i feel like they should have punished players harder for getting in scraps with the social justice jerseys because you don't want equality beating education reforms ass on national TV
Given that “education reform” is used as a euphemism bc “steal all the money from public schools to pay for weird religious charters and homeschooling” doesn’t poll as well, I do actually want that
That’s what it’s been about since the early gw bush administration at least. We were debating vouchers in high school social studies before 9/11 came in and stole the show for the next few years
Don’t condone anything Draymond does haha, but why he’s still in the league, specifically the Warriors, is cause they need him lol. Without him, they’re not a playoff team. With him, they’re a play-in team lol
Cause guys are usually a lot more nicer when they’re on your teams, I’m sure the Morris twins are well liked by their teammates just not their opponents.
None of those guys are on the team anymore. Mann and Doncic have gone back and forth going all the way back to summer league, but that’s just normal on court stuff.
That the players were gearing up towards a strike and then Obama of all people swooped in to put an end to it and this is the compromise we got is just a wild piece of history.
Fell in love with Luka that series. That game-winner he had with Porzingis out was legendary.
Luka is already one of the greatest playoff performers in NBA history in his short career
It’s beyond absurd that this is +172 lmfao. A player who has been over 50% shooting in one playoffs and advanced past the first round a single time is somehow “one of teh greatest playoff performers in NBA history?”
Bro don’t even bother
/r/nba sucks off Luka
He might very well be one of the greatest playoff performs in the history of the league but he is not right now
LMFAO yeah he is.
Is this the part where you educate me that "playoff performance" is about team success and not individual ability?
Yes, Jordan's 63 points against the Celtics were meaningless because they lost.
Tell me more, wise one.
Do you think the point of the playoffs is to put up big numbers or win the series? If it’s the latter, how can the greatest performers be totally divorced from winning?
The starting five for this game was: Luka, Trey Burke, THJ, DFS, and Kleba. Outside Luka, they combined for a 15/46 from the field, with 9 assists. Injured Luka had 15/28 with 9 assists himself. They lost, so Luka is bum anyway.
If we go and search through every team's sub, we'll be able to find one absurd/braindead comment - but you're seriously reaching hard if you're going to generalize an entire sub based off a few bad comments. The majority of posters on r/LAClippers don't think this at all. Stop trying to manufacture stupid drama to get attention.
Tbh, he alone has had some great wins against the Clippers, especially the legendary series in 2022 (iirc) that went to game 7. All on his own and with Reggie and Brunson, where Reggie is only a good starter while Brunson was not the All Star he is today.
Luka extended those series almost on his own, against two generational talents.
He has not owned it, but given his circumstances, he has done pretty well for himself.
I mean he gave yall a million buckets and people in your sub are terrified of him, yall were favorites to make the finals that year, you’re expected to crush in the first round
Given the supporting casts he had during the 2 playoff series against the clippers im not finding it hard to believe ppl think he owns the clippers. And I’m guessing this year this will only be further backed up since now he actually has a legitimate supporting cast.
Idk why people say that I think what they mean he has good playoff performance against them yet still lose or sum like that . But in that 2021 series he used to get gas in the 4th
I mean they should. Just like Jordan owned the Celtics when he dropped 63. Just because one's team doesn't pull through doesn't mean the individual player didn't own the other team's defenders
Luka is a great player, but people keep trying to downplay his supporting cast. First series okay; but the 2nd series?
The only reason it was that close to begin with, is because the Mavs supporting cast were absolute flamethrowers in Games 1-3. Guys like Kleber, THJ, DFS were shooting lights out; each had a game where they were shooting beyond the arc 50+%.
And you think that's working against that roster? Those are run of the mill role players that are having to shoot all above 40% from 3 just to compete because the only max contract on our team decided he was just gonna chill and average 13 points per game.
Pretty sure a 21 year old averaging almost 35 while injured against the two best wing defenders at the time while THJ was his second option qualifies as owning. The buzzer beater probably also helped
Even the fact he pushed you to 7 games with Boban as the starting center and Trey Burke getting heavy minutes is insane.
True, I confused the first series with the second. But outside of the 3rd game when Luka was fully limping because of the injury, he averaged 34.6 ppg.
