Warriors in 6. I think the Warriors shooting will improve this series and will be too much for the Mavs. Luka is great and their defense is strong so I wouldn't be shocked if he leads them to the upset. But I just don't think the Mavs have enough weapons. The key will be Curry shooting like the GOAT shooter or his sub 38% version this season.
The Warriors in 5 or 6, but watching how Luka and the Mavs just sandblasted the best team in the league at home in "f#cking" game 7 is still incredible. I hope the Mavs win, but they are overmatched against GS. Still, I thought the Suns would be too much for them, but they handled them pretty well. GS is playing very well, and are hyped up as juggernaut. But, the difference between them and the Suns was colossal, during the season. I feel like Phoenix was, even in the playoffs still a better team, so who knows.
I have a $50 dollar bet with my roommate on that the warriors will go further than the celtics(we both had to chose one team to make it the furthest) but I’m not too sure anymore Luka come into a game 7 mean mugging, hitting his first couple heat checks, and had that “I’m about to **** on this whole team” smile on his face literally the entire game. After that blowout I wouldn’t be surprised if Dallas has the confidence and grit to win the whole thing Luke was up 30-40 straight diving and wrestling for loose ball. Boy just has the juice
it will depends on how long GS goes before they injure luca, if he can survive 5/6 games dallas will have an outside chance, otherwise they're dead
VERY reluctantly picking the Warriors in 5. Never Dallas. Ever, under any circumstances. F**k Dallas.
Phoenix couldn't space the floor with their below average 3pt shooting. That allowed the mavs to pack the paint and the mid-range, taking the suns out of their game. Warriors have much better 3pt shooting which should create the space for poole and curry to penetrate. Luka is going to Luka, and for the Mavs it's still going to come down to how well Brunson and the rest of the cast step up. I think the Warriors are better equipped to handle Luka's supporting cast. Warriors in 6 is my prediction.
I bet those exact same numbers line up pretty closely to when Houston played GS in 2018. Dallas and Luka play a lot like Harden and Houston did. High end of the iso, ball dominance and driving to the basket spectrum and lower end of ball/player movement spectrum. Take as many 3s as they can and try to deny the opponent from doing the same.
