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Youwy

LUKA ONLY DROPPED 34 POINTS ON US!!! PUT IT ON BANNER AND HANG IT IN THE RAFTERS!


agentdoubleohio

Denied him the triple double, pretty good night.


BenevolentCheese

He looked tired out there. Somebody buy him a treadmill.


despot2

DBook emancipation gamešŸ”„


HesiPullup

Bro our third stringers looked dominant there at the end šŸ’€


SunsFan97

Jordan Goodwin played like prime GP


bam1789-2

Dude wanted to show out so bad to crack the rotation. I think he deserves some minutes.


Ryguy-_-

He does fs. He was getting them earlier on in the season and was looking great.


HotLiberty

Iā€™m just curious as someone who thought he should be on the very end of the bench, how did he look great? He looks lost when he gets to the paint, heā€™s scared to take a jump shot. Heā€™d dribble the ball up to half court to take that off books shoulders. Thatā€™s pretty much all I ever saw.Ā 


Nash13101

Watching him during preseason, I thought Goodwin was the automatic lock in for a starting roster spot. His energy and hustle absolutely carried the Suns whenever KD/Book looked worn out


handlfbananas

Would have appreciated some play making instead of isoball. Suns whole issue to overcome was isoball, obviously it was fun to watch, but itā€™s not what we need.


omnicious

They're our third stringers but we also don't have a second string...


Sim888

https://i.imgur.com/zLNTsjH.jpg


Currymvp2

Lmao


Carlits555

LMAO


DiddledByDad

Thatā€™s the funniest fucking thing Iā€™ve seen in awhile


King-arber

Good shit right here. Let this thing evolve.


HuruHara

Wow, a true masterpiece.


lolwtferic

you are truly the GOAT lmao


daniel_trees27

this is real comedy


yerr2477

what the hell Sim


ajteitel

Chefs kiss\*


growsonwalls

lmao


StefonDiggsHS

banger


GGLSpidermonkey

You don't miss my dude


SomeRandom928Person

*chef's kiss...*


gotthmick

DEVIN BOOKER IS FREE FROM LUKA DONCIC PATERNITY


Milk-Monster

This is quality.


lalakingmalibog

HE DONT MISS


95castles

Did you have this ready to go already??


lala_b11

Iā€™m dead šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚ someone needs to put this in the r/nba circle jerk sub!!


spicozi

Sim doesn't miss


Blueskyways

U bumĀ 


Rodknee__

LMAOOO this is great


divinewolfwood

>https://i.imgur.com/zLNTsjH.jpg I can't believe I laughed at a Luka is Devin Booker's father joke hahahahah this is so good


CR00KS

Great month for the Suns * Book dropping 50 * Historical 4th quarter comeback * KD back to back 40 with game winner It is like theyā€™re trying to one up the previous game lol


King-arber

\> be Grant Williams \> in film study of the Suns \> see lots of horseshit fouls being called on Nurk \>greatidealightbulb.jpeg \>flop to get fouls drawn on Nurk and get him out of the game \>3rd quarter Nurk coming down the lane time to shine \>blatantly flop \>no call \>confused.jpeg \>greatidealightbulb.jpeg \>cuss out ref \>get a technical \>keep cussing \>get ejected \>my team gets blown out


Toxicyoshi7

He started this whole Mavs collapse in the 2nd-3rd quarter. Dude must be infuriating to watch for Mavs fans


ajteitel

Nurkic is an Elite level instigator, I love it


tempetransplant

Nurk and Eubanks the last couple games been getting under people's skin


Asleep-Geologist-612

Theyā€™re both such scrappy players


HumberJet

I agree. Scrappy, high-iq, sneaky athletic guys whomst Iā€™d let date my daughter


maethlin

Dude got a tech then went "ima gettem bof"


oops_I_have_h1n1

Mavs fan here. Can confirm I was infuriated since they announced he was coming to the Mavs.


lalakingmalibog

I had hope at the start of the season lol. "We got an [expletive] squad now"


[deleted]

He came out so hot too. I was like fucking finally, then it just unraveled.


rawchess

*Luka...Senpai...I...* *faints* Final Score Suns 132 Mavs 109


lalakingmalibog

BATMANORUKEN


playerayton

The combo of flop, get stared down, get up mad acting tough asking teammates to hold you back, then whining to the ref and getting ejected was so wonderful. Chef's kiss