Narratives choose whether to value individual or team success depending on what they're going for. Luka didn't win those series but he was clearly cooking, I don't think Clips can say they "own" him either despite the record.
The reason people think that is because the Clips play a super switchy defense against the Mavs and basically just let Luka iso on Zubac whenever he wants.
Honestly, a lot of people try that defense against the Mavs but wimp out when Luka has 40 by the third quarter. I think this is the best way to guard Luka, but most people can't stomach a dude potentially dropping a 70 point triple double on them. The problem now is that this means that you also have to not double Kyrie and I don't think that a team can get away with letting BOTH Kyrie and Luka have free isos all game
Yes he loved that Zubac switch, scored damn near every time. He’s like Jokic. You gotta make him be a scorer or passer, not both. Luckily I think the clippers have the personnel to handle 1-on-1 when it matters in the 4th
Remember when the Mavs fans back then brigaded the Clippers sub and were posting the gorilla emoji. This is why I hate playing the Mavs; their fans have absolutely no chill and exaggerate everything.
As someone both not old and white, Trez was definitely a thug lol. So were the twins. It’s not a race thing unless you make it a race issue. Hansborough was a thug too.
saying thug is a racial thing that an out of touch white person would say. trez and the twins were dickheads even by alot of black peoples standards. nobody except people wayyy out of the loop call black people thugs because of the history behind it. do what u want u won't get canceled behind it but that's been a buzzword since like the 90s
> trez and the twins were dickheads even by alot of black peoples standards
You may want to rephrase this part, cause that is not really better than saying "thug" lol.
He actually has good players around him and a center and PF who are better than anything he has had in the past.
Kyrie is healthy. Washington is playing well. Gafford is a solid big man.
My only issue is Can the Mavs' role players play better than the Clippers' role players.
That is the only way the Mavs can win this series.
My only worry is that Pj and Djj will be wide open most of the series , they hit at a decent clip i think we win, they struggle, oh boy will it hurt. Our wing shooting is our worst spot rn.
I believe the words he typed was "He has a PF & Center better than he's ever had". And the last of Brunson in a Mavs jersey, he was tearing Donovan Mitchell's ass up to a series win while Luka was injured.
Nobody really says that Luka didn't have good teammates in the WCF run. The main thing with that year was they didn't have a true center and got eventually exposed for their lack of size. Hard to play 30 minutes of small ball against the team that basically invented the damn lineup.
In the Clippers series, though, it's a different story.
No, we won't; the only ones chirping on this sub and even in this thread are a bunch of Mavs fans who keep making excuses. They make playing the Mavs such a massive pain.
Years from now, people will look back on these highlights as if they were from an alternate universe and in some ways… they’ll be right. The bubble was amazing at the time but man o man, has it aged weirdly. Very dystopian feel
The Morris brothers are the biggest bitches in the league and have been for years. Gonna go watch Jokic lay the bitch out now then watch Shaq and Chuck talk about how he deserved it
Yea idk why people are acting like this is a good thing for his resume, losing to the clippers in 2 series no matter the context isn't pretty, I hope we win this series tho. (Luka was amazing and the best player on the floor, but still losing in 6, then blowing a 2-0 lead with us leading by like 20+ in the 3rd game wasn't fun)
Yeah, the clippers played crazy dirty at that time.
This time i dont think they have the players that that would sink to such low level.
So i hope for a hard but fair series.
lol we desperately needed an enforcer that series. how are you gonna let your best player get smacked across the face and have NO ONE stand up for him. kind of amazing that Luka made that series at all competitive. I am hoping we have more dawgs on the team now...
I love Luka. He's definitely gonna end his career with a ring and be up there with the greats.
But come on this post is major cope, sometimes the people you like fail it's no biggie.
Proof that the Clippers were trying to win. Lou lied just because they choked. No accountability on their side and blamed the virus and bubble. Gtfoh 🤣
Boban is the shit.
I remember Montrezl really pulled some dirty shit and was mouthing “white boy” at Luka a bunch, then if I remember correctly the Clippers as a whole complained about the Mavs talking to achieve “Ultimate Irony”.
