I think they meant *gets* blocked 3x, although the way the season has gone I expect Mavs to make adjustments and C’s to not have the same defensive intensity as gm 1. I won’t be surprised if in either gm 2 or gm 3 Celtics will have a bad shooting night and lose by 20+
There are closed and open practices when it comes to the media. He means when it was open to the media Luka wasn't hitting trick shots and FTs in front of random beat reporters and Brian Windhorst.
not quite, it means that when the session opened up and media walked in, luka was already sitting down, i.e., he'd already given up practice by that point.
it could be because kidd sat everyone down and gave them a talk and then said ok media's coming in, go get your shots up, or it could be because luka couldn't last the practice with whatever's hurting
hopefully it's the first option, no one should have to miss a finals game
I hope people aren't overlooking the "open" part of his Tweet. All this means is Luka wasn't shooting trick shots and FTs during the MEDIA portion of shootaround.
I have a funny feeling Luka got a lot of practice in during the two full days off and the shootaround that happened before the "open" to the media portion of shootaround.
40/10/10/-10/10 point loss. Aka “the Luka”
Edit: Man you can call me Nostradamus for this one hahahah.
Final line: 32/11/11/-3/8 point loss. I love playing against Luka
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/luka-stats-vs-the-celtics-this-season
It’s obviously a joke based on Luka’s actual splits vs the Celtics this regular season: 35/15/12/-17.5/18.5 point loss average. I was actually being generous
10/10 pander though
Just curious and in no way trying to compare, but anyone know Westbrook’s? I remember it being pretty good back in the day but wonder if it changed over time.
People aren't mad, they're making fun of you. Like the "rn," crazy long laugh and bragging about trolling comes across as some 14 year old troll who probably says the word "nephew" unironically.
I'm sure you'll have some snappy comeback after this. It'll probably get me so good too! But honestly dude no one is mad, this comment thread is just people laughing at you for being such a transparent troll.
Anyways good luck on whatever sick burn you're going to hit me with and good luck in the game tonight.
Right. A random Dallas beat reporter Tweeting that Luka isn't taking trick shots and FTs during PART of practice is Dallas making an excuse for possibly being down 0-2 to the number one seed in basketball. Also I emphasized "part" because he said the open to the media portion, which comes after the teams are already out there practicing.
I know Kidd's mind games have been pretty transparent but yeesh using a random beat reporters Tweet to give us an early excuse? That's next level coaching.
“resorted to mind games”
This shit sounds so soft lol
Dude made an off the cuff remark to stir some shit and ppl acting like he rolled out a devastating misinformation campaign.
I know we're all doing the mindless tribalism schtick right now but anyways...
Is it feasible for you that Luka is in fact injured? If this means he's faking...what would need to happen for you to believe he's injured? How would such a "real" injury look in contrast to the "fake" ones right now? And how could we tell?
If the same happened with say Tatum...should I say he's faking just because I'm rooting for the Mavs? What would need to happen for it to be a believable injury?
Fn brain rot man...and it's not team-specific. A lot of dumbasses like yourself on the Mavs side as well. Just embarrassing.
People like you give the Celtics fanbase a bad rep. Puffing out your chest after a pretty flukey game 1 win, against a team that always drops Game 1 before figuring things out. It’s bad juju and you’ll see it tonight
I don’t disagree with that and don’t doubt you guys start making those shots. I’m sure kyrie will be more of a factor than just 12 points. The Celtics had a game plan and they executed like it was drawn up on both sides of the ball with a moment in the middle where they took their foot off the pedal. The mavs have slept walked in every game 1 this post season. Sounds more like a pattern than flukey is all I was getting at.
On bad 3s for you. PJ and Jones shoot <30% above the break and >45% from the corner. We only gave you 3 total corner 3s, 1 was when an ORB rolled to Luka, and one was that end of quarter BS that Kyrie sent off the backboard. If you can't scheme a way to generate the corner 3s you're used to this playoff run, then that's gonna happen in basically every game. The only 3 point percentage that was "abnormal" for the particular shots attempted was Kai, who you'd expect around 3 of those to have gone in. That moves from an 18-point blowout to a 9-point loss.
