I guess I appreciated the Mavs a little more after hearing how bad the other team was. The Clippers were good for about 2.5 quarters. Actually, it was also about the same time when the announcers said, this is the best defensive team of the Mavs is when the Mavs started puilling away. The zone really confused the Clippers. One big change I saw was that the Mavs stopped fronting Brand and they put Dampier on Brand. That really stopped Elton dead in his tracks. I really liked the defensive at the end game.
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Originally posted by: Bookit
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Originally posted by: Simon2
I was able to watch the game from the LA point of view. Here are some funny things:
1. Somewhere at the end of the third, the announcer says, "Well, now the Mavs won't overlook the Clippers" Right after that, the Mavs unload 7 points and the lead kept growing.
2. They were very impressed with Finley overall and they were saying something like, "Why can't the Clippers get a guy like that? What's not to like about Finley?"
3. They were drooling for Benga.
4. They said that Dirk makes the game look so easy. He can just show up and score 20.
5. As the Mavs were increasing the lead, they said that the Mavs can beat up on lesser teams like the Clippers but they can't beat elite teams and that the Mavs are 2-7 against elite teams. Definite sour graping.
It was fun to watch the Mavs from the LA point of view.
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Thanks Simon for that recap.
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