Jason Kidd, implied that his team didn’t play together enough to win after a lopsided loss to the league-leading Boston Celtics.
The Boston Celtics presented a formidable challenge to the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden on Friday night, after the team triumphed over them on Wednesday.
It was the Mavs’ third game in four nights in addition to being the last of a difficult road trip consisting of four games.
Jason Kidd speaks about Mavs and Luka Doncic
Even though Dallas was only trailing by three points at the half of the third quarter, they were ultimately outplayed in the final minutes and lost 138-110, dropping to 34-26 on the season. He said,
“It’s a very rare thing in this league to see a team like that with five shooters,” “It’s about team for them. You can see that with the ball movement. They’re not worried about who is shooting it. A lot of times, the person shooting it is wide open.”
It seems unlikely that Kidd intended to criticize his team as a whole rather than just one player, but that won’t stop those who believe Luka Doncic ought to distribute the ball more from interpreting his remarks as a jab at the five-time All-Star.
To those who believe that, however, keep in mind that Doncic, who finished with a team-high 37 points and 12 rebounds, also contributed 11 of Dallas’ 20 assists. To imply that he doesn’t move the ball enough is ridiculous because he gives the Mavs everything he has.