The HIDDEN GENIUS Of The Dallas Mavericks
The Dallas Mavericks won their third game in a row blowing out the Chicago Bulls 127 to 92 Luca donic had 27 points 14 assists and 12 rebounds which was his seventh straight triple double it’s crazy what he’s been able to do this season Derrik ly thei scored 22 points
Daniel Gafford added 20 and Kyrie Irving plus Jayden Hardy also finished in double figures the big men for the Mavs were absolutely spectacular Daniel Gafford and Derrick Livy thei in the Mavs blow a win over the Bulls combined for 42 points 14 rebounds four blocks on
20 of 21 shooting from the field also the Mavericks are now 5-0 when Daniel Gafford starts at Center he’s averaging 15 points 9.6 rebounds 0.8 Steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting at 80.5% from the field in these games not to mention Daniel Gafford is on the
Verge of making NBA history I’m surprised not more people are talking about this but Gafford has made an outstanding 28 straight field goals a record that goes back to when play-by-play was tracked beginning in 1996 97 he just needs only seven more consecutive made field goals without a
Miss to tie will Chamberlain’s record of 35 which the legend set during the 1966 67 season so Gafford is eight more consecutive made field goals away from history and he could get that in the Maverick’s next matchup against the Golden State Warriors before we continue
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Definitely smack that like button and smash that subscribe button your support is always greatly appreciated the Mavericks they might be on to something here guys the performance of the Mavericks big men shows that Jason kid must utilize them more and not overly rely on small ball lineups with maxi kba
Playing at the five and this is when Dallas was losing some of those games and it resulted in Gafford not getting his minutes he only played six minutes against the Celtics and 13 minutes against the 76ers which resulted in two Ls so that incredible B B man tandem
That is starting to shape up here of Gafford and Lively II they must be key pieces in the rotation regardless of the matchup obviously playing small ball has its advantages in certain situations but Gaff and Lively II are too good not too heavily Implement each game both players
They can absolutely dominate a game with their interior presence and their ability to score on the glass and just take a look at their last game I mean both of these guys single-handedly propelled the Maverick and you look at Gafford in particular Jason kid might have something here with him as a
Starter he made his Mark when he got his first start with the Mavericks all the way back when the Mavs took on his former team and the Wizards in that start Gafford had 16 points 17 rebounds five blocks and two steals in the win obviously this was going to make for an
Interesting decision for kit to make when Lively the second returned from injury lo and behold he did regain his starting spot after gafford’s second start but Gafford has now started in the last three games for the Mavericks and they have won all three and Lively the second was not available for one of
Those games but it looks like Gafford could be the starting center moving forward especially with the maps perfect with him as a starter like I mentioned 5 and0 have not lost with Daniel Gafford as a starter to this point and this doesn’t mean it’s going to hinder Lively
The seconds production either I mean as a backup center look at what Lively did he was 11 of from the field and he had eight dunks on route to a career high 22 points to go with seven boards and two blocks so there’s a world where this can
Work with Gafford starting games and Lively II still being a huge contributor from Off the Bench so it’s going to be interesting to see if Jason kid continues to operate like this with Gaff as a starter but I mean you look at the small sample size it’s working
Effectively and this is the type of style the Mavericks need to show a lot more of and of course somebody who’s made making life for the big man easier is Luca donic who is continuing to go about his business and he continues to put up crazy statline after crazy
Statline I mean you look at what Luca is doing this season guys it’s remarkable there’s no other way to put it I mean he is averaging a near 35 Point triple double and you look at Luca over his last 10 games since the All-Star break combined 364 points 114 assists two
Rebounds no other player since 1975 76 has matched that in any 10 game span so Luca doesn’t get the MVP Buzz that he deserves because you look at where the Mavs are they are the e seed but there’s no denying that he’s arguably the best
Player in the game right now I mean he’s right there with Nica yic in my opinion the Mavericks you look at where they’re at they are the e seed but luckily for them they’re only one game back of the Suns who they do have the tiebreaker against against for that six seed and
That is huge because that would avoid the playing altogether and that’s where the Mavericks want to be they do not want to be in the playing tournament especially since they missed out on the playing altogether and postseason you know a season ago so this is a team that
They want to get in they they want a first round full playoff series to operate especially with this new look Mavs team and I still think the Mavericks are a dangerous lower seat especially if they can continue to thrive with this Gafford Lively onew big man punch so the Mavericks they might
