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Originally Posted by ryttingm

Before you start complaining about the refs, take a closer look at the data. In game 1 Dallas took a total of 82 shots with 60 of those shots being jumpers at a rate of 72%. The nuggets on the other hand took a total of 73 shots with 39 being jumpers at a rate of 53%. Denver was clearly more aggressive taking the ball to the hole. These numbers don't even take into account the times that the person was fouled. The nuggets spent a lot more time attacking the basket and were rewarded by going to the foul line. Nuggets have lead the league all year in FT attempts because of their aggressive attacking offense, nothing has changed here.

What you're missing is WHY the Mavs didn't take it to the hole more. They tried, they tried a lot in the first half. When they did, they'd get hammered, ended up on the floor (sometimes before they could even get a shot up), no foul would be called, and Denver would run off down the floor on a breakaway.

Now how many times do you do that before you give up and try something else?