GAME 75: UTA (45-30) @ DAL (46-29) | 114-100 win

[dirkfansince1998]

-The Mavs are doing really cool things defensively, and I hope someone journalist/writer/analyst out there smarter than me will highlight it because I think it could revolutionize NBA defenses. They are doing some pre-rotating on drives against dominant scorers to get the ball out of their hands. When the ball crossed the three-point line, the closest big in the middle shades hard to the ball, the weak-side corner defender pre-rotates into the paint, and the above-the-break defender rotates corner. It's confusing and probably easy to crack in a 7-game series, because the defense is uber-compromised at the top of the key, but who cares really, if it's getting the ball out of Donovan's hands and you're not giving up layups? Royce isn't going to beat you.

Jazz fan posted this, thought it was interesting.

Remember the concerns when Kidd took over. That´s how he used to run the defense in Milwaukee. Worked for a few month but once teams figured out how to deal with agressive ball orientated pre rotations the Bucks defense went from top 5 to bottom 3.
I think Kidd learned his lesson and even though he still relies on the basic concept he made some adjustments. Most noticeable the front court rotation. If a big lacks the foot speed to defend on the perimeter, rotate and recover he isn´t going to play. KP is gone. Brown is gone. Boban is a full time mascot. DFS and Doncic played more minutes at center.