12-24-2019, 12:23 AM
(12-23-2019, 11:58 PM)mavsluvr Wrote: (1) Luka is out. (2) Teammates perform worse.
(1) and (2) are likely interrelated.
Before Luka injury, Porzingis was shooting 34% in the 4th quarter; THJ shooting 37%; both averaging 3 pts.
So in actuality, teammates are performing about the same or even better in some cases. Overall, there doesn't look to be much difference, if at all, before or after Luka's injury.
Brunson has run the offense just as well as Luka has and data backs this up. And he's doing it against 5 of the NBA's best teams with 4 of them being elite defensively.
Not saying we are better without Luka btw, please don't stone me LFFL's. But the playmaking is not what we are missing from Luka; it's the go-to scoring. This wouldn't have been an issue in yesterday's game if Bro/Seth/Delon don't combine to go 2/18 from the field plus the bench scoring 20 pts total.