arkuo wrote:Mavs situation is simple. Luka is white James Harden. So if he's off, then your chances of winning go down.
Luckily for Dallas, Kyrie got hot in the first round. Or else Luka would have had another first round exit versus the Clippers and losing 3x against the Clippers, he would have solidly been behind Jokic in any conversation.
To Bob8's point, Dallas can wait for Luka to bounce back and get hot again then you have a chance to win the series.
Luka is solidly behind Jokic in any conversation.
Unfortunately that's the case. Backup pg is Exum, who's having nightmare playoffs. And we must not forget, OKC was first in the West for a reason. 3rd offensive rtg, 4th defensive rtg and second net rtg in Nba. Chet is Lively, who can shoot, meaning they have great rim protection and fantastic spacing. I would say no matter how good Shai is, Chet is a game changer for OKC.
Scary part about OKC are all the picks they have. They're in the best place in Nba.