The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Washington Wizards on the road early on Saturday night, 109-87. They did it with little hand, as the three Kristaps Porzingis holders, Maxi Kleber and Josh Richardson lost the contest for various reasons. To read more about the game and what happened, click here to read the summary.
After what, let’s look at some of the numbers that help explain why or, at least, some interesting data to think about in the future.
64: Jalen Brunson’s 2-point shot percentage since March 24
I am absolutely choosing a date and counting from there, but since the game with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Brunson has been a man on fire for two points. He’s been shooting at less than 33% in three of those last games, but it doesn’t matter a bit, as his short-range hit has been absolutely excellent.
For the second game in a row, Brunson’s direction was the key to opening the attack against Dallas. He’s pushing so hard and his floater game close to the edge is about to wait for them to come in. He also hasn’t lost a free throw in three straight games.
19: Dallas is undefeated in Nineteen games in which he leads after a
This is something I need to explain, as I am struggling to find a correlation between “a good start results in a good finish for the Mavericks”. They have won 27 games in total, so they are leading, after one in 19 of them looks wild. Just like the fact that, otherwise, they are only 8-21. Commentators, feed me your theories.
21: Minutes for Josh Green
It was only the third highest total of minutes in a Josh Smith game this season, but it was easily the highest number since January. While it may be largely due to the need, it is good to see Green having some playing time. His attack is nothing short of brutal, but he played a solid defense and recovered the ball well at both ends. Mavericks need it to play or their wing rotation will run out in the playoffs. If he manages to connect on the three occasional occasions (it seems like an exaggeration, given his attempts at dating), his minutes should increase.
If you look very well, you can see what the Mavericks are interested in with Green, he just needs time to learn to play.