NBA Season Is The Tale Of Two Halves For Dallas Mavericks, Dirk Nowitzki:
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This pattern has established throughout the season. In the last 12 games, Dallas was able to score over 100 Points per 100 Possessions in the first half every single time, but could only reach this mark in the second half three times. The chart on the right shows the Efficiency Development over the course of a game for the Mavs and it illustrates that the defense remains more or less stable throughout, but the offense takes a significant hit around halftime. Dirk, Rick Carlisle and others repeatedly said that 3rd quarter energy has been a problem along the way and the numbers certainly agree.
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