One of the most fun watching points in the NBA playoffs each year is seeing how teams are able to adjust from game-to-game within a series.
After a game one that ended up closer than the game felt – holding a 21-point lead in the fourth quarter in a game they led wire-to-wire – the Phoenix Suns don’t have a ton of schematic fixes to make against the Dallas Mavericks, but there are a few relatively easy ones that Monty Williams and the Suns can make.
Minimal/zero minutes for JaVale McGee
Given his inability to effectively defend Doncic and Kleber in game 1, it’s clear that this isn’t the series for McGee, and that’s okay.