I honestly cannot believe we are .500 again. I did not think we'd get back here this season so kudos to this team. Dallas is a good team and was on a 6 game win streak and just beat Chicago and Golden State and we pretty much beat them from start to finish. There was no run by them or third quarter of doom for us. So you have to say this was one of our best game of the season. We moved the ball offensively (24 assists, 8 turnovers) and everyone brought it defensively holding them to 85 points on 41% and 8/37 from three. Even Fournier played amazing one on one defense when switched on Luka!

But game ball goes to RJ. He's in a zone right now playing with a lot of confidence. And it's not just that his shot is falling. He's defending at an elite level. He made life miserable for Luka, who is impossible to defend. This is kind of what I envisioned his next step would look like. He got off to a slow start this season but the last few weeks we're seeing a guy who is taking command of the team. It's very exciting and satisfying to see! Fingers crossed it continues!
Randle is still in a shooting funk and is turning the ball over like crazy and had some lazy lapses defensively but we might be getting to a point where we'll just need to accept it. I do think he played better. His shot selection was good and he made an effort to move the ball. Encouraging too that he's starting to form a rapport with Fournier.
Everyone else played great! Rob dominated the paint and good to have Noel back. We're at an almost elite level defensively when our Cs decide to bring it and anchor the paint. I continue to love Grimes! Just love how he confident he shoots and how he defends. He battled hard against Luka. Kind of reminded me how Starks used to battle MJ.