SAN FRANCISCO — Given that the Mavericks’ last two losses to Phoenix were by margins of 20 and 30 points, it’s wrong to say this team hasn’t been here before as they try to correct the mistakes made in a 25-point Game 1 loss to Golden State. From my vantage point, which admittedly was about 30 rows up in one corner of the immaculate Chase Center, this is an easy one.
More Dinwiddie. Lots more Dinwiddie.
Whether Dallas evens the series here Friday night or regains its footing in home games Sunday and Tuesday at American Airlines Center, it’s time to get back to the team’s roots. By that, of course I mean the Kristaps Porzingis trade of Feb. 11 that shipped the enigmatic unicorn to Washington and changed the fabric of a fifth-place Western Conference team. From that moment forward, the Mavericks went small and dared opponents to handle their 3-point shooting blitzes.
