The sequel improved on the original in almost every way with smoother controls, better graphics and a larger roster of fighters with the debuts of Baraka, Jax and Kung Lao. After the earthshattering popularity of the original, Mortal Kombat II was released. Yes, it is.įor arcades, 1993 was a halcyon year. Is NBA Jam the greatest sports video game of all-time? You can listen our latest post game After Dark episode in the player embedded below, and to make sure you don’t miss a single one moving forward, subscribe to the Mavs Moneyball podcast feed on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Pocketcasts, or Castbox. Many have speculated that another year removed from ACL surgery could unlock another level for Dinwiddie, and if tonight is any indication, there could be something to that. With how much the Mavericks are leaning on him this season, it was encouraging to see a performance like this. He shot 3-of-6 from the floor and 1-of-2 on threes and looked like the Mavs’ best player while he was on the floor. His 9 points, two rebounds, and three assists don’t jump off the page, but he looked spry and in-control tonight running the offense. One large bright spot from the starting group tonight was the play of Spencer Dinwiddie. Stats Rundown: 4 stats to know from the Mavericks 98-96 victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder Spencer Dinwiddie is healthy as an ox The question with Wood will be if can he buy in on defense and stay within his role. Wood is also incredible on the glass and he’ll easily be the be the team’s best rebounder since Mavs Legend DeAndre Jordan. He clearly has special talent on the offensive end. It’s important to remember that he did this against third string players, but it was still nice to see him assert himself and take over the game as the obvious best player on the court.
Wood really turned it on late in the third quarter, draining a couple threes and putting together some nice finishes at the rim. Coming off the bench in the first half, he took some plays off on defense and hijacked a few possessions to hoist some outrageous shots, but overall looked solid enough. The Christian Wood experience is hereĬhristian Wood had a very nice game overall. The fact that an undrafted player fighting to make the roster thoroughly outplayed the other in-house options is not a good sign.
The third ball handler issue has dominated the discourse of the offseason, and tonight it was easy to see why the team obviously needs help in this area. Green looked great in other areas tonight, but did little to inspire any confidence in his ability to run offense.
Josh Green got a few possessions bringing the ball up and did the deer-in-the-headlights routine we’re used to seeing when he has to dribble the basketball. He struggled running simple pick and rolls, threw the ball away, and failed to generate anything resembling offense. Frank Ntilikina got a chance to open the second half and looked horrendous. In fact, Wright outplayed every non-Dinwiddie Mavericks guard on the team tonight. To my surprise, non-roster invitee McKinley Wright got the first chance and played very well in those minutes.
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Preseason games don’t matter but it’s always more fun to win than lose, and the Mavericks were able to do that! No one wants to be the third ball handlerĪfter Spencer Dinwiddie exited the game, Mavs fans everywhere were on the edge of their seat waiting to see who would get first crack at running the offense. After an ugly start to the quarter, Jaden Hardy decided that the Mavericks would not lose tonight and scored 16 points in the fourth quarter, securing the victory for Dallas. With Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, and Reggie Bullock done after the half, the Mavericks struggled mightily in the third quarter and let the Thunder build a double-digit lead.īut Wood had a flurry of buckets against the Thunder scrubs to close the third, narrowing the gap and giving the Mavericks a chance going into the final period. A sloppy first half saw the Mavericks take a 53-52 lead into the locker room. Turnovers plagued both sides, as the Mavericks attempted to set an NBA record for giveaways on cross-court passes. The Mavericks struggled to score for long stretches, but kept it close throughout because they were playing the Oklahoma City Thunder in the preseason. Josh Giddey led the way for the Thunder, scoring 13 points and dishing out three assists. Jaden Hardy led the team in scoring with 21. He shot 7-of-13 form the floor, including 2-of-4 from three. Christian Wood paced the Mavericks with 16 points and 13 rebounds. If you weren’t sure where this game was taking place, the livestream was there to clue you in. The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 98-96 in the preseason opener Wednesday night from Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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