At first, I thought Sean Elliot was joking when he said the Mavs had the worst rebounding team in the NBA
And sure, enough it's true they rank last in the NBA in defensive rebounding.
But MMB pointed this out
With the active players Dallas has, defense is more of an idea than something they?re able to execute, even against the Spurs. Which it would be great if anyone could actually get a rebound for the Mavericks, one thing Dallas has controlled over this winning streak is turnovers. Dallas turns the ball over at just 12.6 times per game, good for second lowest in the league. Over this six game win streak, Dallas is averaging just 10 turnovers a game, including just five against the Spurs. Doncic had no turnovers!
If a team?s not able to defend or rebound, at least they aren?t giving the ball away for free.
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