With an average of 11+4 per game, the play-offs were directly abandoned, and Kidd pulled out the black sheep, making it easier to win

Today, the Mavericks traveled to the road to take on the Kings, and they ended up winning 120-106 against the Kings. The Kings were eliminated and will miss out on this year's playoffs. The Mavericks will compete with the Grizzlies for the eighth spot in the West. Kidd's use of personnel in today's game is still very worthy of everyone's attention, and Dinwiddie, who had excellent statistics in the regular season, did not appear in this crucial play-off game. In the regular season, Dinwiddie averaged 11+4 per game, but today he only appeared in garbage time, which was obviously unexpected by many fans.

In fact, strictly speaking, it did not surprise many fans, because Dinwiddie did have a lot of criticism on the court in the regular season. The first is that Dinwiddie can seriously drag down the team's offensive rhythm on the court, Dinwiddie is a player who likes to hold the ball for long periods of time, and he will sometimes hold the ball for more than ten seconds in the 24 seconds of the half. And his three-point shooting is terrible and can drag down the team's space on the court.

Overall, Dinwiddie is the kind of player who needs to hold the ball for long periods of time to accumulate stats. Because he wasn't meant to play a catch-and-shoot role, he had to have the ball in his hands. But if he is given the ball, he will occupy the ball for too long and will seriously drag down the offensive rhythm of the half-court. You'll find that the Mavericks' offensive movement in the half is smoother and Thompson is getting better shots after not playing Dinwiddie today. So in this game, Thompson scored 16 points in a single quarter in the second quarter and single-handedly helped the team open up the difference. Thus the game was won.

So today Kidd is really a very smart move not to use Dinwiddie. Brandon Williams performed very well today, coming off the bench to score 17 points and 5 assists, he does not delay the offensive rhythm on the court, and his three-point shooting is very accurate, he is more suitable to replace Dinwiddie. Brandon Williams is also a surprise player for the Mavericks to win today. So Kidd should be able to find a rhythm to win next, and it looks easier for the Mavericks to win without Dinwiddie, and even if they make the playoffs, the Mavericks, both inside and out, are really expected to play the Black Eight.