HALLELUKA: Luka Clinches All-NBA 1st team. 4th in 5 years

[omahen]

Huge difference on winning and stats when our shooters actually make the wide open shots. We are not shooting 20% from 3 any longer, but actually shooting average numbers. Luka then gets more assists, the paint then does not longer clog because defenses actually need to worry about guys like DFS and Bullock on the outside and sit less tightly. Luka then sees many single teams at the moment in the paint, at least in start of the games, something that never happened early in season when nobody could make a shot from outside. Luka then is able to attack the paint. The team harmony restored once Bullock and DFS and Maxi and lately also Brunson started to make these open shots.

The key for the team is to make the open shots outside. When that happens, all other aspects of Lukas game are open. When not, then defenses can clog the paint and result is different and so are the stats.

Mavs also stopped playing those "makes no sense" KP-Powell line-ups.