As always instead of talking about what the win means for the Miami Heat and speaking about what the Heat did well, everyone overreacts and says that the Mavs are done and the series is over...goodness, what is wrong with people?
It's Game 1 people, Game 1. The Mavs are still in this series all they did was lose Game 1 on the road, far from being a dagger in the hearts of Dallas.
The one thing that will hurt Dallas is the torn tendon in Dirk Nowitzki middle finger on his non shooting hand.Nowitzki had 27 points on 7-18 shooting and wasn't as deadly last night as he was in the Thunder series and missed some shots that helped to kill whatever momentum Dallas was trying to build in the forth quarter to stay in the game.
The performance from the Mavs didn't sync up last night and it wasn't because of outstanding defense by the Heat, it was because of missed wide open shots that ended up turning the page in favor of Miami who was able to get some key transition baskets.
Jason Terry only had 12 points on 3-10 shooting and only 3-7 from three point range, while Peja Stojakovic went scoreless on three bad misses from beyond the arc and J.J Barea didn't bring much to the table either.
These guys won't remain bottled up for the duration of the series and while that won't guarantee a Mavs Finals victory, it at the very least shows that this series is not over.
Photo Courtesy of the Associated Press
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