PG: James Harden 18' - 20.1
SG: Eddie Jones 01' - 13.8
SF: James Posey 06' - 5.9
PF: Rashard Lewis 10' - 11.2
C: Tim Duncan 03' - 17.2
Bench: Hedo Turkoglu 06' - 11.2
Bench: Andrew Bogut 16' - 4.0
Bench: Shaun Livingston 17' - 4.2
Rotation:PG: James Harden 39 / Shaun Livingston 9
SG: Eddie Jones 38 / James Posey 6 / Shaun Livingston 4
SF: James Posey 24 / Hedo Turkoglu 24
PF: Rashard Lewis 36 / Tim Duncan 7 / Hedo Turkoglu 5
C: Tim Duncan 32 / Andrew Bogut 16
87.6/88
vs
PG: Jason Kidd (36) - Alex Caruso (12)
SG: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (24) / JJ Redick (24)
SF: Jimmy Butler (36) / Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (12)
PF: Kevin Durant (36) / Serge Ibaka (12)
C: Kristaps Porzingis (30) / Serge Ibaka (18)
Matchup:- Defensive assignments: Harden vs Kidd, EJ vs Butler, Posey vs Durant, Lewis vs KCP, Duncan vs KP.
- We got good assignments here with great wing defenders in Jones and Posey to defend Butler and Durant. This version of Kidd is pretty limited offensively so he's a good matchup for Harden. While KP can space the floor, I'm not sure how well he handles an ATG big in Duncan, who is set to have a good series here. Lewis also has the size to match up and contest Porzingis, allowing to free up Duncan for help defense.
- Both teams have a leading two-man punch with two All-Star level players as complimentary guys. I believe the Harden-Duncan combo is more complimentary and should function pretty well, with KP in a down season at Dallas, while Lewis even though not being an All-Star - is simply the same guy as a year before with almost the same percentages, only taking a little less toll with the addition of Vince to Magic.
- flaco has nice depth, but we've got some good depth ourselves, and I think Hedo is the most impactful player off the bench.