The mavericks entered the West to fight against the blue-collar workers, but only one person was disappointed and changed from a three-leader to a marginal rotation

Achenggao

2024-05-27 06:28Posted in Shandong Sports Creators

On May 27, Beijing time, the G3 of the Mavericks and Timberwolves series will be played in Dallas today, and according to the news from the American media, Doncic may not be able to play because of knee soreness. It's not a game yet, but the Mavericks deserve early praise for their outstanding performance this season, as they have been one of the league's best teams to play on the road this season, winning six of their three-game series.

The team has been able to hit the team to the heights they have reached so far, and in addition to the duo, their role players are also crucial. So far in the playoffs, Doncic has averaged 28 points, 9.4 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Irving has averaged 21.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 5.4 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

Among the role players, Washington is undoubtedly the most helpful for the duo, and getting Washington is also the Mavericks' most successful trade this season, he is not only excellent defensively, but also very good in grabbing rebounds and fixed-point shooting, Washington has averaged 13.9 points, 6.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1 steal and 0.9 blocks per game in the playoffs so far, with a three-point shooting rate of 37.6%, and can hit 2.5 three-pointers per game, playing a top 3D level.

Although Jones Jr.'s three-point score is not as good as Washington's, he has a certain experience in defending the opponent's backcourt, and he has locked Alexander before, and Jones Jr.'s ability to cut without the ball is also very strong, he is good at rushing for rebounds, Jones and Washington's backcourt combination has provided great help to the Mavericks' defense and rushing rebounds, and he is only a base salary contract, it's worth it, Jones has averaged 10.1 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.2 blocks per game so far in the playoffs, and the shooting rate is 49%.

Gafford also played a very good performance, Doncic proved the value of the top ball-handling core, with a cake-eating center, he can make the opponent's interior line be bombarded repeatedly, even if the Timberwolves have the best defensive player Gobert, but in the past two playoffs, the Mavericks have hit 110+ inside the Timberwolves, Gafford has a very good ability to eat cakes, and he can also do unlimited defensive changes, which gives the team a lot of help at both offensive and defensive ends, Gafford has averaged 9.2 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game so far in the playoffs, fourth in the league in blocks per game.

The Mavericks traded to get Gafford is also the key to their success, and the most surprising thing should be the rookie center Lively, he has a good ability to eat cakes, and the scramble is also very good, although he is inexperienced, but he relies on enthusiasm to give the team a lot of help, so far in the playoffs, Lively's plus/minus is as high as +108, second only to the demon knife Ginobili in the history of the rookie season, too good.

Lively has averaged 8.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.1 blocks per game so far in the playoffs, shooting 64% from the field, and he is the most efficient finisher among rookies who have taken more than 50 shots in the playoffs in history. In addition, Josh Green and Hardy in the bench rotation have also played in the last two series and have been given more playing time.

Although Hardy's projection ability is not good, his impact is good enough, and he is also very strong on the defensive end, the playoffs average 2.9 points and 1.1 assists per game data shows that he is not worth to the team, Green has averaged 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game in the playoffs so far, in the playoffs against the Timberwolves, he can hit three points in almost every game, and Green is very active and the defense is also very good.

It can be said that many blue-collar workers of the Mavericks have played a role this season, but only their former three-in-command Hardaway has gradually been reduced to a marginal rotation role. At the beginning of the regular season, the Mavericks didn't have as many players as they do now, so Hardaway also got enough balls, he also played the team's three-leading game, and even in the regular season this season, he was considered a strong contender for the best sixth man.

And after the playoffs, I thought he could help the team, but he couldn't play a tough battle, he couldn't make three-point shots, he couldn't defend himself, he couldn't even make basic free throws as a pitcher, and he only had a 50% shooting rate in the playoffs so far, and he couldn't adapt to high-intensity games at all, so now Kidd rarely uses him. So far in the playoffs, Hardaway has averaged 4.6 points and 1.9 rebounds per game, shooting only 39% from the field, and his performance can be said to be very spicy.

Hardaway still has one year left on his contract of 16.19 million, and according to his current performance, it is estimated that the Mavericks will try to send him away in the offseason in exchange for a suitable bench to help the team.

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