01-05-2020, 02:44 PM
(01-04-2020, 11:21 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Whatever it is. The Mavs need reliable 2-point plays to close out games. There is no reason to blow big leads again and again just because the 3 isn´t falling.
This issue played out again last game against the Charlotte Hornets. The Mavs had a lead big enough with just a few minutes left in the game that Charlotte had to both go on a scoring tear AND get the Mavs to come up empty on almost every possession.
Mavs didn't have win with defense at that point as just a few high % shots at the rim would have caused the Hornets to come up short.
As it is they just barely had enough time to tie the game and send it to over time. Even one more basket would have done them in.
That's where a post big man pounding it at the rim and maybe even drawing a foul could close a game. No such attempt is made of course, its just not in the offensive playbook under any circumstances, evidently.
