“So what you’re tryin’ to tell me, Coach, is that the man hit your guy in the elbow with his jaw?”
Well, maybe Dallas Maverick bench leader Rick Carlisle didn’t quite go there …
… but that crazy thought did briefly pop into my mind at the 9:04 mark of Q4 – after all, Kristaps Prozingis hadn’t seemed to connect on anything else all night.
You could almost see it coming. Marcus Smart switches onto KP in the lane, bodying up and planting his feet as the entry pass is made. Porzingis raises the ball and begins to turn over his left shoulder.