The Mavs have 2 stars and supporting cast. Lively could almost be classed a star when he's playing. Irving and Luka accounted for 71 points while the "supporting cast" accounted for 48 points. Most of the time the "supporting cast" accounts for even less. This is not good.
Maxi had an off night scoring, but still provided yoeman's service for the team in general.
Grant Williams and DJJ? Where were they? Oh...they were there...sometimes scurried out to make a play, but disappeared too often.
Josh Green has elevated his play this year, but this wasn't his best game.
Streaky Hardaway earned his infuriating name...
Powell is a yoeman. Dependable, doesn't make many mistakes, leads with his face--but is way down the bench in the best scenarios.
Hardy the enigma. Well...not really an enigma. He's raw and green, but fearless. Almost fearless--there is some confusion in his eyes. I've said before--he has a coaching problem.
Kyrie! Robin to batman. I doubt he would like that, but it is what it is.
There's something sad about an old horse, ridden into the ground too many times, that still pulls the team across the finish line. 35 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists--if his supporting cast would make the shots would have had many more assists--2 steals, and 1 block. This tired old horse is, of course, Luka. Luka shouldn't have been able to do this, but he did. My Dirkie to Luka.
Maxi had an off night scoring, but still provided yoeman's service for the team in general.
Grant Williams and DJJ? Where were they? Oh...they were there...sometimes scurried out to make a play, but disappeared too often.
Josh Green has elevated his play this year, but this wasn't his best game.
Streaky Hardaway earned his infuriating name...
Powell is a yoeman. Dependable, doesn't make many mistakes, leads with his face--but is way down the bench in the best scenarios.
Hardy the enigma. Well...not really an enigma. He's raw and green, but fearless. Almost fearless--there is some confusion in his eyes. I've said before--he has a coaching problem.
Kyrie! Robin to batman. I doubt he would like that, but it is what it is.
There's something sad about an old horse, ridden into the ground too many times, that still pulls the team across the finish line. 35 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists--if his supporting cast would make the shots would have had many more assists--2 steals, and 1 block. This tired old horse is, of course, Luka. Luka shouldn't have been able to do this, but he did. My Dirkie to Luka.