MAVS NEWS: Luka Is Hurt, But is Trudging On | DLive's Mom Passes Away| Maxi OUT

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DJJr would probably take it upon himself to play harder than he used to, and gets injured in the process.
Might as well sit DJJ too.

I think Grant starts.  Although there moments in the first half last night that I was wondering if he could lose his starting spot.   

I think the closing of games is the bigger question.   I would like to see exum in the majority of closing lineups but that may not always be the case.    But the 4 position will be really interesting....if we consider Lively on the floor closing games.   

One thing that I always found interesting, there have been a few times right before the season and early in the season that Zach Lowe mentioned Maxi Kleber when asking who is the Mavs 3rd best player.   His mentioning Kleber always felt odd.  I just don't see it right now.   But he is getting that from somewhere.   If you have three guys who can create finishing the game and a big like Lively, it gives you a lot of flexibility on the fifth guy.    He needs to guard and also protect the paint a little and be able take and hit wide open threes.