A Few Thoughts on Mavs 120, Bucks 116

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Wesley Matthews had 6 points in the role of starting shooting guard. 

He delivered when we needed him the most. Clutch airball in the 4th quarter

Back on topic. 3-point shooting was the big difference. The Mavs tried to prevent a defensive collapse on Giannis drives and obviously payed the price. Outside of a short stretch were Maxi was able to force consecutive stops he scored at will. Nevertheless Giannis alone wasn´t able to beat the Mavs and the scheme worked. Take away Korvers efficient 5/7 and the rest of their team combined for 6/34 from 3.

I think was what Rick was referencing when he said the Mavs got a little lucky that the Bucks were so bad on threes, while acknowledging that the Mavericks defense had something to do with that poor shooting.