Mavs 108, Clippers 118

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH0JgyBJAzQ

Sorry to for interruption, but please take a second and re-watch this clip if you already watched it.

KP is just not the same as he was, this year he had a loooot of health and conditioning problems and this can be seeeeeen from Venus. 

Lue paid more attention to Luka’s support staff, closing passes against them and better defending them. I think Kwahi has been chasing Tim hard around for quite some time.

In addition they lowered and accelerated the team for much more time than in G1,2 and since the Mavs just don’t have a rim protector, they could afford it.

Pinpointing on one player in this moment is .  We're in PO's and Mavs will win or die as a team. As a Team we have this moment.
I just wish good luck to RC first and to the players right behind!

Thanks for your thoughts, Luk.

I particularly agree with these takeaways --

KP is not what he was physically. 

The Clips did seem to have a strategy of letting Luka get his, and focusing more on the other Mavs, especially KP and THJ.

The Mavs' lack of rim protection was devastating. 

The loss was not down to any one player.