GAME 70 DIRKIE: CWood and Diamond Powell win!

[SleepingHero]

This game was odd for me, because the entire time I was convinced the Mavs were trying to lose. Every time they made a little run I'd glance at the scoreboard and realize they'd still be down 5 or 6 points, despite hitting 2 threes in a row. I was imagining that Kidd was conjugating some sort of master tank plan.

And then chaos ensued. If you told me the Mavs made their comeback run off of 6 straight Dwight Powell PnR's I'd have said you are pulling some sort of excerpt from Mak's diary. But it happened. And despite basically having the game in the bag, the Mavs still found a way to send it into overtime. I swear I never laughed so hard after Maxi decided to throw a touchdown pass for literally no reason. I'm still laughing now at the absurdity of it. Literally all he had to do was hand it to someone and go shoot freethrows. But no. This Mavs team isn't in the business of making consistent, sound, winning decisions. 

For the Dirkie, there was actually a lot of good to pull from here. I really enjoy watching Hardy poke and prod defenses. His decision making has come a LONG way. Even if he was 5-17 tonight, he still more often than not made the correct play. His shooting is so pure. He is flashing everything I saw in him pre draft and the skys the limit. Can't give him the Dirkie though just based on his shooting.

Wood had a pretty good game. His 4th quarter and OT probably won them the game. He was rebounding well, and his defense wasn't bad despite some slip ups. I did find it pretty funny watching him root for Powell going off as he was standing at the scorers table to check in for Powell, only to be benched for a little bit longer near the end of the 4th while he had a blank stare back in his seat. Still that didn't deter him. Can't give him the Dirkie though for getting 4 straight offensive fouls.

Powell was doing very Dwight Powell things and because of that he does not get the Dirkie. 

It's almost a tie between Reggie and Josh. Bullock made so many clutch defensive plays and he had a career high rebounding night with 13. Couple that with some incredible 3 pt shooting and he had himself quite the night.

But I have to give it to Josh. He's such a winning player. He showed so much of what makes his game unique. His defense was great. He had some insane passes and ran the offense beautifully. His driving game has grown so much. If he has another summer like he did last year I really do think he can be a 15ppg guy every night. For that I gotta give him the dirkie. 

Very entertaining from the short handed Mavs.