2 years ago today: P.J. and Gaff score their first points for Dallas in their Mavs debut. Instant chemistry. Mavs beat OKC 146-111 in this game, then later that season this squad got to the Finals🔥

2 years ago today: P.J. and Gaff score their first points for Dallas in their Mavs debut. Instant chemistry. Mavs beat OKC 146-111 in this game, then later that season this squad got to the Finals🔥
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  5. There’s so many things to be said about ‘the trade’.

    What I miss about most about Luka is the elite passing. It’s such a pleasure to watch. And, as we’ve seen this year, some guys game are fine without an elite passer, and other guys struggle to produce when they aren’t ‘spoon-fed’ the easy bucket.

  6. There’s just something special about the Luka Mavs that is hard to explain. He plays as if he’s a QB, maybe that’s why I loved watching him play. Idk, I really miss those times.

  7. And now those 2 are rendered completely useless on this new team and we’ll have to sell low on them when you literally could not find a more perfect fit between them and Luka. *sighhhhhh*

  8. PJ and Gaff feed off energy plays. So camping out in the corner or plodding for a highly contested jump hook doesn’t do them well. We had the ultimate playmaker raising all ships and fucking Nico sent him away for garbage and an inconsistent Max. If not for lucking out on Coop, this franchise would have been doomed for decades

  9. Right around every Mavs-Lakers matchup, you can always count on this OP to farm karma from the rubes in this sub.

  10. god, did all of that to build the perfect team around luka lol i’m in a glass case of emotion

  13. As a wolves fan I hated how scary this lob city setup was looking and wondering how we were ever gonna beat it.

    ….sorry bros..

  14. It’s crazy to me that Luka knew the oop would be there while PJ is still outside the 3 pt line and Luka is at the logo.

    I get it’s a designed play but his vision and IQ are up there with Jokic as the greatest of all time.

  17. I hate to say it but they don’t fit our timeline anymore. With Luka gone, and us rebuilding around Cooper, it’ll only be a matter of time before they both either move a separate direction or they get traded by the org. Either way, the connection they had with Luka and Kyrie was so goated for the short period of time that it existed.

  20. We were literally OKC’s toughest matchup. I still believe last year whole heartedly once Luka got healthy coming back from injury we would have had a serious chance to go back to the finals and win it all if they didn’t trade him..

  23. Was at this game.

    The audio doesnt do justice for how on fire the crowd was. There was a persistent buzz during the game and then peaks when this stuff would happen.

    Felt like a playoff game.

  24. I was at this game! The arena was buzzing. First game together and the result was a dominant performance… so much potential.

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