Like I told Jan, I lost interest shortly after the Mavs did.
I was a little confused by Carlisle's substitution pattern, particularly in the 2nd quarter. He sits JET & Dirk late in the 1st. Leaves them out through the start of the 2nd. Mavs build up to 15, lead goes down to 11. Rick calls a timeout at the 8 min mark (after a 4-0 run, I thought it was a dumb TO), but he doesn't sub in Dirk or JET. Instead, he waits for the Mavs to come down, and let's Singleton take a bad 18 footer (which he missed), and then subbed in Dirk and JET. Seemed like a wasted possession to me...
Game over. They have shut it down after a great 1st quarter
ReplyDeleteLike I told Jan, I lost interest shortly after the Mavs did.
ReplyDeleteI was a little confused by Carlisle's substitution pattern, particularly in the 2nd quarter. He sits JET & Dirk late in the 1st. Leaves them out through the start of the 2nd. Mavs build up to 15, lead goes down to 11. Rick calls a timeout at the 8 min mark (after a 4-0 run, I thought it was a dumb TO), but he doesn't sub in Dirk or JET. Instead, he waits for the Mavs to come down, and let's Singleton take a bad 18 footer (which he missed), and then subbed in Dirk and JET. Seemed like a wasted possession to me...