Game 67: Dallas Mavericks (38-28) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (45-20)

[The Jom]

Didn't change a thing. They were down double digits when Gafford went to the bench. Are down nine right now. At some point you have to risk it. Play more aggressive on defense. Pressure the ball. Go for the three on offense. Maybe they could have waited a little bit longer but the game wasn't decided by big vs small lineups...PJ sucked in all available lineup combinations.

This is the one thing single-game +/- is good for. Correcting overreactions to a poor shooting night. Mavs absolutely didn’t lose this game because of PJ. Cold shooting night for Washington? Yes. Mavs better with PJ on the court (+1) than off (-8)? For sure.