07-08-2022, 07:01 PM
(07-08-2022, 06:55 PM)sterlingmallory Wrote: Yes it does. If you start every game down 10 after the first 5 minutes you're going to lose quite a few games. I'd prefer to not have to climb back from double digit deficits in the first half every night.
Mavs started Powell every playoff game where they were consistently down and outrebounded. Did it matter? Not really.
McGee is better than Powell. He wont play more than 4-5 mins to start a quarter. Closing lineup is infinitely more important.
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