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The Lowe Post

Potential Porzingis Injury Fallout, Series Defining Stats, and Hurley Turns Down Lakers

The Lowe Post

ESPN

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4.77.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Zach and Steve Jones, Jr. of The Dunker Spot react to the news of Kristaps Porzingis' leg injury and what it could mean for the Mavericks and Celtics if he can't play in Game 3. Plus, Boston's commitment to driving the ball, ways for Dallas to crack the Celtics' defense, and Dan Hurley turns down the Lakers job. Entire series summed up in one stat (1:30) Boston's optionality on offense (5:31) Celtics are committed to driving the ball (9:49) Kristaps Porzingis has torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon in his left leg (22:04) What changes if Porzingis can't play in Game 3? (24:21) Where can Dallas poke holes in Boston's defense? (37:13) More potential consequences if Porzingis can't play (43:14) Dan Hurley turns down Lakers' job (50:50) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

And now the low post.

0:04.0

Welcome to the low post podcast. It's Tuesday afternoon.

0:08.0

Game 3 of the NBA finals is not until late tomorrow night so we can luxuriate in a little extra time to do

0:15.1

the X's Zeros and the previews Steve Jones Jr one half of the Dunkers spot you know him

0:21.6

you love him how are you sir I'm doing good good to be here

0:25.6

great to be here excited to talk some finals and break down the x-s and os that's what you do this is where basketball Okay, I'm going to throw a number at you. You ready? I'm ready. If you asked me

0:38.9

boil down to one stat, if I got to just choose one stat to explain to people why Boston is up to

0:48.0

oh in the finals, two wins away from capping a dominant season with the championship.

0:54.0

Outscoring the Mazz by 25 points through two games.

0:58.0

Although Game 2 got a little fun at the end.

1:00.0

Do you think that was a foul by the way on the PJ Washington layup that Derek White blocked?

1:06.7

Thought that was a play on good effort

1:10.1

There's no last I anticipated the last two minute report and there isn't one because I guess it didn't meet the criteria how about you get a little courage and just for the finals we get a last we get at the last 48 minute report how about that like if it if the last two minute report doesn't exist for this play why what are we doing okay

1:30.4

If I had to choose one stat and there's a lot of stats I could go with I'm gonna I'm gonna hit you with it

1:36.9

You ready? I'm ready

1:40.4

Catch and shoot threes

1:44.0

Dallas Catch and shoot threes. Dallas, six of 28, Boston 20 of 60.

1:51.0

That's the whole series right there boiled down to one number. Boston has more than double

1:56.3

the amount of catch and shoot trees. I don't even care about the accuracy rate, which is awful for Dallas and like

2:01.6

not great to bad for Boston.

2:04.6

It's the attempt volume is the whole series

2:08.1

and we can talk about all the reasons why that is.

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