Game Day: Mavericks (25-24) @ Suns (25-24), Thurs 1/26/23

[specialsauce]

Ayton is just God awful on D. Just doesn’t even try.

Bridges having another ghost experience

[Split T]

This is ugly…everyone sucks right now

[LazarusLong]

We play better without Ayton

#hAyton

This winning streak started against Brooklyn when Ayton was our best player.

Ayton is only 4-12 from the field, but he isn't the major problem.
The bench blows this evening, and Bridges is MIA so far.
Monty's rotations have been problematic.
Also, the refs missed a couple of obvious fouls, including one on Paul where Dwight Powell all but confessed to swiping CP3 in the face.

I may pull back on my defense of Ayton. He's missed a couple of bunnies so far in the second half ...

[ShelC]

The team's rhythm is off. Gotta find a lineup that works cuz the starters aren't cutting it.

[bajanguy008]

DA been terrible
I usually don't get on him as many on here already do but I been seeing reports that he doesn't give the same effort/focus on D and it sure looks that way tonight

I've been amazed by Biz the last couple games and last season for me it was comparable how they Anchored the paint but obvious difference was DA skillset on O
DA here getting boards but Biz set a different tone last couple games IMO

Then DA sure bringing the energy on O but it just resulting in rushed shots and missing too many bunnies
It's kinda brutal right now

[Kryptonic]

No Luka and we're still getting drilled. Sad

[Wally_West]

Finally Bridges!!!

[Wally_West]

Refs are pussies.

[TOO]

I miss when this team was fun to watch man, the finals run seems like ancient history.

[wpmiller42]

Dumb technical, bit I'm kinda surprised they haven't gotten him before now for that

[JeremyG]

We play better without Ayton

#hAyton

This winning streak started against Brooklyn when Ayton was our best player.

Bridges was the Suns best player that game, Ayton played to a wash with freaking Nic Claxton lol.

24/14/4. Best player overall.

[ShelC]

Lee and Biz bringing a spark. Thought Monty might've left DA in there 2 minutes too long, especially coming off of being sick. I wonder if we see Jock later on too.

[TOO]

We play better without Ayton

#hAyton

This winning streak started against Brooklyn when Ayton was our best player.

Bridges was the Suns best player that game, Ayton played to a wash with freaking Nic Claxton lol.

24/14/4. Best player overall.

Sure bud, he got bodied by a 200lb C and Bridges was the leading scorer and assist guy if I recall.

[Split T]

Of course Dinwiddie turns into a superstar

[JeremyG]

Again we see that lack of a baseball pass at the end of the quarter.

[Wally_West]

1 step forward, 2 steps back.

[bajanguy008]

Dinwiddie did this to us in the Playoffs also

Honestly if Josh not impacting the game on D (no Luka to guard, not stopping Dinwiddie)....
He should be sitting

[TOO]

Of course Dinwiddie turns into a superstar

Every time he plays the Suns.

Suns always get some rando decent player that goes full all-star against them. I dont know if its because they hate the Suns or the team just stinks out loud defensively.

[bajanguy008]

And did CP3 n Mikal just play the whole 3rd ?
Who's starting the 4th

Coming back with a less than ideal lineup again like in the 2nd ?

[JeremyG]

We can't ever stop Dinwiddie.