Ok, I know what happened last year when Dallas took game one against San Antonio. And I know Portland, in the way they played game one on Saturday (rather, the way Dallas didn't play game one), should have won that game in Dallas. But something tells me this is the year Dallas shakes the demons and gets past round one at least. They need this win cuz Portland is a bitch at home. They need this win cuz Dirk is getting on in years and this is probably the deepest his team has been, despite the injuries.
Dirk and Co. know that Portland are gonna come at them with everything they got. I think the Mavs will be prepared this time. They say they are treating it like another game one. Make sense? Maybe Kidd won't have another three point marathon session but someone else is gonna step up for the Mavs since Nowitzki will probably be double-teamed the entire game. And I'm hoping that Portland will try the fast-break offense they were lacking before and turn the ball over a whole bunch of times.
So here's the cursed stat: The Mavericks have followed eight of their last 10 postseason victories with a loss. I see the line going down to at least Mavs -3. I'll snatch it up then. Who's with me???
Dirk and Co. know that Portland are gonna come at them with everything they got. I think the Mavs will be prepared this time. They say they are treating it like another game one. Make sense? Maybe Kidd won't have another three point marathon session but someone else is gonna step up for the Mavs since Nowitzki will probably be double-teamed the entire game. And I'm hoping that Portland will try the fast-break offense they were lacking before and turn the ball over a whole bunch of times.
So here's the cursed stat: The Mavericks have followed eight of their last 10 postseason victories with a loss. I see the line going down to at least Mavs -3. I'll snatch it up then. Who's with me???
