This game was lost when Casey put Ibaka in to start the 3rd. He had 4 fouls, and we had enough success playing big in the 3rd that he could've easily tried to buy 2-3 minutes with Poeltl. The move guaranteed that it would be really hard to play JV and Ibaka together for a long stretch even if Ibaka didn't quickly pick up his 5th. JV played the whole 3rd so even optimistically we all know he wouldn't get back in until at least 6-7 minutes left), and Ibaka was probably not going to play the whole 4th (though with Casey that may have been the plan). Our best defensive units tonight were with both on the court.
Momentum completely shifted in those first few minutes of the 4th.
Momentum completely shifted in those first few minutes of the 4th.
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