05-17-2021, 10:49 AM
(05-17-2021, 08:42 AM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: Clearly one of the better matchups for KP. No dominant pick and roll playmaker. No great big. Zubac is strong and can push him around in the paint but if KP is somewhere close to his best he should be able to take advantage of the matchup on offense.
Only problem is the Clippers 3-point shooting. If they try to attack KP with 5-out spacing the Mavs are in trouble. Needs a really good defensive scheme to keep KP in the paint and take advantage of his help defense and rim protection. Mavs need him to shadow PG`s and Kawhi`s iso attempts and drives.
If the Clippers guard KP with Zubac, that plays right into Carlisle's hands. If they put Morris on him, then whomever Zubac does guard (DFS?) needs to have a big series shooting the ball.
Defensively, you're right about this being a decent opponent for KP, I think. Way less pick and roll than just about any other possible opponent. All he has to do is recover to the shooters fast enough to make some type of impact.