05-25-2024, 01:01 AM
What a game. Minny threw a big punch (their best?) in the first half but Mavs just never give up. They are huge mentally. Nothing rattles them. Opponent throws a punch, they will continue to try to come back. Even if opponent manages a big win, Mavs forget about it immediately and come back better next time. They lose a game they controled because of their mistakes, they come back better next game. Winners!
Mavs took Minnys soul in this one. Second game in a row they were up for most of the time, yet Mavs showed again they have the two best players on the floor. While Gobert is a great defender, Mavs are built to be effective against him. Gobert had 16 points and 10 boards, Mavs twin towers had 30 and 14. Not counting KAT and Reid as centers. There is the difference. Mavs have much better guards to put their centers in positions for easy baskets and they also have 48 minutes of high energy center play. I thought Edwards was much better on defense against Kyrie today, but it took his energy for the crucial minutes. Conley was carrying them through 3 quarters but at a time when stars should take over and bring it home, they were not there. Luka and Kyrie were! I hope DJJ and PJ will make some of those open shots, but it was expected to regress a bit due to their hot shooting in previous two series. No worries, Luka and Kyrie have this one. McDaniels is a great defender, but he is just not aggresive enough against Luka, who even missed some relatively easy (by his standards) mid range shots. Hardy was good from the bench. Aggresive on offense all the time. A couple of mistakes, but well done. Green hustled, I just wished he would have better decisions on offense. He is year 4 yet playing like a rookie on that end. Exum and THJ with another horrible outing.
Mavs took Minnys soul in this one. Second game in a row they were up for most of the time, yet Mavs showed again they have the two best players on the floor. While Gobert is a great defender, Mavs are built to be effective against him. Gobert had 16 points and 10 boards, Mavs twin towers had 30 and 14. Not counting KAT and Reid as centers. There is the difference. Mavs have much better guards to put their centers in positions for easy baskets and they also have 48 minutes of high energy center play. I thought Edwards was much better on defense against Kyrie today, but it took his energy for the crucial minutes. Conley was carrying them through 3 quarters but at a time when stars should take over and bring it home, they were not there. Luka and Kyrie were! I hope DJJ and PJ will make some of those open shots, but it was expected to regress a bit due to their hot shooting in previous two series. No worries, Luka and Kyrie have this one. McDaniels is a great defender, but he is just not aggresive enough against Luka, who even missed some relatively easy (by his standards) mid range shots. Hardy was good from the bench. Aggresive on offense all the time. A couple of mistakes, but well done. Green hustled, I just wished he would have better decisions on offense. He is year 4 yet playing like a rookie on that end. Exum and THJ with another horrible outing.
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