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Originally Posted by purplefrog
Another concern is Zubac vs. Gafford/Lively.
Zubac gets 20pts and 15 rebounds. Gafford/Lively score 6 and grab 4 boards.
Mavs can't let Zubac push around their interior players. If Game 2 starts to look the same in this regard, Kidd should substitute Morris in at the 5 as an enforcer for 5-7 minutes just to get IZ rattled a bit. Gafford should be able to do that, but for whatever reason it didn't happen on Sunday. Same for whoever is guarding Westbrook. If you let those guys bully you, then the whole Clippers team gets energized. Mavs need to come out strong and land the first punch (so to speak).
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I think you just have to let them guard zubac 1v1. If he goes off and they want to cater their offense around it, go ahead. Just dont get in foul trouble trying to defend him. They have too many other weapons to stick with that. Last game we played right into their hand by doubling and leavi g others open. Then we were sent scrambling.