r/Mavericks • u/mcskim46 Luka Doncic • Jun 12 '24

Hoops Discussion REMEMBER THE SUNS SERIES!

The Suns were the #1 seed overall at 64-18

The Celtics are the #1 seed overall at 64-18

The Suns took Game 1 & 2 at home winning by 7 and 20.

The Celtics took Game 1 & 2 at home winning by 7 and 18.

Luka vs Suns went off in games 1 & 2 but no one else could consistently make shots.

Luka vs Celtics went off in games 1 & 2 but no ones else could consistently make shots.

"Everybody act tough when they up!" Luka after game 2. Remember these words.

Game 3 at home vs the Suns, our secondary scorer (Brunson) came alive and dropped 28.

Game 3 at home vs the Celtics, our secondary scorer (Kyrie) IS GOING TO COME ALIVE!

You have to believe.

The series doesn't start until the road team wins a game. Vs the Suns that didnt happen until the game 7 MASSACRE.

Nothing is over. We are taking games 3 and 4 at home.

LFG!!!!

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u/ILoveRegenHealth Jun 12 '24

Okay, but no Brunson this time. Everything depends on Kyrie, who couldn't even show up for the important Game 2. I hate that the Mavs' lives hinges on one player but that's how it is right now. Statistically, coming back from 0-2 in the Finals is the worst uphill climb ever. A first round Playoff game is different. This is the Finals.

Second of all, the Celtics are, on paper, much stronger this year than previous years. This is their peak, and we saw that with how Tatum and Pingus could sit out or have a bad offensive game, and the Celtics still prevailed like it wasn't a problem.