It's not particularly easy to drop a triple-digit score against the suffocating interior defense of the Utah Jazz. Prior to the Dallas Mavericks' 102-93 victory on Friday night, 11 teams had tried, and only three had been successful in their collective ventures.
In fact, the Jazz entered the losing effort allowing only 98.9 points per 100 possessions—the No. 4 mark in the NBA. But after the Mavericks got their number, that defensive rating figures to change a bit.
Dallas, as it's done throughout this young season, just refused to cave to conventional wisdom.
Before the 2015-16 campaign began, the Mavericks were widely written off as a team due for a massive drop-off. Every piece in the starting lineup was flawed, given Dirk Nowitzki's advancing age and correspondingly declining performance, the limited nature of Zaza Pachulia's game and the injury concerns of Chandler Parsons, Wesley Matthews and Deron Williams.
So much for that.
Head coach Rick Carlisle has masterfully milked every ounce of talent from his troops during the opening salvo, guiding the ...
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