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The Mavericks final game before the all-star break, a somewhat heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics (the Mavs were actually ahead by 15 points in the third quarter), proved a number of things:
1. The Mavericks are getting better. Their 6-2 record since the last time they played Boston illustrates this. It seems this unit is finally starting to play together as a team for the first time since the Jason Kidd acquisition. Which leads me to:
2. No matter how great the temptation, the Mavericks should refrain from making any trades. Don't disrupt the team chemistry that seems to be building.
3. The Boston Celtics are simply a better team than the Mavericks (which, I guess, should be obvious since they are the defending NBA champs). The Celts battled back without their coach (tossed after two technicals) and their all-around best defender, Kevin Garnett, who earned his fifth foul in the third quarter and largely rode the bench the rest of the way.
4. Paul Pierce is a better player than Dirk Nowitzki. I don't think there's ever been any doubt that Pierce is a better defender than Nowitzki, but last night, in the fourth quarter crunch time, Pierce scored more points than the entire Mavericks team.
1. The Mavericks are getting better. Their 6-2 record since the last time they played Boston illustrates this. It seems this unit is finally starting to play together as a team for the first time since the Jason Kidd acquisition. Which leads me to:
2. No matter how great the temptation, the Mavericks should refrain from making any trades. Don't disrupt the team chemistry that seems to be building.
3. The Boston Celtics are simply a better team than the Mavericks (which, I guess, should be obvious since they are the defending NBA champs). The Celts battled back without their coach (tossed after two technicals) and their all-around best defender, Kevin Garnett, who earned his fifth foul in the third quarter and largely rode the bench the rest of the way.
4. Paul Pierce is a better player than Dirk Nowitzki. I don't think there's ever been any doubt that Pierce is a better defender than Nowitzki, but last night, in the fourth quarter crunch time, Pierce scored more points than the entire Mavericks team.
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What were people saying about Pierce before he was gifted Garnett and Allen???? Well I can tell you that the frequent arguments about Dirk were all there for Pierce too.
Hard to win going 1 on 5, when the opposing team doesn't even bother to guard the likes of Wright, Dampier, Kidd.
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