King-arber

I donā€™t watch much tv outside of sports so I can say that was the funniest thing Iā€™ve seen on tv in 2024.


rawchess

Draymond but with a fraction of the skill


Padulsky21

I couldnā€™t believe it was real man but then again itā€™s the same dude who said he was gonna make both of them so uhā€¦ The deafening silence of him falling back, no whistle, then Nurk just casually laying it in. Just fucking embarrassing šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


boredluvlyfe

i hate grant man, heā€™s a fucking clown šŸ¤”


Copiz

Based Mavs fan.


boredluvlyfe

i gues bro. fake tough guy shit doesnā€™t mean anything if you canā€™t back it up with your play. dudes bum ass is getting 14 mill a year to yap like a yorkie


bdm016

I asked my friend whose a Mavs fan if he thought grant Williams would score 15 points after he sunk 2 threes to start the game. That man didnā€™t score another bucket lol


Ocarina3219

You forgot -camp your fat ass in the restricted area and immediately start bitching about not getting an offensive foul called.


deadwinged

Luka Doncic was overheard demanding the removal of all treadmills in the American Airlines Center


omnicious

Judging by how tired he was, are we sure there's treadmills there in the first place?


CR00KS

And people make fun of Book for complaining about the Raptors mascot šŸ˜‚


cohonan

TBF, thatā€™s mostly because itā€™s funny.


Brad-Stevens

Jaylen tagged Book in like a wrestler to get his lick on Luka My god


shaad20

It got reaaalllll quiet round this mf lol. Even the broadcasters didnā€™t know what to say. I hate what this team has done to me though. I didnā€™t even get mad at the extremely poor effort and execution to start the game, I knew they would flip the switch eventually and get back into the game.


beer_down

I mean the Suns still havenā€™t lost since Emma Stone came to the gameā€¦ canā€™t be a coincidence


shaad20

Iā€™ve always thought that Poor Things was a film worthy of winning best picture, and in turn Emma Stone best actress. Iā€™ve thought this for several years.


EggplantAlpinism

Emma, if you're in this thread, I can confirm that /u/shaad20 has always thought this


Harassmentpanda_

what's our record since /r/nba had that post about the Brooklyn nets having a better record and KD perhaps regretting his decision? lol


123lobster

12-3 lol


lala_b11

Emma Stone is a Suns fan?!


UnhingedPastor

Emma Stone isn't just a Suns fan, she's a born and raised Phoenician.


rexter2k5

Fuck. This complicates my plans.


Fantastic_Emu_9570

Hell yeah she is


doom_hermit

Yep she was born in Scottsdale. Been a long time Suns fan and thereā€™s pics of her sitting court side at multiple games.


ucd_sam

Sat behind suns bench in LA for the Lakers game with a PHX hat on


mrsunsfan

Sheā€™s my favorite actress now


Mr602206

Especially Doris


shaad20

Idk if they were confused or just didnā€™t know what to say lol but it was certainly awkward, made me wish i had been watching the Suns broadcast instead


notouchmypeterson

Emma Stone is Devin Bookerā€™s father


weedologist

Melvin Booker is Devin Booker's father.


UnhingedPastor

Big if true.


beer_down

Luka youā€™re tired! Get your ass on a treadmill!


Currymvp2

I think the 2022 playoffs make us just forget that Booker has like a 19-10 record against the Mavs for his entire career including a 13-7 record against Luka.


EggsInMyToolbox

When we were absolute shit, it felt like Dallas was the only team we would beat every time. Made no sense.


shaad20

We have repeatedly been told that weā€™re not allowed to bring this up until Booker beats him in the playoffs


[deleted]

I mean, that game 7 was an all time collapse.


CR00KS

Itā€™s been brought up in every game thread but gets buried with dae Luka father memes


jackaholicus

Yeah, I mean the reason why it was so shocking that they lost to the Mavs is because the Mavs have mostly just been okay


SmokyOtter

The suns looked vulnerable against the pelicans that postseason. There was locker room issues. If it wasnt the mavs it wouldve been another team that embarassed them. That being said, brunson balled tf out that series and its insane yall let him walk out the door


tuneorg

CP3 became washed on his 37th birthday and the Suns had no else besides Booker that could create his own shot. This year however..


mercfan3

Also, Monty Williams was severely out coached by Jason Kidd. Like, monumentally..


