PHILADELPHIA – Less than 24 hours have passed, and the Dallas Mavericks are still basking in the glow of that dominant performance turned in Friday night by forward Johnathan Motley against the Detroit Pistons.
And it’s not just the game-high 26 points Motley scored, or the 12 rebounds he snared that got everyone’ undivided attention. It was who he did it against, how he did it against him, and how he played like a wily veteran instead of a wet-behind-the-ears rookie from Baylor.
Matched up against two-time All-Star Andre Drummond, Motley played like he was back with the Texas Legends of the NBA’s G-League.