Mavericks and the pressure of Game 5: avoid ‘runs’ by the Suns and maintain energy to continue with chances of advancing in the PlayOffs

Dallas Mavericks resurfaced in the Western Conference semifinal with two big wins and tied the series at two games apiece against Phoenix Suns. Those led by Jason Kidd They protected the locality and now they will face a major challenge: try to take Game 5 from the best team in the NBA in his own house. Given this, El Comercio spoke with the coach and Dorian Finney-Smith about the momentous game that will be played Tuesday at the Footprint Center in Arizona.

Luka Doncić scored 26 points in the victory of Dallas Mavericks versus phoenix suns 111-101 in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals of the NBA. With this result, the series was tied 2-2.

The team of Jason Kidd took advantage of that Chris-Paul got into foul trouble: he finished with four in the first half and was ejected early in the fourth quarter. Thanks to this, Dallas was able to dominate the entire match due to the limitations of the point guard Suns.

On the other hand, Dorian Finney-Smith contributed with 24 points, setting a new personal scoring mark in the PlayOffs. Likewise, he also established his own record in terms of triples: 8 of 12 from long distance. DFS became a key factor, since in the 4Q he appeared with two triples to extend the advantage to 14 points difference.

Dallas matched his 20 3-pointers (20-for-44) from a Mother’s Day thrashing of the Lakers in 2011, a win that completed a four-game second-round sweep en route to the championship. It should be noted that the Mavericks have qualified for the second round for the first time since that run in 2011.

After the end of the game, I was able to talk with Jason Kidd Y Dorian Finney-Smith at a press conference. I asked the coach about the assist-turnover ratio and if he expects to keep it for Game 5 in Suns.

The Mavericks coach had this to say: “First, I would like to keep all the numbers and that the result is the same. All kidding aside, we need to have fewer losses. We know that they are very expensive when we play as visitors. We have to be able to take care of the ball and be very intelligent when it comes to attacking and distributing the ball. Only this would give us a real chance to win the fifth game of this series”.

For their part, I asked DFS about the mentality with which they will play Game 5 this Tuesday in Phoenix: “We don’t have to concede runs. Not 10-0 or 10-2, that would finish us off and take us further on the scoreboard. We must go out and strike the first blow and then resist what they have in store for us. I think that’s the way: to be the aggressors in a game that will be very difficult”.

It should be noted that the fifth game will be played this Tuesday at the Footprint Center, home of phoenix suns. Whatever the result, on Thursday they will play Game 6 of the series at the American Airlines Center, in Dallas. In case of finishing 3-3, the seventh game would be played on Sunday at the home of the Suns.