GAME 2: UTA (1-1) vs. DAL (1-1)| 104-110 WIN!!!!!

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When you look at the season as a whole I absolutely agree. The whole body of work of the season. 

But I just think the games leading up to the playoffs and in the two playoff games Maxi has not been the better defender (or not enough better to warrant the playing time). A lot of that is my eye test speaking. 

At the end of the day, this is an opinion of mine from watching the games. I have some stats that I think validate that. You can disagree. I just think DP is the best big option right now. The coaches obviously don't. We will see how that unfolds in this series.

Maxi had two great on ball possessions in the first half versus Clarkson and Mitchell.  I'm not sure Powell can bring that to the table.  That's not a knock on Powell, his play of late has been a revelation.  It's all for not though as you need both dudes playing at a high level.  Things get scary when the rotation goes beyond them.