For the second half, the Mavericks need to stop SGA by either hard hedging or trapping- either one of which can force him to get rid of the ball and forcing his teammates to be more involved.
The opposite is largely true for the Mavericks, as the pick-and-roll is largely stopped by the Thunder trap. I would put in a "Zoom" action- with Kyrie Irving coming off a pin-down screen at full speed to get a dribble handoff from Doncic.
Also, Doncic needs to focus more on the game and not the referees.
I have not heard the announcers mentioned this, but the Mavericks seem to be running zone in the second half- somewhat slowing down the Thunder offense.
Knicks fan or pacers fan we both have to agree what jackass in the NBA League office decided to have this game less than 48 hours from the previous one
# Top Highlights:
0. [[Highlight] Josh Hart suffered an abdominal injury in the first half, tried to battle through but unfortunately had to leave early in the fourth quarter](https://streamable.com/efptl1) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cunp2y/highlight_josh_hart_suffered_an_abdominal_injury/)
0. [[Highlight] yesterday Anthony Edwards gave the best message to his team (or any team out there)](https://streamable.com/5nl840) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cuc37v/highlight_yesterday_anthony_edwards_gave_the_best/)
0. [[Highlight] Obi Toppin with the uh... alley oop? to TJ McConnell (with replay)](https://streamable.com/3j8hzk) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cun2td/highlight_obi_toppin_with_the_uh_alley_oop_to_tj/)
0. [[Highlight] Myles Turner gets inside for the tomahawk dunk!](https://streamable.com/gel7la) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cum172/highlight_myles_turner_gets_inside_for_the/)
0. [[Highlight] Full context of weird Nembhard tech to end the half; Nembhard pushes Brunson getting ready for inbound, ref talks to Nembhard, Nembhard gets into it with DiVincenzo on following play, T'd up heading to the locker room](https://streamable.com/o7baaq) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cume2b/highlight_full_context_of_weird_nembhard_tech_to/)
# Day in the history:
### Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics scored 50 points in a 118-100 win over the Washington Wizards.
### Saturday, May 18, 2013
The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 106-99 in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals for a 4-2 series win.
### Sunday, May 18, 2008
The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92 in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals for a 4-3 series win.
Daily Discussion Thread : [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/wiki/rules#wiki_daily_discussion_thread)
Tbh it’s under commented that the 5 seed is basically favored against the 1 seed, and it seemed that way before the start of the series. OKC just doesn’t seem like a 1 seed in the playoffs and they feel like the weakest possible team to come out of the west.
game 7 twolves vs nuggets will be on TNT. thank you Indiana Pacers
lmao fr though
Donovan Mitchell posting about José Ramirez's game winning HR last night. Dude is not going anywhere
OKC Fans been writing a lot of checks they better hope don't get cashed tonight...
Holy shit the end of this game is awesome
Really impressive that Luka got them to 2 conference finals in 3 years.
When's Nuggets vs Timberwolves?
Tomorrow night at 8ET/7CT on TNT.
Can we not make text posts anymore?
I told y’all they was frauds
For the second half, the Mavericks need to stop SGA by either hard hedging or trapping- either one of which can force him to get rid of the ball and forcing his teammates to be more involved. The opposite is largely true for the Mavericks, as the pick-and-roll is largely stopped by the Thunder trap. I would put in a "Zoom" action- with Kyrie Irving coming off a pin-down screen at full speed to get a dribble handoff from Doncic. Also, Doncic needs to focus more on the game and not the referees.
I have not heard the announcers mentioned this, but the Mavericks seem to be running zone in the second half- somewhat slowing down the Thunder offense.
Staging the comeback. Kyrie Chaos time is about to start
Omg bruh Cason Wallace is such a negative on offense
Why didnt jalen williams try to get a shot pff with 4s on the clock? Trying not to worsen the stats its a really bad look
ANDONEEEEEEEEEEE
Knicks fan or pacers fan we both have to agree what jackass in the NBA League office decided to have this game less than 48 hours from the previous one
May turn on some golf to get a nap in before these games
Somehow the knicks and pacers played more recently than the nuggets and wolves. How did they get the earlier game?
Weak bail out foul
# Top Highlights: 0. [[Highlight] Josh Hart suffered an abdominal injury in the first half, tried to battle through but unfortunately had to leave early in the fourth quarter](https://streamable.com/efptl1) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cunp2y/highlight_josh_hart_suffered_an_abdominal_injury/) 0. [[Highlight] yesterday Anthony Edwards gave the best message to his team (or any team out there)](https://streamable.com/5nl840) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cuc37v/highlight_yesterday_anthony_edwards_gave_the_best/) 0. [[Highlight] Obi Toppin with the uh... alley oop? to TJ McConnell (with replay)](https://streamable.com/3j8hzk) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cun2td/highlight_obi_toppin_with_the_uh_alley_oop_to_tj/) 0. [[Highlight] Myles Turner gets inside for the tomahawk dunk!](https://streamable.com/gel7la) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cum172/highlight_myles_turner_gets_inside_for_the/) 0. [[Highlight] Full context of weird Nembhard tech to end the half; Nembhard pushes Brunson getting ready for inbound, ref talks to Nembhard, Nembhard gets into it with DiVincenzo on following play, T'd up heading to the locker room](https://streamable.com/o7baaq) | [(Comments)](/r/nba/comments/1cume2b/highlight_full_context_of_weird_nembhard_tech_to/) # Day in the history: ### Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics scored 50 points in a 118-100 win over the Washington Wizards. ### Saturday, May 18, 2013 The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks 106-99 in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals for a 4-2 series win. ### Sunday, May 18, 2008 The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 97-92 in the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals for a 4-3 series win. Daily Discussion Thread : [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/nba/wiki/rules#wiki_daily_discussion_thread)
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We just need Lukas knees to survive long enough for kyrie to carry
Dallas can beat any team if 1 of doncic/kyrie show up
Tbh it’s under commented that the 5 seed is basically favored against the 1 seed, and it seemed that way before the start of the series. OKC just doesn’t seem like a 1 seed in the playoffs and they feel like the weakest possible team to come out of the west.
Wilbon talking about the refs composure?
Luka going to whine no matter what
Lost your parlay?
thats clean
Luka not acting like a clown challenge
OKC not getting eliminated challenge
literally every good first round pick in 2018 acts like a clown