Have something here this is a team that you know all things considered I know they went through that rough patch of losing games but since the All-Star break they have shown some improvement you know what was another great thing to see is their defense that hasn’t been
Good as of late you know holding Chicago to under 100 points I think they really needed that so you know hopefully they can build build on that with their defensive effort because we know this Mavericks team they can score a ton of points they can score with the best of
Them but it comes down to you know playing Critical Defense and getting stops so we’ll see if the Mavs can continue to build on this you know three wins in a row can they make it four they got a big back-to-back coming up against the Warriors and then thunder so the
Dallas Mavericks this is the team they look to try to get out of the playing tournament still plenty of time to do it as uh Dallas they have their sight set on one of those top six seeds right now if the playoffs started today it would
Be Kings Mavericks in a playin game and if the Mavericks win that they would be the seventh seed they’re going to the playoffs if they lose that then they would play the winner of the 910 matchup which at this point is lucky and very likely it’s going to be a Lakers Warrior
Showdown but if the Mavericks are able to get the six seed I know there’s still games left here to be played this season but Mavericks taking on the Timberwolves for example Le I think would be an ideal match up for the Mavs especially since the Timberwolves would in all likelihood
Be without Carl Anthony towns I know it has been speculated he could return for the playoffs but that is a team that the Mavericks would want to fall into a first round playoff matchup when looking at some of the top teams in the west but still some time left here the Mavericks
Going to have plenty of time to make up some ground one game back of the Suns for sixth and two 2 and a half games back of the Pelicans for fifth let me know your thoughts this Mavericks team let me know your thoughts on Daniel
Gafford as a starter a like on the video subscribe to the channel if you are new as always thank you so much for watching your sport is greatly appreciated Lucas signing off I will catch you all again in the next Video
The Dallas Mavericks might be onto something.
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23 Comments
Great video, love collaborate with you
80% of the points from the Dallas bigs are a result of Luka's stellar playmaking.
Really hope Kidd realizes he needs to stick with his big men, otherwise he's about to lose his job.
Josh Green shoulda kicked it back to Luka for 3
What chuck right? Luka score less and get the ball into the paint and use the players around him?
Gafford on the starting 5 and Lively on the bench is quite literally, great for both the bigs.
The object of the basketball game is to score more points than your opponent. If your opponent cannot stop you and you score more points you win if you cannot stop your opponent and they can’t stop you and you score more points you still win
Lively is amazing, clearly has higher potential and might alredy be the better player. But you do need that toughnes Gaff brings against the best Cs out there. Lively can still be too timid. Tho he did look different, more agressive against Chichago.
Either way, as long as Kidd isnt totaly retarded and does not keep playing washed Kleber at C, the position is filled regardless of who starts.
Lively is better off the bench, he's young, has less experience, coming of the bench puts a bit less pressure on him, and he can relax and do his thing. While Gafford takes that starting heat, that he can easily handle.
and some media said :Luka dont make player better and still all have career high. Rokie Lively in his first NBA game have more points in all season in Duke
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mavs still need a wing and i thinkthey shouldtrade josh and hardaway for matisse and brogdon
Kidd Useless coch.
Bout time the big men get some ❤. They both are holding it down on both ends and making things run better
Hello from sLOVEnia LUKA MVP! ❤
The genius is Dallas playing sub par opponents and looking good while doing so. This week will show what they really have.
There is a big problem with Kidd sticking with our big men vs certain teams that no one is acknowledging. Lively and especially Gafford can't guard at the perimeter well, and we start giving up practice shots from 3. This is why Kidd keeps going to small ball with Maxi, because Maxi can actually guard and switch on the perimeter pretty well when he's pulled out there. It's a pick your poison problem and not guarding the three results in the 3 is greater than 2 problem. There's a legit argument that Kidd has done the right thing in each match up, small ball vs good 3pt teams and bigs vs weak 3pt teams.
Mavs is sucks because of j kidd
Can they play this well against the top tier teams like Denver, Boston, Indy, Bucks, OKC, Cavs, T'Wolves?
They haven't shown they can.
I agree let's see what mavs can do to get to the 6th seed
Luka is on a historic run including a season high 73 pts, 50 pt triple double in Christmas, ridiculous numbers etc.
Just very unfortunate how injured they’ve been pre all star.
Things happen for a reason though, I doubt they would have enough motivation to acquire Gafford and PJ if they had a very healthy season and a much better record.
Friendly advice, dont zoom replays as its hard to watch your video.
The Mavs match up better
w/ OKC.
Gafford plays well against Chet.
The Wolves 🐺 are too linky,
Kat or no Kat, AE is a Problem and they’re the best defense in the league.