Wednesday night, Carlisle’s court craftsmanship was on full display after he made tactical decisions that went right along with the natural game flow and brought out the best in his second unit. Carlisle was able to sit star Luka Donu010diu0107 for long stretches of the game as the Mavs’ bench combined for 47 points on 19-of-31 field goals, and that helped Dallas defeat the Los Angeles Clippers, 121-114.
Carlisle is considered one of the top coaches in the game because he’s artfully puts his players in the right positions to succeed. His next-man-up mentally allows him to make adjustments on the fly, and the trio of Trey Burke (16 points), Seth Curry (15 points) and Boban Marjanoviu0107 (13 points) proved the value of this theory.