Mavs 113, Celtics 108

[Dahlsim]

I think the sneaky decision was to keep Brunson in the game on the offensive side as he was breaking down the C's better than KP could with the Luka traps.  Left Kemba to guard JB and that is a mismatch.  Maybe it was defense as well but idk.

This is true.  You don't have to be a giant to score high percentages at the rim.  That may well be part of the Coach think here. 

Generally speaking though the Carlisle Mavs have had issues holding big leads so I'm not sure the percentages bear out well.