GAME 78: DAL (48-30) vs. WAS (34-43)| 103-135 loss

[SleepingHero]

[Jason Terry]

It’s time for the boys to hand out a good ole fashioned curb stomping. No pregame speech necessary from Kidd

[Hypermav]

[DrMav]

A victory tonight will put us 30 games over 0.500, seems like a good reason among many to go all out for the W. Must win game.

[VintagePejav2]

KP gets his revenge tonight.

[OBX Maverick]

Trap game tonight much like I felt CLE might be on Wednesday. Let's get after these guys early

[SleepingHero]

Very clear the Mavs game plan is to put KP in as many PnR's as possible. So far the shots have been good. Just haven't fallen.

[MaxiThreeba]

Very clear the Mavs game plan is to put KP in as many PnR's as possible. So far the shots have been good. Just haven't fallen.

KP’s PnR defense is just lazy drop coverage.  Luka can’t buy a bucket and Wizards can’t miss.

[SwisherPrice]

Satoransky picking up his 2nd foul already is huge. Looks like he knows how to guard Luka

[SleepingHero]

KP’s PnR defense is just lazy drop coverage.  Luka can’t buy a bucket and Wizards can’t miss.

It's definitely apparent how many wide open threes his PnR defense leads to. Something I overlooked while he was here (*Overlooked willingly)

[SleepingHero]

One thing to note is how much worse WAS interior defense is once KP left the floor. 

Luka just had two back to back easy drives and several Powell lobs.

[SleepingHero]

Mavs look like they're jet lagged like crazy. WTF is this energy level?

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Giving up 33 pts in the 1st is not a good sign, but it's early.

[SwisherPrice]

This is the Wizards' game 7 of the NBA Finals...they want to win this over Dinwiddie and KP is motivated obviously too. They're making every shot, just need to keep this close by the 3rd quarter to have a chance

[MaxiThreeba]

Some of it is absurd shot making early.  A lot of it is just low energy defense from the Mavs.  They need to smell that #3 seed and pick up the effort. 

Refs also swallowing whistles on contact on pretty much every Mavs drive to the basket.

[SleepingHero]

41 points given up is just wow...


I hope the guys wake up and get their egos hurt a little bit.

[ItsGoTime]

One thing to note is how much worse WAS interior defense is once KP left the floor. 

Luka just had two back to back easy drives and several Powell lobs.

Luka scored all 12 of his points when KP went to the bench.

[SleepingHero]

Wizards have barely missed.

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Luka scored all 12 of his points when KP went to the bench.

 10 of 12. He had a layup right in the beginning  



Im more concerned that the Wizards have missed 10 shots in 14 minutes.

[dirkfansince1998]

Reminds me of Mavs-Knicks after the KP trade. Mavs never reached their usual level against them.

[SwisherPrice]

It's not looking good...almost everyone on the Wiz have made a pull-up jumper off the dribble on an ISO, even their scrubs are looking like Kobe