PG: Penny Hardaway 96' - 14.8 - MVP (3), All NBA First, East Finalist, 24.6 PER, 60% TS, 6.2 OBPM, 1.0 DBPM, Playoffs: 36% 3
SG: Danny Green 21' - 7.9 - 40% 3, 58% TS, 1.5 DBPM, Playoffs: 38% 3
SF: Kawhi Leonard 19' - 18.8 - Champ, FMVP, All Defense, All NBA Second, 37% 3, 25.8 PER, 61% TS, 6.1 OBPM, 1.1 DBPM, Playoffs: 38% 3
PF: Al Horford 16' - 12.8 - All Star, 34% 3, East Semi Finalist, 19.4 PER, 56.5% TS, 2.6 OBPM, 1.5 DBPM, Playoffs: 39% 3
C: Moses Malone 83' - 16.7 - Champ, MVP, FMVP, All Defense First, 25.1 PER (led league), 58% TS, 4.0 OBPM
Bench: Terry Porter 99' - 7.4 - 41% 3, 60% TS, 16.9 PER, 1.9 OBPM, 1.0 DBPM
Bench: Dan Majerle 00' - 6.1 - 36% 3, 56% TS, 2.7 DBPM, East Semi Finalist, Playoffs: 40% 3 (70.4% 3PAr), 58% TS, 4.7 DBPM (led league)
Bench: Marcin Gortat 09' - 3.0 - NBA Finalist, 17.0 PER, 58% TS, 2.2 DBPM, Playoffs: 66% TS, 3.4 DBPM
Rotation:PG: Penny Hardaway 38 / Terry Porter 10
SG: Danny Green 32 / Terry Porter 14 / Dan Majerle 2
SF: Kawhi Leonard 28 / Dan Majerle 20
PF: Al Horford 38 / Kawhi Leonard 10
C: Moses Malone 38 / Marcin Gortat 10
87.6/88
vs
C: Alonzo Mourning 38 min / Chris Andersen 8 min / Kevin Garnett 2 min
Pf: Kevin Garnett 36 min / Gerald Wallace 12 min
Sf: Gerald Wallace 26 min / Tayshaun Prince 22 min
Sg: Ray Allen 38 min / Tayshaun Prince 10 min
Pg: Tyrese Haliburton 38 min / Pablo Prigioni 10 min
Matchup:- Defensive assignments: Moses vs Mourning, Horford vs Garnett, Kawhi vs Allen, Green vs Wallace, Penny vs Haliburton.
- I think we have a nice matchup here. Horford/Moses vs Garnett/Mourning are a nice counter, and we have very good perimeter defense with Kawhi, Green, Majerle, Porter to put on his backcourt, with Penny being a solid defender as well. Green will take Allen for long stretches, allowing to keep Kawhi fresh. On the other side, Horford can drag KG away from the rim to reduce the value of his help defense. While Gerald can provide value as a wing defender, they might struggle to contain both Kawhi and Penny.
- We have a very good leading trio of Kawhi-Penny-Moses, having a nice case for 3 of the best 4 players in the series. Horford led a very good Atlanta team in those years, and is an over qualified fourth option, alongside nice depth in Green, Porter, Majerle, Gortat all being key contributors in very good teams, I'll certainly take Porter and Majerle over Prigioni and Prince. We also have very good shooting overall and lots of good passing to feed the shooters and find Moses for easy buckets.