Anyone who's been following the Spurs for the past couple of months would know that while the Spurs are winning, they've been winning pretty ugly. The Mavs have had their share of ugly wins as well, but not to the same extent of the Spurs.
IMO the single biggest reason they've still accumulated so many wins is Parker's elevated play. Also, lets not forget that outside of the Spurs and Mavs, the West is considerably weaker than it was last year. And that bench is pretty damn deep, albeit pretty old.
But aren't things like age and athleticism bigger factors in a seven-game series than they are in the regular season?
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Originally Posted by Jet Terry
That's a big longshot to beat San Antonio in San Antonio
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How the hell do you figure that? Tough game? Absolutely. But "big longshot"? Hardly. The Mavs have the second best road record in the league (19-7 to Detroit's 20-7)
Edit: To answer your question Chaffy, I think GMC summed it up. We shouldn't be "worried" at all, but merely aware of the fact that the Spurs and Pistons are legit. As for how little space there is between us and the Spurs in the standings; we'll just have to wait and see how the next two games against them turn out.