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“I was happy I at least hit some threes. I was so happy,” Dončić said. “I was just trying to focus on my balance. My balance on shots wasn’t good [in Game 1]. So I was just trying to focus on that, and when I get on my balance, the shot normally goes in.” His first triple came on a rope pass from Washington. While Dallas features two of the game’s greatest ball-handlers in … [Read more...] about

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One veteran assistant coach, underscoring the ball-dominance issue, said you can almost sense a “sigh of relief” among Doncic’s teammates when he checks out of a game, “because it opens up a little more freedom” for others to make plays. “It’s a sense of, ‘Hey, now we get to play,’” the coach said. “It’s difficult to have any rhythm if you’re not touching the ball.” And when … [Read more...] about

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Without the injured Kleber, the Mavericks will most likely use a traditional center for a majority or the entirety of this Thunder series. That’s what Daigneault said Oklahoma City is anticipating. That means 48 minutes of either Daniel Gafford or Dereck Lively II on the floor, forced to guard in space against the Thunder’s spread scheme. “They’re also really switchable,” … [Read more...] about

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