The Mavericks are impossible to figure out. After the first two games at home I honestly thought we would win the series in four games, it wasn't even a question in my mind. Why should I be surprised that wasn't what happened? The Mavs over the past couple of years have show us that they lack the killer instinct to put away teams and that is why their games are almost always close, regardless of the lead in the 4th quarter.
Tonight however they found that killer instinct and put away the Trailblazer's for good. I don't think there is even a chance the Blazers get back into this series or win it. Even after the debacle that was game four I think this series will be decided in game six and the Mavs will be moving on to the next round. For the Blazers to have had even the smallest chance of winning the series they had to take game five and they couldn't get it done.
The Mavs were impressive last night and won by double digits. Dirk was the leading scorer with 25 points but Tyson Chandler was an absolute monster and Portland couldn't figure out what to do about him. He had 14 points and 20 Rebounds with 13 of those being offensive rebounds. Did you know that was the most offensive rebounds in the playoffs since Shaq grabbed 14 back when he was on the Magic? Needless to say, with another performance like this from the Mavs Wednesday night, this series is over.
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