Surely the Mavericks would come out at home in Dallas and win Game 3 to make this NBA Finals a series, right? Wrong. It was a complete bust out. Down 3-0, the Mavericks are in “never been done” territory; the series is over. The only question that remains is if it will be a sweep.
I’m glad I didn’t bet on the Mavericks; I’m sorry that I bet that the series would go more than 5.5 games. That’s a loser. I did take the over in this game; after one quarter, I was feeling pretty good… that didn’t last. It remained a close game until halftime, and then the 3rd quarter happened, and my son and I walked away from the game. Are the Celtics that good? Later, in the 4th quarter, Dallas pulled within 3 points… we came back up to watch. The Mavs didn’t score a bucket after we sat down for a while, and that was the game. Luka fouled out too. How does he foul out? That’s pretty much unacceptable; I’m shocked they didn’t overturn it to keep Luka around, but… it’s just embarrassing. I’d be shocked if the Mavs win Game 4; I should have listened when my friend told me to bet on the sweep…
We lost another NBA great too; this time it was the Logo. Jerry West… a fierce competitor that knew all too well about tough losses, going 1-8 in the NBA Finals. He was the only person to ever win a Finals MVP on a losing team. He also was responsible for the Lakers getting Kobe; nicely done Jerry. First Bill Walton, then Chet Walker, and now Jerry West; I guess that’s the three… as we get older, more and more of the legends will pass; that sucks.
Maybe prime Jerry West could have helped Dallas. Hey, at least Kyrie finally showed up, but it’s all one on one stuff… the alley oops are long gone; the kick out passes and the other guys making treys is long gone. The team that went through the Western Conference is long gone. Boston will be all alone on top of the NBA with 18 championships; that is inevitable. I’m not too upset; I just wanted a series.
How about the ex-Bulls in this series? Gafford and Jones Jr have been horrific. I guess we were right to let them go? Haha… Are the lights too bright? These Dallas role players have been absolutely terrible. Again, maybe I’m just not giving the Celtics enough credit. Maybe they just are THIS good…even without Kristaps.
Oh well.. another NBA season will soon be in the books, and the only franchise I really care about still sits with the 6 titles… nothing for 26 years and counting. Thank God we had those; thank God for MJ.
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