PLAYOFF ROUND 2 GAME 5: DAL (2-3) @ PHX (3-2) | 80-110 loss

[cow]

Mavs only shooting 6-16 from 3 so far. Not blazing the nets like last game.

We should have heat checked Bertans.  Need more ball movement.

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Shaq, Chuck and Kenny agree with me.

[VintagePejav2]

The offense was bad. Have to move the ball, have to have off ball movement to give Luka a pass out of post ups. Reggie is ice cold - can’t have it. Dinwiddie continues to look like an 82-game player.

[cow]

The offense was bad. Have to move the ball, have to have off ball movement to give Luka a pass out of post ups. Reggie is ice cold - can’t have it. Dinwiddie continues to look like an 82-game player.

To give Luka a little credit, some of the spacing has been bad.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

We should have heat checked Bertans.  Need more ball movement.

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Shaq, Chuck and Kenny agree with me.

Luka is too busy trying to post up CP. That why the ball isn't moving.

[Smitty]

It’s a make or miss league. Reggie hits 2 or 3 of those open 3’s and we all feel different about the offense.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Booker is killing DFS.

[cow]

Powell sucks.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Here we go...

[cow]

Booker is killing DFS.

He's eating screens.

[VintagePejav2]

It’s over. Powell being the starting center was always going to take this team out eventually.

[cow]

And Luka not running back on defense.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Now Ayton is getting off. That's a clear advantage if he's aggressive.

[MaxiThreeba]

Just got punched in the mouth.  Energy has been kind of crap this game.

[Kammrath]

And Luka not running back on defense.

It's the playoffs, Luka, the PLAYOFFS!

[cow]

Jalen's 3PT percentage has tanked in the playoffs, no?  That's his offseason homework from me.

[SwisherPrice]

That's game. Powell has no business playing a single minute in this series but they have no choice. Kidd would love to bench him if he could but he has no option. And we're wasting 2 other roster spots on big men who can't be trusted to play in the playoffs too (Chriss and Boban)

[HoosierDaddyKid]

And Luka not running back on defense.

Maybe he's tired. What's all those red spots on his arms and back?

[ThisIStheYear]

No pleasure saying this but if the Mavs lose the series, Powell is the clear goat.  Why he doesn’t just try to rebound the ball instead of tapping it out, who can know. He very good in some highly specialized situations and matchups, but this is basically three series in a row where he hasn’t been useful.

[MaxiThreeba]

And Luka not running back on defense.

He is going through the motions.  Yes…he can drop 30 doing that.  But the team can’t win.  

Just a generally weird vibe and also Powell bringing absolutely nothing to the table doesn’t help.  This start of the 3rd looks liked the 1st quarters in games 1 and 2.

[cow]

It's the playoffs, Luka, the PLAYOFFS!

It's like he wants me to dislike him.  He's been great with the refs and complaining this game and now this.

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Maybe he's tired. What's all those red spots on his arms and back?

Cupping therapy.