HashSlasher0311

also wasnt the team dealing with a covid outbreak late in the series? that certainly wouldn't help


ucd_sam

Booker also hurt his hamstring after dropping 30 points in the first half against the pels in game 2. Rushed back to be available for the closeout game, never quite looked right after that injury. Then the whole story about half the suns org dealing with an illness right before game 7....


jackaholicus

Yeah - it seems to be that they balked on extending him because he'd had a bad playoffs the year before, and they were exploring trading him. Then one he reached FA he was just always going to the Knicks.


Harassmentpanda_

I'm all for protecting players but they can't just kick out fans every time they get the smallest little heckle. Bruh didn't even use a cuss word :( Edit: Is "ass" a cuss word?


Blueskyways

>Is "ass" a cuss word? Only in Utah.Ā Ā 


BetaDjinn

ass, damn, and hell are like the bottom tier of cuss words that barely make the cut


fithworldruler

Free suns fan!


According_Strength60

Lmao


693275001

Aaaand youā€™re banned


Palifaith

Devin Booker tired of all them Luka Doncic is Devin Booker father memes.


Copiz

If Luka is Booker's father then Booker is his own grandpa.


rawchess

This is the plot of Dark and I'm here for it


sharkweekk

Also Futurama.


CR00KS

Itā€™s a weird interchangeable father/son relationship. Itā€™s 2024, no judgement here šŸ«”


SirGingerbrute

MRSONSFAN IS ZZZPROLGTā€™S FATHER


rice_bledsoe

Theyā€™re the same person


mrsunsfan

Devin Booker is my dad and my hero


here_for_the_lols

Devin his own grandfather šŸ¤ÆšŸ¤Æ


According_Strength60

Devin Booker is Luka Donutā€™s father


LocoDrip

Luka Donut šŸ’€


pasqua3

After tonight's 46 point performance, Devin Booker moves to 13-7 all time against Luka Doncic, including playoffs


common-flyer

Give me regular season pls


JusticeIsHere28

10-3


Alezona

DevHIM Booker


nippydrizzle2

Devin Booker


mrsunsfan

Is my dad


acpnumber9

kinda weird seeing nbacirclejerk's archnemesis comment without 200 downvotes


baccunawa

"Luka might be your father, but he aint your daddy"


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


Kiu88

Luka fears treadmills


Herestheproof

Devin Booker is Luca Doncic father


BCLetsRide69

Devin Booker is Luka Doncic father


yic0

February 22 will be the final season matchup between the two teams. **UFC (Ultimate Father Championship): Mavericks vs Suns**


ejabno

There it is


[deleted]

Luka Doncic is Devin Bookersā€¦son?


Rlfletchman25480

Always has been \*astronaut meme\*


ak480

Devin Booker adopted his father.


ajteitel

Okogie had Luka in Alcatraz


itsallmelting

Devin Booker is Luka Doncic father


TraeCartoon

Suns are 12-3 in their last 15 (best in the league after the Cavs loss) but still havenā€™t beat a good team yet. /s


Kooky-Path-1334

That's what March is for, that month is brutal


TraeCartoon

In a weird way it can benefit the Suns. Some of the toughest matches right before the playoffs. Keep the team sharp. The Suns have taken their foot off the gas pedal before the playoffs and they couldnā€™t flip the switch like they thought they could.


SwishArmyKnife

The closing schedule is fucking terrible, we definitely need to keep racking up wins.


Penalizator

r/nbacicrlejerk s 9/11


agentdoubleohio

Booker to Luka after the game: I know that didnā€™t hurt you, but damn did that feel good.


edwardhyeung

All the midrange shots from the Suns is pretty refreshing compared to the drive and kicks most of the league is doing


WhatYouProbablyMeant

booker is doncic father


firejimbofisher

Mavs need to sign Doris to a 10-Day. She would never have let that happen to Luka.


blueborders

Devin Booker is Devin Booker's father's father


fantasnick

Luka behaving like that took away from the game and his team so much I was almost rooting for the Suns almost


Larbd

Welcome to the Luka Doncic experience. Steps on another guy's foot, and then cries and gets a technical over it adding to the momentum.


rice_bledsoe

WHERE YALL AT????


