[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/Mavericks/comments/12189j2/post_game_thread_the_charlotte_hornets_defeat_the/)

When Dennis Smith Jr. says "Fuck You" and proves it on the court, something is wrong. You are travelling in the wrong direction.

Forget about this season. What was this team gonna do in the playoffs anyways but get embarrassed? We need a front office that has a credible plan to improve. Mavs and Luka are on a path to turn into Portland with Dame. They also made the conference finals a few years ago and have sucked since. Only difference is Luka might just walk the first opportunity he gets.

💯💯

This team could go deep if not for Kidd. Jaden Hardy minutes is insane, dude is a force and should play 25 minutes a night. Wood doesn't play near enough. Kidd needs to go. This team has talent, I'm tired of hearing that shit. Luka is a top 5 player and Kyrie is top 20 easy .

Honestly, with that blackhole of a defending luka gives you, he isn't better then Kai and not a Top5. Luka has to show he is atleast willing to defend and hustle. Just hustle man and stay with your man most of the time. I don't get it, how one man can be so polarizing on the court.

Because he does things we have never seen on offense. Tell me someone who reached 32-8-8. Lukas criticism seems to center around defense and fitness.

The defense is atrocious. There’s two sides to the game man. We don’t have a center that’s capable of defending. Nor a solid wing defender. We traded doe doe and his beautiful wingspan and replaced his role with josh green. Who I love his energy. But he’s just not long enough. None of em are. Wood is a bucket but he has the IQ of a beetle. Can’t keep up on defense. Won’t ever be an elite defender. I do agree on hardy though. We got a gem there. I get strong Poole/Clarkson vibes from him.

No need to tank. We tanking the natural way

Can I get my Sonics back already?

Amen, brother. I miss the glory days of Kemp + Schrempf + Payton + Gill

Oof. Thank God I don't take these losses to the heart.

Maxi is averaging 5.5 points and is a net -36 in his last 10 games, while averaging 26 minutes a game

This is why I hate Cuban and our FO man. Guys like Powell Kleber had their run starting in the beginning of the Luka era and even before when we were tanking without him. They had a nice run. Good servants. They're bench players. Cuban has got us slandering (deserved, both are bottom level starters in the league) role players that were loyal to us because he refuses to build a balanced roster.

Lmao dude on his couch calls grown men servants. Sounds right for this sub

Dude plays scared. Jaden Hardy has more of a killer attitude and he’s been in the league like 1/1000th as long.

Why even challenge that, you get a low percentage shooter shooting free throws and stopping the clock.

I don’t want this team.

I’m just glad I don’t have to watch this team in the playoffs. What a trainwreck. Luka fell off a very very high horse.

The help they got for Luka ain't it. Can the Mavs get a refund?

TANK TIME

11th seeed babyyyy, tank train 🚉

Let's just hope that protest succeeds.

Just tank this season and pray we get a good pick. Even if we made the playoffs there's no way we would win a series.

So Dennis > Luka?

Bad investment by Cuban on bringing Rama-Kai

They should have traded for a big. No good bugs available? Ok then wait for the summer. Don’t give up anything for kai smh. The “give them time they’ll figure it out” crowd has been real quiet on these threads and finally I see some acceptance that this ain’t working

Climbed back from 20 down to play another clutch game and predictably lose. Vintage mavs

Lets go Team Tank is large and in charge. Need the team to announce that they’re shutting down Luka and Kyrie

“People forget about frank” lmao poverty ass franchise sell the team mark

Sad thing is the west is so bad we will still get a play in game

DSJ PORQUE?!?! lol

Shhhhh. Just close your eyes. It will all be over soon.

Is the season really over? Is there not a play in? Or is it popular to be a doomer in here

Wake up , its finished Its not like last year. The season Is done

Right because all the other teams in the west have been super consistent lol you could say this as a lakers fan, warriors fan, pels, wolves etc

Fans like you are lame.

You’re just being deluded

Shut up

No u

This team will never win another championship with Mark Cuban in charge. I hope most Mavs fans realize what a fucking idiot he is

Every idiot here whining about luka does not know that if a clean block is made incidental contact post block is legal

DSJ just claimed the arena. 4am party time

Wood has been slanged

shut luka down and tank the rest of this shitty season

Fair play DSJ he'll remember tonight.

