12-17-2022, 10:25 AM
(12-17-2022, 10:11 AM)omahen Wrote: Portland is one of the best match-ups for Mavs. Plenty of small guards and dinosaur centers for Luka to feast on. Sure, no one on the Mavs can guard Lillard, but Luka is a better player imho. Also, Portlands defense is bad overall. Very important win
Cleveland on the other hand is a one of worst (if not the worst) match-up for Dallas. Long athletic bigs that can move their feet is best defense against Luka ball. Forcing him into more threes and if they don't go in at the absurd rate, Mavs have problems.
Mavs hit their shots last night and Portland's defense left a lot to be desired, but the Mavs looked good. They appeared to play at a faster pace.
Tonight will be very interesting. Mavs have had some really bad performances on back to back. Although, I believe Cleveland has a large Slovenia population and Luka is a type who has a long memory. I think their performance against Cleveland left a real bad tastes in their mouths. It is a really bad matchup for Dallas and both teams are coming off games last night, but I will be real interested to see how Dallas responds tonight.