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[DanSchwartzgan]

Dan S is a smart dude. But the logic of this small part of his post eludes me. 

I doubt the series comes down to any of the guys mentioned above. What I expect to happen is one of these scenarios:

1. Luka is the best player on the court. But not by enough. And Mavs don’t look competitive in the minutes he sits out. Suns in 5 or 6. 

2. Luka is the best player on the court. By miles and miles and miles. Mavs win in 6 or 7.

3. Luka is the best player on the court. Jalen continues to shock the world by outplaying everyone whose initials aren’t Luka Doncic. Mavs in 5.

I've found myself "liking" a lot of JBone posts lately too.  So, back at you.  The logic is that margin doesn't care where it occurs and it isn't limited to the headliners.  If we win the series it will be because of lots of little things.  For instance, there are all sorts of scapegoats in Utah right now and the stars get most of the attention.  But, the biggest performance spread was Mike Conley.  He went from a +7.7 contributor in the regular season to a -9.2 buzz kill.

He's as steady as they come and I suspect very few had him listed as the key to the series.  But, he was and it was on both ends of the court.