05-30-2024, 01:19 PM
I've only got three keys for this game:
- Derek Lively
- Kyrie Irving
- Luka from Game 5 of OKC series
Lively definitely isn't 100% and neither is Maxi. But if Maxi can just give you enough minutes to help Lively be at his best possible late game then that's a big plus for the Mavs. Gafford in drop is a nightmare vs Edwards when you have to get stops.
Kyrie needs to be Kyrie for 4 quarters. The Wolves can throw a lot of length at him just like OKC did, but Kyrie still had good Kyrie looks that he needs to hit. No playing possum from Kyrie tonight! Luka and Kai in attack mode from the jump ball puts a ton of pressure on a Wolves defense that fouls so damn much they eventually will find themselves in foul trouble even with the loose whistle we are bound to see.
The TPups are going to foul the hell out of Luka because its allowed. McDaniels, Ant and Anderson are going to slap, grab and push. Gobert is going to take his sneaky BS cheap shots. No amount of palms up at the refs is going to change the fact that the majority of those are going to go uncalled. If Luka can channel that inner joy and calmness he found after the OKC Game 4 stinker (similar poor finish to Wolves Game 4), then my confidence level in closing this thing out is sky high.
- Derek Lively
- Kyrie Irving
- Luka from Game 5 of OKC series
Lively definitely isn't 100% and neither is Maxi. But if Maxi can just give you enough minutes to help Lively be at his best possible late game then that's a big plus for the Mavs. Gafford in drop is a nightmare vs Edwards when you have to get stops.
Kyrie needs to be Kyrie for 4 quarters. The Wolves can throw a lot of length at him just like OKC did, but Kyrie still had good Kyrie looks that he needs to hit. No playing possum from Kyrie tonight! Luka and Kai in attack mode from the jump ball puts a ton of pressure on a Wolves defense that fouls so damn much they eventually will find themselves in foul trouble even with the loose whistle we are bound to see.
The TPups are going to foul the hell out of Luka because its allowed. McDaniels, Ant and Anderson are going to slap, grab and push. Gobert is going to take his sneaky BS cheap shots. No amount of palms up at the refs is going to change the fact that the majority of those are going to go uncalled. If Luka can channel that inner joy and calmness he found after the OKC Game 4 stinker (similar poor finish to Wolves Game 4), then my confidence level in closing this thing out is sky high.