“My job is to build something," Kidd told Yahoo Sports. "Everybody’s into this instant thing. It doesn’t happen. Championship organizations aren’t built overnight.”
It didn’t matter if it was a Defensive Player of the Year guarding Dončić, or any other overmatched defender. Sometimes things seem to go in slow motion, and everyone else is powerless to stop it.
The Mavericks will advance to the NBA Finals, barring something historic or unforeseen, in the coming days. And the Timberwolves will soon start the process of evaluation.
If there’s a belief the Mavericks can do the improbable and bring this series back to Dallas for an interesting Game 6, it’s the belief that Dončić can have another 25-point first half, as he did Friday night.