Saying Kristaps Porzingis hasn’t played up to par for the Mavericks so far against the Clippers would be an understatement.
He’s been flat-out bad. The Mavs built a 2-0 series lead heading into game 3 because Luka Doncic had just been that special. But that wasn’t enough in game 3. They needed Porzingis to play well and he just didn’t.
That’s been par for the course in this series. Porzingis is averaging just 14.3 points per game. But where what he’s really been particularly bad at has been his rebounding, where he’s only averaging 3.7 boards per game.
Here’s a wild stat that puts that in a bit of context. Nuggets point guard Facu Campazzo is averaging 4.7 rebounds in the postseason so far at 5’11. Porzingis is 7’3 and averaging a full rebound less per game.
Facundo Campazzo (who is 5’11") is averaging 1 more rebound per game than Kristaps Porzingis (who is 7’3") in this playoffs. pic.twitter.com/pRouzV9wRe
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 29, 2021
That’s just wild. Absolutely bonkers.
It shouldn’t be this way. Porzingis needs to be better. The Mavericks need Porzingis to be better. They have a solid lead in the series right now, but they won’t win it without him being the best he can be.
We’ll see if he turns the corner in game 4.
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