Now we can see the elephant in the room.
The Dallas Mavericks’ home floor loss to the Houston Rockets on Halloween night raised some concerns about the team’s performance thus far this season. Despite being 3-2, Dallas hasn’t yet played a complete game of excellent basketball.
Houston is a youthful, up-and-coming squad that should take full credit for the win, but a four-time NBA champion can allay some worries about Luka Doncic.
Luka Doncic’s sluggish starts can be resolved with Klay Thompson’s assistance.
Klay Thompson was brought in for this purpose. He could assist with the slow starts because he is an unworldly shooter.
Thompson’s next task should be to compensate for Doncic’s subpar shooting performance in the first five games.
In the first half against Houston, Doncic shot 5–13 from the field and 2-4 from free throws. In fact, in the season’s first five games, he has a 14-47 long-range shooting record. This is only about 30 percent, and he has had much poorer shooting in the early quarters of games.
Doncic made a game-winning basket to put his team ahead of Minnesota. Although he didn’t play well the entire game, Kyrie Irving came through and carried the team forward.
If Doncic wants to win MVP, this will definitely fall short, but it’s not necessarily time to panic. On the contrary, Thompson needs to receive more shots.
All Thompson has to do is follow Tim Hardaway Jr.’s lead. Simply keep shooting.
Thompson’s debut, in which he scored 22 points and made six three-pointers, thrilled Mavs supporters. He hasn’t had as many chances to perform the magic he did in game one subsequently. Doncic will be able to establish a better rhythm early on if Dallas starts involving him more in games.
Thompson was brought on as Doncic and Irving’s third man. The Mavericks cannot afford to let Doncic try too many missed attempts early in games and make Thompson a sitting duck. Thompson can be an excellent outlet from downtown for him to quit settling too soon.
Doncic’s body would suffer significant damage from dribbling the ball and moving excessively to get off a low-percentage shot, which was an issue during the previous season. He would then return with nothing left to offer on the defensive end.It is necessary to provide Tho
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The Mavericks must make use of their players and begin to remove Doncic when his shooting becomes erratic. He is no longer required to play the full first and third quarters for a reason. Jason Kidd should also see that.
Going ahead, Doncic’s burden will be lessened if Thompson is involved frequently and early. The Slovenian superstar must also search for Thompson more.