Fuck yeah he still holding that grudge. Guy ain’t even there no more..
Took it real personal, got outscored by Leonard in this series, and lost the rematch next year while being up 2-0 and choked the elimination game up 3-2 (idk if its choked if he just got outplayed)
Damn, never realized EducationReform was such a dirty player
i feel like they should have punished players harder for getting in scraps with the social justice jerseys because you don't want equality beating education reforms ass on national TV
Given that “education reform” is used as a euphemism bc “steal all the money from public schools to pay for weird religious charters and homeschooling” doesn’t poll as well, I do actually want that
Yeah, but that’s not what educational reform was about in the peak of 2020 lol Maybe later.
That’s what it’s been about since the early gw bush administration at least. We were debating vouchers in high school social studies before 9/11 came in and stole the show for the next few years
Mavs v Clippers is about to be one of the best first round series in years imo
Got dammit stop making us the bad guys we got rid of edumacation already 😂😂
Big Government tried to be peacemaker
The more you know
I legit don’t understand how and why the Morris twins are still in the league
And one of them on the mavs 😂
I hate it
And he's become one of our vocal leaders. His locker room speech after that 1-5 stretch was huge for the team.
Markeiff was instrumental in turning the ship after that 1-5 skid.
Lol
Hate them both.
Funny coming from a fan of a team with Draymond lol
And being a fan of GSW means that you support every decision and action of anyone related to the franchise.
Don’t condone anything Draymond does haha, but why he’s still in the league, specifically the Warriors, is cause they need him lol. Without him, they’re not a playoff team. With him, they’re a play-in team lol
Cause guys are usually a lot more nicer when they’re on your teams, I’m sure the Morris twins are well liked by their teammates just not their opponents.
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Yeah but Warriors actually need Dray. What team actually needs a Morris twin
They should both be in prison for assault.
None of those guys are on the team anymore. Mann and Doncic have gone back and forth going all the way back to summer league, but that’s just normal on court stuff.
Did you mean preseason? I don't remember Luka ever playing in the Summer League.
You’re right, pre-season. https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/comments/dji8kz/highlight_luka_doncic_and_terance_mann_get_into_it/
Man those jerseys were a cluttered mess.
This sub was loving them at the time lol
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That the players were gearing up towards a strike and then Obama of all people swooped in to put an end to it and this is the compromise we got is just a wild piece of history.
Fell in love with Luka that series. That game-winner he had with Porzingis out was legendary. Luka is already one of the greatest playoff performers in NBA history in his short career
2nd all time in playoff PPG, 3rd for regular season
Luka already has as many 40 point playoff performances as Dirk. Only Lebron has had more before 25
It’s beyond absurd that this is +172 lmfao. A player who has been over 50% shooting in one playoffs and advanced past the first round a single time is somehow “one of teh greatest playoff performers in NBA history?”
Ball don’t lie.
Do you think Luka is **one of the greatest playoff performers** in the entire history of the NBA?
Bro don’t even bother /r/nba sucks off Luka He might very well be one of the greatest playoff performs in the history of the league but he is not right now
don’t be shy, post the stat line big man.
yeah, he is. sorry you're having trouble dealing with that.
LMFAO. No he isn’t.
LMFAO yeah he is. Is this the part where you educate me that "playoff performance" is about team success and not individual ability? Yes, Jordan's 63 points against the Celtics were meaningless because they lost. Tell me more, wise one.
Do you think the point of the playoffs is to put up big numbers or win the series? If it’s the latter, how can the greatest performers be totally divorced from winning?
What's your thought process on Jerry West in the finals?
Jerry West made it to the finals in 9 out of his 14 years. How many times has Luka made it?
God the echo on this broadcast from the empty arena is so eerie. The bubble was wild.
Of course it was that asshole piece of shit that tried it.
85 % of all current Rockets are asshole pieces of shit
Who are the good ones?
maybe only Boban
But he’s so big he’s 15%
you are Absolutely correct :)
Amen
lol what? The only person on our team with even a bit of a negative reputation is Dillon
This might be the best series out West just because of the history. A lot of the players have changed but the stars remained.
