1. Bench Production

There are a ton of stars that will garner headlines in this series. Luka Doncic is a future MVP in this league. Stephen Curry already has won the award and has All-Stars Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andrew Wiggins surrounding him.

Those stars will dictate a lot of how this series will unfold, but the supporting cast will also have big roles. Coming off the bench, the Golden State Warriors have Jordan Poole and he will be important in this series.

Poole broke out this season in a huge way. But, he will have to perform better defensively if he wants to remain on the court. His offense is needed, especially as a counter to what Dallas will do to slow down Curry. But, Poole will have to figure out a way to survive the target that will be on him for Dallas to attack when they are on offense.

For the Dallas Mavericks, they are going to need Spencer Dinwiddie to step up his game. He has a similar role for Dallas that Poole has for Golden State and came up huge to close out the series in Phoenix, scoring 30 points.

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While they may not be matched up against each other throughout the series, they will be compared to one another. Whoever gets the edge between these high-scoring guards off the bench could help tilt the series toward their respective teams.