“ Unacceptable. » Luka Doncic and Jason Kidd both had this qualifier in their mouths. “ We have to work on our free throws… “, claim the first about what cost Dallas so dearly last night in the fourth round against the Thunder.
Back to one minute from the end of the game. His team led by 5 points (91-96), Derek Lively II, micro-hero of the other evening in this area, obtains a passage on the line: the first shot goes in, not the second.
Then 10 seconds from the end, it was Luka Doncic's turn to be rewarded while Dallas continued to chip away at the deficit (94-96). While he had a chance to equalize, the Slovenian saw his first attempt roll over the circle. The second is in, while Chet Holmgren does not miss his two throws.
Eleven missed free throws
With three seconds left, PJ Washington finally shows up. Same price: 1/2… when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won't miss either. Three missed free throws in the last minute, for a final gap of four points, obviously that doesn't explain everything, but this deficit plays a role.
Especially since this clumsiness characterized the entire evening of the Mavs with only 12/23, where the visitors were impeccable in seriousness (23/24). “ We must do better. We talked about it together, we can't shoot at 50% if we want to win. We're going to talk about it tomorrow, we're going to improve and give ourselves a chance on Wednesday “, Jason Kidd posterwhose training is simply the worst in the exercise during these playoffs (only 69%).
“They are not machines”
A terrible ratio for one of the most rewarded teams since the start of the final stages. In the regular season, Dallas was already among the very poor performers in the league, but was getting closer to 76% success.
“ They are professionals, they are not machines. They practice their free throws. It's about being able to respond present. You're going to make some, you're going to miss some, no one has ever shot 100% on free throws. So it's just about being able to simulate the endgame. We practice it in training, they do it when they shoot individually “, continues Kidd, when asked about how to remedy the problem.
He adds : ” Some guys in this league shoot at a high percentage. Some are at 70%, others at 50% and that is simply the nature of their profile. So you have to hope they put them at the right time, if they don't shoot at a high percentage. But again, these guys practice. »
Not enough, because in this series, the Mavs only shoot 64%, compared to 85% for the Thunder…
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| Luka Doncic | 70 | 37.5 | 48.7 | 38.2 | 78.6 | 0.8 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 4.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 33.9 |
| Kyrie Irving | 58 | 35.0 | 49.7 | 41.1 | 90.5 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 25.6 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 79 | 26.8 | 40.2 | 35.3 | 85.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 14.4 |
| Pj Washington | 29 | 32.2 | 42.1 | 31.4 | 62.7 | 1.1 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 11.7 |
| Daniel Gafford | 29 | 21.5 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 60.7 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 11.2 |
| Derek Lively II | 55 | 23.5 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 50.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 8.8 |
| Derrick Jones | 76 | 23.5 | 48.3 | 34.3 | 71.3 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 8.6 |
| Josh Green | 57 | 26.4 | 47.9 | 38.5 | 68.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 8.2 |
| Grant Williams | 47 | 26.4 | 41.3 | 37.6 | 74.5 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 8.1 |
| Dante Exum | 55 | 19.8 | 53.3 | 49.1 | 77.9 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 7.8 |
| Jaden Hardy | 73 | 13.6 | 40.7 | 36.2 | 77.6 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 7.3 |
| Dexter Dennis | 4 | 7.5 | 52.6 | 12.5 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| Alex Fudge | 2 | 12.9 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| Maxi Kleber | 43 | 20.3 | 43.2 | 34.8 | 70.2 | 0.7 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| Seth Curry | 36 | 12.7 | 37.2 | 36.3 | 89.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 4.3 |
| Richaun Holmes | 23 | 10.3 | 55.9 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| Dwight Powell | 63 | 13.3 | 67.9 | 33.3 | 70.8 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 |
| Aj Lawson | 42 | 7.4 | 44.6 | 26.0 | 65.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.2 |
| Brandon Williams | 17 | 6.6 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 64.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.2 |
| Olivier-maxence Prosper | 40 | 8.4 | 38.5 | 28.9 | 68.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| Markieff Morris | 26 | 8.3 | 33.8 | 35.7 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Greg Brown III | 6 | 6.6 | 45.5 | 33.3 | 44.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 |
