The Mavs keep double-teaming Chris Paul, and they finally figured out that they need to do it with the two athletic guys who can move laterally. Earlier in the quarter, they were were doubling him with Damp and Kidd, or Dirk and Kidd, to which Paul split with ease and set up easy buckets.
Then, Josh and Bass went out to glove him up and forced Paul into a difficult pass. The Hornets ended up with a jumper anyway, but the point is that they weren't getting dunks and layups, which was the result of doubling him with two slow guys.
If the Mavs are going to double Paul, they also have to keep a solid eye and man up on Tyson Chandler on the weak side or they're going to get burnt every time.
-Scooter Hendon
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