SportsDay’s team of experts answers some burning questions about the latest Dallas-Los Angeles postseason showdown.
Dallas Mavericks' Kyrie Irving is defended by Los Angeles Clippers' Daniel Theis and James Harden during the first half of an NBA basketball game Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023, in Los Angeles.This year’s postseason battle starts in Southern California, then makes its way to American Airlines Center for Games 3 and 4.SportsDay’s team of experts answers some burning questions about the postseason.The Mavericks also played the Clippers in the first round in 2020 and 2021, losing both times.
The Mavericks’ most obvious advantage in this series is size, but can they capitalize? Dallas almost completely changed the way it plays while winning 16 of 18 late-season games, but enforcing your will on one team through the course of a 7-game playoff series is far more challenging.one of the best two-way players in NBA history.
He could take on Luka Doncic by himself, leaving Russell Westbrook for Kyrie Irving. The Clippers will try to make the Mavs’ role players win the games, and it will be up to Washington and Tim Hardaway and Dante Exum to pick up some of the scoring slack.There is are a lot of firepower on both sides, but Paul George has been one of the most consistent players on this Clippers team. If Kawhi Leonard is not available due to his lingering knee soreness, George will take the lead on offense.
I believe that between Derrick Jones Jr. and P.J. Washington, the Mavericks can somewhat neutralize Paul George as well as Russell Westbrook, but IF Leonard is healthy he’ll require double teams that will open opportunities for not only George and Westbrook, but James Harden and Norman Powell.Mavs in six. If Dallas had the better seed, I’d have said Mavs in five. If James Harden and Leonard were both healthy, it’d be different.
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