The NBA has many sayings that sum up the reason teams win or lose.
It’s a make or miss league, for example.
And it’s also a talent-wins league.
Both apply in the Western Conference finals.
The Mavericks have plenty of talent. But after falling into a 3-0 hole in the Western Conference finals, it’s clear that the Golden State Warriors have a few more arrows in their quiver.
That’s OK. The most talented team doesn’t always win. We’ve seen that firsthand in Dallas with the 2011 finals, when the Mavericks beat the supposed “superteam” of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami.