooter!

[dirkfansince1998]

Random guy cannot miss from 3 again. Today it is Hood.

To be fair we have our own "random guy" going off in Maxi.

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Loving what THJ is doing so far. Not taking wild shots (yet!) and just letting the game come to him. Hit both of his ft's to get a rhythm.

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WHAT A PASS BY PORZINGIS TO DFS! 

Not just a shooter!

Jinxed THJ. First thing he did after your post was chuck from 3 early in the shot clock.

[SleepingHero]

BLOCK BY PORZINGIS AND THEN THE PUT BACK DUNK!

LETS GO!

[Jym]

Been pleased with Porz's passing the past couple games

[SleepingHero]

Seth with the 3!!

[Thukydides]

THJ has totally transformed his game. He plays so under control, rarely forces, just notices he plays with much better players. So great to see.

[Hypermav]

I love this team

[TheSportyChannel]

Luka with the Lebron like dunk to the end quarter!!!

[SleepingHero]

LUKA DONCIC WITH THE MONSTER SLAM! 

OH MY LORD!

The exclamation point on such a fantastic quarter.

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Random guy cannot miss from 3 again. Today it is Hood.

To be fair we have our own "random guy" going off in Maxi.

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Loving what THJ is doing so far. Not taking wild shots (yet!) and just letting the game come to him. Hit both of his ft's to get a rhythm.

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WHAT A PASS BY PORZINGIS TO DFS! 

Not just a shooter!

Jinxed THJ. First thing he did after your post was chuck from 3 early in the shot clock.

Yep. But I would rather THJ hit his FT's right before shooting something like that just so he has the best chance of making it due to a rhythm.

[Kammrath]

40 points in the quarter....and only 3 made threes. LOVE to see that.

[Tyler]

Luka just murdered them with the dunk.  Wow!  Beyond his amazing play, that also shows off the power of all the spacing.

[SleepingHero]

Also, something of note, Luka played the entire quarter, same as Lillard. He was great from minute 12 to the last seconds.

[Hypermav]

They seem to realize defense leads to offense and are willing to put in the needed work on that end
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[burekemde]

My god, this team is really good. Everyone has a role to play. Main difference is we play much smarter and with lots more bbIQ and chemistry than last season. Its scary thinking how good the bench is also.

[SportPsychMav]

Been pleased with Porz's passing the past couple games

I'm I'm honestly surprised what a good passer he is.

He has such a high ceiling. You can feel there is still lots of untapped potential. Not even close to a finished product.

It's not only the lineup they must have rested well. They play with much more force and energy (ok it's at home as well) and make much smarter not so rushed decisions! 


Plus they all hustle!

[SleepingHero]

KRISTAPS 3!


What amazing defense and rebound on the other end, then hits a 3!