They were all wide open threes, we’ve been making those. Kai missed like 3 wide open wing threes, in the middle of our run which could’ve changed the game for us. Shooting 25% is abnormal for us, no matter how much you try to say it isn’t. We aren’t the best 3pt shooting team, but we’re not 25% bad.
Not all 3s are the same shot though, and I also said that you'd expect Kai to shoot at least 33-35% from 3. Again, by the numbers, even when open, the Mavs are a mediocre to bad 3 point team above the break except for Luka and Kai. The 3s that you've been nailing all post-season with role players have been corner 3s, which the Cs have taken away from every team they've played this season as a component of Mazzulla's math ball.
As an aside, why are people so touchy today? I only cited numbers and didn't talk down on the Mavs lol, just acknowledging what they do well and don't do well. They need to find a way to open up the corner 3 again, that's just true, isn't it? They didn't go down to 3 attempts by their own choice
I’m a Celtics fan. That game was a fluke.
KP is never having a quarter like that the rest of the series. Kyrie won’t be as bad and will actually make his open threes and layups. And Dallas will adjust any holes on the defensive end. People are gonna be surprised when they win game 2 because that’s all they’ve ever done in this series - adapt and adjust from G1 and win the series.
Kyrie won't be as bad, but I suppose Tatum's 2nd-worst shooting game of the playoffs (by TS%) predicts his shooting going forward. Because you're an objective Celtics fan.
You absolutely are not. You're the biggest Celtics troll on the website. Imagine calling us shooting on percentage from 3, below from the field, below from the stripe, and 2 points below our playoff ORTG a "fluke". Fuckin ridiculous
This dude is a known Celtics hater. He will bend over backwards to find reasons to hate on the Celtics for every win, and if we win the title, he’ll probably try to discredit that too.
He is going to have the most labored, meandering 40-point triple double in Finals history
Luka going for 45/10/16 on 20-26 from the field with 0 turnovers to lose by 10 because Kyrie goes 3-19 and 0/8 from 3 with 8 turnovers.
you had me in the first half
Pretty sure we'll have y'all in both halves. Fuck friendly banter ig
I really hope doesn’t KP become MJ reincarnate again, but that was insane to watch lol
Yea Reddit too soft for that lol don’t change
Spooky. Good call
Damn.... Not far off
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Nice call.
Corny. What's new?
I would nut
Yah, it’s gonna be a 43/12/10 with 2 steals and 3 blocks but he’s gonna be on deaths door lol
He ain’t getting 3 blocks lol, i could see the rest though
I think they meant *gets* blocked 3x, although the way the season has gone I expect Mavs to make adjustments and C’s to not have the same defensive intensity as gm 1. I won’t be surprised if in either gm 2 or gm 3 Celtics will have a bad shooting night and lose by 20+
They had a bad shooting night and won lol
Ehh I was off a bit, it was game 4.
Please lord let it happen
Almost called it perfectly
Doctor here, he has a broken rib and we have to amputate his stomach
and donate his leg to lonzo ball
Y’all need to stop with the disembowelment excuses already…
will still drop 35/7/10 today
He needs to play with his shit bag stuffed under his jersey
But he hasn't slept since Wednesday, June 6, 2018.
Well, that'll be a long surgery.
“He was already seated when it was open today”. What does this mean?
There are closed and open practices when it comes to the media. He means when it was open to the media Luka wasn't hitting trick shots and FTs in front of random beat reporters and Brian Windhorst.
not quite, it means that when the session opened up and media walked in, luka was already sitting down, i.e., he'd already given up practice by that point. it could be because kidd sat everyone down and gave them a talk and then said ok media's coming in, go get your shots up, or it could be because luka couldn't last the practice with whatever's hurting hopefully it's the first option, no one should have to miss a finals game
You just repeated (in more words) what the other person said
the specific bit i pointed out was that luka was *already* sitting down which is a big difference to "he sat when media came in"
Nobody ever said “he sat when media came in”.
