As he often does, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd used a baseball analogy to describe what it’s been like to compete without three of his best defenders: Dorian...
coach Jason Kidd used a baseball analogy to describe what it’s been like to compete without three of his best defenders: Dorian Finney-Smith, Josh Green and Maxi Kleber.
“We gave up 130,” he said. “Team shot 57%. It’s a shootaround. In this league you do that, doesn’t matter if you haveThe Mavericks got 30 points and eight assists from Luka Doncic, but he scored only 11 points after the first quarter. Christian Wood , Spencer Dinwiddie and Reggie Bullock had good scoring nights, but, as Kidd said, offense is not Dallas’ problem.
“If it’s with this personnel, then you got to keep asking or demanding for those guys to play defense,” he said. “It’s not just the offensive end.”Whether or not Kidd was alluding to changes before the Feb. 9 trade deadline, it’s a specter that will hover over the Mavericks unless they can dig out of this rut. Wednesday began a four-game home-stand, and Kidd said he is hopeful the Mavericks can use the remaining 14 games before the All-Star break to figure out who they are.
Dallas actually pushed the lead to 83-73, marking the first and only time either team led by double-digits., the Hawks scored 33 points in the third quarter and 32 in the fourth. Dallas was within 121-120 with two minutes left, but Murray drained a 3-pointer and Young made a tough floater in the lane to push the lead to six with 41 seconds left.
Initially it appeared Kleber would be out indefinitely, if not the rest of the season, but Kleber accompanied the Mavericks on the road last week and gradually increased his activity level, sporting a four-inch zipper scar on the back of his right thigh.
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