05-06-2024, 12:37 PM
(05-06-2024, 12:21 PM)Mavs2021 Wrote: Yeah sorry, if I don´t put much emphasis on the fact that he puts up 20 PPG against lottery teams during the regular season.
He´s at 12/10 against the Mavs. Lively is 12/9. Gafford is 16/11. Yeah he shot 40% from three in the four games against the Mavs. He also took 10 total. Why people act so scared of this guy. He´s not Wembanyama. We are going to crash that offensive board. Jonas was at 5 ORPG in 22 minutes. I´m only worried about the officiating. If they give us a fair shake, Holmgren will be in foul trouble quickly. I assume they will give them a lot of weak calls, where they call offensive fouls on Gafford for being mean to the bean. If he goes through Holmgren like he did against Zubac, they probably call a flagrant foul on Gafford.
I think the topic was defensive matchups. I would prefer to follow the same gameplan that worked against the Thunder in the regular season. Worked against Westbrook in the first round. Pick the worst shooter on the floor and dare him to shoot. Pick a good help defender and let him play free safety in the paint.
In the first round it was Gafford/Lively playing center or Kleber playing PF. Kleber is out. So the Mavs can use their bigs or pick one of the guards/forwards. DJJ and PJ are more valuable in one ball roles. Kyrie isn't big enough. Luka should save some energy. That leaves Gafford/Lively.