GAME 1 Playoffs 2024: Dallas Mavericks (0-0) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (0-0)

[dirkfansince1998]

Dog shit dinosaur giving up the lob and three on consecutive possessions...

[Chicagojk]

Energy leaves when Lively is not in the game

[Jym]

I can't name one reason why Lively should have been out of the game that long
Maybe a couple possessions to get a breather

[Mavs2021]

Really fucking Towns of all people.

[BigDirk41]

Mavs need to tighten it back up. Going to be a tight finish

[GATA]

Jason Kidd asleep at the wheel. This one is over. Kyrie doing absolutely nothing in the second half

[fifteenth]

Tpups punched back. Now it'd our turn

[The Jom]

What a FUN game 1!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThisIStheYear]

Mavs had it. Gafford in. Mavs lose it. Gafford needs to be played like a true backup. Lively needs to be played like a star.

[dirkfansince1998]

Kyrie ice cold and of course he just forces it from three. Luka with a hero ball miracle.

[dirkfansince1998]

Luka bailed out. Missed another boxout.

[dirkfansince1998]

Great defense from Luka.

[BigDirk41]

We need to lock in mentally this final minute. Too many mental mistakes. Let's win this

[donzingis38]

What a fn game. Please get the W

[surfpuckmd]

Luka with unanticipated brilliant defensive play

[GATA]

Kyrie just awful

[fifteenth]

Kyrie just awful

LOL

[ThisIStheYear]

Kyrie has an easy one for the clinch.

[GATA]

That timeout is huge

[surfpuckmd]

Mavs had it. Gafford in. Mavs lose it. Gafford needs to be played like a true backup. Lively needs to be played like a star.

I don't think we can expect Lively to play 38 minutes a game.  He's having to work too hard out there.

I think something like 28-30 minutes for Lively and the rest for Gafford would be ideal.   Lively is clearly already the better player but we need Gafford too.