Game 4: Chicago Bulls (2-3) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4-0) | 105-114 WIN!!!!!

[MarkAguirreWrathofGod]

Side note— Patrick Williams looks broken. He’s still only 22 and desperately needs a change of scenery. Curious to see if any team takes a flyer on him as an RFA this summe. he does have in theory prototypical size and skills as to play 3&D from the 3 or 4 in todays game. He had some nice defensive moments tonight but looks lost on offense. You’d have to think that Chicago would match unless he gets at or over MLE $. But then again, this is the Bulls who gave Coby White and Vic huge extensions this past summer.

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Chicago game plan was to rough us up. Refs let a lot of it go. Really got to Luka even though he’s got the strength and handles to respond more so than pretty much anyone else in the league. Not so for Josh. His handles aren’t good enough to hang onto the ball while getting hit on a drive. He isn’t strong enough to power through contact and make difficult shots. When the going gets tough, he’s a 3&D guy. That’s why he didn’t break the bank on that extension.

The refs really did let them clutch and grab. They let Caruso get away with a lot of contact, first team all-defense rep will do that I guess. Caruso, Craig and Patrick Williams actually all did nice work on Luka when he wasn’t double or trapped. Torrey Craig is a solid defender and I seem to remember him  being effective against Luka in the past as well.