OKC Thunder superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander laughed and shook his head, “P.J. Washington,” adding, “We've got to turn him off,” and how good the Charlotte Hornets transplant has been for Dallas. he added, almost laughing. Mavericks this season.
Dallas saw Washington become its third leading scorer in this series behind Luka Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander. The Kentucky team scored 29 points and 27 points on consecutive nights, pushing the Mavericks to a 2-1 series advantage.
As we head into a season-long and hostile Game 4, OKC Thunder sideline pacer Mark Dainot talks about the hot-blooded forward and this scoring outburst that is an outlier from his typical performance. He was asked how the team plans to stop it.
“You can't focus on sample size and ignore what's going on in this series. He's obviously playing with confidence right now. He's doing a really good job for them.” Daigneault said ahead of Game 4.
But the Thunder bench boss wasn't just concerned about the fact that Washington poured in 27 “game plan points,” but that much of that money came in the flow of the game, including transition buckets, cuts, and post-ups. He warned the assembled media. By cleaning up their defense, Washington's great team will be forced into a solid battle for their forwards.
“You can't overreact, you can't look at the box score and say, 'We have to completely change what we're doing, but are we going to make changes? Of course.'
Those changes are yet to be seen as we await tipoff for Game 4 of the second round of the NBA playoffs between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Dallas Mavericks. OKC hopes to tie the series at two games apiece.
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