(04-01-2021, 04:46 AM)meistermatze Wrote: This will be the first time that I really criticize Luka.
I just have to jump in here, because I think you are unfair. Yes, Luka took difficult shots. But he shot them at ridicoulous percentage. Over 60 % on threes and over 70 % overall. He also only took 15 shots out ot 77 total Mavs shots. So you can't claim he wasn't sharing the ball. Add total 16 TO to the 77 shots and Luka took 23 possessions (15 shots and 8 TO) out of 93 total. KP had 17 (15 shots and 2 TO) on 40 % shooting. Brunson had 11 and he benefited mostly from defensive effort Boston gave to Luka. I trully don't understand what you are complaining about. I think you are assuming that Luka would be just hoisting those extremely difficult shots even if they wouldn't go in. But how do you know? I find it totally reasonable Luka was shooting them because he was really feeling it.
Luka was brilliant until last quarter. I wonder how much of last quarter is really on Luka. As we all pointed out, Mavs were playing without KP - coach decision. Additionally Mavs extremely slowed down the offense - was that Luka or coaching decision? Luka missed 3 shots in the fourth, same as THJ.