SACRAMENTO — Kyrie Irving’s whirlwind first week as a Maverick nearly was complete, but two tasks remained late Saturday night in the cramped visiting-team...
. The euphoria of the 2011 championship. The humiliation of 11-71 and 13-69. The quirkiness of Dennis Rodman. The absurdity of Lam Lam and Khloe.
“He trusts all of us. That’s big, and it means a lot, especially for a young guy like me to have a superstar like that in the NBA be able to trust me. And I’m sure it means a lot to the rest of the team.” Now, along with pick-and-rolls, the Mavericks are running splits, setting away-screens and beating opponents on back cuts. Dallas is utilizing the high-post passing skills of Christian Wood, Dwight Powell and JaVale McGee.
It remains to be seen how quickly Doncic can adjust to a faster pace and fewer isolation plays, but he described Saturday’s uptick in pace as “fun.” It’s not as if Dallas is cutting drastically back on pick-and-rolls. The Doncic-Irving two-man game was effective during the overtime period.
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