GAME 63: NOP (26-36) @ DAL (38-25) | 127-123 win

[mtrot]

Man. It's nice to have WCS back!

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Where's the help defense against Holiday on that drive?

[dirkfansince1998]

I really don´t like the Doncic-Wright combination.

[mtrot]

Mavs are getting out worked by these NO bigs.

[DrMav]

Need to do a much better job securing boards. Not giving up second chance points, more like 4th and 5th chance points.

[Kammrath]

Really like these rotations....so much better IMO.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Has Jrue Holliday made a all-star team? It's a damn shame, if he hasn't.

[aguiar95]

Our triple towers with 10 blocks ON THE FIRST HALF. If only we could prevent those offensive rebounds ....

[dirkfansince1998]

Need to do a much better job securing boards. Not giving up second chance points, more like 4th and 5th chance points.

I am torn. I really like the agressive defense in the paint with multiple players going for the block/contested but on the other hand it exposes the offensive glass because players are out of position.

[bin610]

Mavs bigs vs Pels bigs boards differential is like -2 and maxi and kp have 8 blocks total so far. I think they are doing pretty good.

[mtrot]

The Pels beating the Mavs 22-14 in the paint. Can't have that because if we can't keep up this pace on threes, we'll lose the game.

[dmavs4life03]

The Pels beating the Mavs 22-14 in the paint. Can't have that.

and this is with us playing big for a change. normally we have just maxi and dfs in over their heads when KP sits. Gonna need to team crash the glass and limit the pels to one shot.

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wonder if boban's gonna get any burn or if my prediction was right from yesterday about rick DNPing him going forward.

[HoosierDaddyKid]

Grizz blew out the Nets on the road, 118-79. Pels would drop to 5 back with a loss.

[mtrot]

The Pels beating the Mavs 22-14 in the paint. Can't have that.

and this is with us playing big for a change. normally we have just maxi and dfs in over their heads when KP sits. Gonna need to team crash the glass and limit the pels to one shot.

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wonder if boban's gonna get any burn or if my prediction was right from yesterday about rick DNPing him going forward.

I'll be surprised if Boban plays.  I think Rick thinks he's too slow up and down the court.

[hakeemfan]

Luka’s #1 priority this off season is to work on a midrange game. The Mavs have played better than the score indicates. Too many misses on wide open shots.

[mtrot]

Yep, the league wants Zion a star.

[dirkfansince1998]

Luka’s #1 priority this off season is to work on a midrange game.  The Mavs have played better than the score indicates. Too many misses on wide open shots.

He was a high volume midrange shooter in europe but abandoned it in favor of 3s and floaters. I don´t think that a guy that could shoot 45% from midrange suddenly forgets how to shoot them.  Seems like a deliberate decision not to take those shots.

[mtrot]

KP is short on every three here.

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Of course Maxi doesn't get the contact foul call

[bartlettbear]

Has Jrue Holliday made a all-star team? It's a damn shame, if he hasn't.

He is clearly their second best player behind Ingram

[dmavs4life03]

lukas playing frustrated...ball is sticking as he's tryna shake off the injury and defenders and psych hmself up. Maybe he should rest a few games and get right.

[mtrot]

That's flagrant on Ingram.