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Originally Posted by mavsfan1000
Where was that great D when Westbrook was lighting us up the other day? I believe Harris can defend just as well as Rondo.
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Stop it. Harris can't defend nearly as well as Rondo.
The Mavs had 17 TOs against the Thunder and gave up 21 offensive rebounds. Not to mention they played awful, uninspired defense top to bottom. Those things conspire to help a really good player have very robust numbers. I'm not taking anything away from Westbrook, and I'm not absolving Rondo of any fault for playing about as poorly as his peers, but the Mavs as a whole were just awful that night.
Ibaka had 21 points and 22 rebounds in that game. Are you prepared to say you think that Tyson Chandler doesn't have great D or is a poor rebounder? Could you say that Greg Smith or Bernard James can defend and rebound just as well as Tyson Chandler?