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GM4: Dallas at Oklahoma City (DAL 2-1)


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Nowtizki has only taken two shots, yet the Mavs are down by 9. Just give him the ball more, good things will happen. I love that Maynor and Harden are actually looking to score rather than finding Durant. Gotta stay aggressive if you're OKC.

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OKC shot 58% and are only up 5. Keep giving Dirk the ball and good things will happen 90% of the time.

 

Basically this. The Mavs are still very much in this game, they just need to play better defense and give the ball to Dirk more

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FG% is fools gold.

 

The Mavericks are actually shooting better than the Thunder in the first half because they are 16-19 from the free throw line and 4-9 from three, while the Thunder are 3-5 from the stripe and 0-2 from three.

 

The Thunder's true shooting percentage is .58 while the Mavericks are shooting an extremely efficient .69. The reason the Thunder are winning despite this is because they have 8 more offensive rebounds and 1 less turnover, leading to 10 more adjusted field goal attempts (the one extra being from clock management).

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FG% is fools gold.

 

The Mavericks are actually shooting better than the Thunder in the first half because they are 16-19 from the free throw line and 4-9 from three, while the Thunder are 3-5 from the stripe and 0-2 from three.

 

The Thunder's true shooting percentage is .58 while the Mavericks are shooting an extremely efficient .69. The reason the Thunder are winning despite this is because they have 8 more offensive rebounds and 1 less turnover, leading to 10 more adjusted field goal attempts (the one extra being from clock management).

 

Of course, the answer is always 69! Why didn't I think of that?

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Dirk is having a terrible second half, and really isn't trying. He's not rotating properly on defense, he's not boxing out, and just seems out of it. These are the types of games where he should take charge and dictate the tempo of the game, not where he fades into the background.

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That horrible decision from Terry on the fastbreak after Durant's turnover really hurt the Mavs. All he has to do is pass the ball to Marion at some point after crossing the half court line and he has a wide open layup.

 

Nice defense from the Mavs on Durant to force the ball over to Sefolosha.

 

I've got a feeling we are going to see a Durant buzzer beater tonight, assuming Dirk hits this second free throw.

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