Mavs 97, Clippers 104

[Thukydides]

1. Why weren't the Mavs double teaming Kawhi like in game 5?
2. Why didn't Bobi play in the 4th quarter? Why no twin towers? That is the strategy which bothers the Clippers the most.
3. Why didn't Powell play except 2-3 minutes or so?
4. Why doesn't Porzingis get more 3s or midrange jumpshots? He should basically have free sight on the basket being so much taller than all the Clippers.
5. Where is KP's bankshot from last year's bubble?
6. Why doesn't Doncic drive to the basket anymore? Too many post-up fadaways and bad 3s which wasn't effective yesterday. Is he tired?
7. What is wrong with the Refs not giving Luka ANY CALLS and not seeing obvious things like the out of bounds play with Maxi Kleber and Paul George?
8. Why did the Clippers get 28 FT and the Mavs only 14 while shooting 43 FGA in the paint?
9. Why didn't Rick Carlisle challenge the Boban offensive foul against Morris or the the out of bounds play with Kleber?

I'm p*** about all of this.

1) they tried. Clippers ball movement was very good and Reggie Jackson hit everything in the 1st half. Thus they went away from it, which I also think was not a good idea.
2) Boban was a good idea to break up the Clippers' rhythm, but certainly is a net negative.(for numbers check bballbreakdown twitter)
3) foul trouble. But yeah, he should have played more. 
4) that's easy. He can't hit anything shooting over guards. His balance is atrocious, even with the slightest pressure applied. Also he can't put it on the floor and post up at all.
5) Same thing. No core stability, no balance. Just physically a totally different player. 
6)when he settles, he's tired. He was gassed. Not a world class athlete from a physical standpoint and too much is asked from him within this iterarion of the Mavs
7) refs were awful last night. But missed many calls against Kawhi too. Overall I agree Mavs suffered more from it. 
8) See 7
9) He thought it might come down to crunch time and I agree with preserving the challenge for that. League should give another challenge after the first was successful.