Conspiracy: Timmy Legs is secretly the new Mavs Man.

Timmy Legs, the best in the business

The fact that Washington is playing hero ball makes Dallas super dangerous. Kyrie could easily be doing more, but he's matured as a team mate and letting people play if they're playing great. He'll always be available to close like he did at the end of game 3. My biggest concern (over Luka being hurt) is that Lively is just NOT being aggressive on offense. He never even looks at the basket unless he's catching a lob.

Love that JJ & Legler have been the only ones supporting the Mavs. ESPN didn’t even talk about them today and instead talked about the Suns. There’s a motive and they don’t want Luka getting any shine. Respect to JJ & Legler!

JJ and Tim Legler is pure gold! The very best NBA analysis available and this format simply works.

The answer is so simple PJ WASHINGTON! He’s the guy they’re choosing to double off of and he’s stepped up in a major way.

Stars 3-1 Mavs 3-1 after this Good Monday!

Funnily enough okc showing so much attention to Luka when he’s injured is helping the mavs, it forces him to be passive and leaving guys wide open, obviously you can’t always count on that strategy but shout out to mavs role players stepping up and hitting shots. It’s allowing Luka to be able to close the games since he’s not having to carry and be dead by the 4th, also kyrie is going to go down as one of the greatest closers in nba history he is literally 6’3 Kobe in the clutch, not to mention 13-0 in series close out games?!? If Luka was 100% I’d easily pick Dallas to win it all, it seems like if they can keep it close till the end Luka and Kai bring them home every single time. Also interested to see pj Washington’s role going forward, obviously he’s not going to avg 25+ but if he’s giving the mavs around 15 every game that adds and entirely new dynamic to that team.

Crazy how not 1 second was spent on kyrie

JJ rocking the Laker yellow. Ready to be their coach.

I love Tim Legler ! Love listening to his analysis. He understand the basketball.

Well this aged like milk

So refreshing to see people intelligently talk about the series in contrast to the bombardment of mavs fans spewing nonsense in every comment section of KZfaq

Neither Luka or Kai are lock down defenders but the effort both of them are putting forth on the defensive end is the difference in this series imo

shai struggles to get his guys into rhythm. he gets a lot of love, some say he is better than luka. he is not good at giving people the ball where they need it.

peak mavs fan bait

Ppl had us cooked after losing Maxi. ND Luka being hurt. But we have a guy named PJ who is not afraid 2 step up big and deliver 4 his team and now we look Luke a legit contender and I love it. LMFG! Mavs

JJ went out last night for sure or it was a wine tonight at the crib!! JJ, I'll catch you in Sag, as I'm right down the street from you. Cheers!

They're down 2-1. Obviously it's a must win for OKC

thanks for the jinx

I sort of think okc got a bit more ceiling with Luka banged up. Fit Luka and maxi and I really think the mavs are tough to be beat. But this playoffs has been the making of pj Washington. Next season could really come together even like luka usage going down a little ie preserving him for the playoffs, emergence of pj… he’s not a role player - he’s like a third star or heading that way. If Luka and the bigs score tonight (and they haven’t scored enough) I think it’ll be too much for okc but it’s a big if…. Okc could easily have got another 10-15 points game 3

I told my guy, Minnesota watched "Come fly with me" before game 3, Denver watched the 86 Celtics in the Finals. Minnesota played like young boys that love to run and dunk and let 3 balls fly. Denver played them like a flute. Big Boy basketball. They got Kat and especially Nas off the 3 point line. They partly did it by basically inviting them to free layups. They also had a plan for Joker in the post. He went right thru Naz's chest. Let me not forget they spoke their mind on the officiating. Some call It crying. I call it game management. If you beat me because they threw out the rulebook for the other team, i'm willing to get a Jeff Van Gundy fine. Denver has to admit they didn't have the proper respect for Minny. I love Ant. He talks like he's been here before. Mike Malone said he only watched videos online. I won't give it all away, but Dallas figured out OKC's penetration. That was the difference. OKC has to go back in their bag, or the series is over. PJ is going Vince Carter, while at the same time not trying to do too much. Ky has decided to be a great defender. He could have always been. No better time than right now. Boston is trying to act like it's business as usual. It was not. Unbelievable pressure was on the Celtics. Brown was laid back because he already signed. Cleveland now understands what to do. They thought after game 2, they were going to just smack the Celtics. Uh, no. They have to play REAL basketball to even have a chance. Anybody trying to mimic the Warriors will get ran. That day has come and gone. That being said, the Cavs learned some things. Game 4 WILL be a GREAT battle! Pacers did what they were supposed to. Knicks are depleted, so I just look at Haliburton. If he is dead serious, Knicks have a big problem on their hands. If he trolls and does all that, the Knicks will be hyper-motivated. And as I said before, TJ is my guy. Please believe he is NOT the mark. He is one of those guys you leave alone...but feel free to try your luck. Dante, in my opinion, played like he hoped game 4 was a continuation of game 3. Gotta start all over and feel the game out. Gotta re-ignite the rage. I know the fatigue is real. So is Garden energy

They ought to Luka to play a point forward role, but in a similar way to Jokic's center point role, especially as his legs start to give in. Playing more in the interior. He may struggle because he's 6'7, but his mid-range game is almost elite and he has good body size on him. They have good rim players, but they need to load up on cutters and shooters to space the interior for Luka. Kyrie is great to take on that exterior playmaker role (similar to Murray), and it they Hardy developing into that role too.