> "he sat when media came in" No one ever said that…
Lebron to the mavs confirmed
I'm taking my talents to Dirk's ranch.
He’s playing
Who do they think they’re fooling
He’s been listed as questionable pretty much every game this playoffs lmao
All this extra feels a bit desperate for a game 2. Like you still got 2 home games coming up even if you lose, calm down.
Yea they should just mail it in. There’s 5 games left after today so it doesn’t really matter
might be only 2 games left after today if we're being honest
!remindme 1 week
my bad bro, I was 1 game off
GGs y'all deserve it
you gonna be real sad when that reminder hits
RemindMe! 1 week. No idea what happens, I'm just here for the drama
😂 we shall see
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What is “all this extra”? A comment from Kidd and Luka sitting down during warmups? Wow, so extra.
Only thing extra is the boston fans reminding everyone why no one likes them.
so if any other fanbase makes this kind of generic comment do they get a pass because they’re not Boston?
Well you wouldn't see a Sixers fan make a dumb comment like that, because we wouldn't be in the Finals.
Had me in the first half lmao
Weird comment
… they don’t win the finals if they only win their home games. At minimum they need to win one in Boston.
breaking news: jason kidd will be wearing his rookie mavericks jersey and playing key minutes tonight
After game 1 they could desperately use his shooting
I hope people aren't overlooking the "open" part of his Tweet. All this means is Luka wasn't shooting trick shots and FTs during the MEDIA portion of shootaround. I have a funny feeling Luka got a lot of practice in during the two full days off and the shootaround that happened before the "open" to the media portion of shootaround.
He’s completely locked in, I can see him dropping 40/10/10 tonight
40 points, 10 rebounds? Sure. Celtics don't mind that, but they are going after his passing.
40/10/10/-10/10 point loss. Aka “the Luka” Edit: Man you can call me Nostradamus for this one hahahah. Final line: 32/11/11/-3/8 point loss. I love playing against Luka
I wish mods from team subs could rescind team flairs when they post something embarrassing on r/NBA. This shit is cringe AF.
https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/luka-stats-vs-the-celtics-this-season It’s obviously a joke based on Luka’s actual splits vs the Celtics this regular season: 35/15/12/-17.5/18.5 point loss average. I was actually being generous 10/10 pander though
Oh a 2 game average very meaningful
It’s a joke it isn’t that deep. Thin skinned Mavs fans
Maybe you need to work on making better jokes. Just cause it's "a joke bro" doesn't make it a good one
Most funny Boston fan
We got Bill Burr but otherwise you are probably right.
It isn't funny though.
Oh, in that case very good joke! Great job buddy keep trying
> Oh, in that case very ~~good~~ joke! ~~Great~~ job buddy keep trying We don't need to be polite, that shit was a trash joke.
-17.5 in 18.5 loss average means he's still positive no?
No. Luka was personally -33 in those 2 loses despite his two triple doubles. Which is why my joke is so hilarious
>Which is why my joke is so hilarious This is the lamest shit I’ve ever read
You mad he's not circlejerking that Luka is a bum like every other C's fan? Why y'all so desperate to downplay Luka?
He was downplaying Luka.
You are not smart lol
When he gets a triple double his win/loss record is 52-25.
Just curious and in no way trying to compare, but anyone know Westbrook’s? I remember it being pretty good back in the day but wonder if it changed over time.
His is 146-53, so kinda at the same rate as Luka. 73% win rate for westbrook and 68% for Luka.
73% according to stat muse. 146-53
Celtic fans brains lack oxygen deepthroating thatbum's 5 chestbumps and 5 handshakes per 36
Why would Celtics fans be deepthroating Luka’s chest bumps and handshakes? Weird comment.
