Dallas should do a better job, especially limiting KP.
A lot of analysis was based of on the success rate of the Celtics 3pt shooting in game 1, my question is how do you limit KP who is as deadly in the paint and around the rim as he is from behind the arc and mid range and not also not give up open 3s points in the process and also not forget that the Celtics also have guys that can create runs and drive to the basket in Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum, to limit KP you’ll need at least one big on him physically with some close by to also help, but that way you leave players like Tatum, White and Brown to one v one defense where a simple attempt to drive to basket could collapse the defense and/or even still open a corner 3 like it did in the 3 Quarter of game 1. while I’m expecting a different ball game today, I don’t think Dallas have figured shit out just yet.
In short, it's going to be a hard task for the Mavs on how they can communicate with each other to provide switches defending every players on the floor.
I trust that Jason Kidd has a plan for that and I know that he watched the Game 1 over and over just so he could provide a good plan in Game 2. He did it twice on their two series coming back from a Game 1 loss.
Here is my pick. I ain't going to be analytic anymore when it comes to the Finals, it's more of a fanbase emotional pick.
So, it's not recommended.
Boston Celtics - Dallas Mavericks -
Dallas Mavericks ML @3.05
Over 213.5 @1.79
I trust the Mavs will have an answer after that bad loss.
Good luck everyone and let's enjoy the game later.