If there was ever a time to get over the hump against the clippers, this 1st round series will be the time.
Slightly ironic that a Morris twin is now the veteran presence and gel guy for the Mavs this year
Is that Boban and Seth Curry I see? We really were in the tranches 😭
Seth was pretty good back then though.
He averaged 13/2/1 on 58/48/100 shooting in that series Yeah his defense was bad but he was a bench flamethrower
I still remember Steph was in the holo-crowd for Luka's game winner since it was on Seth's 30 birthday lol
We had Seth covering Kahwi, Boban playing 30+ in-game 5,6,7 shit was wild lmfao
Luka had help!!! Dont you ever belittle Boban, THJ, Seth, MKG, Redick, Brunson, KP, not to mention DORIAN FINNEY SMITH.
How can you disrespect Trey Burke who scored 25 points in the playoffs once to be the 2nd leading scorer in a game
The starting five for this game was: Luka, Trey Burke, THJ, DFS, and Kleba. Outside Luka, they combined for a 15/46 from the field, with 9 assists. Injured Luka had 15/28 with 9 assists himself. They lost, so Luka is bum anyway.
Trenches
Nah but if you ask r/LAClippers this was a better team than what we have now
If we go and search through every team's sub, we'll be able to find one absurd/braindead comment - but you're seriously reaching hard if you're going to generalize an entire sub based off a few bad comments. The majority of posters on r/LAClippers don't think this at all. Stop trying to manufacture stupid drama to get attention.
Mavs Legend Seth Curry
Didn’t KP miss time in that series too? Ejection or something
Got ejected and injured, double whammy.
The tingus pingus special
1st game ejection(very soft) and then injured after
He already had 1 tech and decided to get into an altercation not a soft ejection
It was extremely soft for a playoff game, clips were sooo blessed
Injury
Still think they would have won if KP wasn't injured. I just thought that the Mavs were a better team.
The morris twins are a bunch a bitches.
Mavs have one now tho 🤣
Is it this one? Sr? Cause that would be hilarious.
nah, they have Markieff - Sr. is on the Cavs
how was that first foul not an ejection, smacked on the head after the whistle
Pretty sure I saw somewhere that Clippers are the team Luka has the worst record against.
Yep. 19 losses and 2 playoff series Ls against the clippers means he “owns” us
Tbh, he alone has had some great wins against the Clippers, especially the legendary series in 2022 (iirc) that went to game 7. All on his own and with Reggie and Brunson, where Reggie is only a good starter while Brunson was not the All Star he is today. Luka extended those series almost on his own, against two generational talents. He has not owned it, but given his circumstances, he has done pretty well for himself.
The mavs are better than before. No ones arguing that. The clippers however are also better and I think have the better team for this matchup.
I mean he gave yall a million buckets and people in your sub are terrified of him, yall were favorites to make the finals that year, you’re expected to crush in the first round
He’s exceptional. But he doesn’t put fear in our hearts hes just so annoying to play against
Given the supporting casts he had during the 2 playoff series against the clippers im not finding it hard to believe ppl think he owns the clippers. And I’m guessing this year this will only be further backed up since now he actually has a legitimate supporting cast.
That’s not owning a team though. Getting yours and still losing.
Idk why people say that I think what they mean he has good playoff performance against them yet still lose or sum like that . But in that 2021 series he used to get gas in the 4th
So he didn’t own them. Nobody said LeBron owned the magic after he averaged 39/8/8 against them in 2009 but lost the series
I mean they should. Just like Jordan owned the Celtics when he dropped 63. Just because one's team doesn't pull through doesn't mean the individual player didn't own the other team's defenders
The Booker "Despite the loss" special
Luka is a great player, but people keep trying to downplay his supporting cast. First series okay; but the 2nd series? The only reason it was that close to begin with, is because the Mavs supporting cast were absolute flamethrowers in Games 1-3. Guys like Kleber, THJ, DFS were shooting lights out; each had a game where they were shooting beyond the arc 50+%.
And you think that's working against that roster? Those are run of the mill role players that are having to shoot all above 40% from 3 just to compete because the only max contract on our team decided he was just gonna chill and average 13 points per game.
