Betrayer

Totally disagree on doubling. Don't give up open threes to a team at home where role players play better. Paulo has been bad on drives all series and he was the leagues worst jump shooter all season long. The only reason he had 45 was because he was 6 of 11 from three out of the blue. During the season Paulo had exactly 1 game with 5 threes made and one with 4. That's it. He shoots 30% from deep. Paulo taking 30 shots is a good thing for us as long as we simply keep a body in front of him. Let the most inefficient jump shooter in the league take 2s and don't double him to give shooters open looks. That's how you loose the 3 point math game. Orlando was only in that game because of three point shooting and mostly because we gave up 21 wide open threes (a crazy number) because we collapsed in the paint. They hit 10 of those open threes. Stay home on shooters and play it straight. This is just one more reason (as if we needed another) to play Stew more minutes.

Orlando will very likely blitz and double Cade to prevent him from getting into rhythm and create turnovers. They'll also run some zone when Duncan isn't in the game. What changes will JB make? Stew is the best matchup for Paolo - play him some minutes at the 4 like we did all season and inexplicably stopped doing when we need it most in the playoffs. Stop playing the Daniss + Lavert lineup that yields no points and too many mistakes. Let Duncan face guard Bane (as Bane is doing to him) instead of Ausar. Put Ausar on Suggs so he can roam without giving Bane open threes. Building on the Stew thing, stop doubling Paolo and just play him straight up. Orlando shot 21 wide open threes in Game 5 and made 10 of them. Or will he just forget all this strategy stuff and tell them to "play hard"?

In any other timeline without Wemby in the league for Ausar's whole career, he'd win multiple DPOYs.

Two best players showed up big time for the Pistons to get this one, but it wasn't easy. How long into the offseason before JB realizes they have a PF using his strength to score 45 on us and he hasn't put Stew on him once?

Please put Stew in. Please.

Harris passes up a wide open three. Luckily Cade was there to save the day.

Why shoot that Robinson!!??

Jenkins has a 99 rating in talking smack. Too bad he’s been terrible in this series in every other aspect.

That was a crazy sequence. Fouls everywhere.

Jenkins, Duncan, and Duren in the game. Good luck on defense.

Smart move going zone against us.

Put Stew back in. Now.

Bane flopping again.

His speciality isn’t scoring, it’s fouling jump shooters.

Stupid mistakes and Orlando is right back in it. Black is shooting like Curry today.

Just give Holland back his minutes. Is Daniss hitting threes? Is Cariss? At least Holland gives you defense, size, and energy.

Ausar makes ridiculous plays.

We just keep letting Banchero suck the entire defense into the paint to help instead of putting someone on him who can actually play him straight up.

Ausar back!!!

Jenkins, Duncan, and Lavert on the court at the same time. This should go well.

Nope. JB goes small out of the timeout. Moron.

Tobias is hobbling out there. He can’t stop Banchero even when he’s not injured. Get Stew in at the 4 for once. We did it all season and now when we need it, we’ve gone away from it. Let our best paint defender stop their bully ball power forward. It’s not that hard to figure out, JB.

And now Tobias is hurt.

Same play over and over. Duncan can’t even make enough threes to account for what he’s giving up.

We don’t want Banchero scoring two on Dunc so we leave Bane wide open from three. Great choice.