Mavsluvr, there's something missing from your analysis of the 4th... you touched on teh starters couldn't buy a bucket and pointed at THJ and Brunson then lumped the other starters into 3-13...you forgot KP was 1-1, the only shot he got and it wasn't because he wasn't open during that stretch.
In the first 3 minutes of the 3rd, KP had gotten two shots and was fouled and put on the line for two FTs to give the Mavs their first lead since the 5 minutes left in the 2nd. He didn't get the ball in scoring position again until 58 seconds left in the half and he was fouled and made two FTs.
He was 2-2 with 8 points in the 3rd...got ONE shot in the 4th. The ONLY turnovers KP had was at the 3 minute mark when he was given the ball with under 5 seconds on the shot clock at the timeline and Crowder was pressing up on him. He had to force a drive because the shot clock was running out and didn't make it.
The next trip down the court he got a postup on CP3 and instead of passing the ball into him high, DFS gave him the entry pass at his shins and outside his frame, and CP3 stole it and that was charged to KP.
Those were his only turnovers. For the half, KP finished with 11 points on 3-3 shooting...and barely touched the ball after 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter...and he still finished as the leading scorer for hte Mavs.
THAT'S your ballgame right there. I saw TWO drives, right after Kidd reinserted KP into the game to stem the Phoenix run in the fourth. It was still in single digits and the possession before KP hit his one 3, he was wide open for 3 and Brunson went to Bullock who was 0-3 at the time. The possession after he hit his three, JB drove the lane, he had both Bullock and KP WIDE OPEN in the corners, he chose to go to Bullock who was 0-4 at this point instead of KP who was shooting 50% and 100% for the half...and Bullock ended 0-5 from 3.
That's the offensive problem RIGHT THERE. During this stretch, JB went 3-12, including 0-4 in the paint in the fourth.
One more reminder...KP 3 shots in the first 2 shots and 2 FTs in the first 3 minutes of the 3rd and the Mavs take their first lead since 5 minutes left in the 2nd...then INEXPLICABLY it becomes the JB show...and down we go.
JB went JB of 2020-21 and that was the problem. He said it was on him and he had a big part of that.
In the first 3 minutes of the 3rd, KP had gotten two shots and was fouled and put on the line for two FTs to give the Mavs their first lead since the 5 minutes left in the 2nd. He didn't get the ball in scoring position again until 58 seconds left in the half and he was fouled and made two FTs.
He was 2-2 with 8 points in the 3rd...got ONE shot in the 4th. The ONLY turnovers KP had was at the 3 minute mark when he was given the ball with under 5 seconds on the shot clock at the timeline and Crowder was pressing up on him. He had to force a drive because the shot clock was running out and didn't make it.
The next trip down the court he got a postup on CP3 and instead of passing the ball into him high, DFS gave him the entry pass at his shins and outside his frame, and CP3 stole it and that was charged to KP.
Those were his only turnovers. For the half, KP finished with 11 points on 3-3 shooting...and barely touched the ball after 3 minutes left in the 3rd quarter...and he still finished as the leading scorer for hte Mavs.
THAT'S your ballgame right there. I saw TWO drives, right after Kidd reinserted KP into the game to stem the Phoenix run in the fourth. It was still in single digits and the possession before KP hit his one 3, he was wide open for 3 and Brunson went to Bullock who was 0-3 at the time. The possession after he hit his three, JB drove the lane, he had both Bullock and KP WIDE OPEN in the corners, he chose to go to Bullock who was 0-4 at this point instead of KP who was shooting 50% and 100% for the half...and Bullock ended 0-5 from 3.
That's the offensive problem RIGHT THERE. During this stretch, JB went 3-12, including 0-4 in the paint in the fourth.
One more reminder...KP 3 shots in the first 2 shots and 2 FTs in the first 3 minutes of the 3rd and the Mavs take their first lead since 5 minutes left in the 2nd...then INEXPLICABLY it becomes the JB show...and down we go.
JB went JB of 2020-21 and that was the problem. He said it was on him and he had a big part of that.
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