GDT: Clippers @ Mavericks Game 4

[FreshJive]

Originally Posted by Simon2

Match the Clipper small ball? You mean the small ball with a 6'9 Paul George and a 2 two final MVP Leonard? Matching small ball would be insane and would be the exact trap the Clippers are setting. Play Maxi and KP together and go big. Pick and roll with Luka. Even replace KP with Powell so more pick and roll options. The other people wait on the three point line for their set shot.

Have you been watching the series? They’ve been playing Maxi and KP together, and it hasn’t been exactly working defensively. Richardson and dfs might be the only two players that have a shot at keeping George and Kawhi in front of them.

What Dallas41 posted was a mavsmoneyball article, so you are arguing with Josh Bowe. From the article:

“Los Angeles has gone to small ball and haven’t looked back. Dallas can’t guard it, with Kristaps Porzingis and Maxi Kleber struggling to guard the rim and the Mavericks perimeter defenders failing to stay in front of their man. It’s led to some ugly defensive numbers for the Mavericks — the Clippers are 33-of-43 from the restricted area in Games 3 and 4. The percentage is worrying enough, but the sheer quantity of made layups is absolutely troubling.

This was after Doncic torched Zubac into the phantom zone. With their small lineup, the Clippers switch almost everything and somehow Nicholas Batum has turned into a better rim protector than Porzingis. Batum had two blocks and four steals in Game 4, after being a solid deterrent in Game 3, despite the Mavericks making 20 three pointers.”