"I think they need to add different pieces and another superstar to their table" - Jay Williams believes Dallas Mavericks need to add former no. 1 overall pick to be serious contenders
Luka Dončić and the Dallas Mavericks went down at home on Sunday, 100-109, and are now in a three-game deficit against the Golden State Warriors in the Western Conference finals.
Dončić had a 40-point game in a loss, yet again. The other two scoring options combined for 46 points, but no one else could get going.
Jay Williams, on ESPN's "Keyshawn, JWill & Max," talked about whether this Dallas roster could win a championship as presently constructed:
"Win an NBA championship? No. I think this team needs to make some moves, I think they're too guard oriented at times, I would like for them to have a big they could take advantage of.
"I don't know what's happening to his situation with him, but like a Deandre Ayton potentially, like a Zach LaVine, another guard that can be dynamic. ... I think they need to add different pieces and another superstar to their table."
Deandre Ayton's name has popped up in many trades ever since the Suns exited, and is by and large being considered a trade-piece to the Phoenix Suns.
Review : Dallas Mavericks vs Golden State Warriors, Game 3, Western Conference finals
The Golden State Warriors' road-win on Sunday saw them go 3-0 up in a playoff series for the second time this post-season. No team in the NBA has ever come back down from three games to none in a playoff series.
The adjustment that the Dallas Mavericks seemed to have made from Game 2 to Game 3 was to drive in the paint and draw fouls. This is something that Dončić and Brunson frequently do throughout the game. It was also reflected in the free-throw attempt disparity, 34-25, in favor of Dallas.
But an ice-cold shooting night from three-point range saw the Mavericks struggle heavily throughout the game. Despite getting several good looks, they shot a mere 28.9% from three-point land.
Besides Dallas' top 3 scoring options in Luka, Brunson and Dinwiddie, not a single Maverick scored in double digits on Sunday. In the 40 minutes that Reggie Bullock was on the floor, he could not sink a single field-goal and ended the game with no points to his tally.
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The Warriors rallied behind their top scorers in Stephen Curry (31/5/11), Andrew Wiggins (27/11/3) and Klay Thompson (19/7/3) and will now look to sweep the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.