Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Luka Doncic started the season out of shape (by his own admission), but he and the Mavs have been on fire lately, winning 17 of their last 23. This detailed film room study of the Mavs offense and defense examines how Jason Kidd has built an offense around Luka, Jalen Brunson's importance as a secondary creator, the strengths and weaknesses of the Mavs supporting cast, along with why the Dallas defense is so good with Maxi Kleber and Dorian Finney-Smith.

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Ben Taylor is the author of Thinking Basketball, a Nylon Calculus contributor, creator of the Backpicks Top 40 series & host of the Thinking Basketball podcast.

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