Before the Mavericks defeated Detroit, 114-104, during their preseason finale Friday night at American Airlines Center, Pistons coach Monty Williams came to one conclusion about the Mavs’ roster.
“It’s built for the playoffs,” he said. “They’ve got two guys that can win games every night and two guys that have won playoffs games. “
Williams was referring to Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
“But they’ve added some toughness,” Williams said. “When they lost (Dorian) Finney-Smith (in a trade to Brooklyn last February) I thought that was a tough blow for them.
“And now they’ve added Grant (Williams) — a tough guy that can also shoot the ball.