re: So the Mavericks playing awful and still beating the Clippers says

I think the Mavs offense been effected by the length that LAC has. Luka has been shooting poorly. Kyrie hasn't been doing anything til late in games, which is kind of his closer role, but it don't matter if they're way behind like in game 1. Haven't been getting shooting from Green/Hardaway/Kleber. Exum has basically disappeared. Until last night the bigs were completely ineffective. Games 3 there was a lot less Kleber and a lot more Gafford who got beat up a bit in both games 1 and 2 and it showed for Dallas both offensively and defensively.

As far as LAC, they looked much more comfortable playing fast without Kawhi in game 1. All of a sudden they're slowing the game down for him and giving him touches to play iso ball...taking touches away from Harden, who has cooked Dallas in every game, and George.