Can Luka Tha Don prevent a Phoenix dawn? | Official Mavs (#4) vs. Suns (#1) West Semifinals Thread

[PremeGuru]

Down 40 at home in a game 7

 

[XannyWarbucks]

This is the most embarrassing thing I've seen. Yeah, Mavs got beat by We Believe Warriors, but they had their number that whole season. This is a legendary Suns season, G7 at home, and none of their stars bothered to realize it. Luka has more than their whole team.

 

[NoMorePie]

Luka really embarrassed the best team in the nba

 

[levitate]

They way they’re doubling Book reminds me of that IG video about him getting mad at seeing double teams in summer pickup games

Lol. I think about that every time I see Booker play.
“Y’all can’t be fukking double-teaming in a pickup game!”

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

Imma be honest I don't be believing y'all

Back in January:

To be honest, I don't think the Suns have another gear.

While they'll certainly be better off with the experience of that Finals run last season, this is about as good as they'll get. Booker's size in combination with the volatility that comes with his shot selection, doesn't give him much more room for improvement; CP3 isn't getting any younger; Ayton has been in and out of the lineup so many times that the team is still maintaining the same level of success without him; none of the other role players are or project to be reliable offensive options.

They'll be reliant on keeping the pace they're now at, and hope that nobody out West hits a purple patch when the postseason rolls around.

For the Suns to take the next leap, they need Ayton to be that guy.

Problem is, as you know, they have no intention of featuring him more and he doesn't have the disposition to demand that for himself. But what's bizarre to me is, they're perimeter-orientated team and yet they're only 25th in 3s attempted. If you're going to be a low-volume three-point shooting team in today's game, you need to balance that out with a dominant inside game, which the Suns don't have. It's why in the two out of three meetings with the Warriors this season, despite the size advantage they had, they didn't utilize it nearly enough, and ended up being eaten alive and had their bones spat out by Golden State's three-point shooting: 43% on 38 attempts per game from behind the arc, whereas Phoenix only shot 36% on 26 attempts per game from behind the arc.

You're not going to beat the Warriors - let alone win a championship -- shooting low-volume threes on top of not dominating down low. You need to be proficient in one or the other, or ideally, both.

You believe me now?

 

[Mike18jj]

He gonna quit the game to be a full time tweeter like Magic

“The maverick’s are up by 34, if they continue to play this way they will win the game”- Magic

 

[MarcP]

BRUNSON WITH THE BURNER

 

[Danie84]

Suns threw in the towel

 

[distinguishedNOW]

Yeah I'd wanna fight Luka if dude gonna keep laughing in my face after every shot.

 

[2Quik4UHoes]

Yeah all that fakin out the door now huh? Fraud ass nikkaz

 

[Anerdyblackguy]

Now Brunson is feeling it.

 

[-DMP-]

This is insane

 

[Cave Savage]

70 to 31

Is this even a real game?

 

[OGBobbyJohnson]

 

[NoMorePie]

Down 39

 

[lib123]

Ayton cost himself a lot of money.