96 against okc isn’t gonna do good enough. 🤣

Did not age well.

*Former Mavs player who’s infatuated with current Mavs player gives “honest take “ on Okc series . Just put this on the screen when you talk Tim !

Kyrie is also 13-0 in playoff games to close out the series. No way OKC will come back from 3-1 if they lose game 4

since luka is playing more defence he got beat up more and its consting him a bit in offence

Mavs might loss game 4 because Thunder outscored them in second quarter

PJ may not score 27 again but DJJ and THJ will surely shoot better

Let’s go Mavs! 🎉 #MFFL

Let’s go Mavs!!!!

Luka is elite on defense when he tries. Also, 7:09 left in 2nd quarter. 5 fouls on mavs. 0 on thunder. Mavs are in the penalty

Lukai!

Luka has carried this team all season. So refreshing when the others say “hey Luka, I’ve got your back”

Luka hasn't even had a great game yet!! OKC should be very worried about game 4!

They make everything about luka but kyries been carrying the team each round

OKC blatantly trying to hurt Luka

Just a few short hours later, OKC evens the series. Eff them Mavs

I wish they would talk about how big rebounds were in game 3 and Luka had 15 of them. He also had other key plays at the end of the game that nobody mentions.

It’s a shame Luka is a shell of himself. If he was his usual self they would take care of thunder in 5 and would have great chance vs Denver/t-wolves

Okc gotta come up with something different. They have been selling out to stop luka and kyrie and its getting them in trouble on defense. Dallas is too long for them, too many long defenders who can also space the floor and shoot when needed.

OKC has to shoot better and if they win the series against the Mavs moving forward. Denver will show no mercy, ask the Timberwolves.

Pj just saved mavs season

I just came across some JJ Redick facts. Last year in the NBA there were 53,430 free throws taken, in 1996 there were 30,120 free throws taken, So they be calling fouls left and right. Last year there were 107,112 rebounds, in 1996 there were 67,583. I am assuming the games are still the same length and they used a shot clock. So that means there are way more misses than there used to be. I guess thats what happens when you take young men after one year of college instead of 4. Those young men need 4 years in the pros to get the fundamentals down (let's use Jonathan Kominga as an example) The players today are obviously more talented physically, but not better basketball players the first half of their career. And only teams now with a veteran core (5 years in the NBA) can compete in a league that still doesn't play defense during the regular season. In the playoffs I did see some inspiring defense from Minnesota one game, but it didn't last to the next game.

Kyrie has been Mavs best player in the postseason, but no one is ready to talk about that right now.

OKC defensive philosophy is fatally flawed in the playoffs, giving up free 3pt looks might work in the regular season with an easy schedule but it wont work when it matters, especially against a team like Denver or Boston. No wonder PJ is out there looking like Dirk.

It’s going to be this game or next game where Kyrie goes off

okc can’t win unless they have 47+ free throws,e.g game 1

OKC has to live with PJ shooting. They need to shoot better though they’re missing wide open shots

Tim should get a new guest

Storm comes after the thunder

Mavs 3-1 today😂

SGA votes

Stupid title. How about “How the Mavs benefit from all the attention on Luka and Kyrie”?

Dort owned BI that was a fluke Dort owned Luka , well Luka’s not 100 percent . Next series … pick your reason Dorts not the best defender in the league . We are you MF gonna give Dort his flowers ????

Luka is 28 / 9 / 9 and he wasn't spectacular.

If you know basketball giddey should be on Luka n dort should be on kyrie shai on pj

1st

If okc loses the series is done.

first

Aged like milk !

J kidd

I think I'll take okc+ 1.5 tonight.

JJ was a plumber

Okc not a real 1st seed and whoever goes through gets smacked in the conference finals

OKC by 10 tonight

Thunder in 6

JJ have a lakers hoodie on?? Just hire the man already

Luka be slidin those puppies..

Luka flopping every other play getting all the calls been brutal.

JJ needs to stop appearing on every podcast n get some sleep

Luka not spectacular against the Clippers? With two back to back cold dagger haymakers in crucial game 2 or 3 if I am not mistaken? People are quick to forget.

Just don’t go to the Lakers. You are better than that organization…

Kyrie is straight up carrying the mavericks since last series. Casual fans or “mavs” fans who are really Luka fans won’t admit it, especially if you just look at the box score, but the energy and pace difference of play between Kyrie and Luka is day and night. Teammates actually feel the trust from Kyrie and you can see it. Luka throws bail out passes for horrible, contested shots after he takes up 3/4 of the shot clock.

Don't worry Mavs fans OKC has nothing for overcoming those handy whistles and phantom calls that keep Dallas on the FT line. You will be fine. Small market teams will continue their roll as the Washington Generals to the large market Globe Trotters...

Feel like this series is quite disappointing. No real contenders here, just fluff. Neither will stand much of a chance v. Wolves or Nuggets, imo.

It’s going to be this game or next game where Kyrie goes off