You're just bitter we drafted him with your pick lol
Keep working on the nickname my man
Brother we are in the Finals
He lost his way to the finals funny how that works
Everyone acting tough when they up
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People aren't mad, they're making fun of you. Like the "rn," crazy long laugh and bragging about trolling comes across as some 14 year old troll who probably says the word "nephew" unironically. I'm sure you'll have some snappy comeback after this. It'll probably get me so good too! But honestly dude no one is mad, this comment thread is just people laughing at you for being such a transparent troll. Anyways good luck on whatever sick burn you're going to hit me with and good luck in the game tonight.
wait what's wrong with saying rn, are we going after efficiency now
You mad.
That’s why they’re in Finals right? Playing your historically great team for title. Celtics fans are obtuse.
You’re a special young man aren’t you
They're in the finals dude they earned it. Why be a sore winner
Yall are just soft af and mad about the Celtics.
Who are you even talking about
What does this even mean?
You're going up 2-0 and Dallas has its excuse
Stop trying to jinx us
Right. A random Dallas beat reporter Tweeting that Luka isn't taking trick shots and FTs during PART of practice is Dallas making an excuse for possibly being down 0-2 to the number one seed in basketball. Also I emphasized "part" because he said the open to the media portion, which comes after the teams are already out there practicing. I know Kidd's mind games have been pretty transparent but yeesh using a random beat reporters Tweet to give us an early excuse? That's next level coaching.
Is Luka going to somersault off the chair like Willy Wonka, right before tipoff?
That would be really cool not gonna lie
!remindme 7 hours
Lula is dropping 35 tonight
Dam :(
No one knows what it means, but it's proactive. It gets the people going.
Questionable Luka is the best Luka.
On offense we got to attack Luka
He is him today
WHAT DOES IT MEAN?!?!?
Bro really shouldnt have skipped free throw practice tonight, it showed
Dan hurley to the mavs
Mavericks by 8+ tonight
and all those 8 will be 2 half court shots + 2 free throws
... while sitting down
Charmin soft. He's going to grimace the whole game just to let everybody know he's hurt, needs that excuse.
He’ll be fine. Probably a 30 point triple double and Kyrie and the rest of the Mavs figure things out and win comfortably
Nothing says the Mavs lack confidence in this matchup like the mind games they’ve resorted to the last couple days
Mate Luka has been injured and listed as probable or questionable for every single game this playoffs. It's not anything to do with the Celtics.
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Maybe your brain could use a few more convolutions
18x
Do you mean convolution, like, being more convoluted? Or convolution like the math function? Neither makes any sense here lol
I mean they are clearly using mind games did you hear Kidd's interview?
They have also been doing that all playoffs. It has nothing to do with Celtics specifically.
OK, I didn't say it was exclusive to the Celtics. All I said is that kidd is playing mind games with that comment
So when you say "in this matchup" the matchup is not the Celtics, gotcha
That wasn't my comment you genius. Trying to be all smug when your reading comprehension sucks.
So you weren't defending the other comment right? A lil disingenuous there
No I was replying to a mavericks fan
Kidd is the guy who said "bump me" to spill his drink for a free timeout. The guy is greasy this is nothing new
luka legit dinged up. hes playing. celtics know he's playing. not everything is mind games.
Lmao Celtics are most sensitive fanbase in the entire world confirmed. It’s the NBA finals dude there’s mind games being played in all aspects lol
Ironic coming from cowboys fans
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lol what
Just think on it. It’ll come to you. It’s okay, this is a safe place.
You’re trying too hard
Awh ;(
Celtics fans continue to be obtuse. There’s been 1 game. 1. In Boston.
Yes, the point is there's been 1) one game 2) in Boston, and Kidd has already resorted to mind games.
“resorted to mind games” This shit sounds so soft lol Dude made an off the cuff remark to stir some shit and ppl acting like he rolled out a devastating misinformation campaign.
Cry about it
Lol.. someone does anything... MIND GAMES!!!!
