December 19, 2022. The Mavs bow on the floor of Wolves and momentarily plunge back into the negative. Since that date, the Texans had managed to improve their record enough to stay in the positive. Until last night, with the setback conceded against the Grizzlies.
Eighth in the West, Jason Kidd’s men have a record of 34 wins for 35 losses, a small victory ahead of the Jazz… 12th. In other words, with just over ten games to play, Dallas is anything but guaranteed to extend its course beyond the regular season.
At a press conference, we ask the coach when the concern about the situation of his team will be considered serious. ” Once the season is over. It’s only the regular season “, is satisfied to answer the technician after having hesitated. The reporter then points out to him that it may be too late to worry…
” It’s also true… So you have to be worried (new hesitation). We must have in mind our state of health, the cards we have in hand. We had a good basketball half with young guards learning to play in the NBA. You have to put that in perspective against a very good defensive team. “Judge Jason Kidd.
“If we are healthy, we think we can do a lot in the playoffs. But first we have to go to the playoffs”
The latter refers here to the pair Jaden Hardy (28 points at 9/25 on shots and 8 rebounds) and Josh Green (23 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds), who did their best to compensate for the absence of Luka Doncic (thigh) and Kyrie Irving (foot). The team’s third leading scorer, Christian Wood (foot) was also on the sidelines.
This defeat, the fourth in five games, however confirms the very poor collective dynamic in progress which started before the All-Star Game break: nine defeats in twelve games. Jason Kidd, however, has the feeling that his team is progressing.
” The question is whether we can be healthy in time to chain a series. If not, it’s only the regular season. No one is dying “, relativizes the coach.
While Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are to resume training today before a series of trips (Spurs, Lakers and Grizzlies), Jason Kidd also wonders: ” How is success measured? Some will say through the balance sheet, but in the end, if we are healthy, we think we can do a lot in the playoffs. But first we have to go to the playoffs. »
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Luka Doncic | 57 | 36.3 | 50.0 | 34.9 | 73.6 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 33.0 |
| Kyrie Irving | 11 | 37.9 | 51.2 | 41.4 | 94.4 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 27.5 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 53 | 34.1 | 45.5 | 40.5 | 82.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 17.7 |
| Christian Wood | 56 | 26.6 | 52.2 | 36.6 | 76.6 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 17.1 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 62 | 30.3 | 39.5 | 38.3 | 75.9 | 0.3 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 14.4 |
| Dorian Finney Smith | 40 | 32.2 | 41.6 | 35.5 | 75.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
| Josh Green | 48 | 25.1 | 53.2 | 41.3 | 71.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 9.0 |
| Kemba Walker | 9 | 16.0 | 42.1 | 25.0 | 81.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 8.0 |
| Reggie Bullock | 65 | 30.3 | 39.9 | 37.4 | 68.6 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 7.1 |
| jade hardy | 34 | 12.5 | 43.4 | 35.3 | 83.0 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 7.0 |
| Dwight Powell | 63 | 19.9 | 72.3 | 0.0 | 68.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 6.8 |
| Maxi Kléber | 26 | 25.4 | 49.6 | 37.2 | 59.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| Justin Holiday | 8 | 18.7 | 37.8 | 38.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 5.0 |
| Davis Bertans | 36 | 10.6 | 42.9 | 39.0 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.3 |
| Javale Mcgee | 36 | 8.1 | 60.4 | 25.0 | 56.3 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| Tyler Dorsey | 3 | 2.8 | 80.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
| Mckinley Wright Iv | 21 | 10.8 | 47.1 | 26.7 | 69.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| Aj Lawson | 12 | 5.1 | 48.0 | 43.8 | 33.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| Frank Ntilikina | 41 | 11.8 | 34.0 | 20.8 | 66.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Chris Silva | 1 | 3.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Theo Pinson | 35 | 6.9 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 81.8 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Markieff Morris | 4 | 4.8 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 8 | 6.5 | 23.1 | 27.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 |
