05-26-2024, 10:06 PM
LETS FREAKING GO!
WHAT A FREAKING WIN BY THIS TEAM! WHAT FIGHT! AFTER LIVELY GOES DOWN, THE TEAM RALLIES AND SURVIVES AND OUTSCORES THE WOLVES 12-3 IN THE FINAL 3 MINUTES!
SHEESH!
To the Dirkie candidates!
DJJ, what a game man. He came out ready and in rhythm. He played incredible defense all night on Ant, and even though he got his lunch money taken a couple of times, he never quit. Love seeing his 3pt shot start to fall.
PJ had a very odd game. This might be the worst defensive game of the playoffs so far from him. He missed a lot of rotations and gave away some easy looks to Conley and Ant. But then he came up so big in the 4th locking down Ant, and then comes out of nowhere with one of the clutch-est threes to break the tie late in the 4th and spark the Mavs run. He had a lot of great looks tonight with his floaters. What a game from PJ!
Kyrie Irving just keeps being the King of the 4th. He set the tone for the Mavs after the Edwards explosion heading into the quarter. He hit tough shot after tough shot and responded to everything Minny threw at him. He comes up with one of the biggest daggers over KAT of all people to put the Wolves away with a minute remaining.
Luka is a fucking psychopath. He wanted the moment. He wanted to destroy the Wolves. He was ready this game. He showed so much growth and maturity this game. This was one of the most poorly officiated games of the season and Luka stayed with it and didn't take the bait. He overcame this bullshit. And the amount insane shots he hit tonight was relentless. Over and over. The rainbow 3 over KAT...just inject that shit into my veins every night for the rest of my life. Luka is a monster. He played such an incredible game that was sorely needed after Lively went down.
But I have to give this dirkie to Gafford. He had all around a subpar performance for most of the game. Minny dominated him inside for the most part, getting what felt like an endless barrage of offensive rebounds. He had the worst, most highlight-able moment this game when Edwards absolutely baptized him. I mean holy shit. What. A. Fucking. Dunk. But when it mattered most, he stepped UP. The final 3 minutes Gafford played some of the most incredible D and sealed out the game. His block on Conley stamped out the life of the Wolves who were panicking. He sealed up Gobert and rebounded so well. And finally he had his OWN POSTER ON GOBERT WITH THE AND-1 AND EFFECTIVELY ENDED THE GAME. WHAT A STRETCH.
Now the Mavs are ready to send the Wolves home on Tuesday. They may not have Lively. By far and away the biggest loss save Luka or Kyrie. They need to remain focused and ready. Gafford said in his interview the best, by midnight this win won't mean a single thing. Keep that same energy. Pray that Lively is ok.
What a game from the Mavs sheesh.
WHAT A FREAKING WIN BY THIS TEAM! WHAT FIGHT! AFTER LIVELY GOES DOWN, THE TEAM RALLIES AND SURVIVES AND OUTSCORES THE WOLVES 12-3 IN THE FINAL 3 MINUTES!
SHEESH!
To the Dirkie candidates!
DJJ, what a game man. He came out ready and in rhythm. He played incredible defense all night on Ant, and even though he got his lunch money taken a couple of times, he never quit. Love seeing his 3pt shot start to fall.
PJ had a very odd game. This might be the worst defensive game of the playoffs so far from him. He missed a lot of rotations and gave away some easy looks to Conley and Ant. But then he came up so big in the 4th locking down Ant, and then comes out of nowhere with one of the clutch-est threes to break the tie late in the 4th and spark the Mavs run. He had a lot of great looks tonight with his floaters. What a game from PJ!
Kyrie Irving just keeps being the King of the 4th. He set the tone for the Mavs after the Edwards explosion heading into the quarter. He hit tough shot after tough shot and responded to everything Minny threw at him. He comes up with one of the biggest daggers over KAT of all people to put the Wolves away with a minute remaining.
Luka is a fucking psychopath. He wanted the moment. He wanted to destroy the Wolves. He was ready this game. He showed so much growth and maturity this game. This was one of the most poorly officiated games of the season and Luka stayed with it and didn't take the bait. He overcame this bullshit. And the amount insane shots he hit tonight was relentless. Over and over. The rainbow 3 over KAT...just inject that shit into my veins every night for the rest of my life. Luka is a monster. He played such an incredible game that was sorely needed after Lively went down.
But I have to give this dirkie to Gafford. He had all around a subpar performance for most of the game. Minny dominated him inside for the most part, getting what felt like an endless barrage of offensive rebounds. He had the worst, most highlight-able moment this game when Edwards absolutely baptized him. I mean holy shit. What. A. Fucking. Dunk. But when it mattered most, he stepped UP. The final 3 minutes Gafford played some of the most incredible D and sealed out the game. His block on Conley stamped out the life of the Wolves who were panicking. He sealed up Gobert and rebounded so well. And finally he had his OWN POSTER ON GOBERT WITH THE AND-1 AND EFFECTIVELY ENDED THE GAME. WHAT A STRETCH.
Now the Mavs are ready to send the Wolves home on Tuesday. They may not have Lively. By far and away the biggest loss save Luka or Kyrie. They need to remain focused and ready. Gafford said in his interview the best, by midnight this win won't mean a single thing. Keep that same energy. Pray that Lively is ok.
What a game from the Mavs sheesh.
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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