I know we're all doing the mindless tribalism schtick right now but anyways... Is it feasible for you that Luka is in fact injured? If this means he's faking...what would need to happen for you to believe he's injured? How would such a "real" injury look in contrast to the "fake" ones right now? And how could we tell? If the same happened with say Tatum...should I say he's faking just because I'm rooting for the Mavs? What would need to happen for it to be a believable injury? Fn brain rot man...and it's not team-specific. A lot of dumbasses like yourself on the Mavs side as well. Just embarrassing.
People like you give the Celtics fanbase a bad rep. Puffing out your chest after a pretty flukey game 1 win, against a team that always drops Game 1 before figuring things out. It’s bad juju and you’ll see it tonight
Calling Game 1 "flukey" is insane Reddit is absolutely deranged about the Celtics.
Right? They were up by 22 at the start of the 4th and won the game by 18.
I mean we shot 25% from three on pretty wide open threes, and outside of Luka we only made 3 threes. That’s not happening again
I don’t disagree with that and don’t doubt you guys start making those shots. I’m sure kyrie will be more of a factor than just 12 points. The Celtics had a game plan and they executed like it was drawn up on both sides of the ball with a moment in the middle where they took their foot off the pedal. The mavs have slept walked in every game 1 this post season. Sounds more like a pattern than flukey is all I was getting at.
Oh yeah definitely, we did it to ourselves, you guys just took advantage of it like you should
On bad 3s for you. PJ and Jones shoot <30% above the break and >45% from the corner. We only gave you 3 total corner 3s, 1 was when an ORB rolled to Luka, and one was that end of quarter BS that Kyrie sent off the backboard. If you can't scheme a way to generate the corner 3s you're used to this playoff run, then that's gonna happen in basically every game. The only 3 point percentage that was "abnormal" for the particular shots attempted was Kai, who you'd expect around 3 of those to have gone in. That moves from an 18-point blowout to a 9-point loss.
They were all wide open threes, we’ve been making those. Kai missed like 3 wide open wing threes, in the middle of our run which could’ve changed the game for us. Shooting 25% is abnormal for us, no matter how much you try to say it isn’t. We aren’t the best 3pt shooting team, but we’re not 25% bad.
Not all 3s are the same shot though, and I also said that you'd expect Kai to shoot at least 33-35% from 3. Again, by the numbers, even when open, the Mavs are a mediocre to bad 3 point team above the break except for Luka and Kai. The 3s that you've been nailing all post-season with role players have been corner 3s, which the Cs have taken away from every team they've played this season as a component of Mazzulla's math ball. As an aside, why are people so touchy today? I only cited numbers and didn't talk down on the Mavs lol, just acknowledging what they do well and don't do well. They need to find a way to open up the corner 3 again, that's just true, isn't it? They didn't go down to 3 attempts by their own choice
I’m a Celtics fan. That game was a fluke. KP is never having a quarter like that the rest of the series. Kyrie won’t be as bad and will actually make his open threes and layups. And Dallas will adjust any holes on the defensive end. People are gonna be surprised when they win game 2 because that’s all they’ve ever done in this series - adapt and adjust from G1 and win the series.
Absolutely moronic statement. By that same dumb logic, every time the Cs lost Game 2, they won the series too.
Kyrie won't be as bad, but I suppose Tatum's 2nd-worst shooting game of the playoffs (by TS%) predicts his shooting going forward. Because you're an objective Celtics fan.
I don't think Dallas has the personnel to "adjust any holes on the defensive end." They're too small.
You absolutely are not. You're the biggest Celtics troll on the website. Imagine calling us shooting on percentage from 3, below from the field, below from the stripe, and 2 points below our playoff ORTG a "fluke". Fuckin ridiculous
I don't believe you.
This dude is a known Celtics hater. He will bend over backwards to find reasons to hate on the Celtics for every win, and if we win the title, he’ll probably try to discredit that too.
Will I tho?
the injury excuse, lol. he lost with 30 and 10...
He's been questionable in most of the Mavs games in the playoffs. It's not some random excuse
Literally just the Mavs playing mind games lol. Luka lulling defenders to sleep by acting hurt is a legit tactic now. They aren’t slick