06-10-2024, 12:30 PM
The Mavs playing checkers has gotten them this far. But the Celtics are clearly playing chess and the Mavs don't have an answer. Their simplistic offense just isn't working against a Celtics team that knows how to play great team defense while also having great individual defenders.
The iso-centric Luka/Kyrie offense just won't work against this team. And the Mavs role players are all programmed to run to their spots and wait for Luka/Kyrie to create something in a half court setting. When you don't have an offense based on ball movement and no one is in a rhythm to shoot then the Celtics can afford to leave them open. There's really nothing the Mavs can do...this is their system and it worked against the LA, OKC, and Minnesota. Maybe it would work fine against any other team in the East. But the Celtics are just too good and experienced to handle what the Mavs try to do.
The iso-centric Luka/Kyrie offense just won't work against this team. And the Mavs role players are all programmed to run to their spots and wait for Luka/Kyrie to create something in a half court setting. When you don't have an offense based on ball movement and no one is in a rhythm to shoot then the Celtics can afford to leave them open. There's really nothing the Mavs can do...this is their system and it worked against the LA, OKC, and Minnesota. Maybe it would work fine against any other team in the East. But the Celtics are just too good and experienced to handle what the Mavs try to do.