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Jun 7, 2021
2:33:38pm
CocaColaRecovery All-American
Jazz Clippers depends on the matchup at center
If the Jazz force the Clippers to respond to Rudy and keep size in to control him, the Jazz win. The lack of a healthy Serge Ibaka makes this a really hard matchup for the Clippers.
If the Clippers go small and have enough success that the Jazz have to go small by subbing Rudy out, the Clippers likely win.

The Clippers want to drive to the basket as much as possible and have space for Kawhi and PG to operate. That is why the Mavs were putting both Porzingas and Boban in the middle to stop the drive. Rudy in the middle is a formidable challenge for any team. The Clippers will try to break the Jazz by pulling Rudy out of the middle to prevent Morris from taking perimeter shots or trying to punish the Jazz with Morris shooting from the perimeter while Rudy stays in the drop position.

I think the series is won or lost on the dynamic that plays out each game at the center position.
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