GAME 17: DAL (9-8) @ BOS (14-4) | 112-125 loss

[KillerLeft]

Killer, I'm a bit surprised you pick this game to tout the benefits of Wood solo-big.  Breaking it down by quarter it was -3 in Q1, -14 in Q2, +3 in Q3 and +0 in Q4.  That is -14.  Powell was -6 and we had 1:19 where McGee was by himself at -2.  Without Maxi, there was only 2:17 of two big's at the same time and that was +6.  

First of all, I totally agree that Kleber being unavailable has caused major problems on multiple fronts for the Mavs, recently. 

Second…thought a lot about your point above, and I guess I’m just to the point where I don’t even care what’s working best right now. All I know is that when Wood and Luka are out there together, the team can SCORE. The offense actually seems dangerous for those stretches in most nights. They simply MUST lean into that, because, in my opinion, there kind of is no other option. My opinion has been, is, and will continue to be that they should give that tandem a shot and hope that either their defense improves or that they can find the right type of players to fill in the gaps and cover for them. 

Wood is special on offense when matched up with a big and not a forward, imho.