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I don't think they ran out gas. I think they flat out didn't understand how/where to attack the Boston defense, and were struggling to score so much that they became frustrated, complete with ebbs and flows with their effort and attention to defensive detail. It's human nature. 

Really need to add some more variety to the offense (without gutting the defense in the process).

That's why I'm not in the Simons/Bogdaonvic camp. I think those guys would be nice, but what the team needs isn't a third guy who does what Luka and Kyrie do, they need a 3rd guy who can do something else.

Totally agree. The difference in that Finals series is literally games 2 and 3. They lost by 7 in both games. If you have someone in the DJJ role that scores even just 12-15 and that series is 2-2 or 3-1 heading back to Boston. Even if it were just 2-2 that puts the pressure on Boston I wanted to see. They never were pressured and pulled it out.