(01-08-2020, 10:22 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote:(01-08-2020, 10:16 PM)mtrot Wrote:(01-08-2020, 10:09 PM)HoosierDaddyKid Wrote: Joker feasted on the Mavs. Mavs don't have anyone to matchup with him. Powell and Kleber don't have the strength to guard him, should have put in Boban. I mean why not?Actually, I thought Kleber played some pretty good defense on him several times tonight
Powell and Kleber did everything they could. Jokic made 4 3s. Nothing they can do about it. Boban would have been a liability because Jokic is the master of backdoor passes and handoffs. Boban is not fast enough to stay in front of the guard and cannot recover in time.
We keep saying Boban would be a Liability yet the opponent is scoring all the buckets they need to take the lead and game at the end anyway. On the other side Dallas is not forcing the opponent to guard similar tough to defend sets with inside options so Jokic has all his energy free to use on the other end.
Dallas again had a lead. They could also have won the game by scoring a few buckets. If Boban is helping you score in the clutch how can he be any more of a liability than the liabilities that are already leading to Maverick L's after repeated lost leads.