Really solid game just tough to swallow on opening night and with so much optimism. Spurs shot the lights out (over fifty percent from three) and Chandler got in foul trouble in the third quarter. I'm not too worried about Parsons. He had his up and down games with Houston and the Spurs are a good defensive team. On top of that I think he just had an unusually bad shooting night.
Dirk looked good especially later on. Monta was a beast and Chandler was such a stark contrast to the complacent Dalembert last year the way he played. Jefferson had a really bad game (looked sloppy and missed some open threes).
If the Parsons shot goes in we're all on cloud nine right now. Mavs played well top to bottom for the most part and will only get better with improving chemistry. Should be a really fun season (hope everyone stays healthy!).
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