A Few Thoughts on Mavs 101, Thunder 106

[mavsluvr]

I guess they are going to have to go through a certain number of these late-game struggles before they become proficient in clutch situations.  

82games.com publishes "Clutch" data.  There really isn't anyone who is especially good in the clutch, but some of our starters are really bad.
Here are the FG%/3%'s for several players in Clutch situations this season:

Luka     .337/.250
THJ      .167/.200
KP        .217.111

Powell is -18 and Wright is -37 in Clutch situations (the Toronto loss plays an oversized role here).  But Luka is only +5 in the 13 games he's played that qualify as Clutch.  If you comb through the data, Brunson is actually the only player who has excelled in Clutch situations.  He has scored 25 points per 36 minutes of Clutch time on .500% FG% and .333 3%.  I don't think the eye test would have told most of us that.

Thanks for finding those stats. Sobering.