3-Game Stretch of DOMINATION - NBA REKT

I'll be happy with 2-1. Idc how good we look vs Dallas and pacers. I have 0 expectation of winning that third game.

I keep seeing people say this and I’m not sure why. Dallas should be an easy W

You limit ADs minutes to 26-30ish if necessary, and hopefully he doesn’t have to play much in the 4th.

Indiana is a beatable team. You’re home, you’re trying to make the playoffs. Again, I play but I look into minute restrictions. Why sit and take an L when you have Houston, @Cavs, SA, @GS, POR all coming up?

LAL, not an easy win, but the Pels are the better team.




Real chance here to get the city really behind them. 3 home games, 3 very winnable games. If I’m going to rest guys I’ll do it against someone I feel we don’t have much of a chance against, like Houston. They can’t afford to sit and take a loss against a team like Indiana right now. West is way too tight and that could come back to bite them. Just my opinion.

Because you risk injury and exhaustion late in the season. The tie breakers are against western conference teams and right now those numbers aren’t great for the Pels. Need to win against Dallas and LAL and gear up for HOU.

Boston should’ve been a much tougher night but we got lucky with their injuries. Now with Dallas having 2 of their best players out (Wes Matthews & Dennis Smith Jr), it allows for a less stressful path to victory and less minutes for AD and Jrue

With all the nail biters/stressful games this team has played (along with Solo coming back for a few minutes), the Boston and Dallas games are gifts before going into the stretch of Indy, Lakers, and Houston. Still Indy and LAL will not be easy but Boston and Dallas before it makes going 2-1 a higher probability

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Boston should’ve been a much tougher night but we got lucky with their injuries. Now with Dallas having 2 of their best players out (Wes Matthews & Dennis Smith Jr), it allows for a less stressful path to victory and less minutes for AD and Jrue

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I would love to start the Mavs game with AD on the bench and keep him there for as long as possible, but the Mavs (and their backups) have given us trouble this year. They are also 4-6 over their last 10 with wins over the Pacers and Nuggets while taking the Raptors and Thunder to OT.

Oh it’s by no means a guaranteed win. But with those two guys out for them, I like our chances

How about not rest anybody? Teams fighting for playoff spots don’t have the luxury of resting players. Y’all need to try to win every single game.

I think we can win all 3. The key to winning all three is beating the crap out of Dallas early on. If you can play that game and AD and Jrue only have to play 20 minutes, then that's pretty much like not playing a game and just having practice. Come out and build your lead, let AD and Jrue rest as much as possible in the 1st half. Let the come out of the half to start the 3rd and hopefully you can make a run that makes the Mavs quit and the two of them don't have to play the 4th quarter at all. 7 minute first quarter 8 minute 2nd quarter, 7 minute 3rd quarter, done.

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Absolutely, but a long term injury to AD would be a nightmare

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He’s not injured. It’s not like he’s playing through an injury and risking his long term health. He’s healthy.

AD still played 32 against Boston. They'll have to be rolling hard for him to get much rest.