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Originally Posted by rms13
This same stupid opinion from everyone. The C's have beat everyone this year including the Mavs twice, Wolves, OKC. The only team that I think would have been a real matchup problem is Denver. Luka and Kyrie will be slowed down and nobody else on that roster will be able to do anything. And Mavs defense won't be able to stop anything from the C's.
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Luka and Kyrie will not be slowed down. Historically, neither one of them have had any problems with Holiday or White.
And while there are real concerns over who Luka guards, they'll figure out a way to hide him. The Mavs defense did a complete 180 with the Gafford/Washington trade, Lively's incredible development, and a few other tweaks. They've had one of the best defenses in basketball these last few months.
I don't know how anyone is confident giving a prediction when Lively and Porzingis are up in the air. Lively is a huge part of what the Mavs do on both ends. Porzingis may give Boston the edge but there isn't a good track record of teams reincorporating major pieces back into the lineup in similar spots.