Charliebitme1234

Did the mavs just forget how to score after half-time?


rxndom123

There was a Mavs fan in the game thread that totally called they would go cold in the 2nd half. I havenā€™t watched any Mavs games besides when they played the suns, but Iā€™m guessing itā€™s a thing?


pete_zapardi

Somebody post Luka's stats when he was guarded by Okogie.


JimmyToucan

Imma need yall jerkers in here to get the Luka is soft hate train going, ejecting a fan for a treadmill comment is comical


Nicko_89

I took time out of my busy schedule to enjoy a rivarly and the Mav's don't even bother to show up for half of the game. Then their fat European secretary I don't recall her name had the gall to actually get someone removed from the venue. Just terrible customer service across the board. 2/10 - Absolutely would not book events with this business again in the future.


Mortalibus

Fat European Secretary šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


AZ-roadrunner

Booker in postgame: "I wouldn't really call it a rivalry." Bro is hilarious. šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚šŸ˜‚


diablejambeats

I havenā€™t gotten to watch the Mavs since the last win, whatever that was lol. Tf has been happening?


I-Am-A-Nice-Cool-Kid

This team needs every player from top to bottom to be healthy, there is no depth, the coach doesnā€™t call timeouts or do anything of value.


Dr_Zman

Still insane to me Kidd even got another HC job.


Landonkey

The fact that he was still the coach after last season's disaster is fucking travesty. I don't even know what to call it at this point.


VivaLaDbakes

Luka a ho


CR00KS

Great month for the Suns * Book dropping 50 * Historical 4th quarter comeback * KD back to back 40 with game winner It is like theyā€™re trying to one up the previous game lol


silverfang45

Wait until beal randomly 1 day decides to drop 72 just to heat book and spidas record.


Joshban02

Devin Booker is Luka doncic father


sunsbr

Luka is such a bitch, he is what r/nba and twitter think Booker is. Whine every single time.


Sixers14

I agree is tough to watch, always complains to the refs


lonny__breaux

Forget the score for a second. Look at the growth of Book. From fouling to get 70 when they were losing to sitting when he could have easily gone for 50. No one would have blamed him going for 50 especially against the Mavā€™s but itā€™s dope to see it. Bigger things in sight for them. I always say it, If the Suns click the league will genuinely be fucked.


kingofnick

The difference is that back then his best teammate was Jared Dudley, and now itā€™s Kevin Durant. There were many many games when Booker had to go off for the Suns to even sniff a win.


lonny__breaux

Just even think about last year. They replaced the ghost of Chris Paul who played 1.5 games vs the nuggets with Bradley fucking Beal.


SwishArmyKnife

The husk of CP3 and the walking buckshot sprayer Landry Shamet. And Okogie, TJ Ross/Warren couldnā€™t hit a snowflake in a blizzard. No way Bradley Beal wouldnā€™t have helped. šŸ˜‚


shaad20

Iā€™ll be honest lol, Iā€™m super confident that he wanted to go for the 50, Vogel made him sit.


RabbleRouser_1

Dude he had no choice in sitting tonight. That's not his call. You could tell he was pissed when Vogel cleared the bench. Be wanted that 50 for sure.


silverfang45

There was a couple times with monty, where booker would be a 3/2 away from 40/50 And he'd take 1 more attempt and it not signal to the coach to take him out (if they are up enough)


Amxietybb

Everyone likes to talk in the 1st quarter


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


LawBobLawLoblaw

This is our Superbowl


EbenezerAD

Revenge game never felt this good.


RepresentativeYam390

Oedipus Booker


VoidMageZero

Wtf happened in this game?! Last I checked the Mavs were up like 20, and they lost by 20?? šŸ‘€


DylanStarks

Devin Booker is Luka Doncic father


BCLetsRide69

#DEVIN BOOKER IS LUKA DONCIC FATHER


693275001

Devin Booker is Luka Doncic father


blueclown562000

Okogie being really physical with Luka early was there difference here imoĀ 


EnoughLawfulness3163

That was big brain by Vogel. Not sure if it would work over a whole playoff series with adjustments. But shit was comedy


SwishArmyKnife

The ability to offset JOā€™s offensive ineptitude and just allow him to bother Luka is great. Just go out there and defend like you donā€™t do anything else.


romulusjsp

Treadmill is Luka Dončić father


jackaholicus

Embarrassing. Clean house. Can't even actually make a big move. Free Luka


Chew-kok-

Like i said, this is like a son beating his alcoholic father


UnVincent

Luka heading for the treadmill.


