Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd believes they have found the Golden State Warriors' weakness. Now, they just have to take advantage of it.
After Tuesday's Game 4 win, Kidd shared how the Mavs forced the Warriors to play zone and capitalized on it by making their 3-pointers. In Game 5, they will be looking to do the same to put more pressure on Stephen Curry and Golden State.
“It’s a matter about making shots,” Kidd said, per Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. “The biggest compliment we’ve gotten is they’ve got to play zone because they can’t play us one on one, right?
“This is a championship-DNA team. They’re giving you a compliment that they can’t guard you. It’s pretty cool. They’re winning the series, but we believe if we can continue to keep getting the shots that we got, if we make them, it puts pressure on them.”
The odds are stacked against the Mavs in their bid to come back from the 3-0 hole they dug themselves in. While they have already won a game and cut the deficit to 3-1, history still doesn't favor them.
Simply put, the Mavs have to be near perfect to stage the epic comeback while the Warriors had to really collapse. Given the Dubs' experience, that is something really unlikely to happen in the three chances they have to close out the series.
But as Jason Kidd highlighted, the Warriors aren't without any weakness. And if the Mavs are able to hit their shots from deep, they still have a fighting chance no matter how small it is.
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