The end of the game to create experience among the Mavs
Mavs road trip on the Clippers floor started with a problem: PJ Washington twisted his ankle during warmups, depriving him of a meeting of which the Californians thus set themselves up as favorites.
With one less experienced player, Jason Kidd assembled a particularly young big five with Cooper Flagg (18), Max Christie (22) and Ryan Nembhardt (22), alongside Najib Marshall and Dwight Powell. Other young elements like Brandon Williams or Moussa Cisse were mobilized from the bench, in addition to veteran Klay Thompson.
« When we look at close games, that can only make us better as the season goes on, but that doesn’t necessarily translate into wins. », remarked Jason Kidd whose team, in this part, did not suffer from inexperience against a formation full of referenced people (James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac…).
Trailing a bit for a good part of the night, especially in the 4th quarter, the Texans were able to regain the lead in the final. Three minutes to go, Flagg, huge in this partin particular, he converted an important shot from mid-range from the baseline.
A schedule that will become more difficult
He was then imitated seconds later by Klay Thompson with a big game-winning shot to give Dallas the lead again. The same Flagg then chained a series of free throws to seal this success that comes after two short losses to the Grizzlies and the Heat.
« And so, just the experience that these young men are getting… We play a lot of close games and we all hate to lose. It’s not pleasant, but this group is playing hard, and we can see that again tonight after the game against the Lakers “, said Jason Kidd again, talking about the last failure suffered on the floor of the Clippers’ neighbors.
« The team knows how to advance quickly, as they did tonight », went on to congratulate the coach whose team snapped a three-game losing streak before continuing what will be an increasingly difficult schedule: a trip to Denver, hosting the Heat and before hosting the Thunder.
2025-11-30 14:54:00
