Mavs 107, Kings 121

[Dahlsim]

Absolutely nothing.

But I have come to accept the fact that 75% of the time a player getting playing time for RC has NOTHING to do with what they personally do good or bad during a game.

Acceptance.  Well put.  Watching the Post championship era Mavs I think I've went thru the Kubler-Ross 5 stages following the quick death of the championship Dallas Mavericks era.  What a brief reign it was quickly moving into mediocrity, in its best years. 

For Coach Carlisle playing time game to game seems to be matchup driven, particularly when it comes to the front line, especially pivoting around the center position. 
For a long time, no matter how good a game a center would have, even spectacular, it was quite possible he would get little minutes the very next game or two down the line.  Sometimes the 5 spot in the rotation could go from a big game right into a DNP-CD.  

Evidently it's mainly about the defensive matchups from game to game as Coach Carlisle perceives it.  

Pre-injury Dwight Powell looked like he might be the first center I can remember since Tyson Chandler, that Rick Carlisle might actually trust for solid minutes from game to game without Matchup Mystery Minutes resulting in head scratching changes from game to game. 

Acceptance.