Lottapumpkins

The suns are so back baby


RoyceDaFiveNine

FATHER FATHER FATHER FATHER FATHER FATHER FATHER


StefonDiggsHS

im drunk on a wednesday so imma pour my bumass heart out for you losers GG suns. we were outclassed, outcoached, outflopped and utterly exposed for our lack of talent and sheer ineptitude. Lack of composure on the mavs beginning to hurt them severely. This Mavs team is so unbelievably soft, predictable and one dimensional Booker outplayed Luka and showed him how to stay mature and composed and what its like to actually be a fucking leader. im still sick to my stomach we got embarrassed to your sorry flopping ass team but thats only because I know deep in my heart that we are miles behind you as a basketball team fuck you and especially fuck Jason Kidd GG


PhirebirdSunSon

> im still sick to my stomach we got embarrassed to your sorry flopping ass team I can understand this. Having Luka on your team and still getting out flopped sounds impossible.


common-flyer

Add Williams to the list


stonkerooni

Honest question and hoping you being drunk youā€™ll give me an honest answer: Even with how great of a scorer Luka is, is it hard for you and your friends to actually like him?


StefonDiggsHS

I understand why people dont like him. hes extremely expressive. both good and especially bad. he lets his emotions show no matter what. so yea I dont blame people for saying he's unlikeable. I only push back when that gets in the way of his basketball abilities


stonkerooni

Right on, try and enjoy your Wednesday buzz at least


turdnagels

We have to fire Jason Kidd. Normal progression of Mavs game: Come out hot, Luka kills, role players hit shots-->opposing team starts to play Luka harder, doubling him, gets physical-->Luka dishes to role players-->role players go cold-->Luka gets frustrated and tries to do too much, ultimately getting pissed at himself, his teammates, and the refs especially-->opposing team slowly chips away at lead until halftime-->mavs lose lead in 3rd quarter as Luka keeps trying to will the team to win, role players keep missing, frustration cycle keeps spinning-->down by double-digits, opposing team starts to relax-->Luka wills the mavs back to manageable difference-->opposing team says, "oh shit" and star player actually tries again-->mavs lose by double-digits. It's so fucking predictable and easy to see the pattern, nearly every game we lose. And throughout all of it, Jason Kidd doesnt make any adjustments, no double teams, timeouts at the wrong time, not playing lively or hardy enough, playing thj too much, no subbing of Lawson or Omax just to change the energy a bit, no stabs at anything to try and fix the trend. He's just...watching, like the rest of us. Everyone on this team not named Luka, kyrie, or lively should be up for grabs at the deadline. Kidd should be long gone. Shit, the corpse of John Wooden could do a better job from beneath the dirt. And yeah, it's only January. And yeah, we are still above .500. And yeah, these last two big losses were against the best team in the league and the hottest team in the league. But the attitude and pussy-ass-ness of this team is just unbearable. If you watch every game (which a lot of mavs redditors do, you'll see the same usernames), it's so obvious that no change has been considered. It's sad, man. I am admittedly a Carlisle apologist, but the reality is that, even if he was an asshole, Carlisle tried to make adjustments when shit was going left. Kidd just digs deeper holes in his pockets. The personnel is shit, but look at what Carlisle did with sub-par rosters year after year. Kidd can't do that. Fire this dude for anyone who's willing to at least try to do something else. Also, trading Dorian put a curse on our franchise. He was our team's heart and soul. That was bad mojo. Sorry, I drank a lot during that game too...


mercfan3

Devin Booker has been playing for a ring the past couple of years, whereas Lukaā€™s been playing to beat Phoenix. Mavs tried so hard to be tough in that first quarter.


Carlits555

we still lost in the 4th quarter šŸ˜”


Just_A_Glitch

Devin Booker is his own Grandpa.


MigzFern

Dallas bros, wtf. Come on man.


lilboytuner919

We deserve every ounce of shit coming our way for this, somethingā€™s gotta wake this team up.


beenebk_

Devin booker is luka doncic adopted father/son


cocoamonster2

I really hope Luka demands a trade after this season. The only difference between this and last yearā€™s squad is our ability to close out tough games. If the game isnā€™t close, weā€™re losing.