05-24-2024, 02:41 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-24-2024, 02:47 PM by KillerLeft.)
Minnesota shocked Denver by beating them in game 1.
Denver probably felt, subconsciously, that the younger team would be satisfied by stealing an early home game away from the champs and still didn't buckle up properly for game 2. Minnesota killed them again.
Then, Denver finally started playing and won 3 straight games, the first two on the road. I watched all three of those games, and all three were more decisive victories than the Mavs win in game 1 of this series.
Then, Denver, intentionally or unintentionally, let up again, probably feeling on some level that the Wolves knew they were beaten. The Wolves did not know, and tied the series up at home.
Then, Denver went all out in home game 7, building a fairly late double digit lead, and probably felt on some level that the series was finally over, letting off the slightest bit. The Wolves did not think it was over, and by the time Denver knew what had hit them, they were out of gas and broken. During the closing minutes of that game, I saw both Jokic and Murray not boxing out, not closing out to shooters, etc, etc. THEY were the ones who gave up. The CHAMPS, in a game 7, on their home court.
And through all of that, the whole series, the Wolves just kept coming at them.
What is it Apollo Creed's trainer tells him about Rocky in the sequel? "This is a man we don't need in our lives."
Denver probably felt, subconsciously, that the younger team would be satisfied by stealing an early home game away from the champs and still didn't buckle up properly for game 2. Minnesota killed them again.
Then, Denver finally started playing and won 3 straight games, the first two on the road. I watched all three of those games, and all three were more decisive victories than the Mavs win in game 1 of this series.
Then, Denver, intentionally or unintentionally, let up again, probably feeling on some level that the Wolves knew they were beaten. The Wolves did not know, and tied the series up at home.
Then, Denver went all out in home game 7, building a fairly late double digit lead, and probably felt on some level that the series was finally over, letting off the slightest bit. The Wolves did not think it was over, and by the time Denver knew what had hit them, they were out of gas and broken. During the closing minutes of that game, I saw both Jokic and Murray not boxing out, not closing out to shooters, etc, etc. THEY were the ones who gave up. The CHAMPS, in a game 7, on their home court.
And through all of that, the whole series, the Wolves just kept coming at them.
What is it Apollo Creed's trainer tells him about Rocky in the sequel? "This is a man we don't need in our lives."