Mavs Win Again, Take 2-0 Lead

The Mavs are taking down barriers one at a time. The first game they proved the were mentally tough enough to win a close game against a team like the lakers. Game two they proved that they can flat out beat this Lakers team. The Lakers didn't even come close to winning in wednesdays matchup against the Mavs. This is a result of the stifling defense that the Mavs have been playing the entire postseason. The Mavs have allowed only 88 points per game on average to their playoff opponents and have only let the score top 90 twice.

Dirk lead all scorers with 24 points Wednesday night
in a 93-81 win over the Lakers

Another key stat from Game 2 was this stat, the lakers were 2-18 from three point range all night. They didn't make their first one until 2:50 left in the game. Neither team played exceptionally well but the Mavs found a way to win and now have 4 consecutive wins after that horrendous Game 4 against Portland. Another  thing the Mavs have to account for in their 2 wins over the Lakers is that Dirk is actually playing like Dirk. In the Portland series he had poor shooting percentages despite being able to make his point totals by getting to the free throw line.

Against the Lakers he has quite simply gone to another level. He is one of the most unguardable players in NBA History and has created a shot that almost always goes in and the opponent has no chance of blocking it. Pau Gasol found this out on a three point play in Wednesday nights game when he had Dirk's jersey in his hands as Dirk did his signature one-legged-turn-around-fadeaway. I don't know of any other player who could make a shot like that on a consistant basis but it is a regular sight for Nowitzki and one that he has consitently hit in this series and one all Laker's players are beginning to fear.

 I predict the Mavs continue their winning trend and go on to win tonights game, and we all know what going up 3-0 in a series means. Exactly 0 teams in NBA history have come back from a 3-0 defecit in a playoff series and despite the presence of Kobe Bryant this Lakers team won't be the first to do it. It all comes down to tonight. To me this game decides who goes to the NBA Finals as I can see neither Memphis or the Thunder beating either of these teams in the West Finals and I can't see the Lakers come back and win on Sunday after losing today. This game's for all the marbles, it's gonna be a good one.