Doncic (39 mins), Brunson (37), and Dinwidde (37) were all big pluses for the game. How can we have won by just 3 when they played more than all the guard minutes and went +7, +8, and +13 respectively?
Well, they didn’t get all the guard minutes. That’s how.
From 5:09 to 2:16 in the 2nd, Mavs played without Brunson or Dinwidde and again from
3:18 to 0:50 in the third. The team was -8 in the first stint (5-13) and -3 in the second (6-9).
So in the 5 minutes and 21 seconds without 2 of Luka/Jalen/Spencer, Mavs were -11. In the remaining 42:39, +14.
Oddly, this lineup issue seems to have affected the Mavs’ defense even more than its offense, with 22 of the Celtics 93 points (24%) coming in that 5:21 (11%) of game time.
And the Mavs were outscored 22-11 in those 5 minutes and 21 seconds,
Well, they didn’t get all the guard minutes. That’s how.
From 5:09 to 2:16 in the 2nd, Mavs played without Brunson or Dinwidde and again from
3:18 to 0:50 in the third. The team was -8 in the first stint (5-13) and -3 in the second (6-9).
So in the 5 minutes and 21 seconds without 2 of Luka/Jalen/Spencer, Mavs were -11. In the remaining 42:39, +14.
Oddly, this lineup issue seems to have affected the Mavs’ defense even more than its offense, with 22 of the Celtics 93 points (24%) coming in that 5:21 (11%) of game time.
And the Mavs were outscored 22-11 in those 5 minutes and 21 seconds,