06-03-2021, 10:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 06-03-2021, 10:54 AM by HanspardsShowerVoice.)
Starting Boban reminds me a lot of starting JJB in Game 4 of the 2011 Finals down 1-2 in the series. They won that game, and JJB started the rest of the series because Spoelstra didn't have a counter for it. Everytime Zubac is on the floor Luka absolutely kills him on defense (Zubac was -19 in only 20 minutes of play). With Ibaka out they have a hole in their roster of not having a big who won't be exploited by Luka on the perimeter. So Clippers are kinda stuck between a rock and a hard place of getting bullied by the Mavs twin towers approach or counter with Zubac and providing Luka an automatic bucket. So I'm not sure what the Clippers counter move is. Maybe just have to hope that over the long haul that their small lineup is better than the Mavs big lineup. The Mavs could actually play better with the twin towers approach going forward because they've getting more game reps at something they really didn't employ during the regular season.