GAME 42: POR (18-25) @ DAL (27-15) | 120-112 win

[dirkfansince1998]

Lol, Dame is like, "what do I have to do to offset this 20 year old?"

Refs are doing him dirty. Mavs are getting some help today. DFS is late every single time and clearly fouled him at least 3 times without a call.

[Hypermav]

They must think Luka is a big meanie

[mtrot]

Look, if guys don't want to get hit in the face by an offensive player, don't crowd right up into their shooting space.  No way is that an offensive foul, much less a flagrant.  Luka was just bringing the ball up into shooting position.

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Way to put Whiteside on the line!

[Hypermav]

THJ money tonight.

[solidsnakeMav]

How was that not a foul on Whiteside on Luka...

[mtrot]

Love the way THJ took that rebound and drove right to the rim and picked up a foul!

[bartlettbear]

Tony Brothers is God fuckin awful

[TXBamanut]

When did Billups become such a complete a-wipe?  “That was a good block to me...he didn’t lunge waaay out there.”

Of course he spent the first half tongue kissing Mello’s butthole....

[mtrot]

Man alive, when THJ and Curry shoot threes like this!!!

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Dame goes right around Jackson with ease, but then again he goes around a lot of people.

[bartlettbear]

Another fuckin terrible call

[mtrot]

First THJ, then Brunson just throw the ball away.

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Not sure how else THJ is supposed to defend Dame there.  His hands were straight up and Dame ran into him.

[Hypermav]

So they going to play Dame and Whiteside the rest of the game...  Bench needs to pull away.

BTW, Luka was in good position on the blocking foul.

[MaxiThreeba]

Luka had the travel, the bogus flagrant and another non call and got his focus on the refs.

That’s the next big step for him is putting that stuff behind him. No issue with him lobbying because all the stars do it.

But he’s got to get it out of his head. He forced a couple of shots looking for contact after that.

Personally I like seeing areas Luka can improve because he’s already so danged good.

[TurkishMFFL]

This team's meltdowns at some point are killing me.

Nothing but nothing goes well when Powell and Brunson are together out there.

[mtrot]

So they going to play Dame and Whiteside the rest of the game...  Bench needs to pull away.

BTW, Luka was in good position on the blocking foul.

Yes, with the way the refs call plays in favor of the offensive player, there's no way to defend in the NBA.  Luka was already there on that play, and THJ was in position against Dame with his hands straight up when they called a foul on him.

[Hypermav]

Bench mob let's go!

[mtrot]

I think I'd rather see Delon take it to the rim than Brunson.  Delon almost always kicks the ball back out.

[TurkishMFFL]

The lead down to 6 after leading 17 jus a few minutes ago.

SMH at this team 4th quarter effort.

[Hypermav]

Fail...

[donzingis38]

Annnnnd they blew yet another big lead... sigh