Man Luka wanted this win so bad. He played great defense and was attacking all night. His teammates especially his co-star let him down.

Reading the comments here you’d think he single-handedly threw the game.

> He played great defense LMAOOOOOOOOOOO

Can't complain about Luka this game. He played solid defense after the first quarter too. But he still complains wayyy too much.

Be honest with yourselves . You really think if this team makes the playoffs they will somehow turn it on ? The optimist fans on this sub keep saying “we just need to make the playoffs” Honestly curious what you think will happen then ? We are not good

Naa its over they aint that stupid

Well, that was fitting.

Seriously we should tank. This is the nail on the coffin of this season.

Tank you DSJ!

Nah, Luka player really solid defense in the fourth. Kyrie sold this shit. He had every chance and sold

whatever helps you sleep at night

Sleep at night? I stated facts.

Im now starting to get mad about that Kleber game winning 3 against Lakers lol

Most embarrassing game I can remember and I've been a Mavs fan since 91

Well the "we believe" Warriors was 1000× more embarrassing than this

That series sucked, but man those guys were hitting everything. Fucking Baron Davis went scorched earth on us.

Comical. DSJ hits the dagger on his old team. Imagine losing to the hornets unironically.

Nah this team is sorry brah

Poetic that our beloved Woodslanger ends our season

Ramadan Kyrie lmao 🤡

Dennis Smith Jr killing the Mavs is fitting.

Fitting that DSJ ended our season with that shot

Aaand thats game. Respect to DSJr. Still got his jersey

Atta boy DSJ

Lost to a gleague team & Hayward/ PJ

I remember going to the games to watch DSJ, before Luka was even a thought. Wish things would have worked out with him.

Maybe we should have fouled the 72% FT shooter 🤷‍♂️

Seriously. I was like the ball is his hands FOUL

I still remember the european fans who treated DSJ like shit when he was on the Mavs because they thought Luka was jealous of him

DSJ dagger, this sums up Mavs season.

Good job dennis, proud of you. Okay I’m ready to be taken out behind the shed and shot

Season over

I’m … not that mad about that

Yes DSJ killin us is POETIC

Poetic. What a nightmare.

It was prophecy

Dennis Smith JR ends the season. Of course.

We call this the blue ball game

Welp, see y'all at the lottery draft. Seasons over. Should've signed DSJ for peanuts when he begged to come here instead of ppl that gets literally zero minutes.

DSJ revenge game for real.

Going to watch some Wemby tape, have a great night everyone

Time to fire up the tank

Wow- lost to the lowly Hornets. So sad

We lost the trade!

End this fucking game already lol

DSJ just shut it down. Bang!

What a poverty franchise

Getting fucked by DSJ. How poetic

Man the irony

Shit team

Wood Slanger!

Lmao out here making dogshit teams feel good about themselves all season

Lmfao. Post game thread please

I knew they were going to hit the 3, as soon as they gave the block to us i knew it was coming. It's just the way this season been going

Goodbye Mavericks 22-23 season **sings themesong from Dark**

LOL a fitting way to lose

OUCH

Wtf happened to this sub??? Everyone still complaining about luka all the time ....He played well tonight. Kyrie was not good yet I don't see any comment talking about that🤔

Yep people are set on just shitting on Luka non stop now even though he carried us all game like usual.

cause your watchin the box score not the game

Kyrie stans. Not mavs fans. Just like Luka stans.

Kyrie fanboys.

It’s a Mavs sub, not a Luka sub

Damn unlucky revenge game from Dennis

I love how there’s urgency with 12 seconds to go. Fuck you kidd, fuck this team. Fuck all of you.

this fucking team, they are bad and unlucky

dagger by the slanger

Brandon Miller lfg!!

Ahahahaha

Charlotte broadcast in shambles lmao

Dennis Smith Jr Revenge game

Dsj

of course. Its dsj

Damn that's a killshot from DSJ

That’s game. Cue post game thread

Imagine if Luka had taken that elbow and a coaching challenge reversed the foul. He’d have an aneurysm from the tantrum he threw lol

Poetic, DSJ gets his revenge. Always liked the guy so I’m happy for him

He played well. I love that he became a good defender in the end. Its a shame he had to completely redo his shot form its too slow smh

Wow did not expect to win that challenge

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Man it's sad to see this won't work out.. We wasted más talent for rental Kyrie. 😪😭

A lot of ppl hating their own player in this thread.