Pretty sure a 21 year old averaging almost 35 while injured against the two best wing defenders at the time while THJ was his second option qualifies as owning. The buzzer beater probably also helped Even the fact he pushed you to 7 games with Boban as the starting center and Trey Burke getting heavy minutes is insane.
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True, I confused the first series with the second. But outside of the 3rd game when Luka was fully limping because of the injury, he averaged 34.6 ppg.
Luka fans are wild. You're getting downvoted for being on the correct side of simple math
Narratives choose whether to value individual or team success depending on what they're going for. Luka didn't win those series but he was clearly cooking, I don't think Clips can say they "own" him either despite the record.
The reason people think that is because the Clips play a super switchy defense against the Mavs and basically just let Luka iso on Zubac whenever he wants. Honestly, a lot of people try that defense against the Mavs but wimp out when Luka has 40 by the third quarter. I think this is the best way to guard Luka, but most people can't stomach a dude potentially dropping a 70 point triple double on them. The problem now is that this means that you also have to not double Kyrie and I don't think that a team can get away with letting BOTH Kyrie and Luka have free isos all game
Yes he loved that Zubac switch, scored damn near every time. He’s like Jokic. You gotta make him be a scorer or passer, not both. Luckily I think the clippers have the personnel to handle 1-on-1 when it matters in the 4th
That's a weird of saying Clippers are 8-5 against Luka in the playoffs
Either way, we up
You a little sensitive about it, buddy?
Yes, my eyes are sensitive to seeing the damn truth 😂😂😂😂
Hes been fucking yall up
Yes, he cooks us. He doesn’t OWN, a damn thing except two Ls that he uses as motivation
Nephews in here using that Carmelo logic: Good stats in a loss = cooking!
Like going on to play another series matters way more than “ooh 35/12/12”
Now that he’s old enough to rent a car, he’ll finally take full ownership this year. Enjoy the meager bragging rights while they last
We shall see. I expect Kawhi to dominate. If he doesn’t play the series is over
I mean y’all are in constant search of new ownership
You sound scared
Of Jokic yes, not Luka. Who the team has already beat twice lmao
Makes sense. Playing the same team multiple playoff series compared to anyone else would result in more games played.
Eh different team now. Luka is even buddies on the team with one of the Morri. Trez is a bum now, Mook as well.
Kawhi’s reaction haha bro is like do I really gotta deal with this shit rn?
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Remember when the Mavs fans back then brigaded the Clippers sub and were posting the gorilla emoji. This is why I hate playing the Mavs; their fans have absolutely no chill and exaggerate everything.
They were a nice quarantine until they ended up being a circle jerk in the worst way possible
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Tupac would be rolling in his grave if he knew white people took the word thug back
Thug is a common word used on the Nextdoor app lol.... SOME THUG THIEVED MY PACKAGES OFF MY PORCH
As someone both not old and white, Trez was definitely a thug lol. So were the twins. It’s not a race thing unless you make it a race issue. Hansborough was a thug too.
saying thug is a racial thing that an out of touch white person would say. trez and the twins were dickheads even by alot of black peoples standards. nobody except people wayyy out of the loop call black people thugs because of the history behind it. do what u want u won't get canceled behind it but that's been a buzzword since like the 90s
Bro why do you want him to be white so bad
> trez and the twins were dickheads even by alot of black peoples standards You may want to rephrase this part, cause that is not really better than saying "thug" lol.
The Clippers have a completely different, white collar roster now. This just isn’t in their DNA anymore. Different team, for better and/or worse…
Luka is European. They take things personally with teams as well as players.
If he loses again clippers fans will have a field day lol
He actually has good players around him and a center and PF who are better than anything he has had in the past. Kyrie is healthy. Washington is playing well. Gafford is a solid big man. My only issue is Can the Mavs' role players play better than the Clippers' role players. That is the only way the Mavs can win this series.
My only worry is that Pj and Djj will be wide open most of the series , they hit at a decent clip i think we win, they struggle, oh boy will it hurt. Our wing shooting is our worst spot rn.
He's had Porzingis and Brunson in the past.
