08-02-2020, 05:12 PM
(08-02-2020, 05:02 PM)mavsluvr Wrote:(08-02-2020, 03:33 AM)Jym Wrote: A lot of people seem to be complaining about the Maxi/KP combo, but I was super glad to see them together for so long at the end.Agreed.
Isn't even more likely that a guy like Covington flies in around a slower Boban? Maxi and KP HAVE to be able to handle that situation. Especially against that tiny frontline.
Those plays where a Rocket dashes in ahead of the Mavs for a rebound aren't just opportunistic strikes. One of the players after the game said they practice that move. Shame on Carlisle/Maxi/KP for not being alert to it.
Hopefully, they'll live and learn.
This is true, but its not just one play. The pattern of blown leads shows that the Mavericks should not have been in a situation to lose on that one play. The game was theirs to lose once the clock wound down to a certain point and they have built a significant lead.
Good teams have to be able to hold those leads.