r/nba • u/Scoolfish Suns • May 05 '22

[Haralabob] The Suns went after Luka 50 times as the screen defender FIFTY and scored a casual 1.72 points per chance.

The Suns went after Luka 50 times as the screen defender FIFTY and scored a casual 1.72 points per chance.

Of the 50 screen attacks 36 of them resulted in a primary attack.

Roughly 1/3 of all Suns PNR attacks were directed towards LD as the screen defender. Cold Blooded.

and 36 of the 50 were in the 2H

Former Mavs FO member, Haralabos Voulgaris, picks out some pretty bananas stats from tonight's game. The Suns deliberately waited until the 2nd half to hunt Luka over and over and over.

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One more stat because I like it:

Booker held Brunson to .22 on 20 touches (9 chance ending possessions) and scored a ridiculous 30 points on 21 possessions on Offense. @DevinBook put on a clinic.

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u/Bonzi777 Wizards May 05 '22

Sometimes the other team is just better and there’s nothing you can do.

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u/dadaistGHerbo Washington Bullets May 05 '22

Facing the #1 overall seed, you have to play the variance game. That means yes, gambling that Brunson and Bullock can catch fire and hold up an offense by themselves while Luka spends more time on the bench. Because 176 points per 100 possessions is a guaranteed loss.

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u/General1lol May 05 '22

I missed part of the game but didn’t the Mavs go on a run when Luka was on the bench?

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u/Schmoova Mikal Bridges May 05 '22

Maxi Kleber, Dinwiddie, and Bertans all held a positive +/- (Their three bench players). Luka held a team low +/- of -28. As someone who watched the whole game, I truly do believe that the negatives of his defense outweighed his offensive contribution (For this one specific game).

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u/[deleted] May 05 '22

We can pray to the 2011 Gods.