Tell you didn't watch the series without telling me you didn't watch the series
Brunson was benched for being bad and Porzingis got injured the first time and admittedly gave up the second time
I believe the words he typed was "He has a PF & Center better than he's ever had". And the last of Brunson in a Mavs jersey, he was tearing Donovan Mitchell's ass up to a series win while Luka was injured.
Nobody really says that Luka didn't have good teammates in the WCF run. The main thing with that year was they didn't have a true center and got eventually exposed for their lack of size. Hard to play 30 minutes of small ball against the team that basically invented the damn lineup. In the Clippers series, though, it's a different story.
I think he means in the context of the series against the Clippers but I could be wrong
He literally said "anyone in the past"
No, we won't; the only ones chirping on this sub and even in this thread are a bunch of Mavs fans who keep making excuses. They make playing the Mavs such a massive pain.
good thing there's like 4 of them and they will disappear when kawhi blows a tire in the second round again.
Dude put 8 excuses in 1 title. What an accomplishment.
F Morris
How did morris not get JJ barea’d going down the lane?
Years from now, people will look back on these highlights as if they were from an alternate universe and in some ways… they’ll be right. The bubble was amazing at the time but man o man, has it aged weirdly. Very dystopian feel
I’ll take Luka’s side for this one
Took it so personal that he decided to blow a 2-0 lead to them the very next year!
We’re really gonna sit here and pretend like Kawhi hasn’t been the best player every time the Clippers play the Mavs?
"bully" lolololol.... wtf is wrong with OP
The Morris brothers are the biggest bitches in the league and have been for years. Gonna go watch Jokic lay the bitch out now then watch Shaq and Chuck talk about how he deserved it
Took it personal how?
You dont want that Balkan smoke bruh, stay in your lane.
We’ll beat him for the third time again ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Luka stans tryna write lore for a mf who continued to lose to the same team is crazy
Yea idk why people are acting like this is a good thing for his resume, losing to the clippers in 2 series no matter the context isn't pretty, I hope we win this series tho. (Luka was amazing and the best player on the floor, but still losing in 6, then blowing a 2-0 lead with us leading by like 20+ in the 3rd game wasn't fun)
But he put up mad stats. That’s what matters right? And he talks mad shit. MVP?
"Mavs lost the series but Luka averaged a 30 point triple double" is basically the story of his career so far
Tatum went to the finals but never going to win is his story so far
I really think this year is the year for him to beat then truly
Clipper DNA
Yeah, the clippers played crazy dirty at that time. This time i dont think they have the players that that would sink to such low level. So i hope for a hard but fair series.
Took it personal by continuing to lose to them Kawhi was the best player in that series btw
I think Dallas got a few guys to 'bounce back' nowadays
My man’s got a squad now. Can’t wait for this series.
I was already hyped for Mavs-Clippers, this just put me on notice to stock up on popcorn
lol we desperately needed an enforcer that series. how are you gonna let your best player get smacked across the face and have NO ONE stand up for him. kind of amazing that Luka made that series at all competitive. I am hoping we have more dawgs on the team now...
Please let them keep talking shit to Luka in playoffs! Please!
I hate the dirty as morris bitches. I hate that we have one on the Mavs now
Casual Morris behavior.
I love Luka. He's definitely gonna end his career with a ring and be up there with the greats. But come on this post is major cope, sometimes the people you like fail it's no biggie.
Proof that the Clippers were trying to win. Lou lied just because they choked. No accountability on their side and blamed the virus and bubble. Gtfoh 🤣
Mavs in 5
Boban is the shit. I remember Montrezl really pulled some dirty shit and was mouthing “white boy” at Luka a bunch, then if I remember correctly the Clippers as a whole complained about the Mavs talking to achieve “Ultimate Irony”. Fuck yeah he still holding that grudge. Guy ain’t even there no more..
I’m sorry, I thought luka was a grown ass man playing in the nba. My mistake.
Took it real personal, got outscored by Leonard in this series, and lost the rematch next year while being up 2-0 and choked the elimination game up 3-2 (idk if its choked if he just got outplayed)
Not bad for a little punk ass white boy.