12-31-2020, 02:25 PM
(12-31-2020, 01:57 PM)SleepingHero Wrote: My question though is WHY. There is a reason why 4 teams have waltzed in and have nailed these difficult shots. Is it poor defensive effort? Who are nailing the shots? Big men? Guards? A mix? Is it our lack of size in lineups? Or is it actually just prayers that have for some reason gone in? A 6% increase is significant. If it was 1-2% higher, I can say "okay yeah the Mavs are just getting unlucky". But 6% is pointing to a more systemic issue to me.
What you are describing is basically an exact definition of a small sample. Pure bad luck and Mavs countered two hot teams. You need a bigger sample to judge it systemic. I know Lakers hit above average and it was not just our bad defense. Same yesterday. A lot of things went in for Charlotte while Dallas was missing open shots.