The reffing was definitely to our advantage, but that was like a playoff game. You whine, you lose. They did whine a lot and couldn't make any shots. Our defense was sharp and on offense Dirk really set the tone with aggressive moves, though he missed a ton of shots too. Najera was a bit dirty with that play against Howard, but you got to love his attitude, and he made that looong three. Good to know that he can hit the occasional open three. Kidd's shooting was awful, but other than that he played really smart. Also good, that we can win in this kind of hostile environment, that's where our playoff experience and veteran leadership should really give us an advantage. If we meet them in the first round, I am quite positive that we can beat them now.
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At the end of each practice, the Mavs conduct a competition and ring a bell whenever someone makes 20 of 25 3-point attempts.
“He’s always around 23 or 24,” West said. “The bell rings every day.”
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