05-28-2024, 10:57 PM
(05-28-2024, 10:43 PM)BigDirk41 Wrote: This may not be popular here, but if Lively is healthy, I don't think Maxi should play play hardly any next game. He's not a shooting threat right now and they know it. We didn't have a choice tonight and hopefully he can get stronger over the next week.
They probably played him more than they were hoping to. Tough to be out that long and then get thrown back out there. When Maxi doesn't feel comfortable, he is typically really resistant to take shots. He was in a good groove when he got hurt.
The Mavs just needed him to play tonight. They went away from the Dwight experiment fast and probably also played Gafford a few too many minutes. A healthy Lively would have really helped. Lively just closes so much up in the lane.
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