Despite experiencing the hollow feeling of elimination Thursday night, the Mavericks have plenty of room to feel optimistic going forward.
Aside from advancing past the disheveled Jazz, marking Dallas’s first postseason series win since earning the NBA crown in 2011, the Mavs obliterated the top-seeded Suns on the road in a resounding Game 7 performance so dominant that Phoenix felt the need to release a statement to fans, saying the club would do better.
Perennial MVP candidate Luka Dončić and the Mavs have now reached the playoffs three years in a row. But the question facing them at the moment is simple: What does the organization need to do to stand in the space the Warriors occupy right now, to reach the NBA Finals?
