Minnesota/Denver, Game 5 Thread

[Scott41theMavs]

I think you’re crazy. If you can slow Edwards down, the wolves are easy (to defend, at least) and I have a WAY easier time envisioning the Mavs defending him than Jokic.

I hope Minnesota wins tonight, either way, so whichever team the Mavs play isn’t rested, but I’ll be shocked if Denver doesn’t win the series. If Minnesota wins, I’ll feel like it’s the best possible.

From what we've seen in the regular series, Minnesota has the personnel to make it as if Luka and Kyrie don't exist on the offensive end, and any gear Luka had to possibly overcome that is moot given his playing hurt. So it's not "whom can the Mavs do a better job of stopping" so much as "who is capable of binarily shutting down the Mavs."