01-30-2021, 11:55 PM
(01-30-2021, 11:52 PM)KillerLeft Wrote:(01-30-2021, 11:49 PM)Kammrath Wrote: FIFY
His teammates missed some shots, and Crowder and others did make some big ones, that’s true.
But, I do feel like Luka had three or four opportunities in the paint that had been falling for him all game and suddenly failed him down the stretch. I’m not trying to jump all over the kids – I love him.
I just think you have to be really, really close to perfect to be Chris Paul in a close game.
On the bright side, I did NOT think that Luka played too much hero ball in the fourth tonight. I think they were many good possessions where he found the open man and they missed, just like you said. I think that’s progress.
I started to shudder when the Mavs let their foot off the gas when they were up 15. If Paul is so clutch and Booker isn't there, it's curtains to let the Suns back into the game at that point. At some point, both with Luka and with his teammates, I think you have to consider the role the back-to-back played for the Mavs.