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Dallas Mavericks Injury Report vs. Indiana Pacers:
Luka Doncic - probable (broken nose)
Dereck Lively II - probable (nasal fracture)
Maxi Keber - probable (nasal fracture)
Dante Exum - out (right knee bursitis)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper - out (G League)
Greg Brown III - out (G League)
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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I think this will be a very tough game. Indiana offense can blow anyone out of the building if defense is not serious. This means you have to be well motivated for this one. Mavs are able to motivate themselves for the big games, but Indy as 6th in the East perhaps isn't flashy enough for that. Lets see how it goes.
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Trap game. Slick Rick will have some cooked up scheme that will slow us down. We have the horses to persevere though. We’re the better team
This Indy team doesn’t play defense. Win the turnover and rebound battle we win
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(02-25-2024, 01:51 PM)SleepingHero Wrote:
@GrantAfseth
Dallas Mavericks Injury Report vs. Indiana Pacers:
Luka Doncic - probable (broken nose)
Dereck Lively II - probable (nasal fracture)
Maxi Keber - probable (nasal fracture)
Dante Exum - out (right knee bursitis)
Olivier-Maxence Prosper - out (G League)
Greg Brown III - out (G League) Didn't Maxi break his nose already a few weeks ago or did I miss that?
Otherwise: why is this fracture now listed as the reason for him beeing probable?
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02-25-2024, 04:38 PM
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Per Mavs:
Starters will be
Irving
Doncic
Green
Washington
Lively
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02-25-2024, 05:21 PM
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Ive seen PJ do sneaky good passes in the paint in multiple games now.
Seems to have a good eye and vision to pass when defense collapses on him in the paint...he will make a good no look pass between two defenders to a Mavs player trailing and coming in late to the basket. Easy buckets.
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02-25-2024, 05:26 PM
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Hardaway is such a liability
Gafford needs to dunk everything. Seen him miss way too many layups
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Is THJ trying to miss himself back into the S5?
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The Mavs are playing stupid, not bad (except for THJ). You don’t beat the Pacers with run and gun. Get them in a half court game. The Kidd needs to slow this game down.
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TJ McConnell would look good in a mavs uniform
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Kidd is going to lose this game. Luka should not be sitting down
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Rotations are going to get us blown out. Where is Lively?
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02-25-2024, 06:06 PM
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This is asinine. Two worst players on the entire floor are Hardaway and PJ
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Good test. Pacers are just as deep (if not even deeper) with superior coaching. Looks like RC is taking Kidd to school so far!
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Needed more Lively in the first half
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Ky has to hit a few shoots and clean up the stupid turnovers=Mavs win.
Dont like PJs energy today.
A month ago Mavs would be 20 down.
Good game.
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Dear basketball gods, can I please has Kyrie, THJ, and PJ do better than 6-21 shooting in the second half? K thanks.
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I just can’t understand why we’re closing halves with Hardaway. It’s such a liability. Watching his man hit wide open 3’s has to be draining on the other players. At this point I’d rather see Hardy. He’s improved enough that it’s close
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5 assists for the entire team at the half...RC and the Pacers strategy is to focus on staying home on the other players and let Luka get his. Kidd has to find a way to adjust with a different offensive attack
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