Toughest matchup possible for the Mavs. They have great defenders, a good amount of scorers and are well coached plus have veterans.
For me the three keys for the mavs to extend the series are:
1. Hit our 3pt attempts. We need to stretch the floor, making 3s will keep them from doubling Luka as much. Allowing for more drives to the basket. We have a bad team % from 3 than its going to be a rough road.
2. Rebounds. We need to control the boards, not allowing second chances and helping us run the floor for easier baskets.
3. Turnovers. Clippers have great defenders. Missing shots is one thing but giving up turnovers and giving the clippers easy baskets will be bad news for us.
Our strengths are to put up fast points, rebounding as a team, moving the ball. We have solid coaching but lack players with playoff experience.
I think we can win two games. To win more we need to play out best basketball and hope the clippers hit a shooting slump would help our chances.
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