Yes, Dallas has seemed to laid an egg in each high profile game this year with the exception of the Dallas-Toronto game (in which Carter sat out). In all the bad games, it seemed that the players (particularly Dirk and Nash) were overwhelmed by the attention. It took about 2 quarters for them to get their butterflies out. The most important thing about playing in the playoffs and against upper echelon teams, you can't get behind 15 to 20 points and then make a comeback. I think that the Mavs goal is not to be behind by more than 10 pts at the end of the third quarter because any number higher than that takes them out of their game plan causing them to rely on emotion (which can be crushed easily by Utah's ability to score when needed) and high risk plays and shots.
Regardless, I think Utah will try to set the tone on the first game and win easily. If the Mavs have any chance of winning the series, they have to win game 2.....
Utah wins 3 games to 1.
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