05-23-2021, 09:40 AM
(05-23-2021, 09:35 AM)sefant Wrote: He had for me the most important "basket" of the game.
1:41 to go.
Up 3, shot clock down to 6 secs, ball out of bounds. Not the easiest situation to get a good shot.
DFS passed to KP under the basket, KP fakes. Batum bites on the fake, jumps on his back & fouls him. KP sinks both FTs to make it a 5 pt game with 1:41 to go. Another stop, another layup from Tim, and the game was out of reach.
Yes, that was a huge play.
Melli's offensive rebound in traffic (happened right after the Clippers took their first 4th quarter lead, I believe) was huge, too.
The Mavs had all the answers down the stretch, for sure. I hope the KP 4th quarter stuff can be applied to other situations moving forward. I think @"dirkfansince1998" is right on the money about him being a finisher, and not a facilitator or a creator. For max contract money you really want someone who can create opportunities for others (actively - he certainly does this passively with his suction) but at this point, they need to aim lower and just get the guy some good looks.