GAME 4 DIRKIE: Winner Maxi (81%) | Runner-ups JB (13%) & FN (6%)

[Kammrath]

Who was the player of the game who elevated his game to help the team win?

[Chicagojk]

Give me Maxi.  Jalen was great, but the Mavs really needed Maxi on offense with an off night from Hardaway and he was awesome on defense.

[Kammrath]

The Maxi-Bullock-DFS-FN-JB lineup was INCREDIBLE defensively.

[cow]

JB was great but I think Maxi was a hair more consistent throughout.  Happy either way.

[sterlingmallory]

Hard to pick between JB, Maxi, and Frankie N but I went with Maxi.

[ClutchDirk]

Bench Mob...

[SleepingHero]

Maxi brought the defense. Jalen brought the offense. They both deserve it equally tonight. But if you had to make me choose Maxi gets it because the team's lockdown D is what got the win tonight.

[Hypermav]

The Maxi-Bullock-DFS-FN-JB lineup was INCREDIBLE defensively.

They were fun to watch and had just enough offense.

[SleepingHero]

Also!!!!

I know Luka had a subpar game based on his standards, especially that first half, but he ended with 25 points and hit a crazy game-icing 3 in the last 2 minutes. I think he deserves to be on the poll.

[Kammrath]

I think he deserves to be on the poll.

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1453920037560066058

[cow]

Also!!!!

I know Luka had a subpar game based on his standards, especially that first half, but he ended with 25 points and hit a crazy game-icing 3 in the last 2 minutes. I think he deserves to be on the poll.

Bad turnover in that same timeframe.  He also looked like he wanted no part of this game in the first half.  Not just bad but checked out.  No Dirkie for Luka.

[SleepingHero]

Bad turnover in that same timeframe.  He also looked like he wanted no part of this game in the first half.  Not just bad but checked out.  No Dirkie for Luka.

Agreed. He doesn't deserve the dirkie, but his 2nd half performance at least warrants a poll position. Mavs aren't in this game if not for his 3rd quarter scoring.

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1453920493459939329

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/dallasmavs/status/14...9616701445

[Kammrath]

[omahen]

Brunson and Maxi both deserve it imo. They were the ones to inhale life into the team after that horrific start.

[Kammrath]

https://twitter.com/MFollowill/status/14...9640431617

[Arioch]

At half-time, I was thinking it would be criminal to even have anyone but Brunson in the poll. But then Maxi kept getting blocks.

Honestly think it should go to both of them, but since you can only vote for one, I settled on Maxi because defense won this game.

[ballsrchr]

Looks like our bench won the game for us.  FN showing some fairly good stuff.  Brunson did some really good stuff.  But Maxi is my man.  The Dirkie for Maxi...