Dirk was significantly more aggressive early in this game. It was a visible difference from all the way in the upper deck. They periodically solved the problem of him being fronted, after he'd forced them to front him by taking the ball to the middle off the dribble and spinning baseline during the first quarter.
There were still plenty of times in the third quarter and most of the fourth when Dirk wasn't getting touches - but tonight, it was Murph's reality - Dirk worked hard all night and when he disappeared, it was because his teammates were losing their minds.
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