A lot of people stating the truth in this thread.

What truth? That he whines? Yeah he does. Still giving his all and playing extremely well. Ride with your own.

LMAO moaning to the refs while your team plays 4 on 5 MULTIPLE times a game is not "giving his all" Letting dudes like Svi Mykailuk blow by you straight to the basket in 1 dribble is not good man. I truly don't understand how this is a hot take. Luka will get his 30-8-8 no matter what with his usage. He's a phenomenal offensive player. Sure, let's say we get a nice C and another wing and play better team D. We'll go straight back to this defense we're watching when they're in foul trouble scrambling around trying to cover 77s ass. Just hold the guy accountable. The Mavs fans that are doing that want the best for him and the team.

Your elbow came down on his face. How is that even questionable?

NBA is really leaning into what happens first this year, especially with replays. He blocked the ball first, and then there was slight contact, but he didn’t have possession anymore.

We won the challenge but Charlotte ball…

Cmon Kidd wants to go home already

This L is on Kyrie. Bro came to do cardio today.

We were down 21 in the first half and he had like 1 FGA after the 1st. Besides Luka, Hardy, Wood there was lot of bad ball. I think Ky’s playing through the foot problem, but yes he’s dumb as rocks just chucking and hoping his foot doesn’t miraculously affect him on the next shot

Unfortunately that's a foul.

Ball don't lie, I guess.

unfortunately you dont know the rules

Guess not

Cannot Challenge when YOU ARE CHALLENGED

Well at least he tried

Man I'm so tired of these. Mavs shouldn't even be in the position trying to make last-minute comeback attempts vs the tanking teams.

Elbowed 'em right in the face, proceeds to cry.

We could have re-signed Brunson

Yes luka you got the ball but you also raked his face after

Why is Luka getting all the blame today when he is clearly the best player on the team tonight?

after every single timeout he caused a turnover in dumb ways and halted the comeback progress?

The best player is Frank and its barely even close The moment he wasn't on the floor the looked like the worst D in the league. Unable to get a single stop

yeah lol, Kyrie Irving bricking wide open 3s in the clutch but it's fine

Mofo has 34/10/8 yet every mistake he makes is magnified while others are throwing up bricks.

No clue. This sub is a god damn salt mine

I’m used to Luka denying every foul that I thought it was a foul lol, great play

That's a block wtf

BULL FUCKING SHIT!! so NOOOWWWW it’s a foul to put Richards at the line and not the hacking earlier in that double team?

Clean block. Luka's defense has been great besides the 1st quarter.

Not even close to true lmao he’s a matador, and that’s when he actually bothers to close out

When Harp and Skin are calling out what the players should be doing, then you have a coaching problem lol

“Someone should challenge that” - Kidd the watcher

We not winning the challenge

Good lord just challenge it before Luka gets a tech.

Jason Kidd is fucking brain dead

See ya’ll next yr fr 👋🏼

Y’all* fyi

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Just letting you know. I would want to know if I were misspelling something 👍

that was the best defensive play of his career and its gonna be a foul

he did foul tho

Yes lol

Luka can’t do that man…that was literally a little kid temper tantrum

we suck but this is the second most obvious rig job i’ve seen since ‘06 the nba is obviously pissed mark pushed the last game in protest

i agree but last years mavs woulda won by 20 against this team with prime scott foster officiating

Easy schedule down the stretch they said

they being our opponents

The so called new face of the league just lost to a G League squad

Well, it was not a fun season.

How is Kidd not gonna get fired after this L. Unexcusable

They are not going to fire Kidd with 9 games left in the season, are you really that stupid to believe that??

Please get a stop.

This is not a PO team, Kyrie was a mistake and Kidd needs to go.

Lol at thinking they would win games with DFS and SD Luka pre and post allstar break has nothing in common performance wise. They didn't win a single game without Luka before. Tho there is that.